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BFG 8800 GTS OC2 320MB SLI

edit: oops...forgot to put OC2

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jan 10 2008, 07:16 PM

i havent tried the crysis patch yet.....

but what about th bioshock patch?? anyone tried?? ive patched it but havent re-played to try it yet

can be done...the faster card will auto downlclock to the same speed as the slower card.

u need an ATI card as the 3rd card to be able to do SLI + dual monitors...else driver conflict or something like that.

u see ianho's siggy...his 3rd GC is a cheap cheap ATI card

supposedly the 680i can support dual cores....its the quad cores that we have to bang balls about...

even then the dual cores have no guarantees oso

general answer would be NO.

techie answer would be possible if got hacked drivers....or if got striker extreme (n680i) with HP Blackbird BIOS.

but since u ask a n00b question like that....it would be best for u to stick to NO for an answer.

EDIT: typo

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jan 15 2008, 10:57 PM

dude... SLi only support SINGLE monitor ler.... u wanna run 2 or more monitors u have to disable SLi in the control panel

the bios thing was only needed when SLi first first came out... now no need already...

u can SLi 8800GT 512MB Asus with any other 8800GT 512MB...can be different bios can be different brand and can be different clocks

16x + 4x? thats the crossfire boards

SLi is either 16x + 16x or 8x + 8x

in the case of the 8800GTS640MB and the 8800GTS 320MB... it wont work... even with the same core.. it seems that it wont work

dunno about ur 2 cards... but in the case of the 8800GTS 320mb and the 8800GTS 640mb which has the same situation i.e. same GPU core different vram....

the answer is...............................................

errr.... 9800GT doesnt support Tri SLI....

it only has 1 sli finger....i know coz i have the card in my office


9800GTX mebbe....(dunno how many fingers it has)

full system specs pls...

both cards are 8500GT??

check 2 things...

did u connect the SLI bridge?

and did u switch the SLI switch card around???

wait a minute.... i just remembered something...dunno correct or not...

for n680i mobo the SLI thingy is software based...hence u get the SLI option in the driver..

but for n650i its hardware based....so by right.... once u switch the card around..ur SLI should be enabled with or without the driver

if im not mistaken la...



how about u try running 3dmark05 with 2 cards....

then remove 1 card and run 3dmark05 again....

compare the marks...

if ur 3dmark05 with dual cards is higher...that means u should be alright....

some dude tried something like this last time...

8800GTS 320mb + 8800GTS 640mb

didnt work

only ONE card??? then u aint on SLI man...

u just have an SLI capable mobo....

anyway... u really need some cable management dude...

the SLI connector aka SLI Bridge ONLY comes with the SLI mobo u purchased...


u can still buy them seperately....but u have to special order from mobo manufacturers

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Oct 27 2008, 01:08 AM

someone did try 7300GT SLi a long time ago... and compared it with a 7900GT..

3dmark score it totally whooped the 7900GT...

but when it comes to real world gaming performance.... 7300GT SLi was crap compared to the 7900GT.

NOPE.......

Zotac also has 9800GT single slots... i know coz im using the Zotac 9800GT Amp! which is a single slot...

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Nov 4 2008, 05:59 PM