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Old 2nd August, 2005, 05:36 PM
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Connecting SLI
Does anyone know how an SLI system connects to the monitor? Do you need a monitor with two dvi ports? Or does everything run through one card?
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It runs through one card.
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Old 2nd August, 2005, 06:09 PM
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Theres a bridge connector between the two card so you only connect to the one dvi/vga output
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I run a SLI ASUS A8N Deluxe with two Nvidia 6800 GT cards. Make sure you do the following. Enable SLI in bios, use the 4 prong power connector to the motherboard, and make sure you use the blue slot as your video connector. If you use the black slot, you will not get a signal.
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Question SLI Connection
Hi. I have a system running both the A8N and the nVidia 6800. I've connected the monitor with a DVI cable into one of the sockets, and it works fine. I'm not clear whether I should dig out an old VGA lead and connect this as well? Does the VGA lead supplement the DVI, or is it unnecessary to have both?
I actually tried to RTM on this one, and realised I don't have one!
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It's unnecessary to have both. The VGA connector is just an analog only version of what goes over the DVI connector. The DVI-I connector provides both analog and digital.
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Old 9th August, 2005, 07:39 AM
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Nice one, thanks a lot.
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And usually, the DVI connector gives very slightly higher quality.
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More importantly the DVI usually means you dont have to set monitor geometry stuff, like horizontal width and vertical height and get it centred etc. That is the main benefit to me of it.
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Ah! I noticed that, and just thought it was a clever monitor (Duh!).
I've been living in the dark ages for a few years now. When you go from using three year old white goods and a laptop that struggles with mp3's, you really get the WOW factor on a decent system.
Thankyou for your help.
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More importantly the DVI usually means you dont have to set monitor geometry stuff, like horizontal width and vertical height and get it centred etc.
Only if you're using DVI on an LCD display. With DVI on a CRT, you will have the fun of adjusting the monitor.
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