I ran a 260 and a OC'ed 260 at the same time in SLI. No problems :) Don't expect double the performance, probably closer to 80% increase. If the cards are cheap enough, why not :) ---- Julian
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Joshua MacCraw <[email protected]> wrote: > I dont remember for sure, crossfire or SLI had to be the same level cards. > On Dec 17, 2011 12:49 PM, "DSinc" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > +1 w/James on this one. IIRC, back in the day I did SLI a pair of > > Voodoo2 cards together. Big expense, lots of noise, much extra heat, > > debatable about improved game play (Quake, Half-Life, etc.). > > Believe 'SLI' requires matched video cards. > > JMHO. > > Duncan > > > > > > On 12/17/2011 12:13, James Boswell wrote: > > > >> You can do thatvwith crossfire, but I don't believe that's the case > with > >> sli > >> On Dec 17, 2011 4:56 PM, "Anthony Q. Martin"<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I thought you could use different models but that they would default to > >>> speed of the lower-end model. But I'm not sure which is why I'm not > >>> really > >>> giving an answer. > >>> > >>> On 12/17/2011 11:47 AM, James Boswell wrote: > >>> > >>> You need a pair of the same model. > >>>> On Dec 17, 2011 4:38 PM, "Joe User"<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello, > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Anyone? Is SLI just not worth it? Just get a new card? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Friday, December 16, 2011, 9:42:19 PM, I wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> I have never done SLI before, so this may be a dumb question... > >>>>> > >>>>>> I have a GV-N460SO-1GI GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GeForce > >>>>>> GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 > >>>>>> Can I SLI it with a GV-N56GSO-1GI GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series > >>>>>> GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 > >>>>>> or is another 460, like I have, a better option? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... > >>>>> > >>>>> "...now these points of data make a beautiful line..." > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >
