Impressive SLI Benchmark

[Helevitia]

Check this out, a 105% increase!

[Jammrock]

Can you imagine dual dual-core Athlon FX CPUs with SLI video cards? buuahahaha... oh to have $10k to drop on a gaming system next year

[J1NG]

Wanna try and beat me to one Jamm? *ahem*

J1NG

[Mehen]

It seems like SLI 6600GTs is kinda useless, when you can get a 6800GT that will outperform it for less than the price of 2 6600GTs.
But daaaamn those are some nice numbers for that 6800GT!

[Helevitia]

Well, that benchmark doesn't tell the whole picture. The entire review is at Anandtech with many more benches.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2258

[spadnos]

Originally posted by |Mehen|
It seems like SLI 6600GTs is kinda useless, when you can get a 6800GT that will outperform it for less than the price of 2 6600GTs.
But daaaamn those are some nice numbers for that 6800GT!

Then, when you rob the *second* bank, you can get another 6800GT, and REALLY stomp the puny dual 6600

- Steve

[Mikko]

Maybe if you wait for 6-12 months, you'll get a single card for 500-600 $, that will outperform those dual 6800GT's...

[moreau]

alteranative point of view (also voiced in the article).

Say you like to have the latest/greatest gaming rig. (let's not debate whether this is a worthwhile persuit, but take it as a given, and realized that there are people out there for whom this is a real priority).

You spend 500 dollars on the latest greatest gaming card. 6 months after purchase, there is a new card out with similar features but new clocks. You are no longer "state-of-the-art". No problem you say,

1 year after you purchase, a whole new product cycle begins, and new cards with more power come out. Concurrently, a new game arrives which require the lates cards to play at the high resolutions.

Now, do you chuck your old card and buy a new 500 dollar card? or do you buy an second card to match your 1 year old for 150-200 dollars, and run them in SLI at similar performance?

I think this is the real value. Being able to extend your video card purchase to 2 years instead of 9 months to a year.

CEM

[William]

But surely how long before someone puts two chips on one card and routes 8 lanes to each?

[Helevitia]

Originally posted by moreau
alteranative point of view (also voiced in the article).

Say you like to have the latest/greatest gaming rig. (let's not debate whether this is a worthwhile persuit, but take it as a given, and realized that there are people out there for whom this is a real priority).

You spend 500 dollars on the latest greatest gaming card. 6 months after purchase, there is a new card out with similar features but new clocks. You are no longer "state-of-the-art". No problem you say,

1 year after you purchase, a whole new product cycle begins, and new cards with more power come out. Concurrently, a new game arrives which require the lates cards to play at the high resolutions.

Now, do you chuck your old card and buy a new 500 dollar card? or do you buy an second card to match your 1 year old for 150-200 dollars, and run them in SLI at similar performance?

I think this is the real value. Being able to extend your video card purchase to 2 years instead of 9 months to a year.

CEM

And to add to this, you are on a budget and purchase the 6600 GT. In a few months, you have enough to buy a 2nd 6600GT.

[Mehen]

I think a simple way of putting it is this; If you have LOTS of money, go for it, if not, then don't.