[Solved] [Hybrid Crossfire] Yea or nay?

I've built a new system using a Phenom II X4 955BE on a Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H motherboard. This board has an IGP equivalent to a Radeon 4290 on-die. I also have an HIS Radeon HD5770 IceQ 5 card. My question: how much is there to gain by pairing the two (4290 + 5770) together via Hybrid Crossfire?

There's a compatibility chart, made by AMD, showing the 890GX's chipset as "recommended" with a 5450, 5550, 5570 and 5670... but not the 5770 (or any card above it, for that matter).

Even if there were only a performance gain of, say, 10%, I'd like to use this -- if only to be able to say I did. What do you think?

If the AMD chart shows that the 5770 is not recomended then my guess is that it probably wont work or make a difference.

I ran across the 'Hybrid' setting in my BIOS while setting it up yesterday, which prompted me to ask this question.

Just trying to envision all these models, generations and sub-versions is difficult, at best. I've also read that just having a board with IGP, versus an equivalent one without, hurts the overall performance by 10%. Of course, I found that after I had already cut off the UPC for the rebate.

You are correct, sir. I shouldn't have used that term, I do know the difference. Mea culpa....

This is true, although being the perfectionist I am, I'd want an identical one. I believe the HIS comes overclocked, that's a start.

Thanks!

Glad to help. I figured you knew about the difference between on-die and on-board, but it seemed worth mentioning. Sorry, but I can be nit-picky about this stuff.

Here's to hoping you find an identical card, it could happen.