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I know SLi was possible on some AM2+ boards with the nvidia nforce chipset. I was just wondering whether there will be any decent chipsets on AM3+ boards that will support SLi rather than just Crossfire.
None that I've seen. nVidia basically ditched AMD when they started making their own chipsets, and either AMD doesn't care to include nVidia's IP, or nVidia refuses to license it out to their former partners, either way. AMD + SLi = nono.
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c.ruel (29-03-2011)
That is really irritating because I can't see myself moving away from AMD any time soon, really looking forward to BD. But at the same time HD 6850-6870 is enough performance for me right now but I want to be a little bit more future proofed. The Hd 6950 even the 1gb is just a little bit too excessive, so basically a GTX 560 is probably an idea amount of performance for me but when eventually I move to bulldozer and get a decent AM3+ mobo I would like the option of SLi for the future.
Still thanks for your help. Maybe I will just have to plump for the Hd 6870.
IIRC,you maybe able to use a software hack to run SLI on a Crossfire capable motherboard but I don't know how reliable it is!!
Yeah SLI hacks work fine.
Also theres the MSI Lucid chips which run any two cards together so for a premium you'll get SLI.
However I don't think there'll be any AM3+ Lucid boards.
Also just want to clarify that nvidia didn't stop making chipsets when AMD started making their own, it was when intel changed the architecture to the core i and put a big price tag on licensing to make chipsets for the new architecture.
nvidia then decided to shut down their chipset department and license sli for intel chipset motherboards.
Pure guess here, but I think part of the license deal was to not allow sli to also be licensed to amd chipsets.
Super high licensing costs on the underlying technology and code is a standard trick to get around anti-competition monopoly laws.
fix the license price high enough and it becomes impossible for anyone else to profitability develop a chipset, but at the same time it's not their fault no body can develop a chipset cheaply enough to still make a profit after paying license fees, so it's not a monopoly
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Meh, multi-GPU card tech shouldn't be platform/board/chipset dependant to begin with.
How well do the Lucid chips work for the same type of GPU in comparison to the NF200 ?
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for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
Review:
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1983&pageID=10051
Conclusion: much better than SLI hack, but not without problems - need older cards and older drivers.
Terbinator (30-03-2011)
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