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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: dbl219 on November 26, 2011, 02:31:01 pm
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Hey, first time poster here. So here's the story...
A couple years ago I had a PC technician I knew assemble a rig for me. He installed it with a GA-P55M-UD2 mobo. At the time I wasn't as savvy as I am now, and when he gave me the computer fully built, he did not include any extra parts.
I've since upgraded my GPU to a GTX 460, and I'm now looking to grab a second 460 to run in SLI. The problem is that if an SLI bridge came with my mobo, the guy never gave it to me. I've contacted him to see if he miraculously still has it in a closet somewhere, but if not, I'm fine with buying a new one. The issue is that I want to make sure I buy a bridge with the correct length for the mobo.
So far the only motherboard manufacturer I've found that sells the bridges separately is EVGA, with a flexible 3.5 inch connector (http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=401-MB-0013-01&family=Accessories%20-%20Hardware&sw=4). Obviously I would prefer to buy something from Gigabyte, my mobo manufacturer, but I don't know if you guys sell those bridges individually. If I can't buy one directly from Gigabyte, is 3.5 inches the proper size for my motherboard? Does "flexible" mean actually flexible if the length is shorter and I need to bend the connector? It's hard to tell what material it's made out of from the picture.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
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Hi and welcome.
Firstly the easiest place to find SLI bridges of all lengths is on Ebay. There will be plenty there for nice cheap prices.
The bridges are flexible to a point in as much as they will bend to take up any extra slack if they are too long so make sure that the bridge you get is the right size or a bit longer. ;)