SLI question

[mushtafa]

I'm currently running a EVGA GTX550 ti. I'm highly considering buying another one and running them SLI. Does the other card need to be identical?
Same manufacture, clock speed, memory, etc?

Thanks

 

[mushtafa]

OK thanks, I'll do my best to get the same card first, but at least I now know I can get another brand.

Another question; I know I won't see double performance, but what can I expect? 50% extra?

 

[mushtafa]

I keep looking to get another card, but money is a bit tight at the moment. I had a quick look on that auction site and I may get another 550 for less than £40 if I'm lucky.


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[mushtafa]

What is VRAM? Is that the amount of memory on the card? If one card is 1GB, than using 2 cards would give me 2GB correct?


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[mushtafa]

Thanks for the suggestions, but really can't spend much on the PC at the moment. I may have to leave it for the next few months, so may just go ahead and SLI it for the time being.

Another question; are all SLI bridge things the same? I've seen lots of brands and style of bridge.


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[mushtafa]

I understand what a lot of you are saying. BUT, I'm not going to beat the performance of dual GTX550 cards with £40.
I bought this PC second hand, so haven't got the bridge. Am I right to assume all Gigabyte bridges will be the same?

@Jony27 The OC app is useless.