Will a GTX285 OC and a 285OCX work in SLI?

[Antonius]

I RMA'd two 280s identical 280s and got a 2gb GTX285 OC and a 1gb GTX285 OCX from BFG back. Will they run together in SLI? I have heard that the card will downclock to the slowest and eliminate the use of added RAM so they match since they are both 285s, but wanted to be sure.

 

[LeninGHOLA]

You heard correctly, they will both run at the speed of the lower card, and each will only utilize 1gb

 

[Antonius]

Excellent. Wanted to be sure. Thanks.

 

[vjcsmoke]

You could return one of the cards and demand that they match though. I'm not sure if the 285 even benefits from that extra 1GB of frame buffer. What resolution are you running?

 

[KILLER_K]

Just make sure to place the slower running card in the top pci-express slot and then you will be fine.