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Xearo
21 Feb 2008, 01:09pm
Anyone know if the 8800GTX is SLi compatible with 8800Ultra? Thinking about buying another video card for a SLi setup...
Omega
21 Feb 2008, 02:40pm
I don't see the point, but you can get another 8800gtx and overclock it... the ultra is basically an OC'ed gtx.
mew
22 Feb 2008, 09:45am
as long as it's the same chipset, you can SLI those two but i'm guessing you already got the Ultra and want to add a GTX. like omega said, you'll have to OC the GTX or the SLi will run at the settings of the lower card. the GT i believe is a newer chipset.
Zero001
22 Feb 2008, 09:48am
Nope, they are not compatible for SLI.
mew
22 Feb 2008, 11:44am
thought you can if you "downgrade" the ultra to match the gtx by flashing the bios then oc both...
Zero001
22 Feb 2008, 04:47pm
thought you can if you "downgrade" the ultra to match the gtx by flashing the bios then oc both...

You can flash the bios, but it's not as simple as it sounds. It really depends on what brand card you have.
Xearo
27 Feb 2008, 02:40pm
You can flash the bios, but it's not as simple as it sounds. It really depends on what brand card you have.

Asus.

Right now I have a GTX and I could technically oc it since I replaced the stock fan with a better one. I planned to oc it so thats why I bought a different fan for it, but also lot of people were saying that it would get really hot while running full load, around 90c. But with the fan I haven't seen it get over 60c, not even while playing Crysis or UT3. Anyways that's beside the point. I'm not entirely sure if I want to get another card just becuase I don't really need another one yet, but I've noticed couple of fps drops in some of the maps in UT3, but nothing horrible. Anyways I feel that my question has been answered, thanks for the input!