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SLI Primer

Posted by Hemos on from the wave-of-the-future dept.

GFXguy writes "If you are looking to catch up on some hardware learning you may want to check out "SL Why?". It is a short article that goes over the basics of SLI graphics. The article goes over some strengths and weaknesses of this technology as well. It looks like one video card is not going to cut it any more, at least for the hardcore gamers out there. "

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  1. Threw in the towel by rkischuk · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    The ongoing arms race in PC graphics is exactly the reason I own 2 graphics cards. One in my GameCube, one in my PS2. For the price of a serious gaming setup these days, I can buy a solid non-gaming desktop and 2 gaming consoles, and only upgrade every 5 years. Plus I can sit back on the couch while I play.

    I used to be a huge upgrade-your-homebuilt-beige-box-every-6-months advocate, but the cost structure and rewards have changed. If you want to play primarily RTS and FPS games, a PC may still be your best bet, but with broader tastes, it seems to me that consoles rule the roost these days, and talk like this of needing dual video cards is part of the reason.

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    Seen any BadMarketing lately?
  2. NetHack still rocks... by billstewart · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The usual game I play is called "Slashdot", but when I want something obsessively gamerlike, Nethack is good - and it's better in colored-ASCII mode, without the silly graphics interface :-)

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    Bill Stewart
    New Fast-Compression-only CPR http://preview.tinyurl.com/dy575ks
  3. Re:Single video card not going to cut it? by MBraynard · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Hi,

    If you complete the referral for me in my link, I'll reciprocate. I got the Xbox and the Ipod free - it really does work and it comes pretty quickly (hardly the 4-6 weeks).

    You can email me at mattatbraynarddotcom. Good luck.

    Matt