NVLINK bridge questions

[finalantun2020]

Hi, im getting two EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 GPUs and i think i need 3 slot spacing NVLINK bridge (my mobo is MSI MEG Z490 ACE so please tell me if i am correct that i need 3 slot bridge and not 4 slot) but it looks like that official EVGA 3 slot NVLINK bridge has been discontinued and only 4 slot is avalibel, so in case i keep air cooling my cards for now is official Nvidia bridge gonna be compatible with those cards since thats the only 3 slot brdige i can find, the official evga one looks to be discontinued

 

I have previously read somewhere that all RTX NVLINK bridges are compatible with all brands of RTX cards electrically and software wise (meaning same pinouts and electronics on all brands) but im worried if its gonna fit because of EVGA cards HUGE cooler size so can anyone confirm if i will be able to use nvidia bridge with evga cards

 

Thanks in advance

[Eighjan]

14 minutes ago, finalantun2020 said:

Hi, im getting two EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 GPUs and i think i need 3 slot spacing NVLINK bridge (my mobo is MSI MEG Z490 ACE so please tell me if i am correct that i need 3 slot bridge and not 4 slot) but it looks like that official EVGA 3 slot NVLINK bridge has been discontinued and only 4 slot is avalibel, so in case i keep air cooling my cards for now is official Nvidia bridge gonna be compatible with those cards since thats the only 3 slot brdige i can find, the official evga one looks to be discontinued

 

I have previously read somewhere that all RTX NVLINK bridges are compatible with all brands of RTX cards electrically and software wise (meaning same pinouts and electronics on all brands) but im worried if its gonna fit because of EVGA cards HUGE cooler size so can anyone confirm if i will be able to use nvidia bridge with evga cards

 

Thanks in advance

Yes; 3-slot... ideally, use an EGVA one to get best compatibility & fit.

 

EDIT:

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/evga-geforce-rtx-nvlink-sli-bridge-2-way-w-60mm-3-slot-configuration-rgb-for-geforce-rtx

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=100-2W-0029-RX

[Haro]

13 minutes ago, finalantun2020 said:

Hi, im getting two EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 GPUs

Why? There are almost no benifits to it. And it's a waste of money. 

To answer your question. 3 slots and you can get the same AIB model just to be safe that it fits. 

[finalantun2020]

13 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

Yes; 3-slot... ideally, use an EGVA one to get best compatibility & fit.

 

EDIT:

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/evga-geforce-rtx-nvlink-sli-bridge-2-way-w-60mm-3-slot-configuration-rgb-for-geforce-rtx

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=100-2W-0029-RX

Thanks for the info and links, these have been out of stock for quite a while with no stores having any sort of ETA for when it becomes avalible again, thats the reason i was looking at official Nvidia one in case i cant get my hands on EVGA one

[finalantun2020]

12 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Why? There are almost no benifits to it. And it's a waste of money. 

To answer your question. 3 slots and you can get the same AIB model just to be safe that it fits. 

Thanks for the info

 

I am aware that there arent many games anymore that take good advantage of dual gpu setups but the reason i really want SLI is because for years i have always dreamt of having high end dual gpu setup and now that i can finally make my dream come true i am not gonna give up on building it no matter the cost

 

I understand most people dont like SLI and consider it waste of money but i have wanted this for many years and now i can finally do it, i would have waited for rtx 30 series but according to some leaks 30xx series arent gonna support SLI (apperently only titan card will) and 20xx series are (again according to some leaks) gonna be discontinued before 30xx are even announced so now im in hurry to get 2080 Tis cause i dont wanna risk not having sli on new cards

[SavageNeo]

33 minutes ago, finalantun2020 said:

Thanks for the info

 

I am aware that there arent many games anymore that take good advantage of dual gpu setups but the reason i really want SLI is because for years i have always dreamt of having high end dual gpu setup and now that i can finally make my dream come true i am not gonna give up on building it no matter the cost

 

I understand most people dont like SLI and consider it waste of money but i have wanted this for many years and now i can finally do it, i would have waited for rtx 30 series but according to some leaks 30xx series arent gonna support SLI (apperently only titan card will) and 20xx series are (again according to some leaks) gonna be discontinued before 30xx are even announced so now im in hurry to get 2080 Tis cause i dont wanna risk not having sli on new cards

just get titan rtx. it will be better in games/workloads than dual 2080 ti's in the same price.

[finalantun2020]

11 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

just get titan rtx. it will be better in games/workloads than dual 2080 ti's in the same price.

I have considered that but then again it wouldnt be what i have always wanted and thats dual gpu setup 

 

 

[SavageNeo]

2 minutes ago, finalantun2020 said:

I have considered that but then again it wouldnt be what i have always wanted and thats dual gpu setup 

 

 

sure. but make sure that you only use 1 gpu when gaming since dual gpus will give you much worse frame time and probably more stutters too.

[finalantun2020]

2 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

sure. but make sure that you only use 1 gpu when gaming since dual gpus will give you much worse frame time and probably more stutters too.

I have heard mixed results about that, i will test it game by game and see how it performs, i dont mind tinkering with more advanced settings so if some games need stuff like messing with nv inspector it wont be a problem.

 

For stutter and frame times i have always heard mixed results so it will probably depend on games i play but i will make sure to test every games i play with using single gpu and both gpus to see how each game behaves

[Xplo1t]

This is the absolute worst time to invest in a Turing card.  As you can see from the NVLink availability, they are not making the parts since Ampere cards will be launching soon. Same thing happened with the Pascal cards when everyone stopped selling the SLI bridges.

[finalantun2020]

2 hours ago, Xplo1t said:

This is the absolute worst time to invest in a Turing card.  As you can see from the NVLink availability, they are not making the parts since Ampere cards will be launching soon. Same thing happened with the Pascal cards when everyone stopped selling the SLI bridges.

Unfortunatley that is true and im well aware of that but looks like 30xx series wont have SLI from what i've seen. i could risk and wait but then if new cards are announced without sli (nvlink) support then i woint be able to find new 2080 TIs anymore and i dont like buying such hardware used

[Xplo1t]

8 minutes ago, finalantun2020 said:

Unfortunatley that is true and im well aware of that but looks like 30xx series wont have SLI from what i've seen. i could risk and wait but then if new cards are announced without sli (nvlink) support then i woint be able to find new 2080 TIs anymore and i dont like buying such hardware used

Even if money is not an issue, SLI is a pain to get working and 99.999% of the time you won't get any improvement.  I wouldn't even bother and just get a 2080 Ti now and then a 3080 Ti or whatever the equivalent is and have a much better experience than you are trying for.  Go for a nice water cooled setup if something else and throw your money at that.

[finalantun2020]

11 minutes ago, Xplo1t said:

Even if money is not an issue, SLI is a pain to get working and 99.999% of the time you won't get any improvement.  I wouldn't even bother and just get a 2080 Ti now and then a 3080 Ti or whatever the equivalent is and have a much better experience than you are trying for.  Go for a nice water cooled setup if something else and throw your money at that.

I appriciate your input on SLI but i dont think i will change my mind now  Few posts above i explained that its something i really wanted for a very long time so i dont plan on giving up now but i appriciate you sharing your opinion