graphics Graphics card compatibility

[D3NNIZZZ]

Hello guys/girls,

 

I have a question about graphics cards and hope you can help me with it.

If I'm correct you shouldn't use (for example) a Nvidia GeForce gtx 970 with a 980TI because your 970 would become your bottleneck.

Now if you take for example the 980TI there are cards from ASUS, EVGA, Gainward, Gigabyte and MSI.

My question is; could you use run an EVGA one with a MSI card in SLI?

 

And since I'm here what is in your opinion the best 980TI card?

I was thinking about going for the EVGA Hybrid (06G-P4-1996-KR) Watercooled 980TI.

 

Thanks for your time!

[IAcKI]

Just now, D3NNIZZZ said:

Hello guys/girls,

 

I have a question about graphics cards and hope you can help me with it.

If I'm correct you shouldn't use (for example) a Nvidia GeForce gtx 970 with a 980TI because your 970 would become your bottleneck.

Now if you take for example the 980TI there are cards from ASUS, EVGA, Gainward, Gigabyte and MSI.

My question is; could you use run an EVGA one with a MSI card in SLI?

 

And since I'm here what is in your opinion the best 980TI card?

I was thinking about going for the EVGA Hybrid (06G-P4-1996-KR) Watercooled 980TI.

 

Thanks for your time!

Yes you can run with differrent manufacturers. As long as it's the same chip.

However, it's not due to bottle necking. So you couldn't for instance add a Titan X either. Has to be a 980 Ti But brand doesn't matter

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, D3NNIZZZ said:

Hello guys/girls,

 

I have a question about graphics cards and hope you can help me with it.

If I'm correct you shouldn't use (for example) a Nvidia GeForce gtx 970 with a 980TI because your 970 would become your bottleneck.

Now if you take for example the 980TI there are cards from ASUS, EVGA, Gainward, Gigabyte and MSI.

My question is; could you use run an EVGA one with a MSI card in SLI?

 

And since I'm here what is in your opinion the best 980TI card?

I was thinking about going for the EVGA Hybrid (06G-P4-1996-KR) Watercooled 980TI.

 

Thanks for your time!

1st point not true

i use a 770 and a 560ti

they simply dont interact

so you can use them together no problem

 

you can run any nvidia card of the same kind with any other.  an msi and an asus will be fine

if they are the same kind with the same memory, it will work just fine

linus had this happen recently

 

best 980 ti?

hybrid

basically always a hybrid

price to performance may be a bit different though

[19_blackie_73]

jep you can use different board manufacturers for sli. Bottleneck will be the wrong term with the 970, there will be simply no sli capability in this config

[Godlygamer23]

3 minutes ago, D3NNIZZZ said:

Hello guys/girls,

 

I have a question about graphics cards and hope you can help me with it.

If I'm correct you shouldn't use (for example) a Nvidia GeForce gtx 970 with a 980TI because your 970 would become your bottleneck.

Now if you take for example the 980TI there are cards from ASUS, EVGA, Gainward, Gigabyte and MSI.

My question is; could you use run an EVGA one with a MSI card in SLI?

 

And since I'm here what is in your opinion the best 980TI card?

I was thinking about going for the EVGA Hybrid (06G-P4-1996-KR) Watercooled 980TI.

 

Thanks for your time!

You cannot put a 980 Ti and 970 in SLI.

Yes, you can put an EVGA and MSI card in SLI as long as the GPU and VRAM are exactly the same(as far as amount and bus speed goes. Chip manufacturers can be different).

[D3NNIZZZ]

Oke thanks guys didn't know that.

So then if you'd use (in the case of josephdalepi a 770 and a 560ti) what could you do with the cards since they don't work together.

are you playing your games on the stronger card and having your second card do the phisx or bitcoinmining?

[Godlygamer23]

1 minute ago, D3NNIZZZ said:

Oke thanks guys didn't know that.

So then if you'd use (in the case of josephdalepi a 770 and a 560ti) what could you do with the cards since they don't work together.

are you playing your games on the stronger card and having your second card do the phisx or bitcoinmining?

The second card can be used for additional monitors, folding, PhysX, and pretty much any task as long as it's supported by the application and the program allows you to use the second card for that task.

[D3NNIZZZ]

Oke great then I'll keep my old card.

 

Thanks for the help guys!