SLI Question

[The Donut]

Hey,

I am going to be saving the pennies for the upcoming A8NSLI-Deluxe and 2x 6800GT's, however I was wondering that when in SLI do I get to use the 4 outputs as 4 multi displays or would it result in only 2 being available?

 

[joecuddles]

Only 2 from the way it's set up (from what I've heard / read).

 

[HeavyH20]

You will be able to use all four monitors. MaximumPC already tested that configuration.

 

[tsuehpsyde]

Yeah, I believe only the top 2 output's work...the second card disables the video and simply focuses on being a second powerhouse

 

[The Donut]

Two different answers, heh.

Any link to MPC article?

 

[Flo]

Anandtech's SLI preview said that you'll only be able to use all 4 outputs if you disable SLI, otherwise only the two outputs on the "master" card will be active.

 

[HeavyH20]

I wonder if it is a driver limitation, that may have changed? The MaximumPC article never referenced any gotcha with the four monitors and SLI. I will have to look once again.

 

[The Donut]

It'd be nice for a driver feature to be able to enable/disable SLI with a few clicks. That way when you wanna play you can enable, then disable to re-enable all four displays.