Why SLI/Crossfire?

therock003

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I need to know why these connectors are important and why can the Graphics Card run on its own without communicating with each other?

From what material are they even made of and how do they transfer data between Cards?

Wouldnt it be better if you could plug whicheve card you wanted in an open pci express slot and let er rip? This would allow wth infinte possible combinations o cards and things would be more flexible and less incompatibilities.

What do you think?
 

therock003

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I see. let' me make this question more practical. Is it possible to have different cards installed on my board withou them being connected and have them work for different use? For example can i have a geforce and have it work for games and on another slot have a quadro and have it for CAD applications?

But how can i set which one will be used each time?