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SLi Question

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by moatezhab, Sep 12, 2006.

  1. moatezhab

    moatezhab Member

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    Well i have a XFX 6800GS 256MB XXX Edition, i was just wondering if I bought a BFG 7800 OC 256MB video card could they run in SLi?
     
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  3. Nissan101

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    thats a great link elokito!

    and yes they do have to be the san model.

    also sli cards cannot run sli on a crossfire mobo
     
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  4. elokito

    elokito Regular member

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    hell no dnt turn up like sammoris dnt talk about something u dnt know!!! read!!! learn!!!! look up my mobo msi 975x platinum its a crossfire mobo but hell with it im runing my 2 6600gt on it there r modded drivers that will allow sli on 975 mobos
     
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  5. Nissan101

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    not every mobo has the capacity to do that. only some mobos can do that.

    has every other mobo done that no
     
    Nissan101, Sep 12, 2006
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  6. elokito

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    hum so that clearly means no sli on crossfire mobo huh? sli on crossfire mobo is possible end of story i win hahahaha
     
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  7. Nissan101

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    so childish......
     
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  8. elokito

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    i know too bad u cant take a joke
     
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    you won this time, but ill be back................
     
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  10. elokito

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    right.....
     
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  11. Nissan101

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    no for reals, im going to the store right now. ill be back in a couple of hours.

    (evil laugh goes here)
     
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  12. elokito

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    hahahaha
     
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  13. moatezhab

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    thnx, i was wonderin bout that, well then i have the XFX 6800 GS XXX edition, so can i lets say add a BFG 6800 to make it SLi, or does it have to be an XFX 6800GS XXX edition, thnx again.
     
    moatezhab, Sep 13, 2006
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  14. Nissan101

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    yea. it can be difirent makers, but it [bold]MUST[/bold] be the same chipset
     
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  15. elokito

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    noo didnt u read he wants to mix a 6800 gs and a 6800 as u c they dnt match so there not the same models the answer is no
     
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  16. Nissan101

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    too many words just couldnt see the gs between all thoss x's
     
    Nissan101, Sep 13, 2006
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  17. moatezhab

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    so i guess that means its has to be a 6800GS, but can be a diffrent maker.
     
    moatezhab, Sep 14, 2006
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  18. elokito

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    a 7800 beats 2 6800gs any day so stick with the 7800 maybe later on u could buy another 7800 and sell the 6800gs
     
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  19. Nissan101

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    yes they could be different manuafacturers
     
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