# Question about SLI

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119>\
**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")\
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**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, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/21 "2006-09-28T11:48:36Z")

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> [@tnick24](#):
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> 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

and you dont even really have true gaming cards in the quattros. Those are nice cards tho, we use them here for cad and solidworks stuff.

I wouldent mind have a few quattros tho! 🙂

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**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, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/22 "2006-09-28T13:47:53Z")

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> [@BuickGN](#):
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> and you dont even really have true gaming cards in the quattros. Those are nice cards tho, we use them here for cad and solidworks stuff.
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> I wouldent mind have a few quattros tho! 🙂

yeah, while the quattros arent made FOR gaming, they sure do one hell of a job. i havent had a reason/chance to use CAD or maya or something along those lines yet but from what ive read/understand these cards pwn all day long with those programs

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**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, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/23 "2006-09-28T13:53:36Z")

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well, I believe for most 3d modeling programs of that sort, you can run them in opengl and in direct3d. I know 3dsmax does atleast

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**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 29, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/question-about-sli/18119/24 "2006-09-29T02:54:04Z")

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> [@tnick24](#):
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> daves the one who originally built my computer, but like he said, im pretty sure it shave come with the mother board

… and I can assure you, all a Quadro is vs the geeee-wizzz-force stuff is the same card (NV40/45 iirc?) but with ECC on, and by default it’s set for quality/accuracy not outright performance. Drivers/tweaks change that fast, lets just say HL2 at something like 160+FPS in 2560x1600 decent picture quality on an Apple 30" is quite nauseating 😉 I originally built the box as a combo vid-edit / 3ds max system to try and get back into 3d-anim but soon remembered how much I despise windows (and also got back into the expensive gaming/modding scene, and had to get out, it was hurting the car fund lol).

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