SLI Query?

[sabret00the]

Do the following motherboards support nVidia SLI technology or do they only support CrossFire?
1)Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP &
2)Asus P5W DH Deluxe

thnx in advance

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

They both are crossfire ready.Check more at
1)*www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1179&l1=3&l2=11&l3=307
2)*www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1198&l1=3&l2=11&l3=248

 

[sabret00the]

u guys are sure about the fact that none of them support nVidia's SLI?
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then is there a motherboard from Asus or any other vendor with similar specs that will have support for SLI?

thnx in advance

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

i am sure

 

[sabret00the]

^^^ thnx bro for the info...I was gonna buy the P5W DH Dlx and I returned home after my vendor told me that the mobo only supports crossfire....looking for similar mobos with SLI support can u help?

 

[Arsenal_Gunners]

What are your requirements and preferred companies?

 

[Ch@0s]

^^Thats an NF 590i SLI chipset board not p965. Its better to get the P5N32-E SLI which is based on 680i.

 

[Kniwor]

I'd again recommend a 680i based SLI rather than a 590i based, and i dont think SLI is all that useful for foney, as I've pointed out infinitely many times, it's a waste of money.

 

[sabret00the]

thank u so much guys I'am not interested in SLI but I wanna have a slot ready for future proofing the PC.....anyways I'am a nVidia fan so I'am looking for a board that supports SLI.....is the Striker Extreme a nForce 680i based board as well?

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

Yes it is & best is to buy a 680i based motherboard coz it will give better performance on "8800" series Graphics card.
EVGA nForce 680i is the best motherboard & great for overclocking,if u find that...otherwise striker rules!!!

 

[sabret00the]

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Ok this is my problem:
Whenever I try to,
Right-click the desktop and left-click Properties.
Click the Settings tab.
Click Advanced.
Click GeForce 8600GT.
The "Enable SLI multi-GPU" option doesnt appear neither in XP or Vista.

 

[john_the_ultimate]

Because you don't have the second gfx card installed................. or is it that the cardis installed and still the option is not enabled???

 

[sabret00the]

Because you don't have the second gfx card installed................. or is it that the cardis installed and still the option is not enabled???

No John there is only one card installed...

Now I get it..so one will have to install two cards to get that option to pop up...

 

[BULLZI]

just a question(it may seem noobish),what are the differences between SLI and crossfire??
and as NVIDIA cards are SLI ready(not crossfire) so I cant install two of NVIDIA cards in my mobo(i.e P5B Deluxe)?am i rite?

 

[Pathik]

crossfire is used to dual channel two ati cards..

 

[cynosure]

And in crossfire you can use 2 different cards-of the same family- (like 2600 and 2900) but in SLI you have to use same cards (like 2 8800GTSs).

just a question(it may seem noobish),what are the differences between SLI and crossfire??
and as NVIDIA cards are SLI ready(not crossfire) so I cant install two of NVIDIA cards in my mobo(i.e P5B Deluxe)?am i rite?

Yes you are right. You can install a single Nvidia card buit SLI is not possible.

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

Well actually these (SLI & X-Fire) are 2 different technologies of their respective brands.

But i have read a long time ago that nVidia is also working on SLI in which u can use 2 different graphic cards (nVidia only), i m not sure that this technology is available but they say SLI is having better performance & trusted widely and easy to the user.

Crossfire is bit complicated....for me.

But one have to have 2 SLI enabled cards to run em in SLI.
And yes u can use 2 different brands like one from XFX and another from EVGA but of same model like one 8800 GTX will be paired with another 8800 GTX!

 

[sabret00the]

hence coming back to my other question so if I may understand then as long as I dont attach the 2nd card and connect both the cards using the SLI bridge the option to enable SLI in display properties will not appear..

 

[Harvik780]

To set u straight do not go for same core ie. for eg. two 8800series cards from different vendors.I have seen some reviews which resulted in degraded performance due to such a setup.Its because although the cores are same the video cards are different.Like the capacitors,ram vendor etc.

 

[cynosure]

^^ I was having the same confusion.
cheap cards like zebronics cards might be using GDDR2 (I am not sure) whereas xfx uses GDDR3. This can degrade the performance.