Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

[lonegunm4n]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

now, I don't know when this will all take place. In theory (again), all Nvidia has to do is release the driver to make it work. If you graphics cards are supported, then you pretty much already have a physx card.

[xSomeGuyx]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

That would be cool.

[cheesewz]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

What is the point of SLI? It only improves performance by 30%, not a 100%.

I get almost a 50% improvement in 3DMark 05 in SLI. It also allows me to play HL2 in 1920X1200 at highest settings with extremely playable FPS. I get great FPS in BF2 and SF at 1600X1200 too. The only game which has given me any trouble is FEAR.

Is it really worth the buck? Depends on your point of view. I was trying to build the best box I could on a given day without regard to cost. It was about fulfilling a desire, not about being totally rational. So for me it was worth it. If I were doing a real cost-benefit analyis then the answer would likely be no.

[-(PK)-DarkIllusion]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

okay
var card = 1;
var gaming = card;
var ePenis = gaming + card;

function SLi() {
card = card x 2;
}

if (card == 2) {
document.write("your online penis is =" + ePenis);
}

your online penis is = 4!

wtf? is that java?

[cheesewz]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

wtf? is that java?

Looks more like JavaScript (or ECMAScript if you prefer).

[TokenBrit]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

okay
var card = 1;
var gaming = card;
var ePenis = gaming + card;

function SLi() {
card = card x 2;
}

if (card == 2) {
document.write("your online penis is =" + ePenis);
}

your online penis is = 4!

You never bothered to call your SLI function. Better cut that epenis in half.

[Calabr1a]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

lol, its c++. and i think that its better to just get a single 7900 GT or GTX if you can afford it. ive heard that you cannot run dual monitors in sli? is that true?

[sackynut]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

lol i forgot the call the function nooooo. anyways its modeled after jacascript, but i mean, any object based language looks the same.

[cheesewz]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

ive heard that you cannot run dual monitors in sli? is that true?

That is still true as far as I know. I have to go out of SLI mode to run my second monitor, which I only do when working.

[ZDOOBY]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

idk about dual cards with oblivion im running it fine at max settings with my 7900gt

[cheesewz]

Re: Is SLI or Crossfire a waste?

idk about dual cards with oblivion im running it fine at max settings with my 7900gt

I can too with my pair of 7800's. I would likely have bought a single 7900 if they had been available when I built my rig, but they day I ordered the parts was the day 7800's first shipped. On that day a pair of 7800's was the best you could buy. Today that isn't true anymore. Can't always wait for the next great thing or you'll never build a rig.