So here's a dumb question ><
How come I have 2 PCI x16 slots on my motherboard. They're for dual video cards right?
And I assume I can't stick 2 different video cards in there right? They have to be the same and SLI'd?
They have to be the same type of chip, and you'd need an SLi bridge and a suitable power supply.
[QUOTE=Zero-Point;18259760]They have to be the same type of chip, and you'd need an SLi bridge and a suitable power supply.[/QUOTE]
This, and a good CPU, if you run SLI with a crappy CPU, you'll notice a lot of bottlenecking (performance loss).
[QUOTE=CaptainSnake;18259733]And I assume I can't stick 2 different video cards in there right? They have to be the same and SLI'd?[/QUOTE]
If you put in two cards without SLI you'd get the ability to use more monitors but no performance boost.
[QUOTE=Zero-Point;18259760]They have to be the same type of chip, and you'd need an SLi bridge and a suitable power supply.[/QUOTE]
What does same chip mean?
Does it mean it has to be the exact same kind?
Like 8800 GT 512mb and 8800 GT 512mb with SLI bridge or just 8800 and 8800>
8800gt and 8800gt
if you combine a 1gb and a 512 the 1gb will be brought down to 512mb.
depending on the motherboard you might be able to do SLi, Crossfire or both
[QUOTE=CaptainSnake;18268533]What does same chip mean?
Does it mean it has to be the exact same kind?
Like 8800 GT 512mb and 8800 GT 512mb with SLI bridge or just 8800 and 8800>[/QUOTE]
Like some models will have a different designation, but as long as they both use the same chip type (like the G92, which is used in both the 8800GT and the 8800GTS for instance).
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