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SLI Compatibility, should i even try?

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I everyone, I currently own 2 video cards, one new and one old, RTX 2070 8gb (TU106-400) and GTX 770 4GB (GK104).

I will list my system below, but i was wondering, is there any chance running them in SLI is possible, and will doing so give me at least 10 more fps in Doom Eternal, so i can play it on my 32x10 3840x1200 Monitor at 120 fps? It currently fluctuates between 80 and 110.

 

System:

Motherboard: ASRock x570 Pro4. 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x

RAM: 32(2x16) DDR4 3200MHz (1600x2 according to CPU-Z)

Monitor: Samsung 43" CJ890,32x10 3840x1200 120 FPS.

 

 

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No, you can't link two different chips. No point in doing so anyways, if you could

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CPU: R5 3600 || GPU: RTX 3070|| Memory: 32GB @ 3200 || Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken || PSU: 650W EVGA GM || Case: NR200P

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yes you can, should you? no, there is a program known as DifferentSLIAuto, that allows using non SLI cards in, well SLI...

It's an old program but it should still work

Main PC [The Rig of Theseus]:

CPU: i5-8600K @ 5.0 GHz | GPU: GTX 1660 | RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3000 MHz | Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic | PSU: Corsair RM 650i | SSD: Corsair MP510 480 GB |  HDD: 2x 6 TB WD Red| Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro | OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations

 

Secondary PC [Why did I bother]:

CPU: AMD Athlon 3000G | GPU: Vega 3 iGPU | RAM: 8 GB DDR4 3000 MHz | Case: Corsair 88R | PSU: Corsair VS 650 | SSD: WD Green M.2 SATA 120 GB | Motherboard: MSI A320M-A PRO MAX | OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations

 

Server [Solution in search of a problem]:

Model: HP DL360e Gen8 | CPU: 1x Xeon E5-2430L v1 | RAM: 12 GB DDR3 1066 MHz | SSD: Kingston A400 120 GB | OS: VMware ESXi 7

 

Server 2 electric boogaloo [A waste of electricity]:

Model: intel NUC NUC5CPYH | CPU: Celeron N3050 | RAM: 2GB DDR3L 1600 MHz | SSD: Kingston UV400 120 GB | OS: Debian Bullseye

 

Laptop:

Model: ThinkBook 14 Gen 2 AMD | CPU: Ryzen 7 4700U | RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz | OS: Windows 11 Pro

 

Photography:

 

Cameras:

Full Frame digital: Sony α7

APS-C digital: Sony α100

Medium Format Film: Kodak Junior SIX-20

35mm Film:

 

Lenses:

Sony SAL-1870 18-70mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 

Sony SAL-75300 75-300mm ƒ/4.5-5.6

Meike MK-50mm ƒ/1.7

 

PSA: No, I didn't waste all that money on computers, (except the main one) my server cost $40, the intel NUC was my old PC (although then it had 8GB of ram, I gave the bigger stick of ram to a person who really needed it), my laptop is used and the second PC is really cheap.

I like tinkering with computers and have a personal hatred towards phones and everything they represent (I daily drive an iPhone 7, or a 6, depends on which one works that day)

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3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

No, you can't link two different chips. No point in doing so anyways, if you could

If i have 2 monitors, and link each to 1 of the cards, and i would play for example Doom Eternal on 1 and watch Netflix on the other, would that release some strain in comparison to linking them both to the 2070?

In case it's late and i'm not making any sense: would 1 monitor linked to 2070 and 1 linked to 770 give me better in game performance than both monitors linked to 2070?

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Just now, dumitrudan608 said:

If i have 2 monitors, and link each to 1 of the cards, and i would play for example Doom Eternal on 1 and watch Netflix on the other, would that release some strain in comparison to linking them both to the 2070?

In case it's late and i'm not making any sense: would 1 monitor linked to 2070 and 1 linked to 770 give me better in game performance than both monitors linked to 2070?

then you don't need SLI, you can just use both as different cards, I have done the same with my GTX 1660 and my GT 710

Main PC [The Rig of Theseus]:

CPU: i5-8600K @ 5.0 GHz | GPU: GTX 1660 | RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3000 MHz | Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic | PSU: Corsair RM 650i | SSD: Corsair MP510 480 GB |  HDD: 2x 6 TB WD Red| Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro | OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations

 

Secondary PC [Why did I bother]:

CPU: AMD Athlon 3000G | GPU: Vega 3 iGPU | RAM: 8 GB DDR4 3000 MHz | Case: Corsair 88R | PSU: Corsair VS 650 | SSD: WD Green M.2 SATA 120 GB | Motherboard: MSI A320M-A PRO MAX | OS: Windows 11 Pro for Workstations

 

Server [Solution in search of a problem]:

Model: HP DL360e Gen8 | CPU: 1x Xeon E5-2430L v1 | RAM: 12 GB DDR3 1066 MHz | SSD: Kingston A400 120 GB | OS: VMware ESXi 7

 

Server 2 electric boogaloo [A waste of electricity]:

Model: intel NUC NUC5CPYH | CPU: Celeron N3050 | RAM: 2GB DDR3L 1600 MHz | SSD: Kingston UV400 120 GB | OS: Debian Bullseye

 

Laptop:

Model: ThinkBook 14 Gen 2 AMD | CPU: Ryzen 7 4700U | RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz | OS: Windows 11 Pro

 

Photography:

 

Cameras:

Full Frame digital: Sony α7

APS-C digital: Sony α100

Medium Format Film: Kodak Junior SIX-20

35mm Film:

 

Lenses:

Sony SAL-1870 18-70mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 

Sony SAL-75300 75-300mm ƒ/4.5-5.6

Meike MK-50mm ƒ/1.7

 

PSA: No, I didn't waste all that money on computers, (except the main one) my server cost $40, the intel NUC was my old PC (although then it had 8GB of ram, I gave the bigger stick of ram to a person who really needed it), my laptop is used and the second PC is really cheap.

I like tinkering with computers and have a personal hatred towards phones and everything they represent (I daily drive an iPhone 7, or a 6, depends on which one works that day)

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Just now, dumitrudan608 said:

If i have 2 monitors, and link each to 1 of the cards, and i would play for example Doom Eternal on 1 and watch Netflix on the other, would that release some strain in comparison to linking them both to the 2070?

In case it's late and i'm not making any sense: would 1 monitor linked to 2070 and 1 linked to 770 give me better in game performance than both monitors linked to 2070?

No, that other display's requests won't be enough to steal performance

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CPU: R5 3600 || GPU: RTX 3070|| Memory: 32GB @ 3200 || Cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken || PSU: 650W EVGA GM || Case: NR200P

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