Sli two different graphic card ?

Mido safwat · Feb 13, 2017

Hey guys ,

im planning on getting gtx titan x or gtx 1070/1080 but the thing is i already have gtx 970 ! my question is , Is it possible to use sli between 970 and any other nvidia graphic card (like the titan x or 1070)

Thanks in advance

chef7734 · Feb 13, 2017

No. The best thing to do would use the 970 as a physx card.

Mido safwat · Feb 13, 2017

chef7734 :

and by that you mean dont use sli ofcourse but have them both use one and the other in this case 970 leave it just working ? or do i need to tweak something

chef7734 · Feb 13, 2017

In the nvidia control panel with both cards in you have the option to dedicat a card as physx.

Dunlop0078 · Feb 13, 2017

You can only sli a 970 with other 970s. You can use it as a physx card as said above, but that will only help in games that use physx which their aren't many of, especially newer games. Borderlands 2 and the batman games come to mind as games that use physx. Also make sure your power supply is adequate.

RobCrezz · Feb 13, 2017

Honestly, the best thing to do is to sell the 970, and use the fund to buy a better single card like 1070 or 1080.

helpstar · Feb 13, 2017

Also if you would go for 970 SLI, is your motherboard even capable of SLI? Which one is it?

Which CPU are you using?

Which resolution and refresh rate can your monitor support?

Mido safwat · Feb 13, 2017

chef7734 :

Thanks for replying bro

Mido safwat · Feb 13, 2017

Dunlop0078 :

nah im done with 970 i really want 1070 , tbh im not sure about my power supply is there a way to know through my pc or do i need to open my case ?

Mido safwat · Feb 13, 2017

helpstar :

Yes my motherboard support SLI for sure i got the MSI Moederbord Z97 Gaming 3

My cpu is i7-4790

resolution is 1080p 60hz Maybe later i'll upgrade to 1440p 144hz

Mido safwat · Feb 13, 2017

RobCrezz :

yea thats a good idea tbh since i cant SLI two different cards theres no need to keep it

helpstar · Feb 13, 2017

your motherboard has no SLI support, it´s just crossfire ready (two AMD cards) because of the specifications of nvidia´s SLI
The PCIe slots have to be at least two x8 slots. Yours just provides (if two cards are installed) one x16 and one x4 Slot.
There are special SLI boards with that chipset, which are SLI ready, but yours is not one of them.

Mido safwat · Feb 13, 2017

helpstar :

Oh thanks for the explanation I got it now

Mido safwat · Feb 14, 2017

helpstar :

I got one last question bro since you're a Motherboard Master , does my motherboard support msi gtx 1070 This one https://www.alternate.nl/MSI/GeForce-GTX-1070-Gaming-X-8G-Grafische-kaart/html/product/1280375?lk=20214

(or do i need to check my power supply aswell ?)

RobCrezz · Feb 14, 2017

Yes your motherboard will support any PCI-E GPU.

Post your PSU make and model, as thats the more important part.

Mido safwat · Feb 14, 2017

RobCrezz :

my cpu is this one

http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/modular-gm-series/g750m/

helpstar · Feb 14, 2017

This PSU will work without problems, the 1070 only requires about 12,5A on the 12V rail. The PSU could deliver 62A.

As long as you still have the PCIe cables from your PSU with the PCIe connectors (1x 6-pins , 1x 8-pins), you are ready to go.

Your motherboard will run this card with ease, connect it to the upper PCIe slot.

Mido safwat · Feb 14, 2017

helpstar :

Awesome such a relief , thanks for all the help , what about the cpu will be there any bottleneck issues ive i7 4790 @4.00 GHZ

http://ark.intel.com/products/80806/Intel-Core-i7-4790-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_00-GHz

helpstar · Feb 14, 2017

definitely not, all very good to go, without bottleneck in sight

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