Can a MSI B85 G41 Motherboard run SLI?

[Steel_Nugget]

It can run Crossfire, but can it run SLI?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130699

 

[lightcloud]

According to the specs for this motherboard in Newegg. It does not support SLI at all but Crossfire. Click on Specs and take a look at the multi GPU section towards the bottom of the page.

 

[Steel_Nugget]

According to the specs for this motherboard in Newegg. It does not support SLI at all but Crossfire. Click on Specs and take a look at the multi GPU section towards the bottom of the page.

What I don't get is how would it run Crossfire but not SLI? The second slot is PCIE 2.0 16x @ 4x and I have seen Nvidia GPUs run on that.

 

[lightcloud]

According to the specs for this motherboard in Newegg. It does not support SLI at all but Crossfire. Click on Specs and take a look at the multi GPU section towards the bottom of the page.

What I don't get is how would it run Crossfire but not SLI? The second slot is PCIE 2.0 16x @ 4x and I have seen Nvidia GPUs run on that.

I just double check it again. And it does not support SLI.
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85g41pcmate

I quote this from a recent post last year.
"Nvidia requires that each card in a SLI configuration has at least an x8 connection. Crossfire only requires x4. Motherboard makers can save some money by going for an x16 / x4 configuration, which will support Crossfire but not SLI. More expensive motherboards go x8 / x8 which allows for SLI and also provides better Crossfire performance."


http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1790867/support-crossfire-sli.html

 

[Steel_Nugget]

According to the specs for this motherboard in Newegg. It does not support SLI at all but Crossfire. Click on Specs and take a look at the multi GPU section towards the bottom of the page.

What I don't get is how would it run Crossfire but not SLI? The second slot is PCIE 2.0 16x @ 4x and I have seen Nvidia GPUs run on that.

I just double check it again. And it does not support SLI.
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85g41pcmate

I quote this from a recent post last year.
"Nvidia requires that each card in a SLI configuration has at least an x8 connection. Crossfire only requires x4. Motherboard makers can save some money by going for an x16 / x4 configuration, which will support Crossfire but not SLI. More expensive motherboards go x8 / x8 which allows for SLI and also provides better Crossfire performance."


http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1790867/support-crossfire-sli.html

I have seen review with Nvidia GPUs running on PCIE 2.0 16x @ 4x. I would be running older GPUs in SLI (GTX 570).

 

[lightcloud]

Oh if you have a budget I can help you find one that supports SLI.

 

[Steel_Nugget]

Oh if you have a budget I can help you find one that supports SLI.

I have this current motherboard I was just going to do a test with those two GPUs. The reason I was wondering is because my HD 7950s run fine on it.

 

[Steel_Nugget]

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/08/25/gtx_480_sli_pcie_bandwidth_perf_x16x16_vs_x4x4#.U_GkzfRDsSE

 

[lightcloud]

How about getting a new GPU that performs better than the SLI 480.

 

[Steel_Nugget]

How about getting a new GPU that performs better than the SLI 480.

I have Crossfire HD 7950s. I am going to test something with the GTX 570s, so I need to know of my motherboard will work for SLI. So after seeing the link do you think SLI will work on my motherboard?

 

[lightcloud]

If it says no then I would follow it and obey it.

But it is your choice in the end. All the best. 😉

 

[Steel_Nugget]

If it says no then I would follow it and obey it.

But it is your choice in the end. All the best. 😉

Thanks

 

[lightcloud]

If it says no then I would follow it and obey it.

But it is your choice in the end. All the best. 😉

Thanks

No worries.