can 2 different branded cards work good on sli?

lantonis · Jan 18, 2011

Hello guys. I was wondering if i combine 2 different branded cards on sli, would the work good together? I might buy a PNY gtx 570 and and an EVGA 570. Or even more if the evgs is the SuperClocked edition. Or should i go for x2 evga?

arroyo · Jan 18, 2011

Brand does not matter. The chip does.

lantonis · Jan 18, 2011

Emm sorry for posting this on the wrong forum: / Is there any way to delete it from here and repost it on the graphic cards section?

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Jan 18, 2011

lantonis · Jan 18, 2011

emm how?

JrRacinFan · Jan 18, 2011

Clock speeds don't matter, brand doesn't matter. Matching of frame buffer and model does. UNLESS you have a Lucid Hydra chipset on your motherboard.

lantonis · Jan 18, 2011

Hm. Because i found this pny 570 for around £240 and i think its a really good offer and i wanted the evga sc edition. Should i go for this two? or the sc doesn't worth the money and i should go for a normal one that its obviously cheaper as well like gigabyte or something?

arroyo · Jan 18, 2011

Buy two most cheapest ones as you can get.

JrRacinFan · Jan 18, 2011

lantonis said:
Hm. Because i found this pny 570 for around £240 and i think its a really good offer and i wanted the evga sc edition. Should i go for this two? or the sc doesn't worth the money and i should go for a normal one that its obviously cheaper as well like gigabyte or something?

That's going to be your personal preference. I am horribly biased towards EVGA and anti-PNY. With that said, I would choose EVGA. Other things to consider, RMA departments and warranties between the 2 companies.

lantonis · Jan 18, 2011

If i go with evga do you suggest the sc or the normal one? Am not sure if the sc worth the extra money and not just overclock my self the 2 normal ones

Red_Machine · Jan 18, 2011

These are reference cards. The hardware of standard vs factory OC'd cards in this instance is identical. Just buy the standard model and OC it yourself.

n-ster · Jan 18, 2011

Normal evga would be my pick... but how much of a price premium is it over the pny?

lantonis · Jan 18, 2011

pny is 240 and evga normal 325. Although evga if i register the product i get 10 years warranty, and pny has 3

JrRacinFan · Jan 18, 2011

lantonis said:
pny is 240 and evga normal 325. Although evga if i register the product i get 10 years warranty, and pny has 3

That's a significant amount less. Like I said previously in account (EVGA over PNY), with what you just said go for the PNY. Odds are if you are a heavy or even a casual gamer the card would serve you well for that time frame. It's pretty much the lifetime of the card. Basically what I am saying, you may end up wanting to switch out the cards within the 3 year time frame anyways.

n-ster · Jan 18, 2011

yea go pny lol... hefty price difference there

entropy13 · Jan 18, 2011

At that price difference would you really choose 7 more years in warranty?

Get the PNY.

douglatins · Jan 18, 2011

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