X-fire or SLI Possible?

[Mr.Pie]

Hi guys,

i got a big question........though i doubt this would work

can low profile GPU's SLI or X-Fire??


Thanks

[Nagoshi]

Depend on the models. You might be able to use CF/SLI without a bridge on lower-end cards.

[vistageek92]

Yea, like nagoshi said...

What card do you have?

[Mr.Pie]

i'm planning to get a Galaxy 9600 GT Low profile........it says sli ready on the box, but reviews says it doesnt have a connector or something.

its a discontinued product but galaxy still have the info on their site the last i checked

i'm getting it from ebay btw

[FX5200]

Yah, the card probably has the sli finger on the PCB, but no sli bridge in the box. Same case as with my 9600GT.

I can't load up the galaxy site, so cant check.

[Mr.Pie]

http://www.galaxytech.com/en/productview.aspx?id=52
heres the 9600GT LP official overview

i've read reviews on the low profile low power version doesnt have an sli bridge connector thingie........not sure about jsut the low profile version

anybody own one and can clarify?

thanks

[Nagoshi]

It doesnt seem like the card has a SLI connector, but it might still be possible to do SLI without a bridge. Youd have to try it yourself on a SLI-compatible motherboard tho.

Additional Comment:

A quick Google search revealed that yes, SLI is possible without a bridge. However there is a performance hit, since you lose 1GB/S of data on both PCI-E connectors, because the cards needs to talk to each other.

Rest assured, if you use two 9600 GT Low-profile together you should be fine, as long as your motherboard has two PCI-E connectors that works at at least 8x.

[Mr.Pie]

how is it possible though?
i'm planning on getting a P45 based Gigabyte mobo......but that means i'll have to grab a 2x PCIE x16 mobo

got any good recommendations?

ive got 2x2GB DDR2-800 dual channel RAM
LGA 775 C2D E7400 with 500w cooler master elite pwoer psu

Mobo is default mATX mobo that i plan to change

any good ones that fit my requirements?

thanks

[Nagoshi]

Just grab a SLI-compatible 775 motherboard with a more recent chipset, between P35, X38, P45 and X48.

Hell I dont even know if they make any SLI-compatible boards between these chipsets, you might need to go for an nVidia 750i or 780i chipset.

[Mr.Pie]

hmmm nVidia chipsets any good? havent used them before?

thanks alot

Additional Comment:

heres a good link

software sli galaxy told them
http://forums.vr-zone.com/news-aroun...gt-bladea.html

not sure how tat works

[Nagoshi]

it's probably just SLI without a bridge.

As for nVidia chipsets, I recommend the eVGA 750i SLI FTW and the 780i SLI, or the 780i SLI FTW. I think XFX also makes nVidia-based boards, but not sure how they fares versus eVGA's boards.

[Mr.Pie]

and this link.........even if its a 9500GT http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=154278

Additional Comment:

Originally Posted by Nagoshi

it's probably just SLI without a bridge.

As for nVidia chipsets, I recommend the eVGA 750i SLI FTW and the 780i SLI, or the 780i SLI FTW. I think XFX also makes nVidia-based boards, but not sure how they fares versus eVGA's boards.

are they ATX or mATX

yeah software sli is minus the bridge
u loose a bit of perfomance.......googling how to do it still

[Nagoshi]

Just plug the two video cards, boot into Windows, enable SLI after installing the latest nVidia drivers. Done.

All the boards I have listed are ATX.

[Mr.Pie]

do u think it can fit in the dell vostros 220S?

dimensions are:
Weight & Dimensions:
Height: 13.95" (354mm)
Width: 3.94" (100mm)
Depth: 16.3" (415mm)
Weight: 17.6lbs (7.98 kg)

i'll measure it myself too

how is teh perfomance of the 780i SLI chipset compared to the P45 intel chipset?

i'll have a look at prices around!

Additional Comment:

has evga discontinued the 780i SLI FTW?? cause i cant see it anywhere.......all they have now are the P55 mobos =(

[JEskandari]

they dont made them in MicroAtx Form and no you can't put an ATX Mobo inside a micro ATX Case.
that was the bad news , the good news is that there is a hack that allow you run SLI on any mother board capable of supporting two video card .
but I don't now if the hack work without any SLI Bridge or not.
on other hands there are ton's of microATX Mobo that support CrossFire.

And I still Believe you need to convince your parent to let you buy a new case, right now you changed pretty much everything expect the box itself.

[Mr.Pie]

Originally Posted by JEskandari

they dont made them in MicroAtx Form and no you can't put an ATX Mobo inside a micro ATX Case.
that was the bad news , the good news is that there is a hack that allow you run SLI on any mother board capable of supporting two video card .
but I don't now if the hack work without any SLI Bridge or not.
on other hands there are ton's of microATX Mobo that support CrossFire.

And I still Believe you need to convince your parent to let you buy a new case, right now you changed pretty much everything expect the box itself.

yeah......well the case isnt in a mATX form....its like in a slim tower form so the sides are just thinner not sure about height though goin to check it out.
can u help me find out if u can SLI without the bridge also? thanks

cause theres no point of me getting a SLI capable board if i cant SLI ><

[Nagoshi]

1. You CAN do SLI without a bridge.

2. You NEED a SLI-compatible motherboard.

3. You will need a new case for this. You cant put a new motherboard for SLI in your current case.

[Mr.Pie]

ahhh..........dangit...........they still wont let me change the case...........
is it possible to case mod so i can fit ATX mobos in?

[Nagoshi]

No, the case is probably way too small.

So you can change all your hardware and can't get a new case? I mean you can get $20 cases to house what you need.

[Mr.Pie]

i know, i even tried making an excuse like"its overheating"......then my mom ends up saying cause "u game"
well i could always w8 till my bday which is exaclty a month away.....so in the mean time i could just buy a GPU first

Additional Comment:

cool i can software sli in the future
galaxy said that its possible if i get latest drivers and just enable sli ^^ awesome!