Quad SLI: GeForce 7900 GX2 @ bit-tech

Vikingod · May 3, 2006, 04:24 AM

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NVIDIA's SLI has been generally perceived as a success by those who follow the graphics industry. Nobody expected the revival of dual-cards that followed the introduction of the 6-series back in 2004, but SLI seems to have captured the imagination of enthusiasts everywhere.

The dual-card message has been a strong one for NVIDIA, and not just for its graphics cards - the add-one-later possibility means that it has shipped an awful lot of SLI compatible motherboards, too.

However, in recent months, SLI has been trumped by the latest revision of ATI's CrossFire technology. CrossFire launched last year with a whimper rather than a bang. The initial implementation using Radeon X850 CrossFire cards and CrossFire Xpress 200 (RD480) motherboards were notoriously buggy and performed poorly. However, the Radeon X1900-series cards fixed a lot of the problems with RD480 and RD580-based motherboards are now available too. Many consumers are finding that CrossFire will give great performance (although our own experience has varied, as we'll explain).

May 3, 2006, 04:24 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Quad SLI: GeForce 7900 GX2 @ bit-tech Read more / Source: bit-tech ______________ NVIDIA's SLI has been generally perceived as a success by those who follow the graphics industry. Nobody expected the revival of dual-cards that followed the introduction of the 6-series back in 2004, but SLI seems to have captured the imagination of enthusiasts everywhere. The dual-card message has been a strong one for NVIDIA, and not just for its graphics cards - the add-one-later possibility means that it has shipped an awful lot of SLI compatible motherboards, too. However, in recent months, SLI has been trumped by the latest revision of ATI's CrossFire technology. CrossFire launched last year with a whimper rather than a bang. The initial implementation using Radeon X850 CrossFire cards and CrossFire Xpress 200 (RD480) motherboards were notoriously buggy and performed poorly. However, the Radeon X1900-series cards fixed a lot of the problems with RD480 and RD580-based motherboards are now available too. Many consumers are finding that CrossFire will give great performance (although our own experience has varied, as we'll explain).