Is it possible to Sli a GTX 760 (MSI Gaming N760 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card) On this mobo (ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS) I already have one but i was thinking about getting a second. also this is a gaming rig.
It looks like that MOBO does not support SLI.
Alright thanks! Are there any other options possible for me?
nope you would need another mobo i would recommend http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131851
or if you can fork out some more money http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877
Actually look up hyper sli its a registry change I think but any ways it tricks your computer into thinking your motherboard is sli capable and enables the option in the nvidia control panel. I just did it for my freind the other day on his msi 970 ga43 motherboard with a fx 6300 and it worked he is using two 550ti in sli that he got for cheap.
the Asus M5A97 R2.0 does not support sli indeed, it does support CF, but it sucks because with x16 / X4 slot, you will run both cards at X4 and that will be a bottleneck.
The Asus M5A99X evo R2.0 is also not realy a good board for CF/SLi. bacause this board has only 20 lanes. X16 /X8/ sli/CF will run at X8.
I would recommend a Asus sabertooth R2.0, or if it to expensive for you, then the Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 is a good choice , it was 40 pci-e lanes. X16/X8/X16/X8.
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This may be stupid but is it a possibility to sell your 760 and get a 780
Of couse it's possible, but it's going to cost you more... I have no idea why that was a question.
I would just wait till maxwell and hawaii late this year/early next year, should have been about 2 years by then since the previous generation. Then I think you can use your existing 760 for physx if you want..
Why more I live in Australia so pricing is different but a 780 is roughly double a 760 I imagine you could get something cheaper if you got deals etc if he gets a good price back from the 760 and the price he would've spent on a motherboard goes into the 780 you could work it out cheaper I imagine as the motherboard in my mind will be anything from $100 up just putting it out there as a suggestion
I actually read his question wrong. My apologies. I thought he was referring to one GTX 760, instead of two.
I will look into possible getting a different motherboard. Also im still new to building pc and with the operating system (windows 7) if I change the mobo will I need to buy a new version of windows 7 or will it work with the one on my HardDrive?
you'll need to reinstall (or you could go through and try and delete drivers and replace them with new ones and possibly fail horribly) but for just a motherboard you shouldn't have to buy a new copy,
might have to call ms and tell them the old board died on you and they'll reactivate the key if you have any problems
I was looking at the GTX 770 From MSI the twin frozer one and it looked pretty nice for the price. Also I was wondering how much would the GTX 760 card resell for?