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Originally Posted by weremonkey
SLI interface w/ 2 quality video cards will outperform 1. But 1 quality video card will out perform a low-end SLI interface. And like ryan said, having 2 will put less strain on each one, meaning they will produce less heat.
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It's not the quality that matters in terms of performance...it's the clock speeds. Yes, quality *is* important, but not in the context in which you are using it.
Remember, with dual video cards, you aren't getting a fully doubled boost in performance. You're only getting a range of 1.5 to 1.8 times greater than the single card.
It doesn't have anything to do with strain either, the load is balanced equally between the two cards. One card doesn't do more work than the other.
Most of what I've been saying in this thread is all covered in the SLI Technology guide, found here:
http://pcmech.com/show/internal/817/
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