10-15-08, 08:15 AM
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Gtx260's sli setup?
I'm planning to get a new rig with a gtx260, 4gb DDRII, q9300; and am deciding to put it on either an MSI p7n platinum or ASUS p5n-d.
I realise that these two have been matched up on many sites on many occasions but I have decided on the p7n platinum on one condition: ***I plan to get another gtx 260 in a few months time, will the mobo's ability to only run at PCI 2.0 x8 for each card (as opposed to both at x16) be an issue?*** I only intend to OC the CPU to c.3.0Ghz so am not worried by the (probably fair) claims of the boards being poor OC'ers. ***One last thing, I intend to put this in Antec 300 with a coolermaster 700w PSU. Can I assume this would be enough power for 2x gtx260's?*** Cheers |
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10-15-08, 12:40 PM
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Re: Gtx260's sli setup?
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Personally, I don't think that PSU will be enough, esp if you are overclocking... http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html |
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10-15-08, 01:05 PM
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Re: Gtx260's sli setup?
Sorry Vanzagar, should have checked that site properly before. A bit slack. Much obliged for pointing it out.
I'd better bump it up safely over 800w. **Anyone got any ideas whether this lack of two full pci x16's running at fulll speed, will slow down a pair of gtx 260s?** I can't find anywhere that says that a x8 speed slot would be too slow, but it sounds unusual for a fairly new GPU model I don't want to create a bottleneck for GPU's on a brand new setup. On the other hand if you reckon this us just noob thinking... let me know!! |
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10-15-08, 05:19 PM
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Mahna Mahna
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Re: Gtx260's sli setup?
My power supply seems to handle everything just fine.
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10-15-08, 06:06 PM
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Re: Gtx260's sli setup?
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10-15-08, 07:20 PM
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Mahna Mahna
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Re: Gtx260's sli setup?
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CPU @ 3.2GHz No need so far to overclock the cards.
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10-17-08, 04:28 AM
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Re: Gtx260's sli setup?
If your motherboard has PCI 2.0 then running at 8x instead of 16x you want notice much difference, in some games none and others maybe 1 FPS or 2 FPS at least the review sites I have seen.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...-0,1915-9.html
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