3 Way SLI Options

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Hello,

I migrated from a pair of 8800 GTS cards in SLI to a pair of GTX 280s in SLI. Having a 3 way SLI board (M3N-HT Deluxe), curiosity got the better of me and I picked up a refurbed 8800 GTS from evga. Obviously I forgot to check the requirements for 3 way SLI first as the 8800 GTS is not on the list and only has one connector on the card for the SLI bridge. :)

So the 280's clearly kill the GTS cards but I enjoy tinkering and have not yet played with 3 way SLI. Is there anything I could do with adding a 3rd 8800 GTS card? I've read a bit about designating a card for phsyics processing. Would that apply in this scenario? This is just for a testing scenario and by no means would replace my GTX 280's. I just want to play around with 3 way SLI before offloading the old cards.

Clearly I could always sell the 3 8800 cards but not sure I need another GTX 280.

Thanks!
 
yes you can use the gts for physics. whether or not you need a third 280 is up to you.
 
Are your 8800GTS cards 320MB, 640MB or 512MB? That would make a big difference for Tri-SLI. Any of them would be great for PhysX though - I would keep one of them around for that.
 
Sorry, completely left that part out. They are the evga 320mb 8800GTS cards.

So you can essentially use one for PhysX?

Yeah, 3 280's would be overkill for me - though totally cool. :) I love Crysis but I dont get as much time for it lately.

Appreciate all the responses so far!
 
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