Does SLI Work /W Just A Single Video Card

[BurninFire]

Im building a new system and Im kinda new to the PCI-X world. I am currently looking at either the Intel Box D915PBLL ATX Intel Motherboard or the MSI P4N Diamond ATX Intel Motherboard pending on your answer. And I will be going with the Leadtek 6800GT 256MB PCI-X unless anyone can steer me into the right direction.

But anyway my main question is this. Will the SLI video card work at full potential without a SLI board?

Thanks

 

[Gamingphreek]

It is PCI-E or PCX... PCI-X is a server standard supporting 64bit 133mhz cards.

The 915 will not support SLI as it doesn't have 2x x16 PCI-E slots.

You cannot run SLI without an SLI motherboard. Additionally, SLI, Scalable Link Interface, meaning more than 1 card; so therefore you need 2 cards.

I would hold on the video card and:

A. Get an EVGA 6800GT and "step up" in 90 days to the 7800GT
B. Get the 7800GT now..

Seriously, use the search feature, or at least search the internet; all of these questions have been answered in every article concerning Nvidia cards.

-Kevin

-Kevin

 

[Xed]

I think he was asking if a single sli ready card would work at its full potential on a non-sli capable mb.

Yes it would (just make sure you buy that pci-e mb)

 

[BurninFire]

Originally posted by: Xed
I think he was asking if a single sli ready card would work at its full potential on a non-sli capable mb.

Yes it would (just make sure you buy that pci-e mb)

Thanks for claifying. Got kinda lost in Gamingphreek's post.

 

[BenSkywalker]

Additionally, SLI, Scalable Link Interface, meaning more than 1 card; so therefore you need 2 cards.

Well, there is that Gigabyte board.....