SLI Capable on Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6?

[sorset]

I may have made a big mistake. I have two gtx 280 gpu's in the mail and I just upgraded my mobo to a GA-X48-DQ6. It supports crossfire, but will it run sli?

 

[fly2hip8]

No. only motherboards with an nvidia chipset will run sli.

 

[mtyermom]

wow

 

[Maziar]

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/245454-15-crossfire-faqs

Can you use SLI on a CrossFire board or can you use CrossFire on a SLI board ?
Well , in general , the answer is NO. But it's said that if you hack the drivers , you can use SLI on a CrossFire board or CrossFire on a SLI board.
Caution:There is no guarantee that if you hack the drivers then you use SLI on a CrossFire Motherboard or CrossFire on a SLI board, so do it at your own risk!

 

[mtyermom]

All that money to buy two GTX 280s, but not the sense to research the compatibility of what you're buying to what you already own.

My statement stands: wow.

 

[jonmb78]

Has anyone else noticed the massive amount of mainstream users trying to get into computer hardware lately? Fail.

 

[mtyermom]

Has anyone else noticed the massive amount of mainstream users trying to get into computer hardware lately? Fail.

Agreed.

 

[gamecrazychris]

You did make a BIG mistake, return one of the cards or change your motherboard to a 780i/790i,

 

[Crazy-PC]

If you can return 1 piece GTX280, let's do it. Otherwise Either you need to buy a mobo with 780i / 790i for SLI or just hack the driver as well as Maxiar quoted but it would be with high risk that you need to re-install your Windows if any serious conflicct occurred.

 

[Maziar]

Thats Maziar

 

[Crazy-PC]

Thats Maziar

oh... I quote your name with typo Sorry Maziar

 

[Maziar]

No problem mate