fire_storm Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 I think SLI is good if you buy older cards but for newer ones like the 7800gtx 512 its a waste of money. 1 7800 gtx 512 can run any game on high settings with out any lag. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlimmerMan Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 untill DX10 games come out etc etc and GF 8, which comes out next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 the only down side to sli is that it cant overclock >< unless nvidia fixes that. 572115[/snapback] Â Â last time i checked the new drivers did fix that, even allowing mix matched brand/speed cards to be run together in SLI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 They said brand, but I'm not sure about speed. Â SLI was developed for workstation, not gaming, usage by... VooDoo, I believe. It used a cable, not a clip. It was their last attempt to keep from bankruptcy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlimmerMan Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 that didnt work very well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 True. nVidia bought them out and now has, afaik, all rights regarding SLI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami Dave Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 but why not go all out and SLI 2 of these cards? 572097[/snapback] Â Well because most of us think of SLi as an afterthought and wait for prices to drop on their current card to justify buying another for the performance gains. but the only reason why prices drop is because the hardware is no longer the latest and greatest, thus we justify selling the old card and buying the new one hoping to someday Sli that one. It is a viscous cycle indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted November 5, 2005 Posted November 5, 2005 They said brand, but I'm not sure about speed. SLI was developed for workstation, not gaming, usage by... VooDoo, I believe. It used a cable, not a clip. It was their last attempt to keep from bankruptcy. 572181[/snapback]   that was a very different thing, SLI then was Scan Line Interleave  SLI by Nvidia is Scalable Link Interface  not the same, although the current SLI developed from the original i believe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer-Mix Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 (edited) the only down side to sli is that it cant overclock >< unless nvidia fixes that. 572115[/snapback] Â hm...sorry if my englisch isnt perfect, but if i understood you right,you suppose that cards in SLI cant be OCed? right? Â well...i got my 2 7800GTX OCed by using coolbits or rivatuner...works perfectly for me... as well as it worked with my 6800GTs on june,and my 2 6600GTs on march... i really dont know where the problem is.... Edited November 6, 2005 by Homer-Mix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlimmerMan Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Well its the 7th and i havnmt heard anything so far.. I found an article tat says xfx will release thier 7800 GTX 512mb on the 14th.... w00t Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychotic_god Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Well its the 7th and i havnmt heard anything so far.. I found an article tat says xfx will release thier 7800 GTX 512mb on the 14th.... w00t 573286[/snapback] I know, I've looked everywhere, anyone know where they sell 'em? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlimmerMan Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 They'll probalby tell you when it's released. i can guess newegg wil get thier hands on some though. I wouldnt buy one straight away. I'd wait for the Oc'ed version with better cooling to come out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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