# Question about SLI **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 27, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119 "2006-09-27T14:59:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/1 "2006-09-27T14:59:33Z")
so I’m building a new budget desktop for myself and I want to run Dual Vid Cards I have an SLI compatible mobo / Power Supply / and I want to run two of these [VID cards](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814133154) Anything else special I need? and I know there are better vid cards out there but I’m on a budget and I think two of these would work fine for the games I want to play ---
**Author:** ![tnick24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@tnick24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tnick24)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/2 "2006-09-27T15:02:43Z")
should be all set. SLI rules, i have 2x quardo FX3400/4400’s in my rig. they get the job done… ---
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/3 "2006-09-27T15:04:32Z")
> [@tnick24](#): > > should be all set. SLI rules, i have 2x quardo FX3400/4400’s in my rig. they get the job done… :tup: I seen somewhere there is a little piece that connects the two graphics cards together Its shaped like " [ " and it connects the tops of the two cards ,is this just for more support? will it come with one of the cards or anything? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/4 "2006-09-27T15:08:35Z")
your good to go. im running 2 gforce 6800gts in sli, very nice, they do get hot tho. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/5 "2006-09-27T15:50:09Z")
the only thing you may need is a bigger power supply. I’ve heard that the 6 series gforce cards were power hungry edit: nm… saw that you got one ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/6 "2006-09-27T16:33:06Z")
iirc you do need that piece, but your mobo should have included the SLI link ---
**Author:** ![tnick24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@tnick24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tnick24)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/7 "2006-09-27T17:16:14Z")
> [@dmoffitt](#): > > iirc you do need that piece, but your mobo should have included the SLI link daves the one who originally built my computer, but like he said, im pretty sure it shave come with the mother board ---
**Author:** ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/8 "2006-09-27T17:46:40Z")
I heard that Crossfire \> SLI, but since you already got the SLI setup, go for it. ---
**Author:** ![tnick24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@tnick24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tnick24)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/9 "2006-09-27T17:52:13Z")
> [@TgDn32](#): > > I heard that Crossfire \> SLI, but since you already got the SLI setup, go for it. cough…bullshit…cough ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/10 "2006-09-27T18:08:44Z")
a budget sli box you say? hahahahaah ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/11 "2006-09-27T19:46:12Z")
I highly suggest NOT going this route,the performance is quite poor for these cards,even in SLI.Even Midrange single cards destroy the 6600 SLI setup. [http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html](http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html) LOL @ crossfire being better than SLI. I recently had this card… > **[SAPPHIRE Radeon X850XT PE DirectX 9 100101L 256MB 256-Bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16...](https://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102052)** > > Buy SAPPHIRE Radeon X850XT PE DirectX 9 100101L 256MB 256-Bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.Once you know, you Newegg! It was amazing for $100,I only upgraded because I couldnt pass up a deal on a 7900gs. ---
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/12 "2006-09-27T20:34:43Z")
word, yeah I think maybe I should just pick up one of those cards I read some things about it and then add another card later on :tup: ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/13 "2006-09-27T20:47:46Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > a budget sli box you say? > > hahahahaah umm… yea… for video games … they are soo video card intensive… 80 dollar mobo 100 dollar processor… two 200 dollar vid cards… blah blah blah ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/14 "2006-09-28T04:35:09Z")
In my honest opinion… if you’re going to shell out $$$ for a new vid card, get one that supports SM3.0 (which gives you the options of geforce 6-7 series, or ATi x1000 series) edit: I bet you’d be content with one 7800… great card and a great runner IMO ---
**Author:** ![TgDn32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tgdn32/32/7360_2.png) [@TgDn32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TgDn32)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/15 "2006-09-28T08:43:26Z")
[http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2009991,00.asp](http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2009991,00.asp) You draw the conclusions, or just read the article. > [@Article](#): > > [NVidia](http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=14474&PageId=7#) once again managed to lead the way with the reincarnation of MultiGPU but ATi, judging from SLI’s mistakes, seems to be coming up with a more sophisticated solution. Nvidia’s only answer to Crossfire was the recent release of the 7800GTX and its SLI benchmarks, breaking all records for yet another time. [http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=14474&PageId=0](http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=14474&PageId=0) [http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=197&page=8](http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=197&page=8) (Year Old Article) [http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/06/02/ati\_puts\_nvidia/index.html](http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/06/02/ati_puts_nvidia/index.html) > [@Toms Hardware](#): > > With CrossFire, [ATI](http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/06/02/ati_puts_nvidia/page8.html#) has seemingly done most - but not all - things better compared to NVIDIA’s offering. ATI’s CrossFire, for example, offers the freedom to choose different card configurations, such as the possibility to combine X800 with X850. CrossFire also offers more dual rendering modes and SuperAA to enhance picture quality. What’s more, CrossFire supports all DirectX and OpenGL games. Provided you have the matching motherboard, you can upgrade effortlessly to a CrossFire [system](http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/06/02/ati_puts_nvidia/page8.html#) with a second card. NVIDIA’s SLI falls down here because it demands an absolutely identical second card. Some ATI fans will still be a little disappointed - they had expected that they would be able to combine any Radeon card without additional measures. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/16 "2006-09-28T09:27:50Z")
^^ ya know, not only that, but I remember reading that with a crossfire setup, you can run one card dedicated to physics, while the other will handle the GPU functions… not sure if the same is true with nvidia ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/17 "2006-09-28T09:36:25Z")
ATI will never be as good as nvidia, plain and simple ---
**Author:** ![tnick24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@tnick24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tnick24)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/18 "2006-09-28T10:41:28Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > ATI will never be as good as nvidia, plain and simple thank you. i used to be a ATI fan boy, but i now know what a high end nvidia card(s) can do. nvidia + SLI FTMFW ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/19 "2006-09-28T10:50:24Z")
> [@tnick24](#): > > thank you. i used to be a ATI fan boy, but i now know what a high end nvidia card(s) can do. nvidia + SLI FTMFW well sure… when you go from a 9200 to a 7 series geforce 😛 I don’t know… even though I currently own a Nvidia, I still like ATi :shrug: they make good hardware IMO and in the past, have mopped the floor with nvidia… it’s always the natural progression of things (one builds a fast card, the other out does it, then the other out does that and so on) ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/20 "2006-09-28T11:46:01Z")
yeah in the past like 10 years ago they mopped the floor. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119.md?page=2)