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Collinstheclown
11-08-2012, 10:33 PM
So I have a bunch of new components I wanna use as my main computer and I have a question before I waste my time.

I want to use 2 8800GTXs in SLi for my primary monitor, and use a 9800GT to run my other 2 monitors.

Aside from board space/PSU limitation can this be done? I'm running Win7 Ultimate 64-bit. The board is a Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 which has an AMD 990X chipset.

H2O will fix any space issues I have and I have 1kW PSU I plan to put in eventually.

Collinstheclown
11-08-2012, 10:40 PM
Why do I always find the answers to my questions after posting a thread?

From nVidias' site:
Can I add a 3rd graphics card in my 2-way SLI enabled PC to connect more monitors?

Yes, you can add an additional graphics card to your PC to connect two additional monitors. The additional graphics card must have a GPU that is different from your SLI GPUs and must be NVIDIA PhysX capable (GeForce 8 series and higher with at least 256MB of memory). For example, two GeForce GTX 2XX GPUs in SLI and a GeForce 9XXX GT is a supported configuration.

Anyone with this setup, or experience doing this let me know what problems if any you've experienced.

Mechh69
11-14-2012, 11:09 PM
You should have no problems I run 3 x 260 GTX and 1 9600 and have had 3 different monitors connected at one time. Main display (3D) on the SLI and 2 others on the 9600 IIRC. I know you can run 2 monitors off of SLI and 1 off of the 9600.