I'm planning on upgrading my computer soon (or at least, some components of it) and I'm wondering if my computer can support SLI. I'm not a complete idiot about computers--I can open it up and install new GPUs/RAM/other hardware, but I don't know how to tell if it can support SLI, and I'm not sure where to look for what motherboard I have installed (it was a prebuilt dell-Not my choice, it was a graduation present, please don't hurt me.
) It was fairly high end when I got it a year ago--Q6600 2.4 GHz Quad Core, NVidia 8800 GTX (768 MB VRAM), 4 GB RAM (2 GB originally, I installed two extra sticks), 500 GB HDD, etc. Vista home premium if it makes a difference (again, not my choice.) It has two identical PCI-E slots next to each other with the graphics card in the top one, which I would assume is a sign that it does support SLI, but I'd rather be certain beforehand--I'd like to avoid frying my computer if at all possible.
Oh, and related question - I've been looking at the SLI connector online, and every single one I've seen costs 80$+. Is this typical for SLI connectors, or can I find one cheaper somewhere?
Thanks BG Tech!