sli question

[LIl PP]

I'm wondering what would happen if tried to run 8800 gts in sli even though my pcie lanes are only 16 and 4 speeds would it would fry or hurt my motherboard?

[LienusLateTips]

No, it will be split in half to 2 8x connections, and a 1080 Ti won't bottleneck 8x

[LIl PP]

3 minutes ago, JDE said:

No, it will be split in half to 2 8x connections, and a 1080 Ti won't bottleneck 8x

Ok thanks for the answer though i didn't think that motherboards could do that but thanks for the info really helped out i was nervous to try thanks

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, LIl PP said:

Ok thanks for the answer though i didn't think that motherboards could do that but thanks for the info really helped out i was nervous to try thanks

what board do you have?

 

You need 8x or 16x for sli, you can't sli with a 4x. 

[LIl PP]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

what board do you have?

 

You need 8x or 16x for sli, you can't sli with a 4x. 

i have g43-970a+ my main question is tho if it would hurt the motherboard if were to try to put the two cards in.The lanes are 16x and 4x

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, LIl PP said:

i have g43-970a+ my main question is tho if it would hurt the motherboard if were to try to put the two cards in.The lanes are 16x and 4x

You can't run sli then, you need 990fx for sli.

 

It won't hurt the board, the second card just won't help in games.

 

Also why the 8800gt, that is slow slow these days.

 

You also need matching cards for sli.

[LIl PP]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You can't run sli then, you need 990fx for sli.

 

It won't hurt the board, the second card just won't help in games.

 

Also why the 8800gt, that is slow slow these days.

 

You also need matching cards for sli.

Ok thanks for all the help it really helped .But im on a really low budget and i got 2 8800 gts and a sli bridge for 15 dollars so i think it was a good deal.I'm saving up money for a 1060 or 1070 .

[Electronics Wizardy]

6 minutes ago, LIl PP said:

Ok thanks for all the help it really helped .But im on a really low budget and i got 2 8800 gts and a sli bridge for 15 dollars so i think it was a good deal.I'm saving up money for a 1060 or 1070 .

what gpu do you currently have? Those cards aren't even dx11 so many games just won't play. And you can't use sli.

[LIl PP]

I currently have two 8800 gts.

 

I actually found a emulator that you can direct x 11 games with a direct x 10 card

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, LIl PP said:

I currently have two 8800 gts.

 

I actually found a emulator that you can direct x 11 games with a direct x 10 card

whats your currentl card, these are probably slower.

[LIl PP]

My current card and only cards are 2 8800 gts. I cant afford anything better at the moment

[Eduard the weeb]

@PCGuy_5960 , @wkdpaul, @Ryan_Vickers, @iamdarkyoshi or another mod move this to gpus ?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, LIl PP said:

My current card and only cards are 2 8800 gts. I cant afford anything better at the moment

what is your current card?

 

[vanished]

-moved to GPUs-

[LIl PP]

11 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

what is your current card?

 

ASre you just messing with me cause you've asked the same question 3 times in a  row.

[Electronics Wizardy]

25 minutes ago, LIl PP said:

ASre you just messing with me cause you've asked the same question 3 times in a  row.

no I want to know if the 8800gts is even a upgrade, you won't answer this.

[LIl PP]

No they are not

On 2/27/2018 at 9:24 PM, Electronics Wizardy said:

no I want to know if the 8800gts is even a upgrade, you won't answer this.