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SLi confusion...

Post by Kurosen » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:26 pm

ok, so im thinking about upgrading my system... so far im looking into the SLi direction, but i cant seem to figure this out...

ive pretty much decided on a motherboard/processor, but its the video card that seems to toss a curve ball...

from past reading, i remember that you needed to connect the 2 video cards with a SLi connector...

but while looking at video cards i found one like this

im just wondering how the sli w/ that kind of card works... is it the same but w/out the connector? also, is there any bennifit to the ones w/ the connector?

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Post by KaymeeraUnleashed » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:56 pm

I know it's says otherwise, but I have a gut feeling that that is not an SLi card...

Posted Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:03 am:

My bad, the two 6600LEs can SLI using the PCIe BUS, ie without the SLi bridge...
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Re: SLi confusion...

Post by Zero_Point » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:32 pm

For real? Interesting... Normally I would've said that they may have provided the wrong picture.
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Post by Kurosen » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:27 pm

hmm... thats kinda odd/neat...

while im here i might as well ask this as well...

if ive got 2 cards, but play a game that doesnt have SLi support (came out before it or w/e), is it going to be utilized at all? or can it?
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Post by yoctobot » Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:30 pm

They comunicate over the PCIe bus. Yes its the same but without the connector. No there are no benifits to ones with the connector.
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Post by SunTzu » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:21 am

Dont buy SLI yet. Wait, wait, wait!
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Post by FireAza » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:30 am

From the looks of things, ATI's CrossFire is a better duel-card option. For one, you don't have to buy the exact same card like you do with nVidia's SLI and all 3D games work with CrossFire (SLI has a database of games which a game need to be programmed into for SLI to work). And as SunTzu said in "The Art of War":
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Post by SunTzu » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:19 am

FireAza quotes the truth.
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Post by Martin Blank » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:58 am

I'm starting planning for the construction of a big system in a few months. Still debating whether to go with a dual-card setup, or grab a single ubercard.
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Post by SunTzu » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:09 am

Take a single übercard, then install another one when the price is right and you need the power.
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Post by Deacon » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:45 am

That's what I did. Got a 7800GT (yay for factory overclock and copper hsf!) and will simply add another later on down the line when they're not as uber but can still give a shot in the arm.
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Post by SunTzu » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:27 am

IMO thats what SLI is good for. Very, very few people need 2 top of the line GPUs designed for gaming (mostly, atleast). If you really need high end graphics for your work, there are loads of better choices out there that are aimed directly for what you need it for.
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Post by Deacon » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:38 am

Well, if you have a 24-inch or 30-inch LCD display, running games at those native resolutions can drive even the most stoic video card to drink.
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Post by Kurosen » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:39 pm

ya... my plan was to get 1 card (probably not an uber one, but something around the 6800 mark) and then just add another one down the road when needed...

any idea when ati will start all their crossfire stuff?
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Post by Deacon » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:55 pm

[quote="FireAza";p="588460"]For one, you don't have to buy the exact same card like you do with nVidia's SLI[/quote]
Yeah, but as has been covered before, the stronger card will be limited to the capabilities of the weaker. Wow, some advantage that is :roll:
and all 3D games work with CrossFire (SLI has a database of games which a game need to be programmed into for SLI to work).
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