If there were maybe ...5 superb games out right now that would push TriSLI (or SLI) and you got more than a 10-15% boost with each addition of a card then it might be worth it if you had the money to do it on a 24"+ LCD monitor. The best way, and most affordable way to get into gaming is to use a 20-22" LCD @ 16*10 and no SLI at all just one 8800GT or 8800GTS 512 and enjoy the games now then get Crysis maybe a year from now when you've also upgraded your GPU and Cryisis might be worth it, and by that time there might actually be some other games that are worth playing. It's not worth spending the money on a 1KW PSU and 3x 8800GTS-512's just to be able to barely push Crysis on high ultra settings with IQ just for one damn game and have what sounds like a freakin Cessna prop plane in your house with all of the noise. Better to just wait it out and go with that much better single card a year later (IMO).
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10-15% boost for 100% the investment in cash, power, and cooling costs for each added card? No thanks. NOT worth it. Anyone who says it is worth that much is a fool and deserves to lose their hard earned jack over it.
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What happened is she was stupid enuff to put hot coffee between her legs... I would of given her the $20,000 so she could buy a clue..... Dumb people and lawsuits....
As far as tri sli... Maybe if you run a super high res? That would be about 1500+ for 3 top of the line cards? I guess if you have the money....
I always thought the PCIe interface was supposed to get rid of the SLI type interconnects (PCIe being more like a ring bus)
Nothing new here, SLI performance does not scale well. Probably too much overhead in recombination. Seems to make perfect sense.
What makes more sense to me is that they should be pushing true stereoscopic with two videocards. I mean really, there are now polarized glasses out there that do not require power (like the old LCD shutter glasses) and LCD screens that can display polarized images.
Holy grail of true 3D is on the cusp of being realized - and its one the least hyped technologies out there (perhaps because it failed to gain hold so many times before)
Nothing new here, SLI performance does not scale well. Probably too much overhead in recombination. Seems to make perfect sense.
What makes more sense to me is that they should be pushing true stereoscopic with two videocards. I mean really, there are now polarized glasses out there that do not require power (like the old LCD shutter glasses) and LCD screens that can display polarized images.
Holy grail of true 3D is on the cusp of being realized - and its one the least hyped technologies out there (perhaps because it failed to gain hold so many times before)
Precisely what I was stating in my post on the previous page. Tri-SLI and to a lesser extent standard SLI are luxuries best utilized in ultra high resolutions. Resolutions typically found in large monitors. Three video cards, large display and all the other miscellaneous hardware bits to make the whole setup feasible is out of reach for most gamers.
Tri-Sli isn't meant for most gamers. It's possible 2008 will bring Tri-SLI to GT/GTS class refresh cards. As it stands right now, only the GTX and Ultras have the second connection needed for Tri.
For SLI to scale well, it must be GPU bottlenecked. Once people start listing Tri-SLI in their system specs, you'll see it's those with 24 or 30 inch monitors.
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SLI, Tri SLI, whatever you want to call it. Died, when 3DFX was bought out
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Not sure if this has come across anyone mind but Nvidia probably know that Tri-SLI is not practical. Its just another marketing product to sell and they know people will buy it. They would only need 1 person to buy 3 $500+/- cards than 5 people buying 1 $300+/- cards to make a $1500+/- profit. Its also has to do with first come first serve. Nvidia would be the first one to market Tri-SLI so they will get a head start on the market for that category . It does not really matter if its %100 practical. Some companies or all companies want to be the first one on the market to introduce a new technology. I know the corporation I work for does.
Furthermore, it doesn't cost NVidia anything in terms of hardware modifications to make this work. All they have to do is market Tri-SLI and write the drivers for it. If they sell a handful of additional cards, it's money in the bank. They really don't have anything to lose, only the customer does. Like Kyle stated, it's a clever method for getting rid of older stock to make room for newer products.