Graphic Card SLI Help

[comcast]

Hi,

Can I use the following graphic cards in SLI, the only difference between them is 2gb and 4gb?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SD9KZCI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=QSZEP5DBCS1P&coliid=I12RTLAHSG6CA0&psc=1 

 

[Hunched]

No because Nvidia doesn't like freedom and consumer choice

[Goodman2265]

Why do people buy 960's get a 280x, Better proformence for the money

[OAcesync]

If you were to use cards with different Vram in SLI it would work but only 2GB would be usable but you shouldn't go for low end SLIs one stronger card is always better than two significantly weaker cards when upgrading also I would rather get the 380 or 280X instead of the 960

[beach_boy98]

Nope they have to have the same amount of Vram

[Gut431]

No because Nvidia doesn't like freedom and consumer choice

gg

[Swndlr]

Why do people buy 960's get a 280x, Better proformence for the money

Because its not all about raw performance, most people that I know buy Nvidia for features.

[beach_boy98]

If you were to use cards with different Vram in SLI it would work but only 2GB would be usable

False.

[Sportiva]

Why would you Sli 960s?

[OAcesync]

False.

I'm not 100% I thought you SLI if they're the same card but if they have different Vram then only the lowest Vram could be used or do they not work at all?

[beach_boy98]

I'm not 100% I thought you SLI if they're the same card but if they have different Vram then only the lowest Vram could be used or do they not work at all?

That AMD with crossfire.

[ThE_MarD]

Heyyo,

@comcast , welcome to the forums and all that... but please, change your username.

As for the answer? You need two GPUs of the same VRAM count. There is hacks to neuter the GPU with more VRAM down to a lower one, I believe it's through BIOS flashing but flashing the BIOS on a GPU is less stable than a motherboard and you run the risk of frying the card if the flash fails and you reboot the system.

[OAcesync]

That AMD with crossfire.

Thanks for clearing that up

[comcast]

Heyyo,

@comcast , welcome to the forums and all that... but please, change your username.

As for the answer? You need two GPUs of the same VRAM count. There is hacks to neuter the GPU with more VRAM down to a lower one, I believe it's through BIOS flashing but flashing the BIOS on a GPU is less stable than a motherboard and you run the risk of frying the card if the flash fails and you reboot the system.

Thanks for the info, how could I change my username?

 

[ThE_MarD]

Heyyo,

 

Thanks for the info, how could I change my username?
 

Hmm, tbh I'm not sure how or if it's allowed on LTT... but you can try asking a moderator. The Forum's Code of Conduct says any questions to ask slick

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/user/15975-slick/

 

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