To all you SLI Fans..

[ohnnyj]

Originally posted by: magomago
pay attention

I mean really...who spends ~1000 dolalrs on an SLI setup (assuming you need a new PSU) and games anything LESS than 1600*1200? That would be pathetic and absolutely ridiculous and a total waste of money...

Amen!

 

[0roo0roo]

hm neither at or toms seemed to have tested over 1600x1200? any sites with 1920x1600? or do games not support that or something?

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Edward Lee

Originally posted by: jvarszegi
Edward Lee: Stop repeating yourself. Please. For the luvva G*d, stop repeating yourself.

Moderator: Can't you ban this guy, for sheer stupidity if nothing else? You're going to run out of disk space hosting his hokey threads.

Speak baby talk to me again.

:roll:

 

[jvarszegi]

Originally posted by: Edward Lee

Originally posted by: jvarszegi
Edward Lee: Stop repeating yourself. Please. For the luvva G*d, stop repeating yourself.

Moderator: Can't you ban this guy, for sheer stupidity if nothing else? You're going to run out of disk space hosting his hokey threads.

Speak baby talk to me again.

Who was you befo you was banned, widdle snookums?

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: FishTankX
Take one hard look.
Doom III 1600x1200 8xAF 4xAA 6800 Ultra SLi 73.4FPS
Doom III 1600x1200 8xAF 4xAA 6800GT SLi 68.3FPS
Doom III 1600x1200 8xAF 4xAA 6800 Ultra 42.8 FPS

Now, according to your own benchmarks 2 6800GT's beat the 6800 ultra by 59%. The 6800 Ultra SLi, 71%. Where are you getting this information from?

When we went from the 9700 pro to the 9800 pro to the 9800 XT there was 3x less of a difference between these 3 cards spanning almost 1 1/2 years than there is between 2 6800GT's vs 1 6800 Ultra.

Well the problems is that the OP is a complete moron, and lacks basic math skills. That's why he has trouble seeing the benefits.

He also has a monitor (HD set), that can only do 1,280 x 720. You definitely don't need SLI for a resolution that low. So I can see why HE doesn't need it. Fortunately, others have monitors that can do at least 1600x1200. And at 4X AA and 8X AF at that res, I'd highly recommend 6800GT/Ultras in SLI. As for me, my monitor can only do 2053x1536.

 

[Tea Bag]

This is proof-positive how big of a moron this guy is. Just a little snippet of this jem: (Note the double post, this thread and the one linked, both started by genius here)

Topic Title: Arguing against SLI

Sounds like most of the SLI fans are Bush supporters as well.

Wow - compelling argument. It was so well backed-up that he had to post the same garbage AGAIN, creating yet another useless thread. This kid is a troll simply because he doesn't speak coherantly. Case in point:

Speak baby talk to me again.

What in the flying fusk does that mean?


[obligatory]DIAF.[/obligatory]

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
Well the problems is that the OP is a complete moron, and lacks basic math skills. That's why he has trouble seeing the benefits.

Well, in the thread that this came from he admitted his numbers were wrong:

Link. I don't understand why he got so pissed off at me. Why hate a technology so much?

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
hm neither at or toms seemed to have tested over 1600x1200? any sites with 1920x1600? or do games not support that or something?

I haven't seen any sights either that have tested over 1600x1200, but since SLI results are really good at 1600x1200 with 4X AA, I don't think it would have much of a problem at 1920x1600 with no AA. I'd really like to see how it performs at 2053x1536.

 

[silverpig]

I'd like to see some widescreen 1920x1200 benches

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: silverpig
I'd like to see some widescreen 1920x1200 benches

And beyond...if you're going to be running SLI, why not?

 

[FishTankX]

SLi could open up absolutley insane resolutions like 4000x3000

 

[beany323]

looks like i am gonna need a new monitor...(damn more money!)

kthxbye

 

[SonicIce]

yea i havent seen any really hi res benchies
most of what ive seen has still been above 60fps

 

[sharkeeper]

SLi could open up absolutley insane resolutions like 4000x3000

How about 4000 x 2500?

Cheers!

 

[cyto]

As it has already been brought up, this thread is BS! Single cards are just as good or better than a SLI configuration at lower resolutions. The CPU has to send the data through both PCI-e x8 lanes, so it only makes sense that frame rates will be lower on SLI when that is the CPU's limiting factor. You get SLI to play these games at 1600x1200+ resolution with AA, AF. I want to see games in true HD(1920x1080p). SLI only makes this much more feasible. Besides, if you want to play a game at 1024x768, just disable SLI and change it back to one x16 pci-e lane and Voila, lower resolution play with better frame rates.

 

[marskid2]

hello everyone, im new here, and i am about to get a new computer. i was originally going to get a nforce4 ultra system (with teh asus a8n-e premium) but the nfroce4 ultra just hasnt been showing itself. the a8n-e is now being delayed more and more.
when i realized i could get the a8n-sli for only $200 at zipzoomfly i thought it was great. i was planning to spend about $200 on the nforce4 ultra mobo (due to thef act that i was going to buy it when it just came out, which was also originally supposed to be before the sli mobos came out, in DECEMBER) so i can use that same money and get more.
i do some 3-d gaming, but nothing crazy. no half-life 2, no doom3, nothing super-crazy. (my lcd monitor is only 1280x1024) the reason i wanted nforce4 was because of the upgradability. first, is that the socket 939 should be with us for awhile, at least 4 years im hearing. the dual-core chips are planned for 939, so in 3 years or whenever i can just upgrade the cpu and leave everything the same. second, is that the pci-e should also be with us for awhile, because of its nifty increase in power over the AGP 8x. i know that the bandwith pci-e offers is not nearly used to its fullest, but the compatibility for future cards is what is importnat..

now about the vid cards
right now, buy one 6600gt. do 3d gaming like never before and have it last for awhile since i dont need 85 fps or have it on 1600x1200 or play doom3 or farcry or halflife 2
in a few years, when i will need that extra performance for other games that i will actually want to play i can buy another 6600gt (which will be much cheaper then ) and breath new life into my system. after a few more years, i will probably give this system to my brother and will get an entirely new one. by that time, it is a good chance that dual-core cpus are standard for higher end machines, AGP will be like PCI, BTX will be widespread, and we will be watching blue-ray or HD-DVD movies in our living rooms.

again, i dont need to get awesome performace, but after many months of considering alternatives i am pretty sure of this decision to go for the a8n-sli.

(just in case you were wondering, here are my other system specs_
a8n-sli
amd athlon 64 3200+ 90nm
1024 MB corsair xms pc3200
xfx 6600gt pci-e
seagate 200GB sata
pioneer dvr-108

 

[Zebo]

Go get a 9600 po boy and stop hating choices. 6800U Sli nothing can touch period. p/p is basically in line too so I don't see why you're complainng.

 

[Zebo]

When reviews get off thier butts and do 2048x1536 reviews instead of crap 16x12 then you'll see.

 

[beany323]

Originally posted by: Zebo
When reviews get off thier butts and do 2048x1536 reviews instead of crap 16x12 then you'll see.

thats what i want to see!!!

(heck if they wait long enough, i may have to do it!!!)

 

[Regs]

I just can't believe not even two 6800U's in SLI with a FX can't brake the 80 mark with Far Cry. It would be very interesting what the next generation of video cards will bring to the table.

 

[ronnn]

$700 Canadian extra for some gain at higher resolutions. Not cheap. Should be interesting when a new generation of games come out, but of course a new generation of hardware may also be out.

 

[Mr Smiley]

In my opinion, if your willing to spend that much money on something then go for it. Here is an arguement for someone on the sli side: You buy 2 6800 gts and go through 12 months of greater than or equal to performance than a normal 6800 ultra. But after 12 months, one of the 6800 gts fails and you are left with only 1 gt. NOW, say instead of buying 2 6800gts you bought 1 ultra and after 12 months the ultra dies out. At least if you went sli you have something left instead of nothing

 

[beany323]

/em checks warranty and crosses fingers ???? lol.

(not a bad point to be sure)

 

[BBock7271]

I think most of the people in this thread are morons.. You dont spend 1000$ on motherboard + videocards in an sli setup to play games at 1280x no AA/AF. Its for enthusiasts who need taht 1600x1200 or higher w/ AA/AF. Its definately worth it for them as they are getting 70%+ increases.

I love how people who have no money will justify why they would never buy it. Normally they couldnt concievably buy an SLI setup in the first place, but try to make their computer sound like its top of the line by disproving a next generation GPU method

 

[Patrick Wolf]

I'm really interested to see the next generation of high end cards compete against 2 6800 Ultra's....