9800gx2, Sli Questions.

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12-26-2009, 08:59 PM
Grim_killer

9800gx2, Sli Questions.

Hello, its been a year since I been on the site, but I have come to ask a question.

So, I have Two 9800gx2s in my computer but one actually works fully, the other one, one of its cores doesn't work and so I got it working in sli with that one core with the other card. Well I still want a full set up and was looking at getting another 9800gx2,
I have a Evga 790i board
6gigs ddr3
QX6850 Quad
So here is the questions,
I have the plain Evga 9800, will it work with a SSC edition or any other editions In SLI?
OR should I just start looking at getting an GTX card? Tho, as of right now I have money for another 9800 off of ebay than a new card. But just a thought...
Also Does anyone know the real reason why they pulled the 9800gx2 off the shelves?
12-26-2009, 09:03 PM
Kayin

Re: 9800gx2, Sli Questions.

A good 295 should be able to give your setup a run for its money. Incidentally, it's why the 9800GX2 is gone.
12-26-2009, 10:38 PM
nevermind1534

Re: 9800gx2, Sli Questions.

What OS are you running? I think two 9800GX2s in SLI are actually configured as 4-way SLI. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
12-27-2009, 03:52 AM
Grim_killer

Re: 9800gx2, Sli Questions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nevermind1534

What OS are you running? I think two 9800GX2s in SLI are actually configured as 4-way SLI. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Vista,

Yes two 9800gx2s is a 4-way Sli.
12-27-2009, 05:56 PM
nevermind1534

Re: 9800gx2, Sli Questions.

Yeah, it should work if it's in vista...
12-28-2009, 03:20 AM
Grim_killer

Re: 9800gx2, Sli Questions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nevermind1534

Yeah, it should work if it's in vista...

so an ssc version will work with a non ssc version?
is that the question you are answering?
12-28-2009, 11:37 AM
x88x

Re: 9800gx2, Sli Questions.

I believe that it will work best with a standard gx2, so that each node is identical. It also might be worth looking into a GTX275 or 5770 or such, since that would probably actually give you better performance, what with the scaling of SLI. I forget what exactly the scaling rate is atm, but last I checked it was only around 50%.
12-28-2009, 07:54 PM
Spawn-Inc

Re: 9800gx2, Sli Questions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grim_killer

so an ssc version will work with a non ssc version?
is that the question you are answering?

yes it will work. i ran a plain 8600GT with a SSC 8600GT. the 8600GT was in the first slot so the SSC card ran at the plain 8600GT's speeds.

i don't see an issue with SC or SSC with the stock one.

the reason they don't sell them anymore is because there is the GTX295.
12-28-2009, 11:27 PM
nevermind1534

Re: 9800gx2, Sli Questions.

yeah, they just have to run at the same speed.