NVIDIA Linux SLI Primer

November 28th 2005 | Linux

Now that the 1.0-8XXX drivers are due out for an official public launch shortly, and the 1.0-8168 BETA drivers have been leaked by ASUS, GNU/Linux users can finally begin to experience the benefits of Scalable Link Interface (SLI) Technology in addition to many other improvements that Microsoft Windows ForceWare users have been able to utilize in their high-end systems for quite some time.

For those Linux users who aren’t familiar with this SLI Technology, rather than running a single graphics card, you’re able to run two identical graphics cards in tandem on supported PCI Express systems.

For Linux users today we’re going to discuss the possible options for establishing a NVIDIA SLI system when it comes to the motherboard, graphics card, and power supply. We also have a few tidbits of information (with SLI screenshots) when it comes to the SLI drivers and software at this point in time.

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NVIDIA Linux SLI Primer
Published in: Linux on 2005-11-28