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SLI Motherboard???(Preformance features vs price)

Total: 52 votes (2 blank votes)

  • YES!!!
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  • NO!!!
  • 56 %
April 20, 2006 8:36:10 PM

So if you're saying that SLI probably isn't worth it these days because of the minute gains in preformance, and that I am not going to be playing games at extreme resoulutions, then I should just get 1 7900GTX instead of 2 7900GT's for an example. Because of this, does it mean that I should just get a motherboard that does not support SLI??? Also, do motherboards that support no SLI have the same features as the A8N-Sli's? Or, are they less feature packed and just no good?

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April 20, 2006 8:46:10 PM

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So if you're saying that SLI probably isn't worth it these days because of the minute gains in preformance, and that I am not going to be playing games at extreme resoulutions, then I should just get 1 7900GTX instead of 2 7900GT's for an example. Because of this, does it mean that I should just get a motherboard that does not support SLI??? Also, do motherboards that support no SLI have the same features as the A8N-Sli's? Or, are they less feature packed and just no good?


Get an SLI motherboard (because the chipsets are vastly superior to those of Non-SLI for the most part) and get a Single card, it is alot easier to cool and overclock a single card and the performance gain beats SLI, I've used enough SLI to know that SLI is NOT worth the gain, the only time to get SLI is if you have 2 6800series, or 2 low-end 7600 series, because 2 7900 series cards is a waste, as unless you'll run 2056x1536 as your resolution, it's overkill.

~~Mad Mod Mike, fixin' the world 1 rig at a time
April 20, 2006 8:47:26 PM

This same question has been asked about 20 million times. Ok ok, only about 600 times...

Bascially, the general thought seems to be, if you are able to affored sli, then sure, do it.

It's like a car. Does a porche cost 2 or 3 times what a mustang gt cost? Yes. Is the porche faster? Yes. Is it two or three times as fast? Course not.

Is sli fast than a single card? Yes. Is it two times faster? Course not.

Why do people buy a porche when they could buy a mustang? Cause they CAN.

If it's worth it to you, then get it. I run two BFG 7900GTX in sli. I like the extra boost.

Btw, it's not "minute" gains. Lot of the newer games really benifit from sli. You don't have to have sli to run them, but that eye candy sure looks good.
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April 20, 2006 8:50:59 PM

Actually... I was asking bout the board...(The mother board(sli or normal pci-e)
April 20, 2006 8:54:41 PM

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Actually... I was asking bout the board...(The mother board(sli or normal pci-e)


Ah, I see.

I'm sorry :oops: 

I read the topic, saw the poll, and that auto "tainted" what you said.

Mike is correct (as usual). Just get a sli board (that way, you can alway sli later if you want to)
April 20, 2006 8:57:48 PM

np dude :lol: 
April 20, 2006 9:47:27 PM

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the only time to get SLI is if you have 2 6800series, or 2 low-end 7600 series, because 2 7900 series cards is a waste, as unless you'll run 2056x1536 as your resolution, it's overkill.
Why would you buy two 7600GTs for 200$ each when you could get a single X1900 XT for slightly more?

SLI in my opinion is only useful if your two card setup is more powerful than any single card setup available. There’s no logical reason to buy two Geforce 6 series cards now; a single 7900GT or GTX would perform similarly, be priced similarly, and would offer an upgrade path.
April 20, 2006 9:53:13 PM

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the only time to get SLI is if you have 2 6800series, or 2 low-end 7600 series, because 2 7900 series cards is a waste, as unless you'll run 2056x1536 as your resolution, it's overkill.
Why would you buy two 7600GTs for 200$ each when you could get a single X1900 XT for slightly more?

SLI in my opinion is only useful if your two card setup is more powerful than any single card setup available. There’s no logical reason to buy two Geforce 6 series cards now; a single 7900GT or GTX would perform similarly, be priced similarly, and would offer an upgrade path.

HeyYou, listen to what I'm about to say, it may come as a shock:

2 7600GT's will perform very well, and some can be had for up to $60 cheaper than an x1900XT for both 76's. A 7900GT performs about a 7800GTX, which in itself is not a strong card compared to current offerings, and a 79GTX is $550, WAY too much compared to SLI's of what I said. Compare 2 79GTX's to 1, there's about 15% improvement...why? Because only EXTREME resolutions (Like I said) show a vast improvement, while $1200 for 2 cards isn't really economical.

2 6800GS's beats an x1900XT, how do I know this? Because I have the x1900XT and HAD 2 6800GS's in SLI, and they score approx the same w/ OCing teh 68's and stock-clocked x1900, the 2 GF 6's can be had for under $350, which is a far cry ($100-$250) cheaper than an x1900XT.

My recommendations and information come from experience, I suggest you nor others doubt what I say, I don't throw out crap without backing it up with personal experience, of which I have alot.

~~Mad Mod Mike, fixin' the world 1 rig at a time
June 24, 2006 9:36:56 AM

ultran00b's question is also a question i would like to ask.

U guys can't read. He was refering to MOTHERBOARDs.
To put it simple, should he get a single 16x slot motherboard or a SLI ready motherboard. he WAS NOT asking whether he should get two crads or one card. motherboard is the qn get it?

Besides MadModMike, no one answered his qn. I can't answer it becuz i dunno the answer myself.
June 24, 2006 9:37:12 AM

ultran00b's question is also a question i would like to ask.

U guys can't read. He was refering to MOTHERBOARDs.
To put it simple, should he get a single 16x slot motherboard or a SLI ready motherboard. he WAS NOT asking whether he should get two crads or one card. motherboard is the qn get it?

Besides MadModMike, no one answered his qn. I can't answer it becuz i dunno the answer myself.
June 24, 2006 10:49:11 AM

For high resolution and ultra quality gaming yes it is.
June 24, 2006 11:25:33 AM

Up to just a month ago i was fully determined to go SLI with my next set up. But after doing the research and almost gave my calculator a stroke after getting the grand total of what the rig will cost I decided against it. Not because of the price but because i looked at basically what i was paying for. SLI gives you basically faster game perfomance and higher resolution. But if you have a really good rig set up and a really good graphics card, SLI really isn't needed. A present my current rig is a P4 3.2GHZ, 2GB DDR2 mem, 74GB Raptor & 150GB Drive, running on a 7800GT card. My machine is really fast. Load times are great and my card has been able to handle any to every game that has come on the market since I've had it. I've been playing games like BF2, Edler Scrolls IV, FEAR, and GRAW with no perfomance lag at all. I figured if i'd go SLI what more will i gain? Higher resolution yeah but i play at 1600 x 1200 and that's pretty good for many. Perfomace? Hmm, a 7800GT can handle many games at present. If you buy 2 of them your getting a slightly higher perfomance % but is that small % worth coughing up to $500 bucks? (about $300 for a new card and close to $200 for a new SLI mobo).

If your dedicated to SLI you have to commit to everytime you upgrade your vid card you do it 2x to the price. So instead of paying $300 to $500 bucks for the newest vid card on the market your shelling out $600 to $1K on video cards. Hell that's a whole new damn PC!!! If your Bill Gate's kid and shelling out that kinda cash is like putting coins in a parking meter go ahead but the cost of SLI vs the perfomance you will get to me isn't really worth it. My only advice would be to upgrade your mobo to a SLI one and leave the option open for SLI in the future. But right now i bet if you purchased a 7900GT of GTX card you will see you really don't need SLI cause that one single card will eat up whatever game your playing with no perfomance slow down.
June 24, 2006 12:21:26 PM

I would go with a SLI motherboard since both Nvidia and ATI seems to have plans of using GPUs for physics. And an SLI board doesn't cost that much more.
June 24, 2006 4:09:12 PM

ppl like u dun understand english.

he is choosing a motherboard. NOT graphic card.
June 24, 2006 6:32:45 PM

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ppl like u dun understand english.

he is choosing a motherboard. NOT graphic card.


Ok wtf are you talking about. The original poster asked if going SLI was worth it. If you go SLI one of the major reasons, and to some the only reason, is to run two vid cards at once. You cant talk about SLI without talking about graphics cards ya moron. All i explained to him was what he'll be getting if he goes SLI and the pros and cons. And if you read my post you'd see in the end i recommended he'd get a SLI mobo. Geez, i swear some guys read two sentences of someone's post and just can't wait to yab thier mouth just to say something negative.
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June 24, 2006 7:13:10 PM

as far as to get an sli board or a single pcix board
the price is the same except for the high end sli boards
so i say get an sli board
June 24, 2006 7:22:50 PM

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ppl like u dun understand english.

he is choosing a motherboard. NOT graphic card.


Well you can not type english.

I'll translate so we can understand your "english"

People like you do not understand english.

He is choosing a motherboard, not a graphics card.

Taste of your own medicine is not palatable, now is it?
June 24, 2006 7:28:18 PM

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ultran00b's question is also a question i would like to ask.

U guys can't read. He was refering to MOTHERBOARDs.
To put it simple, should he get a single 16x slot motherboard or a SLI ready motherboard. he WAS NOT asking whether he should get two crads or one card. motherboard is the qn get it?

Besides MadModMike, no one answered his qn. I can't answer it becuz i dunno the answer myself.


If you read his OP carefuly you will see he is asking whether or not SLI is worth it, then if it is not worth it should he get a SLI mobo. It is a two part question. Both sides of the arguement are correct.

Take a tranquilizer and calm down.

Edit: On a side note, I have had both SLI and single card configurations with my 7900GTX's (long ass story) and I really do not feel that SLI is worth it unless a single card cannot handle the games, which is rare, e.x. FEAR at high res (1600x1200, where I sit).

I play BF2, Lineage 2, NFSMW at high res and my single card does just fine. I wish it had more memory onboard but as for pure speed it gets the job done. I really do not recommend SLI unless (drawing from the porchse example earlier) you can and just want to have it. No one can argue with a person who says "Screw it, I just want SLI because I can."
June 24, 2006 7:30:25 PM

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So if you're saying that SLI probably isn't worth it these days because of the minute gains in preformance, and that I am not going to be playing games at extreme resoulutions, then I should just get 1 7900GTX instead of 2 7900GT's for an example. Because of this, does it mean that I should just get a motherboard that does not support SLI??? Also, do motherboards that support no SLI have the same features as the A8N-Sli's? Or, are they less feature packed and just no good?






mehhhh
June 28, 2006 9:08:04 PM

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mehhhh

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June 30, 2006 2:38:51 AM

Newbie here but I've got a question.

I was thinking about building a SLI-ready rig (AM2 based) but only getting one card (7600GT- which is about $170). And then, in a year or two I would just SLI-it when the cards fell to the sub-$100 range (probably even lower).

Would it be worth it then? As far as I see it, SLI rigs are an investment on their own. A 7600GT wants 20A on the +12V rail and for two, that means something with 34A or 20A on dual +12V rails- meaning one expensive PSU (which I've already configured into my expense: Enermax Liberty 620W).

But I'd rather have an ATI GPU because their power demands are a bit less and I love their design.
June 30, 2006 2:50:36 AM

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Newbie here but I've got a question.

I was thinking about building a SLI-ready rig (AM2 based) but only getting one card (7600GT- which is about $170). And then, in a year or two I would just SLI-it when the cards fell to the sub-$100 range (probably even lower).

Would it be worth it then? As far as I see it, SLI rigs are an investment on their own. A 7600GT wants 20A on the +12V rail and for two, that means something with 34A or 20A on dual +12V rails- meaning one expensive PSU (which I've already configured into my expense: Enermax Liberty 620W).

But I'd rather have an ATI GPU because their power demands are a bit less and I love their design.



no .... dont SLi two 7600gt
June 30, 2006 3:37:28 AM

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no .... dont SLi two 7600gt


Yeah, I've been slowly leaning away from SLI and just getting a good X1800GTO or maybe a 7900GT instead.
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