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So, in a couple of weeks I will have two GTX 960 G1 Gaming 4GBs and I wanted to get a nice SLI bridge for it. The EVGA Pro SLI Bridge v2 looks the best IMO, so I want to go with it, but I don't know if the LED will work. So I have two questions. One, will the bridge light up with my cards natively? And two, can I power the bridge's LED in some other way (like the ASUS ROG Enthusiast SLI Bridge)? That's about it.

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So, in a couple of weeks I will have two GTX 960 G1 Gaming 4GBs and I wanted to get a nice SLI bridge for it. The EVGA Pro SLI Bridge v2 looks the best IMO, so I want to go with it, but I don't know if the LED will work. So I have two questions. One, will the bridge light up with my cards natively? And two, can I power the bridge's LED in some other way (like the ASUS ROG Enthusiast SLI Bridge)? That's about it.

 

This one?? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X5X3LQY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I think I'm going to order that one as well. 

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Correct, that one.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

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Correct, that one.

 

I just checked the EVGA product page to see compatibility but I found nothing, you will have to go there (http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=100-2W-0023-LR) and contact their support team so they can give you an exact answer. Unless, someone else have it and can share some info about it. I'll sub so I can get an answer as well.

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I just checked the EVGA product page to see compatibility but I found nothing, you will have to go there (http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=100-2W-0023-LR) and contact their support team so they can give you an exact answer. Unless, someone else have it and can share some info about it. I'll sub so I can get an answer as well.

That's what I've seen so far. I think I'll call them up tomorrow then, unless someone else knows.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

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From the information on their site yes it will light up:

http://www.evga.com/articles/00919/EVGA-Pro-SLI-Bridges-V2/

According to that, it will light up on all EVGA GTX 960s, however I have Gigabyte GTX 960s.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

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the led is powered by the sli fingers
im more considered by the fact you got two 960's lol

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the led is powered by the sli fingers

im more concerned by the fact you got two 960's lol

FTFY

 

And on the topic of my two GTX 960s, I had one already and I wanted another for my own reasons. And while the SLI bridge is powered by the fingers, it appears only EVGA cards deliver that power (the power to power the bridge LEDs) through the fingers. The bridge does not light up with STRIX cards, so why would it light up with other cards?

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According to that, it will light up on all EVGA GTX 960s, however I have Gigabyte GTX 960s.

Ah good point and it seems like it's only on EVGA card from reading this review from OC3D, as to why they might have a data in the drivers to not supply the power to the LED's if non evga cards are in SLI:

http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/gpu_displays/evga_pro_sli_bridges_faster_than_ordinary_sli_cables/1

 

EDIT: someone here tried it on non evga cards and didn't get it to light up: https://www.avforums.com/threads/phanteks-enthoo-luxe-case-evga-2-way-sli-pro-bridge-enermax-cluster-advance-120mm-fans.1938148/

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Kinda off topic but you should consider a sexy RoG bridge :)

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Where can you get one from? The ones on Amazon are $150+ USD

eBay for $80-$100 new and $40-$60 used.

Not cheap but sexy never is :/

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