New 3DMark03 WR with 3-Way SLI: 103888

[maverik-sg1]

In fairness Tri SLI will dominate the orb but only by the people that can:

A) Afford it

b) Have it provided to show it off

As far as games and everyday PC users who overclock go - it's bad enough to think that you really need two GPU's let alone 3 to run a game.

Most overclockers will bench what they have and this is just another Elitist mechanism to help GPU manufacturers remain top of the performance league.

Taking nothing away from teh scores achieved so far - especially as I know how good you guys are at what you do and have nothing but respect for your achievements.

I just feel (probably like every other person) that AMD and Nvidia are alienating 99% of their customer base by even persuing this multi GPU route to market.

I recall the good old days when two cards was enough and when I was TOP6 HOF with less cooling than most - scores achieved on my everyday gaming system tweaked for benchmark runs - I call that the 'OC for fun' era.

Tri SLI is beyond my reach, in fact SLI (due to a really poor overclocking chipset) is IMHO a complete and total waste of money, time and effort - only golden sample mobo's (that is to say it's a real gamble what you get with your money) are worth some of the money that is asked.

So for the ones who can afford it to keep the HOF status this is the ultimate to bench on. For those trying to get the most they can from an uber gaming machine, this is beyond the mortals.

Having said all that if AMD can sort out proper crossfire drivers then intel chipset based overclockers still have a chance at glory at a reasonable price with a system priced for enthusiasts.

Great results guys, I look forward to seeing the competition between the tri enabled guys at the top.