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Old 10-15-09   #1 (permalink)
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ok so this might be a big nooby question but here it goes... ok so i have a gtx 275 ftw... could i get like a normal 275 or a 260 and use it for sli???
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a normal 275 yes, a 260 no
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You can get another GTX 275. The GTX 260 is technically a different core, the FTW edition will have to be underclocked to match the speeds of the slower card, but that is it.

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it is best if you use the same exact 2 gpus for SLI or else it wont work
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so a normal 275 should work right??
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so a normal 275 should work right??
yes, but the FTW one will be underclocked to match the speed of the other normal one
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yes, but the FTW one will be underclocked to match the speed of the other normal one
No it won't. Why would it be?

To the OP: as long as the second card you get is a GTX275, you can SLI them. It's that simple.

Well ... I should say, you also need a board that supports SLI and good enough power supply (which you have), but other than that ... it's that simple
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If your motherboard supports SLI then you can get another GTX 275 for SLI to be able to work. Also; if you DO get a card that is slightly higher or lower in clock speed than the other; the higher-clocked card WILL underclock itself to match the lower-clocked card so that they are matching. Same with VRAM as well, it will always only use the lower amount.

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