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Thread ID: 88375 2008-03-25 08:34:00 How to install SLI? Help needed almightynugget (13536) Press F1
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652550 2008-03-25 08:34:00 OK so i have a Ge Force 8800GTS 320MB x16 Graphics Card.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4
Case: Matrix VD200BNS
RAM: Hynix 1GB DDR2
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
Needed to know if i am able to run SLI on it.

If so HOW?
almightynugget (13536)
652551 2008-03-25 08:45:00 Can't do SLI on P35. qazwsxokmijn (102)
652552 2008-03-25 10:30:00 Yep - you'll need a motherboard with an Nvidia chipset to run SLi (as well as two PCI-E slots of course).

The Asus P5N-E SLI is a good board for the money (less than $200 usually) - though when you run dual cards in that board each PCI-E slot runs at 8x rather than 16x. However, this would not be a bottleneck as the available bandwidth on the slots is more futureproofing than anything.

You will need to consider your power supply too - whether it has enough 12v rails to power two cards and whether they can provide the amperage needed.

The motherboard would come with a bridging cable that would connect the two cards and (as far as I know) the unified drivers (Forceware) for Nvidia would take care of setting up the cards to run as SLi.

See Nvidia's guide for setting up an SLi rig:

www.slizone.com
Deane F (8204)
652553 2008-03-25 10:32:00 Oh, and I'd whack in another GB or two of RAM if I were you. Deane F (8204)
652554 2008-03-27 04:59:00 getting 2gb ram tomorrow but will xp handle it?

and my mobo has an extra PCI slot wouldnt it still be able to run 2 8800GTS'?
almightynugget (13536)
652555 2008-03-27 05:22:00 Xp can handle 2gb of ram easily. gary67 (56)
652556 2008-03-27 06:57:00 Xp can handle 2gb of ram easily.

Umm sorry i was meant to say that i hav 2gb ram already but needed to know if it could handle 4gb?
almightynugget (13536)
652557 2008-03-27 07:02:00 XP 32 bit will, but not all of it, around 3.25 - 3.5 GB

You need a 64 bit mobo and OS to see all of it

Atho it may also depend on how much the mobo supports.

If the mobo only supports up to 3 GB, obviously you wont get 4 GB.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
652558 2008-03-27 07:16:00 getting 2gb ram tomorrow but will xp handle it?

and my mobo has an extra PCI slot wouldnt it still be able to run 2 8800GTS'?

No. Not with PCI. PCI-X or AGP. 2 of each.
Nomad (952)
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