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Do i need the exact same two graphics cards to run sli

shaine.r

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i want to run sli. i have a sparkle 9600gt 512mb do i need the exact same card to run sli :confused: all help is appreciated
 
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You can use any brand card, but the cards must be the same I believe
 

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so i could use 1 sparkle and i other brand graphics card aslong as its a 9600gt 512MB
 
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Yes that would be correct!!
 

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Remember clock speeds do not matter or the size of vram.
 

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ok thanx dr pepper
 

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I think that two of the same are must for SLI.
 

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You do not need to have the same card from the same manufacturer. As long as it's the same gpu you'll be fine.
 

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Wanna be thrown a loop? The GTS250. 9800GTX+'s can be flashed to a GTS250 to allow SLI. :) I'm pretty sure it's also possible for the 8800GT's if you bios edit them for SLI with a 9800GT.

Other than that, the card's GPU must match, and if you have different size buffered cards. 1GB+512MB will become 2x 512MB.
 
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