Mixing and Matching for SLI

SexyPants · 17-January-06, 09:49 PM

So I read in CPU today that with the latest NVidia Drivers you can mix and match different brands of cards for SLI. I checked NVidia's site and though they confirmed it, I still have questions and, well, you guys are always the fastest.

What I'm wondering is if this applies to older generation hardware or if this is just a result of spiffy new drivers. I have a Lanparty UT nf4 SLI-DR and a BFG 6800GTOC (Nvidia's site says no problem that it comes overl****ed) both purchased around August or July 2005, so if I were to find a nice, say XFX 6800GT somewhere it would "SLI" just fine, regardless of how new or how old, right?

And yeah, I realize that selling the 6800 and buying a 7800 would probably be a much better deal, but I tried that earlier, and I've been too lazy to try again. And, well, SLI still SEEMS cooler, maybe because I'm a sucker for a gimmick.

IcEMage · 17-January-06, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by _Sexy_Pants_


	So I read in CPU today that with the latest NVidia Drivers you can mix and match different brands of cards for SLI. I checked NVidia's site and though they confirmed it, I still have questions and, well, you guys are always the fastest. What I'm wondering is if this applies to older generation hardware or if this is just a result of spiffy new drivers. I have a Lanparty UT nf4 SLI-DR and a BFG 6800GTOC (Nvidia's site says no problem that it comes overl****ed) both purchased around August or July 2005, so if I were to find a nice, say XFX 6800GT somewhere it would "SLI" just fine, regardless of how new or how old, right? And yeah, I realize that selling the 6800 and buying a 7800 would probably be a much better deal, but I tried that earlier, and I've been too lazy to try again. And, well, SLI still SEEMS cooler, maybe because I'm a sucker for a gimmick.

From the things I have seen on the net that would seem to work. They are the same cards just one is overclocked. I guess the only thing you migh have to do is over clock the xfx card to match the BFG, that should be easy. Sounds like a good idea to me

anbraxas · 17-January-06, 10:34 PM

icemage is right. i believe both 6800 have the same number of pipelines so dont bother buying a 7800. a 6800 is no match for a 7800. just oc the 6800GT if required.

17-January-06, 09:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
SexyPants 5-Hoe-1 Jeans Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,182	Mixing and Matching for SLI So I read in CPU today that with the latest NVidia Drivers you can mix and match different brands of cards for SLI. I checked NVidia's site and though they confirmed it, I still have questions and, well, you guys are always the fastest. What I'm wondering is if this applies to older generation hardware or if this is just a result of spiffy new drivers. I have a Lanparty UT nf4 SLI-DR and a BFG 6800GTOC (Nvidia's site says no problem that it comes overl****ed) both purchased around August or July 2005, so if I were to find a nice, say XFX 6800GT somewhere it would "SLI" just fine, regardless of how new or how old, right? And yeah, I realize that selling the 6800 and buying a 7800 would probably be a much better deal, but I tried that earlier, and I've been too lazy to try again. And, well, SLI still SEEMS cooler, maybe because I'm a sucker for a gimmick. __________________

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17-January-06, 10:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
anbraxas Apex Techie I Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 52	icemage is right. i believe both 6800 have the same number of pipelines so dont bother buying a 7800. a 6800 is no match for a 7800. just oc the 6800GT if required.