I dont care what your taste is. I like AF, and AA. If I would have the $2k to be able to run both AA and AF at full without slowdowns, I would surely get SLI. I simply see the usefulness in SLI. I dont know why other people call SLI useless, maybe its envy, maybe its ATI fanboism... I dont know.

People on this thread called SLI useless and waste of money. That may be true to people who dont care about AF and AA, or high resolutions, etc. But there are also people who want to run everything at max. I dont run everything at max (except on very old games), but sometimes I turn everything on. Even an 5 year old game can turn to a diamond with full AA and AF at an resolution of 1600x1200+. And that impresses me every time. its like a whole new game.

And dont tell me particular steps are useless. Even going from 8x AF to 16 AF is visible. I tested it myself with screenshots in Doom3. I could still see whats going on on the videogame screen when I stood by the bar or further away with 16x AF, while with 8x it was washed.

HL2 is not the only game. there are even older ones that turn to a snail when you turn everything on. everquest, operation flashpoint, dungeon siege, etc etc.

once someone @ nV said ... a single CHIP solution is always betten then 2 ones and thats true ...

2x 6600 = 6800
2x 6800 is 6800Ultra
2x Ultra UltraExpensive

what is the advantage of 2 6600 SLIed ?
double cost
double energy costs causing problems with non-SLI ready games which could be bypassed with buying a 6800
2x6800ultra is the only config that actually profits from SLI - but beyond any reasonable investment ...
soon next gen chips will arrive aka nV70 and R520 which will be superior to 6800 SLI
with much less costs ...
and there will be the same situation only 2 NV7x Ultra will profit from SLI

also look at the performance you gain
for double costs you get around +10% FPS some games will even run slower hmmmmm really usefull
SLI is just marketing to make ppl. buy more cards and make reviewers happy

humm...
that´s our Mertsch..... :-)
no more to say

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just get this adapter if you can afford it, and don't battle here with our super geek mertsch

http://www.computeruniverse.net/products...?agent=136

That kind of graphic card is only for developers and architects, etc. Games will run like shit on those..... :bonk