Does SLI Bridge matter?

[Wayne Tai]

I'm using the stock SLI bridge that came with the X99-A Asus motherboard. One area of my rig that I think I can upgrade to make it look better overall is the SLI bridge, but they seem to be quite expensive considering it is just a cable. Apart from the physical appearance, are there any other benefits of using after-market SLI bridges? 

[W-L]

10 minutes ago, Wayne Tai said:

I'm using the stock SLI bridge that came with the X99-A Asus motherboard. One area of my rig that I think I can upgrade to make it look better overall is the SLI bridge, but they seem to be quite expensive considering it is just a cable. Apart from the physical appearance, are there any other benefits of using after-market SLI bridges? 

Unless your doing something like 4K or high refresh rates I believe it was not a problem up to 2560x1440p @60hz. 

[Fr0sty22]

sli bridges do the same thing stock sli bridges to $50 bridges they all do the same thing its only for looks

[tarfeef101]

1 hour ago, W-L said:

Unless your doing something like 4K or high refresh rates I believe it was not a problem up to 2560x1440p @60hz. 

Shouldn't even matter for OP, he is on Maxwell, so no high-bandwidth stuff anyways.

[Shadow_Storm56]

4 hours ago, Fr0sty22 said:

sli bridges do the same thing stock sli bridges to $50 bridges they all do the same thing its only for looks

Not 100% true.... if you are maxing out your cards on a 3 screen display you will see a bit better between a ribbon and a solid, mostly is stability not in overall performance. Ribbon vs solid, solid  wins. Solid vs solid..... dosent really matter. 

[jjohnthedon1]

Actually the led bridges make a difference at 1440p144hz

there are more stable fps and reduced frame times.