Tomshardware: Nvidia and SLI

Zardon · Jun 28, 2004, 02:27 PM

Ill be very interested to see how this develops over the coming months, I LOVED SLI mode on the 3dfx boards along time ago. Tomshardware now have a little article up regarding SLI and nvidia today.

"Six years ago, if you'd mentioned the three letters SLI to a gamer, you would have been greeted with wide eyes and wild excitement. Why? SLI (scan line interleave) was a new concept that promised no less than improved gaming performance and playable frame rates at what was then an unheard of 1024x768 resolution with a Z-buffer enabled by combining the rendering power of two Voodoo 2 add-in cards. Since then, we haven't seen anything of the sort commercially available."

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Rasta Monsta · Jun 28, 2004, 03:01 PM

I gotta disagree with Tom on one thing. . .we have seen SLI since the VooDoo2 days, and I have one collecting dust in my gear box. . .the dual GPU VooDoo5!

rasta

No_Style · Jun 28, 2004, 06:04 PM

Sure does sound impressive on paper. To have 2 physical cards.... I would personally rather have dual core on 1 PCB than have 2 cards. MAXX~

PoopyTheJ · Jun 28, 2004, 06:37 PM

dpagan · Jun 28, 2004, 06:44 PM

i wonder how alienware feels about this since they advertise a similar form of graphics rendering and claimed to be the only one with a dual pci-e slot and two gfx cards? i say nvidia should be able to pull it off also, which will make ati join in and in the end anyone will be able to build a 2 pci-e gfx system and enjoy the performance increase, i don't think alienware will be to happy about this

PoopyTheJ · Jun 28, 2004, 06:54 PM

I think one of these articles mentioned it but this is finally a good reason to look to upgrading to PCI-e. This is most definitely a compelling reason to look to PCI-e at least for me, I can see grabbing a 6800 Non-Ultra and in a couple months grabbing another to get the performance I crave. Way to go Nvidia! Now if they ever actually get it out the door.... grumble....

OpusP.Gladiator · Jun 28, 2004, 06:57 PM

C'mon Unless your designing VR apps or cad cars or animators or vidiots or gamers... noones gonna support this CRAP!
SO what if I get 70-90% better performance numbers... For the price to build a suitable system me thinks I'd rather buy a hybriid vehicle and take the tax credits.....hahahaha

so if I start my own forum can I take a tax writeoff??? might be the only way, also then I might get sum of those free samples...hahaha

anyways, I'm sure it's going to kick ass, but again If I get half the performance at a third of the price I won't feel so slighted! Guess that's why we mod our stuff, ah well...
I want 64bit @ 2000 fsb.... that way I can rip a cd , surf the web, watch a video all while connected w/ a p2p client, maybe even play a game. without Hitches! Oh yea, I do that already hehehe

dpagan · Jun 28, 2004, 07:08 PM

you're right but if you're like me and upgrades once in a blue moon (years depending on hardware) by the time i was to build a system like that i could problably get two gfx cards for the price of one, i'm not like many who rush out to buy the next card that comes out i wait for the best price point posible on all my hardware

PoopyTheJ · Jun 28, 2004, 07:16 PM

Expensive now but a yr from now not soo bad, in perfect time for the Unreal 3 engine.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 28, 2004, 07:22 PM

yep the nda expired today, per an nvidia rep would woundly talk abou t it in thier staturday presentation

Jun 28, 2004, 02:27 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Tomshardware: Nvidia and SLI - Double the power Ill be very interested to see how this develops over the coming months, I LOVED SLI mode on the 3dfx boards along time ago. Tomshardware now have a little article up regarding SLI and nvidia today. "Six years ago, if you'd mentioned the three letters SLI to a gamer, you would have been greeted with wide eyes and wild excitement. Why? SLI (scan line interleave) was a new concept that promised no less than improved gaming performance and playable frame rates at what was then an unheard of 1024x768 resolution with a Z-buffer enabled by combining the rendering power of two Voodoo 2 add-in cards. Since then, we haven't seen anything of the sort commercially available." tomshardware

Jun 28, 2004, 06:04 PM	#3
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Ho Hum~! Sure does sound impressive on paper. To have 2 physical cards.... I would personally rather have dual core on 1 PCB than have 2 cards. MAXX~ __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Jun 28, 2004, 06:37 PM	#4
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	__________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Jun 28, 2004, 06:54 PM	#6
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	I think one of these articles mentioned it but this is finally a good reason to look to upgrading to PCI-e. This is most definitely a compelling reason to look to PCI-e at least for me, I can see grabbing a 6800 Non-Ultra and in a couple months grabbing another to get the performance I crave. Way to go Nvidia! Now if they ever actually get it out the door.... grumble.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Jun 28, 2004, 06:57 PM	#7
OpusP.Gladiator '42' Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon!!! Posts: 300 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Price point = WTF high! C'mon Unless your designing VR apps or cad cars or animators or vidiots or gamers... noones gonna support this CRAP! SO what if I get 70-90% better performance numbers... For the price to build a suitable system me thinks I'd rather buy a hybriid vehicle and take the tax credits.....hahahaha so if I start my own forum can I take a tax writeoff??? might be the only way, also then I might get sum of those free samples...hahaha anyways, I'm sure it's going to kick ass, but again If I get half the performance at a third of the price I won't feel so slighted! Guess that's why we mod our stuff, ah well... I want 64bit @ 2000 fsb.... that way I can rip a cd , surf the web, watch a video all while connected w/ a p2p client, maybe even play a game. without Hitches! Oh yea, I do that already hehehe __________________ http://img52.exs.cx/img52/7799/opus.jpg AMD X2-3800 (Manchester), Oc'd to 2.25 on stock cooler! DFI Lanparty-UT-SLI-D mobo, OCZ Platinum pc3200xtc @ 2.3.2.5.1T, MSI 7800gt @440/1100, Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty, 2 wd 36g raptors, 1 maxtor 250g eide, Coolermaster case with Handle Logitech g15, 20.1" Sceptre LCD, Antec neo2 500w PS"

Jun 28, 2004, 06:44 PM	#5
dpagan DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	i wonder how alienware feels about this since they advertise a similar form of graphics rendering and claimed to be the only one with a dual pci-e slot and two gfx cards? i say nvidia should be able to pull it off also, which will make ati join in and in the end anyone will be able to build a 2 pci-e gfx system and enjoy the performance increase, i don't think alienware will be to happy about this

Jun 28, 2004, 07:08 PM	#8
dpagan DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	you're right but if you're like me and upgrades once in a blue moon (years depending on hardware) by the time i was to build a system like that i could problably get two gfx cards for the price of one, i'm not like many who rush out to buy the next card that comes out i wait for the best price point posible on all my hardware

Jun 28, 2004, 07:16 PM	#9
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	Expensive now but a yr from now not soo bad, in perfect time for the Unreal 3 engine. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Jun 28, 2004, 07:22 PM	#10
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	yep the nda expired today, per an nvidia rep would woundly talk abou t it in thier staturday presentation __________________