Ohmycaptain
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Hey guys, I just got two open box EVGA GTX 570's from newegg for $500 (pretty good IMO). I've heard that in SLI this compares closely to a GTX 590 (for $250 less haha), just wondering how true this is. From what I've read it seems on par with it most of the time.
Also, this is the first time I'll be putting cards in SLI (never done cfx either), and these two cards didn't ship with an SLI bridge, being open-box. I really don't want the flex bridges, I like the solid ones, but I can only find 3-way and 4-way, or extended 2-way solid bridges, what size should I get for this SLI? I only have 2 PCI-E slots in my mobo, but they seem rather far apart? Here's a link to the picture;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=13-128-498-Z03&SpinSet=13-128-498-RS&ISList=13-128-498-Z01%2c13-128-498-Z02%2c13-128-498-Z03%2c13-128-498-Z04%2c13-128-498-Z05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813128498&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=GIGABYTE%20GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3%20LGA%201155%20Intel%20Z68%20HDMI%20SATA%206Gb%2fs%20USB%203.0%20ATX%20Intel%20Motherboard
So what SLI bridge would you recommend for that spacing for 2x GTX 570's in SLI? The long or short one? I'll be buying it from EVGA most likely, I already ordered two backplates for them ($40, ridiculous, they should come with them), and I like the way the EVGA ones look.
Also, this is the first time I'll be putting cards in SLI (never done cfx either), and these two cards didn't ship with an SLI bridge, being open-box. I really don't want the flex bridges, I like the solid ones, but I can only find 3-way and 4-way, or extended 2-way solid bridges, what size should I get for this SLI? I only have 2 PCI-E slots in my mobo, but they seem rather far apart? Here's a link to the picture;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=13-128-498-Z03&SpinSet=13-128-498-RS&ISList=13-128-498-Z01%2c13-128-498-Z02%2c13-128-498-Z03%2c13-128-498-Z04%2c13-128-498-Z05&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16813128498&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=GIGABYTE%20GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3%20LGA%201155%20Intel%20Z68%20HDMI%20SATA%206Gb%2fs%20USB%203.0%20ATX%20Intel%20Motherboard
So what SLI bridge would you recommend for that spacing for 2x GTX 570's in SLI? The long or short one? I'll be buying it from EVGA most likely, I already ordered two backplates for them ($40, ridiculous, they should come with them), and I like the way the EVGA ones look.