NVIDIA SLI Support - Getting Better

Danhill · Mar 23, 2005, 09:59 AM

Our main concern about the way NVIDIA’s SLI works stems from the fact that it is a game-by-game process. What this means is that the driver requires a profile to be programmed into it that states whether a certain game is going to run in SLI. Furthermore, the profile must also be programmed to use either Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) or Split Frame Rendering (SFR). When a game is run, the driver looks to see if there is a profile associated with the .exe and then it implements whatever set SLI mode is in the driver. If there is no profile set in the driver for a particular game specifying the SLI mode, then you will not get the performance benefit of SLI in that game.

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Callandor · Mar 23, 2005, 03:24 PM

It's happening...

goku21 · Mar 24, 2005, 10:38 PM

I'm still waiting on ATI's version. I want to see how they'll match up against each other.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 25, 2005, 12:08 AM

LOL it's so bad that I seem the commuity has been makeing / distributeing modded profiles since NV's didn't have verry many games / thier games listed...

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Originally Posted by goku21

I'm still waiting on ATI's version. I want to see how they'll match up against each other.

It's rumord it will be all be done via software / load shareing. but that would probubly mean all games no stinking profiles! unless you want custom settings for each game of course...

Only time will tell....

goku21 · Mar 25, 2005, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

It's rumord it will be all be done via software / load shareing. but that would probubly mean all games no stinking profiles! unless you want custom settings for each game of course...

Only time will tell....

I doubt I'd ever buy 2 cards for any sort of multi-rendering solution. I'm more intrested in the X800XL AGP version when that comes out...if it comes when...please, come out

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 25, 2005, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by goku21

I doubt I'd ever buy 2 cards for any sort of multi-rendering solution. I'm more intrested in the X800XL AGP version when that comes out...if it comes when...please, come out

I know I was hopeing ATI would of went the dual GPU rote but nope they jumped on the dual card band wangon? why? it's more profitable for them! insted of selling 1 slighlty more expensive card with more performance they sell two lessers that add up to sligtly less perfmance then would the 1 card with 2 gpu's/dual core soultion

mean more consumer cost, but also mean more profit.... insted of geting say 1.3 X the profit the get 2X and you add on that the ATI express chipset mother board you need to buy... again more profit...nvidias makeing alot o money off SLI, is it needed ? no! is there a better and far cheaper way? yes... but leave it to companies to put profit over all else

Mar 23, 2005, 09:59 AM	#1
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	NVIDIA SLI Support - Getting Better Our main concern about the way NVIDIA’s SLI works stems from the fact that it is a game-by-game process. What this means is that the driver requires a profile to be programmed into it that states whether a certain game is going to run in SLI. Furthermore, the profile must also be programmed to use either Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) or Split Frame Rendering (SFR). When a game is run, the driver looks to see if there is a profile associated with the .exe and then it implements whatever set SLI mode is in the driver. If there is no profile set in the driver for a particular game specifying the SLI mode, then you will not get the performance benefit of SLI in that game. Read more: Hardocp __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

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goku21 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	I'm still waiting on ATI's version. I want to see how they'll match up against each other.