[HELP] Palit GTS 450 in SLI

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  1. Posts : 123
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    [HELP] Palit GTS 450 in SLI


    Hi! currently, I have one Palit GTS450 (Link of the exact product below) and planning on setting up an SLI of two of these cards;.
    Code:
    http://www.palit.biz/palit/vgapro.php?id=1373

    my current PSU is a Corsair TX650W
    Code:
    http://www.corsair.com/tx650w.html/
    my other components are.
    i5-2500k 3.3GHz OC'ed to 4.6GHz. core voltage at 1.38V @ load.
    my mobo is Asus P8P67 Deluxe
    One 1TB Seagate SATA III Mech Hard Drive
    One 320GB Seagate SATA II Mech Hard Drive
    4x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600MHz
    One 120mm 12V 1.3A Case Fan
    One 120mm 12V 0.16A Case Fan
    One HP dvd1260 DVD-RW Drive
    One DeepCool IceDisk 2
    Code:
    http://www.deepcool-us.com/Product/ICEDISK2/
    One 5.25 bay USB Hub
    Code:
    http://www.cdrking.com/index.php?mod=products&type=view&sid=11852&main=149
    CPU Cooler is DeepCool IceEdge 400FE
    Technical Specifications
    Overall Dimension 100X86X126.5mm
    Fan Dimension 92X92X25mm
    Net Weight 585g
    Bearing Type Hydro Bearing
    Rated Voltage 12VDC
    Operating Voltage 10.8~13.2VDC
    Started Voltage 7VDC
    Rated Current 0.11±10%A(MAX)
    Power Input 1.32W
    FAN Speed 800±150~2000±10%RPM
    MAX.Air Flow 36.18CFM
    Noise 17.8~26.3dB(A)
    Two 80x80 DC Fan with 12V 0.6A.
    One 1GB Palit GTS450 GDDR5 (which I want to SLI)
    and a 56K PCI Modem

    according to this link
    Code:
    http://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/printer/power-requirements-for-graphics-cards
    the required is
    GeForce GTS 450 in SLi - 35A and a 600W PSU minimum
    so. will my current configuration and PSU safe enough to do an SLI?
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  2.    #2

    I'm not sure, but 650W seems not so much to SLI 2 GTS 450, especially if you're overclocking your CPU...

    Have you considered to sell your GTS 450 and get a better single card (like a GTX 660 or GTX 650 Ti)? adding a second GTS 450 will increase graphics performance by 85-90%, but not all programs supports SLI and maybe they will use only a songle GTS 450 for graphics.
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  3. Posts : 123
    windows 7 x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Dorado said:
    I'm not sure, but 650W seems not so much to SLI 2 GTS 450, especially if you're overclocking your CPU...

    Have you considered to sell your GTS 450 and get a better single card (like a GTX 660 or GTX 650 Ti)? adding a second GTS 450 will increase graphics performance by 85-90%, but not all programs supports SLI and maybe they will use only a songle GTS 450 for graphics.

    yes.. I consider replacing a new one. yet buying another gts450 would be cheaper in my case.

    what do you mean by "not all programs support..."? is SLI only good for some apps/games? I thought it was utilized by the OS and automatically configures it for all the programs that would be ran.
    Last edited by 4hya; 16 Oct 2012 at 04:44. Reason: Typo correction
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  4.    #4

    some games and applications don't support multi-GPU tecnology and they won't use SLI features... But they will use only 1 GPU..
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  5. Posts : 1,686
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and numerous virtual machines
       #5

    Dorado is correct. Better to sell the existing card and purchase a more powerful one card solution, less heat, less power draw, less stress on the power supply and a more reliable solution. My wife has a Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N450OC-1GI GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card with a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194078 Liberty power supply. She is not a gamer, except Scrabble, Bejeweled Blitz, Luxor etc. I remember calculating it all up (3 7200 rpm hard drives, DVD burner, video card, Athlon 4 core 630 cpu, 3 cooling fans) and decided on 720W for the PSU. After all it is the lady of the house!
    Last edited by Indianatone; 16 Oct 2012 at 10:50. Reason: Posted incorrect PSU link
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  6. Posts : 123
    windows 7 x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Well, your opinions made me think to replace it. Thanks guys! Btw. Is one gainward gtx570 phantom more powerful than sli of gts450?
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  7.    #7

    Yes, it is.
    The GTX 570 offers more performance, draw less power and is less noisy.

    a single GTX 570 will perform 50-60% better than 2 GTS 450 in SLI.
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  8. Posts : 1,686
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and numerous virtual machines
       #8

    Dorado said:
    Yes, it is.
    The GTX 570 offers more performance, draw less power and is less noisy.

    a single GTX 570 will perform 50-60% better than 2 GTS 450 in SLI.
    And you won't need another more powerful power supply to run 2 cards.:)
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  9.    #9

    Indianatone said:
    Dorado said:
    Yes, it is.
    The GTX 570 offers more performance, draw less power and is less noisy.

    a single GTX 570 will perform 50-60% better than 2 GTS 450 in SLI.
    And you won't need another more powerful power supply to run 2 cards.:)
    2 GTS 450 draw 200-220 Watts, and since you are overclocking the CPU and the pc has got multiple hard drives and several other components, 650W could be not so much.

    However, in your case a 650W PPU would be fine for the GTX 570 :)
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  10. Posts : 123
    windows 7 x64
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Thanks for the responses. Be getting a gtx570 soon instead of sli.
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