Hi to everyone since i'm new to this forum. Wanted to ask about card options, i have i5-760 on P7P55D-E PRO and msi gtx470 twinfrozr, monitor acer gd245hq +3D vision, with this setup on some games my fsp is struggleing, so i was thinking to add another 470 in sli since now the price on theme droped, is this a bad idea? will i sacrifice alot in x8/x8 configuration? Or i'm better off selling my 470 and geting gtx 580? Thnx for reply
P55+gtx470sli is a bad idea?
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alienware
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Yeah man job's a goodun tbh.
Make sure to consider the aftermarket cards though. They'll see to it that you have less heat and noise headaches..
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-137-GW&utm_source=froogle
For example is well worth the extra 20 sheets (if you live in the UK likes).
Ed. Also consider that a small mod like this one
With some meshed back plates will also help to get the hot air out and feed the cards with air
Make sure to consider the aftermarket cards though. They'll see to it that you have less heat and noise headaches..
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-137-GW&utm_source=froogle
For example is well worth the extra 20 sheets (if you live in the UK likes).
Ed. Also consider that a small mod like this one
With some meshed back plates will also help to get the hot air out and feed the cards with air
Na, the P55's are full ATX standard.
I'm using a P55 and was thinking of doing the same thing but as AlienALX has said, it would depend on the PCI-E slot layout. You could in theory run them straight on top of each other but the top card would get very very hot.
If you were wondering about whether the slots could handle it, again some of the boards run 8 x 8 on the PCI-E lanes and others split them differently. However, if it is 8 x 8 then that would provide enough bandwidth for the cards.
I'm using a P55 and was thinking of doing the same thing but as AlienALX has said, it would depend on the PCI-E slot layout. You could in theory run them straight on top of each other but the top card would get very very hot.
If you were wondering about whether the slots could handle it, again some of the boards run 8 x 8 on the PCI-E lanes and others split them differently. However, if it is 8 x 8 then that would provide enough bandwidth for the cards.
Blackwhite
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No loss at all i would say - I had the same performance on 8x/8x and 16x/16 - no difference at all.
alienware
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I know that SLI 580 were bottlenecked by an I7 965 OC, amazingly so in Tri SLI.
What you will need to do is real world tests (bench before and after) to decipher your gains. But, I would strongly imagine that your CPU will allow them to stretch their legs very well.
You are also running dual 8x, meaning that will stop them from being as bonkers (5% or so reduction).
You should be fine dude.
Please though, post back with your results !! No one has statted up some proper in depth benches with 470 yet
What you will need to do is real world tests (bench before and after) to decipher your gains. But, I would strongly imagine that your CPU will allow them to stretch their legs very well.
You are also running dual 8x, meaning that will stop them from being as bonkers (5% or so reduction).
You should be fine dude.
Please though, post back with your results !! No one has statted up some proper in depth benches with 470 yet
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