How do I find out if a motherboard can support 2 video cards?
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Nuclear101
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On newegg, under the specifications tab, it shows what SLI/crossfireX configurations are available. What CPU and specifications do you have?
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Actually, it's PCIe not PCI that you want. Look for a MB that has 2 x PCIe X16 slots. Those are the slots that modern gfx cards slip into. But check the bandwidth. The PCIe X16 slots will be listed as X16, X16 or X16, X8 or X8, X8. But stay away from a MB that has its second slot only X4 bandwidth... i.e X16, X4.
Thank you for the response...I currently have
H77 pro4/MVP motherboard
760 Gtx geforce nvidia
Intel i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10 GHz
I want to duel GPU 760's but I need a motherboard to support it, which is why I am currently here
seeking your computer wizards haha
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I will recommend upgrading to at least an i7 before SLI to prevent bottlenecks, and SLI is mainly for showing off unless you're gaming/HEAVY video editing on two or more monitors.
I will recommend upgrading to at least an i7 before SLI to prevent bottlenecks, and SLI is mainly for showing off unless you're gaming/HEAVY video editing on two or more monitors.[/quotemsg]
oh, alright thank you! Would upgrading this Motherboard but not "shot gunning" the video cards still be a good idea? I can just slowly upgrade to an i7 processor then do my upgrade to a gtx 760?
oh, alright thank you! Would upgrading this Motherboard but not "shot gunning" the video cards still be a good idea? I can just slowly upgrade to an i7 processor then do my upgrade to a gtx 760?
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oh, alright thank you! Would upgrading this Motherboard but not "shot gunning" the video cards still be a good idea? I can just slowly upgrade to an i7 processor then do my upgrade to a gtx 760?
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Yes, upgrading the motherboard to one that has PCIe 3.0 x16 will benefit your current GPU.
please note that (depending on the generation) most i7 uses a different socket than i5's, hence upgrading would mean getting a new board, possible a new set of ram (in case of a triple/quad channel)
a good i5 that is overclocked paired with a powerful gpu (even a single card) is already a very good build.
how much are you willing to spend?
a good i5 that is overclocked paired with a powerful gpu (even a single card) is already a very good build.
how much are you willing to spend?
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