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CPU Killer · 25-January-05, 02:03 PM

I am going SLI, just because I need to verify that I can watercool both cards with exsisting hardware, or find out what i need to design to do it. I am going SLI because I have to. If it were up to me, I would wait for a few months to let the tech. mature. And the costs are outrageous right now. This last weekend you could buy (if you were lucky enough to find them) 6800 Ultra PCI-x cards for $670-$690 each. But just a few days later, they are now $850 to $999 each..... WTF!!! 2K for just vid cards.... I just ordered 4 6800 GT cards and 2 6800 Ultras.... that was a big freakin check just for some video cards. Made me sick to my stomach to write that check. Hell the 6800 GT are $450 each. The bleeding edge of Technology cuts, and it cuts deep.

Then you drop $250-300 for a good Sli mobo. So now you have 2 small pieces of the pie. Still have to get the proc, ram, hdd, optical, sound card. Last time I checked they still aren't giving them away.

How can the everyday user justify this expense just to run doom3, Hl2, and just a few other games at 10-40% better fps, when you can already play them a very good speeds now???

Ok, rant off

25-January-05, 02:03 PM	#21 (permalink)
CPU Killer Apex Master Tech Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 498	I am going SLI, just because I need to verify that I can watercool both cards with exsisting hardware, or find out what i need to design to do it. I am going SLI because I have to. If it were up to me, I would wait for a few months to let the tech. mature. And the costs are outrageous right now. This last weekend you could buy (if you were lucky enough to find them) 6800 Ultra PCI-x cards for $670-$690 each. But just a few days later, they are now $850 to $999 each..... WTF!!! 2K for just vid cards.... I just ordered 4 6800 GT cards and 2 6800 Ultras.... that was a big freakin check just for some video cards. Made me sick to my stomach to write that check. Hell the 6800 GT are $450 each. The bleeding edge of Technology cuts, and it cuts deep. Then you drop $250-300 for a good Sli mobo. So now you have 2 small pieces of the pie. Still have to get the proc, ram, hdd, optical, sound card. Last time I checked they still aren't giving them away. How can the everyday user justify this expense just to run doom3, Hl2, and just a few other games at 10-40% better fps, when you can already play them a very good speeds now??? Ok, rant off __________________ Danger Den = Maximum Cooling... for Maximum Performance...