Want to upgrade to Crossfire

kzone

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This is what I have:

asus m3a motherboard, (use the real teck onboard sound)
amd athlon 64 x2 dual core 6400+ 3200 Mhz, 2 core, 2 logic processors
vista 64prem
4 gig ram
sapphire4870 x2
650 power


Upgrade:

asus m3a32-mvp deluxe motherboard
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP w/ DualDDR2 1066, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, Wi-Fi-AP, 1394, Quad PCI-E CrossFireX at Memory Express Computers
keep 6400+
keep vista
keep 4 gig
add 4870 x2 in crossfire
Sapphire Radeon HD4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDTV-Out, HDMI at Memory Express Computers
1000 power
ANTEC TruePower Quattro 1000W Power Supply at Memory Express Computers
add Xonar DX 7.1 pci-e sound card
Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E Soundcard at Memory Express Computers


Am I doing anything wrong? ANY recommendeations appreciated. I am a gamer, will it totally eliminate any graphics issues? Or are there lots of bugs with crossfire? I am too old to know anything about computers except gaming, thx...
 

My Computer

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
Never mind didn't see that it had 2GB video ram.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
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