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psu able to handle sli?.
Name: mr_g (by Tommie) Date: August 30, 2007 at 08:55:39 Pacific OS: win xp pro sp2 CPU/Ram: amd/2gb Product: dfi
Comment:
i have an antec neo he 550w psu and i was wondering would it be able to handle 2 nvidia geforce 8600gt 512mb 128bit gddr2 video cards?. i plan to buy an ultra x3 1000w psu later on but anyways here is my cpu rig....
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Name: OtheHill Date: August 30, 2007 at 11:59:21 Pacific
Reply:
If the PSU has 2 PCIe power connectors then it was intended for SLI. Other PSUs MAY be OK.
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Response Number 2
Name: jam Date: August 30, 2007 at 12:54:18 Pacific
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SLi is a waste of money. Buy a single decent card. The 8600GT is mediocre...
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Response Number 3
Name: aegis Date: August 30, 2007 at 14:15:57 Pacific
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Jam is an expert in this area. I would trust what he says.
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Response Number 4
Name: jam Date: August 30, 2007 at 15:10:38 Pacific
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I don't know about "expert" but just think about it...besides the concerns about having an adequate power supply, you'll have twice the heat, twice the noise, twice the cost, but not twice the performance.
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