question about SLI Bridging

[Kermit the Toad]

hello. I want to upgrade to two graphics cards. right now, i have this : EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC GAMING ACX 2.0. can i bridge this with a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW+ GAMING ACX 2.0+? they're both from the 970 family. If so, would i have to do anything special in setup? obviously i would want the second option (the FTW) to be my primary GPU, but besudes that, would this work? or do the cards need to be identicial?

thanks for the help guys :D

[76561198146916803]

{LINK REMOVED}https://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59534

[Kermit the Toad]

Originally posted by green:

https://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59534

the link leads to a broken page. I already checked the FAQ. I found that i can't use two different GPU's, but i couldnt find if two cards from inside the same family, but different clocks, would work.

[76561198146916803]

When the two can work together both cards run at the lower specs of the slower card.

[Kermit the Toad]

Originally posted by green:

When the two can work together both cards run at the lower specs of the slower card.

thank you.

[_I_]

evga kind borked their sli capabilities on their gtx970 gpus
you need the exact same pcb to sli

https://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59534

these work together

Blower Style
04G-P4-1970-KR
04G-P4-1972-KR

and these work together

ACX Style
04G-P4-0972-KR
04G-P4-0974-KR
04G-P4-2972-KR
04G-P4-2973-KR
04G-P4-2974-KR
04G-P4-2975-KR
04G-P4-3979-KB
04G-P4-0976-KR
04G-P4-0977-KR
04G-P4-2978-KR
04G-P4-2979-KR

and these work together

GTX 970, FTW, and SSC
04G-P4-3973-KR
04G-P4-3975-KR
04G-P4-3978-KR
04G-P4-4975-KR
04G-P4-3979-KF

acx will not work with ftw

[SundownKid]

With a 970 you dont need to do SLI, just get a 980Ti and sell the 970, costs about the same as another 970, but you get more VRAM and less problems.

[Kermit the Toad]

Originally posted by SundownKid:

With a 970 you dont need to do SLI, just get a 980Ti and sell the 970, costs about the same as another 970, but you get more VRAM and less problems.

and where exactly do i sell my card? lol i think id rather just get a second card. i'll upgrade to 2 980s eventually anyways. small steps.

[Kermit the Toad]

Originally posted by _I_:

evga kind borked their sli capabilities on their gtx970 gpus
you need the exact same pcb to sli

https://www.evga.com/support/faq/afmviewfaq.aspx?faqid=59534

these work together

Blower Style
04G-P4-1970-KR
04G-P4-1972-KR

and these work together

ACX Style
04G-P4-0972-KR
04G-P4-0974-KR
04G-P4-2972-KR
04G-P4-2973-KR
04G-P4-2974-KR
04G-P4-2975-KR
04G-P4-3979-KB
04G-P4-0976-KR
04G-P4-0977-KR
04G-P4-2978-KR
04G-P4-2979-KR

and these work together

GTX 970, FTW, and SSC
04G-P4-3973-KR
04G-P4-3975-KR
04G-P4-3978-KR
04G-P4-4975-KR
04G-P4-3979-KF

acx will not work with ftw

thank you