Ty4n Trinity Review: Bringing Extreme SLI to the AMD platform @ Ninjalane

Iria · Apr 1, 2007, 05:04 AM

Review: Ninjalane
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Sometimes motherboard makers go out of their way to create a different kind of product, oftentimes this is in response to an industry trend though more often than not its to give back to the community that has supported them over the years. Soltek did this a couple years ago when they released a Springdale based motherboard that supported the new 775 pin Intel processor. The new Intel 775 pin processors at first used the same processor core as the current 478 pin versions however the new chipsets did not allow for AGP video and most only supported DDR2 memory. The new Soltek system allowed you to keep your expensive video cards and current DDR memory stock while taking advantage of the new processor architecture.

Well we here at Ninjalane have come across a real gem in the motherboard world that comes to us in a time where enthusiast and system builders need integration more than brand loyalty. You see late in 2006 during the height of the SLI vs CrossFire wars. Prototype board maker Ty4n created a motherboard that uses the better parts of both technologies for even better performance. The secret is the 2 specially designed nVidia SLI cards that are then hardwired to your primary video card. The 3 cards then work together to more than triple video performance.

We have been lucky enough to have a review sample of this motherboard here in the Ninjalane Labs and decided to fire it up for some hot gaming action.

Apr 1, 2007, 05:04 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Ty4n Trinity Review: Bringing Extreme SLI to the AMD platform @ Ninjalane Review: Ninjalane _________ Sometimes motherboard makers go out of their way to create a different kind of product, oftentimes this is in response to an industry trend though more often than not its to give back to the community that has supported them over the years. Soltek did this a couple years ago when they released a Springdale based motherboard that supported the new 775 pin Intel processor. The new Intel 775 pin processors at first used the same processor core as the current 478 pin versions however the new chipsets did not allow for AGP video and most only supported DDR2 memory. The new Soltek system allowed you to keep your expensive video cards and current DDR memory stock while taking advantage of the new processor architecture. Well we here at Ninjalane have come across a real gem in the motherboard world that comes to us in a time where enthusiast and system builders need integration more than brand loyalty. You see late in 2006 during the height of the SLI vs CrossFire wars. Prototype board maker Ty4n created a motherboard that uses the better parts of both technologies for even better performance. The secret is the 2 specially designed nVidia SLI cards that are then hardwired to your primary video card. The 3 cards then work together to more than triple video performance. We have been lucky enough to have a review sample of this motherboard here in the Ninjalane Labs and decided to fire it up for some hot gaming action.