Andy Manea
12-08-2004, 10:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q4/sli/index.x?pg=1' target='_blank'>http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q4/sli/index.x?pg=1</a><br /><br /></div><i>"You could say that I've been burning the candle at both ends in order to bring you benchmarks of NVIDIA's new SLI multi-GPU rendering technology, but the truth is, I've been flat out microwaving the darned candle. NVIDIA's SLI tech is about as cool as it gets, and I wanted to see what happens when you pair up a couple of GeForce 6800 Ultra cards for a PC graphics solution nearly twice as powerful as anything else available. Not only that, but I wanted to see how an SLI rig would compare to the latest cards from ATI and NVIDIA in today's biggest games—including Half-Life 2."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/sli-rig1.jpg" /> <br /><br />Scott Wasson over at <a href="http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q4/sli/index.x?pg=1">TECHREPORT</a> tested <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/page/sli.html">NVIDIA’s SLI</a> ™ (Scalable Link Interface), currently the only technology available which allows for the combination of two NVIDIA GeForce 6-series graphics cards in one PC. Despite some heat related lock-ups of the test system it beats any single-card solution available today.