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Noob Question on SLI

RhysMusique
By RhysMusique
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If i have a motherboard with PCIe 3.0 16x and PCIe 2.0 16x, can i run graphics cards in SLI?

yes. You'll just have to dumb down that 3.0 to 2.0 

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The Asus motherboard in your sig will not support SLI.

Even if the PCIE lanes should support SLI, it needs to be a licensed SLI motherboard.

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The Asus motherboard in your sig will not support SLI.

Even if the PCIE lanes should support SLI, it needs to be a licensed SLI motherboard.

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not all motherboards support SLI. regardless of having the proper PCIE lanes

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