Nvidia 197.55 Drivers Enable 4-way Fermi SLI

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By Marcus Yam
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Got the need for speed (and a lot of money)? This is the driver you've been waiting for.

When the Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 launched, it only supported SLI with three GPUs. While supplies of the new Fermi-based cards are still scarce, now those who find three cards not enough now have an upgrade path to add-in a fourth card.

Nvidia today released GeForce WHQL drivers version 197.55 that enables 4-way SLI for GTX 480 and GTX 470 cards.

Grab them at the links below:

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
74 Comments Comment from the forums
  • coopchennick
    In other news, Iran is negotiating with nVidia in hopes to acquire this nuclear reactor.
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  • rjkucia
    I can feel the heat from here already...
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  • dogofwars
    Hmmm 2000$ and beyond just in card wow ;)
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  • dogofwars
    -Hey it's hot today
    -No it's just the neighbor using a 4 Way SLI 480 GTX
    - !???
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  • ryman546
    lol yes they pack some heat. Alot of power cranking out of them though.
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  • bdcrlsn
    That'll keep many a basement cozy during the winter months.
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  • warmon6
    Fire up those cards! Need a little more heat to cook my marshmallow
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  • rhelme
    So do they make a 2000 watt power supply yet?
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  • tipmen
    Great Scott! You will need a fission reactor to power that rig.
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  • brother shrike
    The drivers may allow it, but the laws of physics don't. There's no way you can use four of those things without your rig melting.
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