Question with nvidia sli

[Prior]

Hi

At the moment I have an asus gtx 295.

I think it's a dual pcb but I'm not sure, how can I see this?

If I want to go SLI do I need the same card from Asus with dual pcb or can I choose another brand (gainward, egva, msi, ...) as a second gtx 295
Also does the second card has to have a single or dual pcb?

Is there any extra performance working with dual pcb's?

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums
About the version that you have,well what is the card's exact model ? (manufacture's model)
About SLI'ng a single PCB with a dual PCB one you can do it:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=151731

Don't worry about the dual PCB,it won't affect the performance much

 

[Prior]

I went to asus site and there are two versions of their gtx 295

- ENGTX295/2DI/1792MD3
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=vuzvpginHnMTxCcr

- ENGTX295 TOP/2DI/1792MD3
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=gYXUhIbeFszdRPSY

Mine is the first one, namely the "ENGTX295/2DI/1792MD3"

So where do I read if this card is single or dual pcb?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The 295 consists of twin GPU's on a single card. Using two 295's is considered "quad SLI".

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx295_full/

 

[Maziar]

Yours is a dual PCB version
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1461&pageID=6139

 

[Prior]

okay thx for the info , i just opened my pc case to look if it was the same card and it's the same pic as in the url that Maziar showed being
http://www.bjorn3d.com/Material/revimages/video/Asus_ENGTX295/Asus_GTX-295_10.jpg

 

[Maziar]

No problem