News EVGA teases Pro SLI Bridges

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  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Gareth Halfacree, 13 Aug 2013
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    mi1ez Minimodder

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    I prefer it without the LEDs...
     
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  3. theshadow2001

    theshadow2001 [DELETE] means [DELETE]

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    I'm surprised something like this hasn't come around sooner.

    Gareth, you've misspelled two-way.

    Edit: Ninja fixed before I posted!
     
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  4. azrael-

    azrael- I'm special...

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    Another product I didn't know I don't need.
     
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  5. Elton

    Elton Officially a Whisky Nerd

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    If they weren't $30 a pop, I'd honestly consider getting one just because of the rather nice metal shielding.

    They would match the hilariously expensive Titans though.
     
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  6. Tynecider

    Tynecider Since ZX81

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    700 series and above......yep that me going and buying a set just so I can have a funky sli bridge.

    Or we could just hack them to light up :p

    PS: EVGA, it doesn't match your current boards cosmetically....just saying like.
     
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  7. Elton

    Elton Officially a Whisky Nerd

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    Which is why I'd paint my metal black! Honestly, at that point I could just shield and modify my own. What's interesting to me is that there's no support for 600 series LEDs :(
     
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  8. Maki role

    Maki role Dale you're on a roll... Lover of bit-tech

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    Hmm, this is quite a nice little accessory. I can imagine since EVGA are diving in, others will follow too, I certainly can't see Asus standing by without getting their RoG branding in on the scene. I just wrapped mine in white di-noc, which doesn't look bad, but it's not great either. All the more interesting, modded ones I made ended up looking a bit crap sadly. One of these fancy bridges would make a great base for a little mod, especially given that the LEDs are already present.
     
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  9. Gareth Halfacree

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    Aye, spotted it on a re-read just after I'd sent the piece live - you're obviously a fast reader!
    I'm guessing - and this is just a guess, I haven't looked at the spec - that the 700 series adds a 5V line to the SLI connector that's missing on the 600 series, and it's this line that EVGA is tapping for the LEDs.
     
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  10. damien c

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    Looks like I have just found my new SLI bridge for when I change my cards aslong as I stick with Nvidia for my next cards.
     
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  11. Snips

    Snips I can do dat, giz a job

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    I do like the look of these and am surprised no one has done them before.
     
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  12. schmidtbag

    schmidtbag What's a Dremel?

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    I too am surprised this hasn't been done until now, though this particular model looks like it would block a lot of air flow, depending on how your case is arranged of course.
     
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  13. monkiboi

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    I have these beans if anyone's interested...
     
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  14. Teelzebub

    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    I've always thought the SLI bridges are ugly, I'll be getting one when they are on sale
     
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  15. Maki role

    Maki role Dale you're on a roll... Lover of bit-tech

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    Actually it's just occurred to me, remember this bridge from back when the Titan was unveiled?

    [​IMG]

    Would have been nice if Nvidia actually made those. Personally I think it's nicer looking than even the EVGA one. Although I must admit I'm not overly fond of the giant logos, guess they've got to put something on there though.
     
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  16. Elton

    Elton Officially a Whisky Nerd

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    You're probably right. Which means technically i could jury rig this via a small lead into the SLI fingers. :D
     
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  17. wafflesomd

    wafflesomd What's a Dremel?

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    People still buy sli/crossfire?
     
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  18. siliconfanatic

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    You've been living under a rock?
     
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  19. Teelzebub

    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    Apparently he does :rolleyes:
     
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  20. LordPyrinc

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    Cool. Would be nice to replace my ribbon cable. Oh wells, doesn't really matter for me as I don't have a window to show it off. Got a blue LED 200mm fan on the side instead. Ah the purty colors.....
     
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