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Maximus 3 Extreme SLI

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‎01-31-2011 04:01 AM - last edited on ‎03-05-2024 08:25 PM by Community Admin

Hi Guys and girls.

Was just wondering which 2 slots would work best for a 2 card SLI setup.... Slot 1 and 2, or slot 1 and 3

Thanks in advance
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xeromist
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‎01-31-2011 08:06 AM

1 & 3 would give the cards more room to breathe.
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‎01-31-2011 10:32 PM

Thanx for the advice Xeromist.

Just one more question..... Will both cards run @ 16x then?

(I'm new to this whole SLI thing)
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‎02-09-2011 01:58 PM

yes it has a NF200 to allow Nvidia's x16 lane
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‎02-23-2011 02:08 AM

I have tried slot 1 and 2 then my one card (Slot 1) runs at 8, and the other (Slot 2) at 16 accordint to GPU-Z
Slot 1 and 3 both run at 8
Slot 1 and 4, 1 card(Slot 1) runs at 8 the other (Slot 4) at 16
Slot 2 and slot 4 run at 16, but don't really want my cards so close together due to heat.

Did a test last night and with the 2 cards in slot 2 and 4 my top card was almost 20 degrees hotter than the bottom one switched them around and results were the same (max on top card was around 76 both times)

Im using 2x EVGA GTX 460 SC EE, and a Corsair HX 850w also have the latest bios update from Asus.

Could it perhaps be a setting in the Bios? Or the fact that I don't use the molex connector on the MB for more power to the PCI-E?
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‎02-24-2011 11:50 PM

Can anyone help with this issue?
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