Hmm whats this? (7900GTX Nvidia Board)

K007 · 07-04-06, 01:56 AM

Hmm saw this on the xbitlabs...what is that connector on the top..its not there on the gigabyte one (has a sticker there)

nvidia

gigabyte

Lfctony · 07-04-06, 01:58 AM

That's for SLI, the bridge goes there to connect the cards together.It's there on Gigabyte's as well,they just have a sticker on it as you said.

K007 · 07-04-06, 02:06 AM

I..dont think thats the sli connector. There is a connection next to the sli connector..marked with red circle

Lfctony · 07-04-06, 04:57 AM

Ah sorry about that, the first pic was missing, the second one had a blue something on the sli connector so I assumed that's what you were talking about. Sorry, my bad.

Tony.

Redeemed · 07-04-06, 06:03 AM

That connector is for Jakup's direct link to his SLi config. That is one of the advantages of becoming a borg as he has!

rflair · 07-04-06, 06:47 AM

Its for an SLI connector, ribbon cable. Was easier for Nvidia to test the cards in different boards, with there being a difference in spacing in pci-e slots.

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07-04-06, 01:58 AM	#2
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,278	Re: Hmm whats this? (7900GTX Nvidia Board) That's for SLI, the bridge goes there to connect the cards together.It's there on Gigabyte's as well,they just have a sticker on it as you said. __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|eVGA GTX280 SC \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 186.18 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

07-04-06, 02:06 AM	#3
K007 For The Brotherhood. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 6,726	Re: Hmm whats this? (7900GTX Nvidia Board) I..dont think thats the sli connector. There is a connection next to the sli connector..marked with red circle __________________ VGA:Gigabyte ATi 4870 512MB GDDR5 Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-EX38-DQ6 (x38) Memory:Corsair 8GB TWINX-6400C4 (800MHz) 4-4-4-12 HDD1:Samsung 1TB 32MB HDD2:Samsung 1TB 32MB HDD3:Samsung 1TB 32MB CPU:Core2Duo E6850 (3.0Ghz 333x9) CPU Cooler:Zalman CNPS 9700 NT Cooler (Nickel) PSU:Thermaltake Toughpower 750W OS:Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

07-04-06, 04:57 AM	#4
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,278	Re: Hmm whats this? (7900GTX Nvidia Board) Ah sorry about that, the first pic was missing, the second one had a blue something on the sli connector so I assumed that's what you were talking about. Sorry, my bad. Tony. __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|eVGA GTX280 SC \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 186.18 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

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