GeForce 6600 SLI question

Flaxon · 10-18-2006, 10:25 PM

Hi,

I've just bought an Asus M2N-SLIDELUXE motherboard and a pair of PNY GeForce 6600 video cards, which say right on the box that they're SLI ready.

The issue I could use some help with is this: I found when opening the box for the first card that there is no SLI bridge connector on the non-mobo edge of the card like the other SLI cards I've always seen. I was under the impression that this was an important part of their architecture, and that they needed this to work.

Since they don't have them, I'm assuming that they will work without, but I just wanted to be absolutely sure before I opened the box for the second one. Any help you can provide in clarifying this would be appreciated. Thanks a bundle in advance TSF :)

-Flax

Flaxon · 10-18-2006, 10:34 PM

Okay, a little extra searching on the forum seems to have brought me to the answer that no, no bridge is required to run them in SLI mode. Thanks for reading my thread anyway. I'll take my noob butt back to the workbench now :P

**pharoah** · 10-18-2006, 11:18 PM

lol very easy mistake to make not all of them require the bridge as you found out

Flaxon · 10-18-2006, 11:30 PM

*shakes the bridge that came with his mobo*

Now what am I supposed to do with this!?

*cries* :)

**Fr4665** · 10-19-2006, 01:27 AM

same with the x1600 in crossfire they dont need the dongle either.

good u found what u needed ^^

ebackhus · 10-19-2006, 10:11 AM

The first generation of cards did require the bridge, but upgrades to the technology have eliminated that need. You might be able to sell off that connector online.

10-18-2006, 10:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Flaxon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 36 OS: Windows XP SP2	GeForce 6600 SLI question Hi, I've just bought an Asus M2N-SLIDELUXE motherboard and a pair of PNY GeForce 6600 video cards, which say right on the box that they're SLI ready. The issue I could use some help with is this: I found when opening the box for the first card that there is no SLI bridge connector on the non-mobo edge of the card like the other SLI cards I've always seen. I was under the impression that this was an important part of their architecture, and that they needed this to work. Since they don't have them, I'm assuming that they will work without, but I just wanted to be absolutely sure before I opened the box for the second one. Any help you can provide in clarifying this would be appreciated. Thanks a bundle in advance TSF :) -Flax __________________ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum with nVidia nForce4 Ultra ATX Amd Athalon 64 3000+ HIS Hightech Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card 1.5G DDR

10-18-2006, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Flaxon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 36 OS: Windows XP SP2	Okay, a little extra searching on the forum seems to have brought me to the answer that no, no bridge is required to run them in SLI mode. Thanks for reading my thread anyway. I'll take my noob butt back to the workbench now :P __________________ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum with nVidia nForce4 Ultra ATX Amd Athalon 64 3000+ HIS Hightech Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card 1.5G DDR

10-18-2006, 11:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	lol very easy mistake to make not all of them require the bridge as you found out __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

10-18-2006, 11:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Flaxon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 36 OS: Windows XP SP2	shakes the bridge that came with his mobo Now what am I supposed to do with this!? cries :) __________________ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum with nVidia nForce4 Ultra ATX Amd Athalon 64 3000+ HIS Hightech Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card 1.5G DDR

10-19-2006, 01:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	same with the x1600 in crossfire they dont need the dongle either. good u found what u needed ^^ __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-19-2006, 10:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,335 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	The first generation of cards did require the bridge, but upgrades to the technology have eliminated that need. You might be able to sell off that connector online. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.