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RedKing14CA
July 15th, 2006, 01:56
Hey, can you run SLI with 2 PCI cards... thad'd be sweet, as i have 2 GeForce 2 PCI cards....

afraid to try without asking first :o

i know the old Voodoo cards ran SLI with PCI

Tomlo
July 19th, 2006, 01:52
PCI SLI = Scan Line Interleave
PCI-e SLI = Scalable Link Interface

Somewhat similar in theory, but PCI SLI was ONLY used by a company called 3dfx.

The only way that Nvidia uses SLI today is because they bought out 3dfx a few years ago.

Absolutely no Nvidia cards use PCI SLI only PCI-e SLI.

Sorry it wont work, unless you can get two voodoo 2 cards.

matthewmcg
July 19th, 2006, 18:23
hmm this is the right place i think. check out my new system which is under construction.
cpu- amd athlon 64 x2 3800+. clocked at 2.8ghz
heatsink/fan- scythe samurai z. keeps temps about 40-50 degrees c and is usually quiet.
memory- 2x corsair pc3500 xms twinx 2gb. 2-3-2-6
graphics- asus 7900gt top
case- coolermaster wavemaster.
monitor- viewsonic v920 8ms

matthewmcg
July 19th, 2006, 18:26
motherboard- asus a8n32 sli deluxe
hdd- 300gb sataII maxtor
dvd-pioneer its good

Morph
July 22nd, 2006, 08:11
Technically, 3dfx also did single card SLI first as well, over not only PCI, but AGP bus' as well.

3dfx's Voodoo5 6000, was going to be the worlds first quad SLI on one card. 3dfx folded before it came to fruition, and there are only a few beta boards left out there. They plainly have an onboard PCI bridge.