Nvidia's Quad-SLI Now Possible

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Nvidia just released a article yesterday saying that QUAD-SLI is now possible for pc enthusiasts.

Article (Copied from Nvidia):

SANTA CLARA, CA—AUGUST 9, 2006—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, has made extreme high-definition PC gaming a reality for everyone with the release of the new NVIDIA ForceWare® 91.45 graphics driver with Quad NVIDIA SLI technology support. For the first time, users in the do-it yourself (DIY) segment have access to Quad SLI technology, which utilizes the power of four GPUs to make extreme high-definition gaming (XHD)—with resolutions of up to 2560x1600—a possibility for hardcore gamers and computer enthusiasts.

Enthusiasts can now build their own ultimate gaming PC by combining:


ForceWare 91.45 graphics driver


Two NVIDIA SLI-Ready GeForce® 7950 GX2 graphics cards


An NVIDIA nForce®4 SLI X16- or a new NVIDIA nForce 590/570 SLI-based motherboard


An AMD® Athlon™ FX- 62 or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor


"By offering this level of graphics performance to the innovative minds of PC enthusiasts who prefer to build and tune their own systems, we expect to see 'maximum performance' redefined," said Ujesh Desai, general manager of desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. "For the ultimate gaming platform, you can't go wrong with a system built around a NVIDIA nForce SLI MCP-based motherboard and a pair of NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics cards and completing the set-up with a top-of-the-line CPU and a widescreen display."

http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_34697.html

Have the same info on my blog with a pic
 
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I looked in nvidia site and latest driver was forceware 91.31, so i think ForceWare 91.45 is still beta
 
maroon1 said:
I looked in nvidia site and latest driver was forceware 91.31, so i think ForceWare 91.45 is still beta
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Nope its an official driver now. Its all over the place even on places like newegg talking about 4 gpus. I would rather go with x1900xtx's in crossfire though, since it still beats it, lol 2 gpu's beat 4 lol. It's true though and even in some games that are "meant to be played on nvidia".

Bobo said:
Nice...for people with more money than they know what to do with
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*cough* Kusama *cough*
 
bball4life said:
Nope its an official driver now. Its all over the place even on places like newegg talking about 4 gpus. I would rather go with x1900xtx's in crossfire though, since it still beats it, lol 2 gpu's beat 4 lol. It's true though and even in some games that are "meant to be played on nvidia".

*cough* Kusama *cough*
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SLi actually does beat Crossfire... MaximumPC benched them both, and the SLi system won by a few FPS. And that was only the 7900GTX, not the 7950s in Quad SLI.
 
Burgerbob said:
SLi actually does beat Crossfire... MaximumPC benched them both, and the SLi system won by a few FPS. And that was only the 7900GTX, not the 7950s in Quad SLI.
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My bad not the x1900xt the x1950xt in crossfire beat it I believe, and with 2 gx2's you only get a 300% increase from 1 gpu to 4 gpu's. If it was 100% effective then it would be nearly unstoppable.
 
I was originally a ATI+AMD kind of guy.....now, my planned set-up for christmas is a Intel Core 2 Duo and a Nvidia GPU....go figure :)
 
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