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hi im getting rid of my 2 sli geforce 8600 GTS to buy a 8800 ultra accept i had a look in my pc today and i noticed that my 2 cards had 2 capels joined to them that murdged into 1. if i put in the ultra and left one of those cabels hanging would that be ok?
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Hi woobla,

You can disconnect the cable from both cards and keep the cable somewhere safe.


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so i wouldent have to get an entirely new cabel?
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No, since you won't be able to SLI both cards together. They will be acting independently from one another, so need for any cables.

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