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SLI vs Crossfire????
What is the real difference between these two?
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03-07-2008, 05:54 AM
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My friend Me Google helped me find all sorts of info when I searched->SLI vs Crossfire
CROSSFIRE vs SLI http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Revi...rticleId=14474 Dual Graphics Showdown - SLI vs Crossfire http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/article....=15&CIID=24212
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03-07-2008, 06:19 AM
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Good articles but they are both about 3 years old.
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03-07-2008, 07:59 AM
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The main difference I am aware of from a consumer point of view, with SLI you have to have 2 identical cards. With Crossfire you can have a super card and a cheaper card supporting it as long as they are both Crossfire ready.
The articles Ezy listed explain the more technical differences.
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03-07-2008, 08:16 AM
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03-07-2008, 08:31 AM
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Yes there is benefit. I had an ATI 1950 Pro and I backed it up with a 1650 Pro I felt a drastic difference while gaming. I have upgradd since then to 2 x 3870s
With SLI though, unless you are using 2 x 8800s its not worth it. I tried it with 2 x 7600GTs and it made insignificant difference over a single 7600GT |
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03-07-2008, 10:27 AM
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SLI is for 2 nvidia cards.
Crossfire is for 2 ati cards.
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03-08-2008, 07:53 AM
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Now-a-days, you can run 4 ATI cards... or is that called CrossfireX...??
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03-08-2008, 11:01 AM
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I think CrossfireX is for 3 or 4 cards.
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