M mstehlik Distinguished Nov 16, 2011 7 0 18,510 Nov 17, 2011 #1 Hello, In Gaming, is there a dramatic differance between PCIe 2.0 vs PCIe 1.0 when running 2 GTX 590 video cards in SLI mode?
Hello, In Gaming, is there a dramatic differance between PCIe 2.0 vs PCIe 1.0 when running 2 GTX 590 video cards in SLI mode?
O Outlander_04 Titan BANNED Nov 18, 2008 20,308 4 74,960 Nov 17, 2011 #4 I should add that if you have a mb so old that it only has pci-e 1.0 x16 slots its going to be running a processor that is going to be way underpowered to get the best from two top end graphics cards Upvote 0 Downvote
I should add that if you have a mb so old that it only has pci-e 1.0 x16 slots its going to be running a processor that is going to be way underpowered to get the best from two top end graphics cards
M mstehlik Distinguished Nov 16, 2011 7 0 18,510 Nov 17, 2011 #5 I'm running Socket 775 EVGA motherboard, Am I going to be underpowered? Upvote 0 Downvote
S sam_fisher Distinguished Dec 24, 2010 191 0 18,710 Nov 17, 2011 #6 With 2 GTX 590s and a 775 socket CPU you'll bottle neck on that CPU. It'd be worth upgrading to a Z68 chipset with an i5-2500K. Upvote 0 Downvote
With 2 GTX 590s and a 775 socket CPU you'll bottle neck on that CPU. It'd be worth upgrading to a Z68 chipset with an i5-2500K.
M mstehlik Distinguished Nov 16, 2011 7 0 18,510 Nov 17, 2011 #7 Cool, Thanks for you help Upvote 0 Downvote