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i have an older mobo nforce 780i, and 2 asus gtx 560ti. im trying to get them to work SLI, the issue i have is my SLI bridge is too short to use pci express slots 1 and 2 (3 being in the middle). can i somehow force the board to allow me to use slot 1 and 3 (board detects sli but i get an error message when i turn it on to move the card from slot 3 to 2)
 
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you can buy longer bridge cables.. there are plenty on ebay..

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i thought they made varying length sli bridges, you just happen to not have the right size
 
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yeah thats what i though. its just one of those "i have nothing to do" evenings and thought i could get it up and going tonight. thanks
 
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so yeah... this is what i came up with lmfao

 

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works like a charm hehe
 
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nah only took about 10 mins. now if only the damn OCZ psu i got from RMA wasn't DOA i would have something going. this generic HP 300W doesn't like the setup :laugh:
 
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