Quad 7900 Sli, is it all that great?

Hivetyrant · 05-01-2006, 08:18 AM

It would not seem so.......yet

Long, but very good review

Callum · 05-01-2006, 08:34 AM

I thought you were asking us? Paha! Like people can actually afford quad sli...

Please don't make me feel small anyone... Leave me in my beliefs that I am no worse off than anyone else!

Hivetyrant · 05-01-2006, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Callum:
I thought you were asking us? Paha! Like people can actually afford quad sli...

Please don't make me feel small anyone... Leave me in my beliefs that I am no worse off than anyone else!

Heheh, never fear, even I would not go for a system like this, even if I could have 4 x1900xtx's in quad crossfire! (Though it would be tempting)

05-02-2006, 12:33 AM

I think if you can afford a comp with quad SLI, you should be doing something better with your money...

SpiritWarrior · 05-02-2006, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SecretMaster:
I think if you can afford a comp with quad SLI, you should be doing something better with your money...

Agreed. I wouldn't go quad, most i'd go is dual. I think quad is overkill for little things like gaming and browsing and more so for intensive animation, fx and art creation studios etc.

Harkoliar · 05-02-2006, 05:30 AM

geez.. quad? didnt know those things existed [img]tongue.gif[/img]

robertthebard · 05-02-2006, 07:26 AM

I don't know, the games are becoming more and more sophisticated. I see a time when quad may not only be nice to play a game, but may be a minimum requirement. Ok, maybe they'd only push hard for dual, but you know what I mean.

Hivetyrant · 05-02-2006, 07:51 AM

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Originally posted by robertthebard:
I don't know, the games are becoming more and more sophisticated. I see a time when quad may not only be nice to play a game, but may be a minimum requirement. Ok, maybe they'd only push hard for dual, but you know what I mean.

True, but I still think we have alot to gain out of SLi and Crossfire before we need to head into 4 cards, and with the way video cards are getting faster and faster these days, I do think that in the end, the PC speed will far outweigh the game requirements

Thoran · 05-02-2006, 08:38 AM

Video cards have a lot of room for performance improvement on a single card... multiple cards are strictly for those willing to pay a huge premium for a relatively small head start on the market. I'm not going out on much of a limb when I predict that the seemingly unbeatable performance of ALL the sli setups on the market today will be outdated before the year is out. Sure they'll still be fast but you will be able to go out and buy a single card that will outperform them all... at a fraction of the cost... by christmas.

The digital crystal ball knows all. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Hivetyrant · 05-02-2006, 08:53 AM

I agree Thoran, Nvidia will release their next card in about 9 months (its a nice trend with them) and Ati will either be right before that or right after, and it should make for some interesting christmas presents for myself

05-01-2006, 08:34 AM	#2
Callum Symbol of Cyric Join Date: October 21, 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 36 Posts: 1,143	I thought you were asking us? Paha! Like people can actually afford quad sli... Please don't make me feel small anyone... Leave me in my beliefs that I am no worse off than anyone else! __________________ [img]\"http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4763/callumavataranimated4ff.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

05-02-2006, 05:30 AM	#6
Harkoliar Jack Burton Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Philippines, but now Harbor City Sydney Age: 42 Posts: 5,556	geez.. quad? didnt know those things existed [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ Catch me if you can..

05-02-2006, 07:26 AM	#7
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 62 Posts: 4,537	I don't know, the games are becoming more and more sophisticated. I see a time when quad may not only be nice to play a game, but may be a minimum requirement. Ok, maybe they'd only push hard for dual, but you know what I mean. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

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05-01-2006, 08:18 AM	#1
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 38 Posts: 5,403	It would not seem so.......yet Long, but very good review

05-02-2006, 12:33 AM	#4
SecretMaster Guest Posts: n/a	I think if you can afford a comp with quad SLI, you should be doing something better with your money...

05-02-2006, 08:38 AM	#9
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	Video cards have a lot of room for performance improvement on a single card... multiple cards are strictly for those willing to pay a huge premium for a relatively small head start on the market. I'm not going out on much of a limb when I predict that the seemingly unbeatable performance of ALL the sli setups on the market today will be outdated before the year is out. Sure they'll still be fast but you will be able to go out and buy a single card that will outperform them all... at a fraction of the cost... by christmas. The digital crystal ball knows all. [img]smile.gif[/img]

05-02-2006, 08:53 AM	#10
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 38 Posts: 5,403	I agree Thoran, Nvidia will release their next card in about 9 months (its a nice trend with them) and Ati will either be right before that or right after, and it should make for some interesting christmas presents for myself

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