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Well, actually, it's from nV...but it's all the same.
Anyway, Halo at max (16x12), Doom3 at max (16x12, Ultra Quality, 4xAA), and 3DMark05 (10x7...default settings) were compared in six arrangements: 1 each of 6600GT, 6800GT, 6800U and 2 each of the same cards. No surprise that SLI'd 6800Us won (and put those crazy XTpe's to shame at the same time). As it turns out, in Halo and 3DMark05, the array of two 6600GTs is better than a single 6800U (and would cost less).
Test system was an S939 A64 4000+ (FX-53) on an NF4 SLI board with 1GB DDR400.
On a similar note, nV said yesterday that SLI was in the works for 2.5 years, <A HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19025" target="_new">here</A>. If this is true...it might mean that we won't see ATi's answer for awhile (if they even wanted to make one). Guess ATi will just need to invent a portable cooling system capable of achieving 1 degree K :tongue: .
BTW, Grape--two 6800UEs look like they could DEF break 10k in '05 (*maybe* even two BFG 6800U OCs). Heck, the next gen driver could get the bump needed. Looks like your prediction will be right .
Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.
Well, actually, it's from nV...but it's all the same.
Anyway, Halo at max (16x12), Doom3 at max (16x12, Ultra Quality, 4xAA), and 3DMark05 (10x7...default settings) were compared in six arrangements: 1 each of 6600GT, 6800GT, 6800U and 2 each of the same cards. No surprise that SLI'd 6800Us won (and put those crazy XTpe's to shame at the same time). As it turns out, in Halo and 3DMark05, the array of two 6600GTs is better than a single 6800U (and would cost less).
Test system was an S939 A64 4000+ (FX-53) on an NF4 SLI board with 1GB DDR400.
On a similar note, nV said yesterday that SLI was in the works for 2.5 years, <A HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19025" target="_new">here</A>. If this is true...it might mean that we won't see ATi's answer for awhile (if they even wanted to make one). Guess ATi will just need to invent a portable cooling system capable of achieving 1 degree K :tongue: .
BTW, Grape--two 6800UEs look like they could DEF break 10k in '05 (*maybe* even two BFG 6800U OCs). Heck, the next gen driver could get the bump needed. Looks like your prediction will be right .
Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.