Can you fit SLI in if you have a VF3000F?

Michaeljcox24 · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:09

Can somebody with the knowledge please tell me if it is possible to have SLI if you have a card fitted with an aftermarket cooler.

I've seen a couple of 790i board on the bay today and was wondering if it was possible or if I would have to re-attach the stock.

stulid · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:11

depends on the distance between the two slots on the board.

can you name the make and model of board?

ZeniTimes · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:13

most of the time no, the after market coolers are twice the thickness of the standard cooler.

But it does depend if the cooler is covering your other x16 pci, have a look inside

Michaeljcox24 · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:15

It's covering up the 2nd PCI slot, but right at the end of where the shroud finishes, is the 2nd PCI-E slot. There is also a 3rd one under that.

Michaeljcox24 · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:17

P.s board I was interested in was the Nforce 790i ultra

ZeniTimes · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:19

from the pixs on the net it looks like it has three x16 pci's right?

Michaeljcox24 · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:24

Yes, a third one right at the bottom, and I've dug out an SLI bridge, they're longer than I thought, would easily stretch.

I think a 2nd card would have to be stock cooler though.

stulid · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:49

Michaeljcox24 said:
P.s board I was interested in was the Nforce 790i ultra

thats just the chipset, who is the maker? Asus/gigabyte/msi ? etc and the model number?

setter · 31 Jan 2011 at 20:55

The 790i reference boards from the likes of xfx, evga are identical in design/layout, asus had their own take on it, as they did with 6/780i.

Michaeljcox24 · 31 Jan 2011 at 21:17

make of the board wasnt listed, first thing I did was ask what it was, not had a reply yet.

setter · 31 Jan 2011 at 21:23

Youll also have to swap your ram for ddr3, as the 790i is ddr3 only.

ZeniTimes · 31 Jan 2011 at 21:49

you most prob could manage with one vf300f, two if the distance between the psu is great enough.

imo, I've installed the vf3000f and it is great, temps went down 20C+.

The cons are you lose the auto fan control and the gigabyte mobo can't supply good power so I've got it hooked to the psu direct. This means I've got the external fan speed controller stuck to the top of my case.

Michaeljcox24 · 31 Jan 2011 at 22:30

ZeniTimes said:
you most prob could manage with one vf300f, two if the distance between the psu is great enough.

imo, I've installed the vf3000f and it is great, temps went down 20C+.

The cons are you lose the auto fan control and the gigabyte mobo can't supply good power so I've got it hooked to the psu direct. This means I've got the external fan speed controller stuck to the top of my case.

yeah ive got the fan controller on the back of the case. some games struggle at certain times thats all, i know im not cpu bottlenecked, so its either sli or go for a 580.