Hi everyone, so first off I've never done SLI before, but I'd like to sometime in the near future, and just had a couple questions about it. First, here's my current set up:
Thermaltake Overseer RX-I
Asus Z87-Pro
Intel i7-4770k @ 4.2 GHz w/ Cooler Master Seidon 120M water cooler
16 GB G.Skill Trident X RAM
MSI GTX 770 Lightning
2 TB SSHD/1TB HDD/500 GB HDD
XFX Core Edition PRO 850W
Okay, so the first question, and most important is, can I use any GTX 770 for SLI or would it have to be another MSI Lightning edition? It appears MSI no longer makes the Lightning model 770 and I can't find the card anywhere without people asking for obscene money for it. One guy wants $860 for a new one on Amazon when the card was like $350 when I bought it in November. If I had that money I would've just bought a Titan Black instead, haha. Anyway, so if I were to get MSI's Gaming Edition of the 770, would that work in SLI? From what I can tell they're essentially the same card, it's just that the Lightning has the power capacitor on the back of the GPU for more power.
Okay, now next question: I notice all the power supplies (including mine) that say "SLI Ready" typically have two PCI-e 6+2-pin power adapters, and then two 6-pin power adapters. So when running SLI, does the second card only need 6 pins instead of 8? Any help/advice would be appreciated, thanks a bunch!
Thermaltake Overseer RX-I
Asus Z87-Pro
Intel i7-4770k @ 4.2 GHz w/ Cooler Master Seidon 120M water cooler
16 GB G.Skill Trident X RAM
MSI GTX 770 Lightning
2 TB SSHD/1TB HDD/500 GB HDD
XFX Core Edition PRO 850W
Okay, so the first question, and most important is, can I use any GTX 770 for SLI or would it have to be another MSI Lightning edition? It appears MSI no longer makes the Lightning model 770 and I can't find the card anywhere without people asking for obscene money for it. One guy wants $860 for a new one on Amazon when the card was like $350 when I bought it in November. If I had that money I would've just bought a Titan Black instead, haha. Anyway, so if I were to get MSI's Gaming Edition of the 770, would that work in SLI? From what I can tell they're essentially the same card, it's just that the Lightning has the power capacitor on the back of the GPU for more power.
Okay, now next question: I notice all the power supplies (including mine) that say "SLI Ready" typically have two PCI-e 6+2-pin power adapters, and then two 6-pin power adapters. So when running SLI, does the second card only need 6 pins instead of 8? Any help/advice would be appreciated, thanks a bunch!
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