Sli 8600GT with 8600GTS

**l_b_rex** · 11-15-2007, 01:44 PM

Can I sli 8600GT with 8600GTS? If so how will it work?

**forcifer** · 11-15-2007, 03:16 PM

nope. only 8600GT with 8600GT. sorry =/

**l_b_rex** · 11-15-2007, 04:37 PM

Ok. My half mentally disabled co-worker wanted to know. :)

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 11-15-2007, 04:51 PM

Also tell then it normally has to be the same video card like brand wise to

**forcifer** · 11-15-2007, 06:01 PM

sorta. like you meen evga and evga? its reccomended, not required though. just as long as it has same amount of vram, bandwith, and clock speeds.

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 11-15-2007, 06:48 PM

The problem with that is some brands **** with different clock speeds

ebackhus · 11-16-2007, 10:16 AM

I have two 7600GTs from eVGA. They've got some minor differences but all the clocks are the same so SLI goes without a hitch.

**TheMatt** · 11-16-2007, 10:30 PM

With nVidia's new drivers the cards don't need to be from the same manufacturer although the GPUs need to be the same. This can be a bit misleading at first because it sounds like two of the same video chipsets (ex. G84 paired with G84) will work but they need to be at the same clock speed meaning only 8600GT with 8600GT as stated. You can pair two cards with different memory sizes as far as I know because that is independent of the chipset however this can lead to load balancing issues so it is not recommended.

11-15-2007, 01:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
l_b_rex The almighty Dr.Tran! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,123 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Sli 8600GT with 8600GTS Can I sli 8600GT with 8600GTS? If so how will it work?

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forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,631 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Sli 8600GT with 8600GTS nope. only 8600GT with 8600GT. sorry =/ __________________

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l_b_rex The almighty Dr.Tran! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,123 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Re: Sli 8600GT with 8600GTS Ok. My half mentally disabled co-worker wanted to know. :)

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1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Sli 8600GT with 8600GTS Also tell then it normally has to be the same video card like brand wise to __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

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forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,631 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Sli 8600GT with 8600GTS sorta. like you meen evga and evga? its reccomended, not required though. just as long as it has same amount of vram, bandwith, and clock speeds. __________________

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