SLI on M2N SLI DLX

[VulcanX]

Hey i just wanted to find out, is there any reason of running SLI on my mobo, the Asus M2N SLI DLX, bcoz i currently have 1 8800GT and in the process of getting a second one, would that benefit me at all, as im trying to see what actual speed i will get out of my PCIe 16x slots and seems they will run at 8x i think, so is there any reason for this or should i rather sell the second 8800GT if i get my hands on it?
Thanks for the input and a lil bit confused

 

[Denithor]

Really depends mostly on what games you play and the resolution you use for gaming.

But in general, keep the second card, if you're at 1680x1050 or above it'll help a lot in most games (SLI 8800GT rivals/beats GTX 280 in most games).

 

[VulcanX]

But my question is if my board supports the full 16x SLI or if it drops both of them to 8x or how does the SLI itself work exactly?

 

[Denithor]

Google is your friend.

Looking through the specs there, it says in SLI mode the two PCIe slots will run in x8 mode.

But with 8800GT cards that's not a problem, even the 8800GTX cards could be run in x8 mode without slowing down. Bus bandwidth just isn't an issue for single GPU cards (yet).

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: Denithor

But with 8800GT cards that's not a problem, even the 8800GTX cards could be run in x8 mode without slowing down. Bus bandwidth just isn't an issue for single GPU cards (yet).

Exactly, there is no performance hit with two GTs. Go ahead and get another one.

 

[VulcanX]

There we go, thanks okes that makes 10x more sense now shot a lot and appreciate the replies
VulcanX