I didn't know an entire company like Intel is basing its entire finance profit model upon overclockers.
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SLI done for?
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I didn't know an entire company like Intel is basing its entire finance profit model upon overclockers.
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Yes it is if I don't buy a intel chip next they will go bankrupt
Oh noes, that's AMD down the tubes because I jumped ship for this build
(I'll be back mind you, Intels STILL give me the creeps).
Oh noes, that's AMD down the tubes because I jumped ship for this build
(I'll be back mind you, Intels STILL give me the creeps).
Woot we got someone to blame for amd troubles
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Problem is that AMD's license for making x86 CPU's isn't transferrable if AMD is bought. As such if Nvidia buys AMD then they would not have a license to make x86 compatible CPU's. If no license to make the CPU then not worth buying.
This is why the rumour for Nvidia to buy Via for the Chip license came started.
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All AMD need to do now is price their next CPU's well and if they overclock well, im sure a lot of people will turn back.
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Sli's always been rubbish imo, its to old now, needs an overhaul like what ATi did to Crossfire to bring it up to date, CrossfireX destroys it (not in performance), its just a much better system, can mix and match cards, can do Dual Screens, SLi cant do any of that, still in the dark ages that thing, has to be the exact same cards, have to disable SLi to do Dual Screen, come on Nvidia bring it up to date, jesus.
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You should know SLI2 is on the cards, they probably needed PCI-E 2.0 to even try and make it.
SLI is crap IMO, but its the oldest so obv Crossfie should be better.
SLI is crap IMO, but its the oldest so obv Crossfie should be better.
Not the slightest bit surprising and entirely NVidia's own fault.
They couldn't produce a chipset which could compete with Intel's so they've been using SLI support as a crutch, refusing to let Intel implement it as they know no one will buy their motherboards any more.
First Intel retaliated by being awkward with the Yorkfield specs and now they've taken the next step and stopped them producing chipsets for Nehalem, effectively backing them into a corner.
They'll probably come to a cross-licensing deal tbh but, unless NVidia improve SLI radically, I think its days are numbered.
They couldn't produce a chipset which could compete with Intel's so they've been using SLI support as a crutch, refusing to let Intel implement it as they know no one will buy their motherboards any more.
First Intel retaliated by being awkward with the Yorkfield specs and now they've taken the next step and stopped them producing chipsets for Nehalem, effectively backing them into a corner.
They'll probably come to a cross-licensing deal tbh but, unless NVidia improve SLI radically, I think its days are numbered.
Problem Nvidia have got is that Intel don't need them in the same way Nvidia need Intel. By cosying up to Ati Intel has made sure they have a gpu solution that is not their own and it has multi gpu as well for as long as Intel needs them. This also serves another useful purpose for Intel it keeps Amd going and prevents Intel coming under the sort of scrutiny that MS has to contend with. It's win win for Intel but i see nothing good for Nvidia maybe they should have kept their corporate mouth shut and not been so territorial about sli in the first place.
What? Of course it's their technology. If you are trying to say that they robbed it from 3DFX, the 3DFX tech was completely different, they just share the name. (and SLI on 3DFX wasn't "scalable link interface" anyway)
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Aye, totally different, 3dfx's worked 
(ScanLine Interleave I believe it was)
(ScanLine Interleave I believe it was)
OK, fairy nuff. I'll start again.
It's not even their three letter trademark anyway.
Aye, totally different, 3dfx's worked
(ScanLine Interleave I believe it was)
Yeah, you're right. Same tech as was used on the Voodoo 5500 / 6000 I believe.
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OK, fairy nuff. I'll start again.
It's not even their three letter trademark anyway.
Since Nvidia bought 3dfx and all it's technology I think you'll find it is their trademark whether it stands for 'Scan Line Interleave' or 'Scalable Link Interface'. Nvidia had to get something from the purchase of 3dfx after the tech that was alleged to have been used in the GeforceFX (
) series caused them so much hassle.Vodoo 2 was the card that used SLI
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When I bought my M2n board, I did so with SLI in mind, believing it to be the same thing the voodoo's had, where card zero drew lines 0 2 3 4 6 8 and so on, and card one did lines 1 3 5 7 9 etc.
But on finding out it's basically a bit of a joke, I wouldn't touch it with a 40ft barge pole.
But on finding out it's basically a bit of a joke, I wouldn't touch it with a 40ft barge pole.
Since Nvidia bought 3dfx and all it's technology I think you'll find it is their trademark whether it stands for 'Scan Line Interleave' or 'Scalable Link Interface'. Nvidia had to get something from the purchase of 3dfx after the tech that was alleged to have been used in the GeforceFX (
I dunno, you pedants. I'll start again (again).
It's not even (originally) their three letter trademark anyway.
So, too, did the Voodoo 5500 / 6000.
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