GTX 570 sli

[obin312]

I have two different GTX 570 gpus ones a HD and one is reference. I know they can SLI together but which card should be on top (primary spot) and which should be on bottom??? Please help the models are as follows....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130593

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620

Thanks for the help!

 

[Gate9er]

Hi

Well it doesn't make any difference since both cards will run at the speeds of the slowest card. But for the sake of argument you should put as your primary the superclocked one, and this should be placed in the slot closest to the cpu.

Hope this helps!

 

[unksol]

The top card will run the hottest so its better to actually try it and watch the temps under load. one will do better on top than the other.

Also keep in mind that if you have an overclocked card they may have also upped the voltage. The card will match its speed to the slower card but won't reduce voltage. In this case you will want to lower the voltage and clock manually to control temps. There was a guy a month ago stuck running in the 90s with full fan till I pointed this out. Fixed his issue