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SLI Bridge and PhysX question

13eowulf
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So when Volta GPU are out in the market I'm going to build my first water cooled SLI rig.

I found out today the reason most videos or tutorials don't use the NVIDIA SLI bridge because it doesn't fit.

However, I was wondering if the SLI bridge can be used upside down and have the pokey edges point the other way, away from the tubes?

My current rig built 5 years ago:
Intel Core i7 4790 3.60GHz Haswell
Gigabyte B85M-D3H Motherboard
16GB Dual-Channel DDR3 798Mhz RAM
256GB Samsung SSD 850 Pro
2TB Western Digital WD20EZRX-00D8PB0
Gigabyte NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970

My shopping list so far, not that it matters:

Intel Core i7-6700K

Gigabyte GA-Z270X DESIGNARE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Corsair DOMINATOR Platinum 32GB (4×8GB) DDR4-2666

Crucial MX300 1.1TB SSD (×2; one for main, another for backup)

GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition (2-Way SLI) 

Thermaltake Core P3 Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower

PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Asus PCE-AC68 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter

Geforce HB SLI Bridge

Can I use my GTX 970 as a PhysX card?

 

 

Case...............Thermaltake Core P3 ATX Snow Edition

Motherboard.. .....ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX

CPU................Intel Core i7-8700K 6 Cores 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked
RAM................Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz

GPU................NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition(2-way SLI)

GPU Accessory......GeForce GTX SLI HB bridge (4 slot)

STORAGE (main).....Samsung 960 Pro 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

STORAGE (backup)...Samsung 960 Pro 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

PSU................PC Power & Cooling Silencer Series 750W 80+ Gold Semi-Modular Active PFC 

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You could use it as a PhysX card but it really won't do much at all besides consume power. Also you need a Z370 motherboard for that 8700K.

The New Machine: Intel 11700K / Strix Z590-A WIFI II / Patriot Viper Steel 4400MHz 2x8GB / Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC w/ Bykski WB / x4 1TB SSDs (x2 M.2, x2 2.5) / Corsair 5000D Airflow White / EVGA G6 1000W / Custom Loop CPU & GPU

 

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21 minutes ago, ApolloX75 said:

You could use it as a PhysX card but it really won't do much at all besides consume power. Also you need a Z370 motherboard for that 8700K.

Posting my shopping list did matter in the end! Hah!
Thank you for the insight. Now I gotta find a silver colored or white Z370

Case...............Thermaltake Core P3 ATX Snow Edition

Motherboard.. .....ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX

CPU................Intel Core i7-8700K 6 Cores 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked
RAM................Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz

GPU................NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition(2-way SLI)

GPU Accessory......GeForce GTX SLI HB bridge (4 slot)

STORAGE (main).....Samsung 960 Pro 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

STORAGE (backup)...Samsung 960 Pro 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

PSU................PC Power & Cooling Silencer Series 750W 80+ Gold Semi-Modular Active PFC 

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19 minutes ago, 13eowulf said:

Now I gotta find a silver colored or white Z370

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3MJkcf/asus-prime-z370-a-atx-lga1151-motherboard-prime-z370-a

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Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3MJkcf/asus-prime-z370-a-atx-lga1151-motherboard-prime-z370-a

Thanks!

Case...............Thermaltake Core P3 ATX Snow Edition

Motherboard.. .....ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX

CPU................Intel Core i7-8700K 6 Cores 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked
RAM................Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz

GPU................NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition(2-way SLI)

GPU Accessory......GeForce GTX SLI HB bridge (4 slot)

STORAGE (main).....Samsung 960 Pro 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

STORAGE (backup)...Samsung 960 Pro 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

PSU................PC Power & Cooling Silencer Series 750W 80+ Gold Semi-Modular Active PFC 

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9 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3MJkcf/asus-prime-z370-a-atx-lga1151-motherboard-prime-z370-a

Just found out that the closest to all silver/white motherboard is the NZXT N7 Z370, which isn't worth the 250$

Case...............Thermaltake Core P3 ATX Snow Edition

Motherboard.. .....ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX

CPU................Intel Core i7-8700K 6 Cores 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked
RAM................Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 2666MHz

GPU................NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition(2-way SLI)

GPU Accessory......GeForce GTX SLI HB bridge (4 slot)

STORAGE (main).....Samsung 960 Pro 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

STORAGE (backup)...Samsung 960 Pro 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD

PSU................PC Power & Cooling Silencer Series 750W 80+ Gold Semi-Modular Active PFC 

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1 minute ago, 13eowulf said:

Just found out that the closest to all silver/white motherboard is the NZXT N7 Z370, which isn't worth the 250$

Yeah, I was originally going to link that one but I remembered the reviews not being the best.

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