mixing different brands of 5850's?

[mnorris12706]

I want to get a second sapphire 5850 and run crossfire on my new rig. First problem is every place i look is out. Second, not even ati's site has the sapphire variant anymore, just the 3 or 4 other ones. Is it ok to use say a xfx or some other different sub brand of 5850 is crossfire with my sapphire?

if not...is ati still having supply issues...amd where can i get another sapphire 5850?

[sandyduff]

They will work together fine... as long as they are 5850's you are fine, brand makes no difference...

[Supermode]

I have a Diamond and HIS 5870 XFIRE with no problems.

[mnorris12706]

Whew that's a relief.

[jarlmaster47]

its ram types that you dont want to mix

[mnorris12706]

Such as GDDR3 and GDDR5?

[jarlmaster47]

well that but mainly ram as in 1066mhz ram @ 7-7-7-22 timings and 1200mhz ram at 8-8-8-24 or something like that

[mnorris12706]

well that but mainly ram as in 1066mhz ram @ 7-7-7-22 timings and 1200mhz ram at 8-8-8-24 or something like that

Gotcha.