sli gtx 260 core 216 question

[TROOPER]

I was wondering if anyone knows if a asus p5b vm motherboard with intel pentium d cpu @ 3.4 ghz and 600 watt power supply could support sli of gtx 260's? and would this setup bottleneck a single gtx 260?
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I have been wondering this ever since i sent my gtx 260 core 216 in for a rma to evga. the prices have been getting lower so it might be possible for me to pick up another one.

[Limited]

Pentium D sounds pretty low end to me.

I have (1) XFX GeForce 260GTX, I'm using a OCZ Stealth 600W PSU, apparently its SLI ready, however I don't think the rails on it are powerful enough for 2.

There might be a way to check your PSU's manufacturer and see if they are compatible.

[TROOPER]

ok so i took a look at the processors compatible for my motherboard and heres what it says:

- Intel® Quad-core CPU Ready
- Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo Ready
- Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Ready

Im guessing the quad core cpu has the best performance out of those or am i wrong

[Atty]

:facepalm:

[TROOPER]

:facepalm:

yeah im a n00b at this kind of stuff :iamafag:

[Abdurahman]

You see, your motherboard is a P5b-VM, VM meaning it's a value oriented motherboard. It's microATX, and looking at pics of this, there is no way you could fit two full size graphics cards on that! Even if you could, that pentium D would negate any performance gains from adding a second gtx 260, let alone just one that you have right now not even getting it's full performance!

I would recommend getting a new mobo and cpu, then getting that second gtx 260. it is up to you if you want to splurge and get the new core i7 or the older lga775.

[TROOPER]

You see, your motherboard is a P5b-VM, VM meaning it's a value oriented motherboard. It's microATX, and looking at pics of this, there is no way you could fit two full size graphics cards on that! Even if you could, that pentium D would negate any performance gains from adding a second gtx 260, let alone just one that you have right now not even getting it's full performance!

I would recommend getting a new mobo and cpu, then getting that second gtx 260. it is up to you if you want to splurge and get the new core i7 or the older lga775.

ok thanks for the advice! im just gona scratch out the sli route for now. dont feel like goin through the trouble of a new motherboard as well. it sounds like from most people that my cpu is bottlenecking my graphics card so might focus on that instead.:ugh:

Im either going to look into this one - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115057&nm_mc=OTC-Pr1c3canadaCA&cm_mmc=OTC-Pr1c3canadaCA-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-Intel-_-19115057

or this one - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

[Warsaw]

First thing you should have done before asking at all is check whether or not your motherboard has two PCI-e x16 slots. If it does, then fitting two full-size cards is easy as long as your case is big enough.

[TROOPER]

First thing you should have done before asking at all is check whether or not your motherboard has two PCI-e x16 slots. If it does, then fitting two full-size cards is easy as long as your case is big enough.

actually there is 2 pci-e x16 slots i believe.i have no trouble fitting one gtx 260 but it looks like 2 gfx cards wouldnt fit anyway the gtx is a monster in size:v:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Cebit2006/Day5/images/asus12.jpg
http://www.guru3d.com/imageview.php?image=15043

[Syuusuke]

Could you please circle where the PCI-e 16x slots are?

[Warsaw]

Look how ignorant you are.

It's the big black one, and there's only one. A quick search revealed that he has two regular PCI slots, one PCI-e x4 slot, and one PCI-e x16 slot. So no, you can't do SLI.

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[TROOPER]

ok well thanks i guess

[Warsaw]

You wouldn't want to do SLI anyways. It would be more beneficial to buy a new system; as it is, you'd have to get a new CPU just to make use of a better GPU, and that's half the system already (in price).

[flibitijibibo]

Oh god oh god, Aggy is that you? :allears:

I think a Dell is your best bet.

EDIT: WAIT.

I have been wondering this ever since i sent my gtx 260 core 216 in for a rma to evga.
>RMA for a graphics card
>Circled PCI slots

Oh, boy!

[TROOPER]

Oh god oh god, Aggy is that you? :allears:

I think a Dell is your best bet.

EDIT: WAIT.

>RMA for a graphics card
>Circled PCI slots

Oh, boy!
haha funny ya i know i circled the wrong slots give me a break:gonk:
and its not a coincidence that i just rmad the card a few days before i posted this thread. it was having heating problems it actually worked for a while :saddowns:


You wouldn't want to do SLI anyways. It would be more beneficial to buy a new system; as it is, you'd have to get a new CPU just to make use of a better GPU, and that's half the system already (in price).

I didnt like that idea at first but i was thinking i could just buy a new cpu and motherboard and then put the old ones from this pc into my other pc.if thats what it came down to.