How to connect single monitor to 2-way SLI

[wjd888]

I have two gpu's set-up for SLI, and I'm confused as to how my monitor is supposed to connect to them. Do I just pick one of them to connect to the monitor? Or do I need some kind of adapter to connect the two gpu's behind the case and then connect to the monitor?

 

[Gam3r01]

You just plug it into the first card.
The way SLI works is the secondary card disables its outputs and simply computes data for the first.

 

[wjd888]

You just plug it into the first card.
The way SLI works is the secondary card disables its outputs and simply computes data for the first.

Thanks for the info. Which card is considered "the first" exactly?

 

[Gam3r01]

The top card typically is the first, unless the motherboard is inverted.

 

[uzairmiz]

You just plug it into the first card.
The way SLI works is the secondary card disables its outputs and simply computes data for the first.

u mean the second card would be simply useless??

 

[Gam3r01]

The second card acts as a "slave" card to the first. This means that it processes data just like it normally would, but it has no video output. It simply sends the data to the first card to be displayed. Hence the SLI bridge.

Also note, this thread is 4 months old.