nForce4 Ultra vs SLI

[amol]

or are there more differences

i was GOING to get an SLI motherboard, but im leaning towards an Ultra since i dont see myself getting two video cards anytime soon (within next 3 years)

 

[ts3433]

I think that's really the whole point of there being a regular NF4 and an SLI version--IIRC both have SATA II and whatever else NF4 brought other than PCIe that NF3 didn't have. Someone shoot me if I've fscked up yet again...

 

[stickybytes]

i was asking a similar question in the gh forums. will the performance between ultra and sli be identical?

 

[ts3433]

I'm sure they'll be mostly equal, assuming ceteris paribus, of course.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: ts3433
I'm sure they'll be mostly equal, assuming ceteris paribus, of course.

fellow latin-er, eh?

well, its not like im going to get an NF4U and and NF4SLI and smash one up or something . . .

 

[amol]

any nForce4 Ultra's out there besides the chaintech? i like me some options when choosing things . . .

 

[ts3433]

<OT>Yeah, my high school requires it freshman and sophomore year (college prep school at a university), not that I'm complaining--it's a fun language and I'm picking it up well. (I picked up the term in econ study during Academic Decathlon practice, though--we freshmen are only 10 chapters through Wheelock's.)</OT>

I believe the Chaintech is actually the first NF4 Ultra to market. Tons of others will probably asplode onto the market next month, though, if you're looking for more choice.

 

[ChineseDemocracyGNR]

The EPoX, Gigabyte and MSI Ultras have been announced already (check their websites).

 

[Idleuser]

you can pickup the msi ultra 4 at Zipzoomfly for 189 and maybe you can pickup one with a 2x PCIe and go with fake sli

 

[ts3433]

Well then, the first 1xPCIe NF4U. I forgot about the pseudo-SLI MSI.

 

[stevennoland]

As far as I can tell, the only diff is the SLI has the extra PCI-E slot. Performance should be identical. If you can afford it, I WOULD go the SLI route. There may come a time (sooner than you might think) when another gpu might offer some serious performance gains (FPS) with AA and AF cranked. Why limit yourself now?