Is SLI worth it?

[Nitestick]

until either SLI's performance closely matches the cost of 2 cards or i win the lottery i will never use it. face it unless you have money to burn its a waste of money.

 

[Tyggr181]

Thanks everyone. I'll see what is out there when I build.
Thanks again

 

[æArchOAngelæ]

forgetting money as a factor and bias'ness sli in general, will i get better performance. on a single monitor that has a max resolution of 1280x1024. and the reason i suggested sli 7800gt's is because instead of buying a 7900gt for the same price i figured id get more performance out of an sli 7800gt rather than A 7900gt.

 

[ulater6000]

sli is extremely not worth the money it costs to implement!

many gpu cards are is powerful as two gpus in sli. i.e. an x1900 is as powerfull as 2 7800gtx's w/256mb each' in sli and not near the cost

 

[alexsabree]

I would never use SLI cause after a while you would have to upgrade any way... no matter how many you hook up together, the technology would change. So y spend so much on a sli setup???

 

[RockyZ]

I wouldn't get a new card period.

1.Does not support DX10
2.Does not support high definition DVD playback from Blu-Ray or HD-Dvd.

Why even build a computer right now? AM2 and Vista is right around the corner.

 

[alexsabree]

I think it really doesnt pay to wait on anything, cause theres always something new coming "around the corner"
True but arguable.....

 

[Nitestick]

and the reason i suggested sli 7800gt's is because instead of buying a 7900gt for the same price i figured id get more performance out of an sli 7800gt rather than A 7900gt.

i don't know how different prices are in the US but around here the pricing for the 7900gt looks around about the same as the 7800gt was just a week ago

 

[Spartan]

most ppl will tell you SLI is not worth it. the performance gain from 2 video cards in gameplay is typically 25-30%...so unless you have money burning a hole in your wallet, hold off on SLI or Crossfire until ati or nvidia find a more efficient way to use 2 cards to create a 80+% performance increase compared to one card

 

[NeedAcpu]

sli is extremely not worth the money it costs to implement!

many gpu cards are is powerful as two gpus in sli. i.e. an x1900 is as powerfull as 2 7800gtx's w/256mb each' in sli and not near the cost

Proof?