Revisiting SLI @ Tech-Hounds.com

Iria · Jul 4, 2006, 08:48 AM

Source: Tech-Hounds.com
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Admittedly, we are skeptical of new technologies and products. After all, we think a healthy dose of skepticism is good since that means we reserve judgment until we saw proof to the contrary. When we first looked at what multi rendering has to offer with SLI, we were dismayed to say the least. From our experience, SLI doesn't always make good on its promise of performance. But at least, SLI have made good on the promise of quality, every time with every game.

Seeing how successful NVIDIA is with SLI, the once critics of consumer multi rendering solution, rival ATI, decided they want a piece of the pie as well. Though reviewers generally felt ATI's Crossfire was late to do any good for their aging X800 and X850 cards, most agree the platform has the potential to rival SLI. With their latest X1K series of cards, Crossfire seems to deliver on both performance and quality. The only thing they need now is a much simpler setup which already made its way to the mainstream parts.

Jul 4, 2006, 08:48 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Revisiting SLI @ Tech-Hounds.com Source: Tech-Hounds.com __________ Admittedly, we are skeptical of new technologies and products. After all, we think a healthy dose of skepticism is good since that means we reserve judgment until we saw proof to the contrary. When we first looked at what multi rendering has to offer with SLI, we were dismayed to say the least. From our experience, SLI doesn't always make good on its promise of performance. But at least, SLI have made good on the promise of quality, every time with every game. Seeing how successful NVIDIA is with SLI, the once critics of consumer multi rendering solution, rival ATI, decided they want a piece of the pie as well. Though reviewers generally felt ATI's Crossfire was late to do any good for their aging X800 and X850 cards, most agree the platform has the potential to rival SLI. With their latest X1K series of cards, Crossfire seems to deliver on both performance and quality. The only thing they need now is a much simpler setup which already made its way to the mainstream parts.