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Subject: SLI -Ready-

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Name: Ota~
Date: July 20, 2007 at 08:43:27 Pacific
Subject: SLI -Ready-
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP
CPU/Ram: Intel Celeron D 352 3.2GH
Model/Manufacturer: eMachines W3507

Comment:

What does that mean I read alittle about it but,I'm alittle confused I read something like your mobo needs SLI compatible or something I have a (Gateway D102GGC2 Motherboard) Also is Crossfire the same or better?

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Response Number 1

Name: pgckkwvdzm
Date: July 20, 2007 at 12:01:49 Pacific
Subject: SLI -Ready-

Reply: (edit)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalab...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossFire

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Response Number 2

Name: jam
Date: July 20, 2007 at 13:40:46 Pacific
Subject: SLI -Ready-

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Most people will tell you that SLi & CrossFire setups are a waste of money. Why pay for two cards AND a power supply capable of handling the load, when one good card will do?
SLi is for nVidia based cards only...Crossfire is strictly for ATI based cards.

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Response Number 3

Name: Ota~
Date: July 20, 2007 at 21:09:35 Pacific
Subject: SLI -Ready-

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I dont think my MoBo can support two cards I got two regular PCI slots One 1xPCIe and One 16xPCIe yeah I think that too why 2 when one card is just enough, Also does two cards consume twice as much energy than one?

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Response Number 4

Name: jam
Date: July 21, 2007 at 06:57:48 Pacific
Subject: SLI -Ready-

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"does two cards consume twice as much energy than one?"
Yes, that's why you need a damn good power supply for an SLi or Crossfire configuration.

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Response Number 5

Name: Deimos
Date: July 23, 2007 at 08:01:24 Pacific
Subject: SLI -Ready-

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So ATI's crossfire is the equivalent to nVdia's SLI?
[D]ei[M]o[S]

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