MeTsU
06-17-2005, 03:36 AM
"SLI SHOULD BE a piece of cake by now. It took Nvidia lots of effort to get it out, announced in the hot summer of 2004 and its hard working chargehands worked until Yule and managed to get some motherboards and working drivers out. A year has passed. The drivers and motherboards are refined. All works better and even though some glitches remain, even the Intel version of the dual headed beastie is out.
So, naturally, whoever bought an SLI motherboard and plugged one graphic card into it is expected to upgrade in the next six to nine months. Most of people have 6600GTs, some have 6800GTs, while a very few have 6800 Ultra parts. Nvidia claims it's sold one million SLI chipsets and all those folk with only one card will want to upgrade sooner or later.
But don't forget that if you have a 6600GT, 6800GT or a 6800 Ultra card that you need to get exactly the same brand and the card with the same BIOS. This may be very hard to do in six to eight months' time.
We were laughing when we heard that Nvidia actually suggested to its partners to keep some of the older revision and BIOS cards in stock and to keep them in the dark until customers who want them tip up. Of course partners would have to buy that card and put its money in the cellar for six to eight months minimum. No one will do such a thing since you need the money to buy a new card and you gain money from selling your old stock. This is what's called "commerce".
So when you go out to buy a new card in the next six months, say before Yule, be sure, be very sure that you can buy the exactly matching twin you need with the right BIOS."
From The Inquirer (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24009)
So, naturally, whoever bought an SLI motherboard and plugged one graphic card into it is expected to upgrade in the next six to nine months. Most of people have 6600GTs, some have 6800GTs, while a very few have 6800 Ultra parts. Nvidia claims it's sold one million SLI chipsets and all those folk with only one card will want to upgrade sooner or later.
But don't forget that if you have a 6600GT, 6800GT or a 6800 Ultra card that you need to get exactly the same brand and the card with the same BIOS. This may be very hard to do in six to eight months' time.
We were laughing when we heard that Nvidia actually suggested to its partners to keep some of the older revision and BIOS cards in stock and to keep them in the dark until customers who want them tip up. Of course partners would have to buy that card and put its money in the cellar for six to eight months minimum. No one will do such a thing since you need the money to buy a new card and you gain money from selling your old stock. This is what's called "commerce".
So when you go out to buy a new card in the next six months, say before Yule, be sure, be very sure that you can buy the exactly matching twin you need with the right BIOS."
From The Inquirer (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24009)