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Enthusiast Delight
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Below is an artice I found on OZHardware Site
http://www.ozhardware.com.au/Hardware-Articles/An-Introduction-to-the-new-nVidia-nForce-780-750-Series-SLI-Chipsets/2-ESA-Su.html
- The main benefit of the 780x chipset is true 3-Way SLI support, which is currently supported by the GeForce 8800 GTX and Ultra range of cards only, so it really is reserved for the pointy end of the market. Along with 3-Way SLI support, the motherboards (in conjunction with the video cards) have support for the craziest resolution anagram I’ve ever seen – WQUXGA – which translates to a resolution of 3840x2400, or over twice the resolution on each axis (so 4 times the pixels) of a true 1080i/p HD image, which is only 1920x1080. I can’t wait to see the screen that comes with WQUXGA support, THAT will be impressive.Another problem with 3-Way SLI, and indeed all SLI system is the diminishing return you get with the more you spend.
- With a 2-way SLI system, you spend 100% more on a second video card and get (at very best) an 80% performance increase, often much less. With a 3-Way SLI system, the return on your investment is even worse, the second card will give you (at best) an 80% increase over the first card, and while in theory the third card should give you another 50% increase over what the first two are already delivering, you’d be lucky to get 25-30% in the best case scenario. So would it ever really be worth it going to 3-Way SLI? I’m already dubious about the value of 2-Way SLI, so my opinion on this will be pretty clear.
- To run 3-Way SLI on a 780x chipset, you will need Windows Vista and you will need an 1100W PSU minimum! This is turning into one hell of an expensive machine to build, considering it will be outdated in 6 months no matter how much money you spend on it.
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03/19/2008
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Performance vs cost???? What are the real benefits??? Is there anyone out there really wanting to spend $5,000 for a tri SLI rig to get 30,000 3dmark scores? If you are pulling 12,000-20,000 that should be good enough to play any game ar ultra high settings with all the bells and whistles activated for the most beautiful image imaginable. True Cinematic detail watching Blu-Ray DVD and any other type of visual application should look flawless. Please send me an email if you agree, disagree, or have any stats. Soon I will have a page available to download and upload stats and setting for people to view.
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