NVIDIA SLI Upgrade Guide @ HardOCP

Thinking about upgrading to a gaming rig powered by NVIDIA’s Scalable Link Interface? We tell you what you need to know by showing you what type of gaming experience you can expect in Half Life 2, DOOM 3, and FarCry with focus on where your SLI upgrade path will lead you in terms of image quality.

What is NVIDIA’s SLI technology all about? To put it simply, it is using two PCI-Express video cards in tandem instead of just one. This effectively “doubles” your gaming “performance,” or at least that is what it did for 3dfx back in the first days of SLI. We think that SLI today is more about providing you, the gamer, a better overall quality of experience. Let’s face it, if speed is what you want, you don’t need a high-dollar video card for that. If what you are looking for is the most cinematic and immersive gaming experience you can get, then SLI may be right up your alley. For a full background and explanation of the SLI technology, please see our article from earlier this year. Here today we are going to discuss upgrading options and what they may provide in hopes that our readers can make the right SLI decisions for themselves.

…While the 6800 GT SLI and 6800 Ultra SL will likely get most of the glory today with performance that is unstoppable, the GeForce 6600 GT SLI is what really shines like a beacon in the night. For around $600 you can get a SLI gaming rig that will deliver better than 6800 GT gaming performance. Along with that, you have the option to upgrading to 6800 GTs or Ultras in the next year as prices start to slide down. I have already seen Unreal Engine 3 running flawlessly on lesser 6800-based mobile hardware so I feel very good about the longevity of 6800 series SLI. For the gaming or hardware enthusiast, this is certainly Must Have Hardware. Without a doubt, the GeForce 6600GT represents a hell of a SLI “starter set” that will keep most of us gaming very happily.

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NVIDIA SLI Upgrade Guide @ HardOCP