7900GT a thing of the past? Can I SLI mine with a 7950?

[sjwaste]

I searched and didn't come up with anything, so I'm hoping someone here knows. Thanks in advance.

I have a 7900GT KO (EVGA) in my current machine, and I was thinking since my next build is going to be a Core2Duo, I'd probably want to also fool around with SLI since I've yet to try it. Problem is, this video card is long gone, replaced by the 7950, I believe. Would there be any way to get it working in SLI with a 7950, or do I need to work on getting a used card if I want to go that route?

 

[shabby]

Why not sell the 7900gt and pick up a 8800gts?

 

[Munky]

Welcome to the reality of the "SLI upgrade." By the time you need it, your card is out of production, and there's a new card that's faster than two old ones. You can only combine two cards of the same type in SLI, so a 7950gt will not work with a 7900gt.

 

[nullpointerus]

Originally posted by: munky
Welcome to the reality of the "SLI upgrade." By the time you need it, your card is out of production, and there's a new card that's faster than two old ones. You can only combine two cards of the same type in SLI, so a 7950gt will not work with a 7900gt.

I heard there was a new driver in development (like several months away) that would allow SLI with cards of mixed generations, i.e. 7600 GT w/ 8600 Ultra. Or maybe that was crossfire? A feature like this would be kinda cool, but probably not very practical.

 

[aka1nas]

My understanding is that SLI 2.0 will allow mixing generations and would be announced in march.

 

[Mucker]

I'd suggest dumping the card while it still has SOME value and picking up a next gen card. I tried SLI on my 7900GT's and it was simply a pain in the butt to configure. A single card was better in alot of incidences. 8800 is coming down in price....

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: munky
Welcome to the reality of the "SLI upgrade." By the time you need it, your card is out of production, and there's a new card that's faster than two old ones. You can only combine two cards of the same type in SLI, so a 7950gt will not work with a 7900gt.

Bingo!

One of the many reasons why SLI/CF = waste of money 97% of the time.