Asus ships first nForce4 SLI motherboard
Posted by malebolgia on 18 November 2004 - 16:22 · 16 comments & 659 views
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#1 Posted by ripgut on 18 Nov 2004 - 16:38
- For a good idea on how fast SLI performs pickup the latest issue of MAximum pc i forgot it at home or welse i wouldve brought it here to work and post some of there info, Kick ass issue btw. it there annual Gear of the Year awards issue
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#2 Posted by hypoxiaicon on 18 Nov 2004 - 16:49
- This board looks better then ABIT nForce4 SLI.
But they both have little niggles for me.
They both a power connector on the left handside of the CPU socket. Really crap for modders who have side windows and like hiding cables.
Damn poor design.
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#3 Posted by DOCa Cola on 18 Nov 2004 - 18:10
- yay
i am going to buy an sli system beginning next year
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#4 Posted by Hurmoth on 18 Nov 2004 - 19:11
- I'm going to buy this as soon as I can find a seller!
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#5 Posted by Wolfsglen on 18 Nov 2004 - 19:40
- Nice, one of the reasons im hanging on to my old N-Force 1 with Athlon 2400 is due to waiting for the N-Force 4 beasties to get out in the world more
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#6 Posted by ir0nw0lf on 18 Nov 2004 - 20:37
- Ah, the typical paper launch. Gotta love them! Any guesses on how many weeks it will be before one truly hits the shelves?
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#7 Posted by Decel on 18 Nov 2004 - 21:39
- The PCI-E ports are between the SLI ones...
So... how do get to use it?
1- will a PCI-E card actually fit? I mean in terms of width, since a too large card will interfere with the SLI device thingy-majig.
2- wouldn't be a hassle to try to install/remove/change PCI-E devices when you have a SLI setup?
3- the distance between the cards differ from manufacturer to manufacturer. With a SLI bridge device being solid, how will NVidia/Mobo manufacturers address the issue?
I have nothing against SLI in itself, it's just how it's implemented. But from what I see, all I can say is this:
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#8 Posted by jerry on 18 Nov 2004 - 22:24
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#9 Posted by Mindspin on 18 Nov 2004 - 22:25
- I can't even afford one GeForce 6600 GT let alone 2 and this MB!
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#10 Posted by zivan56 on 19 Nov 2004 - 02:52
- I thought MSI already had a SLI motherboard ages ago?
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#11 Posted by doug_jnr on 19 Nov 2004 - 05:15
- ati have been shamed.
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#12 Posted by BentleyGT on 19 Nov 2004 - 12:12
- A dual video card setup has already been done by alienware.
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#13 Posted by David3k on 20 Nov 2004 - 06:45
- I'm just waitintg for a dual CPU version
Opteron x2 + Geforce 6600 GT SLi x2 + 256 x2 = *cue Jimmy Eat World's "Sweetness"*
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#13.1 Posted by mgleason007 on 21 Nov 2004 - 21:33
- You're gonna get dual opterons and dual 6600's and only get 512 MB of ram? Ooooooooooooook
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#14 Posted by apopilot on 21 Nov 2004 - 15:50
- Any idea of any resellers that have it listed and price?
The new board marks the launch of the Nvidia's SLI technology which allows enthusiasts to integrate two GeForce 6600 GT or higher graphic cards into one system via a bridge chip. Nvidia said that currently gaming would be the only application to benefit from increased graphics performance devlievered by SLI. The Asus SLI board already made headlines late October when it was used to break the 10,000 points barrier of the 3DMark 2005 graphics benchmark. Shipping now, the A8N-SLI is expected to arrive in online and retail stores well in time for Christmas. Pricing was not announced yet.
Thanks to Hadiz from the forums for the heads up on this article