Will P4 beat AMD with it also now having the NF4 SLi Board

[QuadMaster]

The Subject of the topic says it all

Since Intel had no version of SLi mobo it was not earlier fair enough to compare amd and intel
on gaming performance.

But now MSI coming with NF4 SLi Intel Edition will Pentium 4 steal the show.
Will it be supporting DDR or DDR2

Will P4 Beat AMD on NF4 Sli in terms or memory BW , gaming , encoding etc.

I dont know if this topic is earlier discussed but i really wanted to know.

 

[paulsiu]

Since A64 tend to beat Intel on games (at the same price level that is) when there is one card. It is doubtful that having a two card Intel is going to beat a two card A64. Of course, there could be other factors like memory speed, chipset, etc.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: QuadMaster
The Subject of the topic says it all

Since Intel had no version of SLi mobo it was not earlier fair enough to compare amd and intel
on gaming performance.

But now MSI coming with NF4 SLi Intel Edition will Pentium 4 steal the show.
Will it be supporting DDR or DDR2

Will P4 Beat AMD on NF4 Sli in terms or memory BW , gaming , encoding etc.

I dont know if this topic is earlier discussed but i really wanted to know.

There are many reviews out on the NF4 Intel SLI. Read them and make your own conclusion.

-Kevin

 

[Megatomic]

The on-die memory controller is still weighing heavily in favor of AMD64 as far as gaming is concerned. Until Intel implements this I don't see the tide turning.

 

[crazyeddie]

SLI availability for Intel platforms doesn't seem like it's going to have a significant impact on the overall landscape of personal computing. AMD is still faster for gaming than Intel, SLI for the P4 just puts Intel back in the ballpark with regard to fps. What Intel is usually better at, multimedia processing and the like, SLI doesn't really improve in any particular way.

The big benefactor will be Nvidia. NForce 4 for Intel should become a very popular alternative to Intel's own chipsets for P4 owners. Major OEMs, if they're brave enough to try, will be able to offer SLI video setups to customers who want them. If a company like Dell is willing to support SLI systems from a customer service standpoint, Nvidia will enjoy continued strong demand for 6600 and 6800 series video cards as well as Nforce chipsets.

Bottome line? SLI for the P4 will be a "me too" product that will prevent Intel users from feeling left out. I'm not so sure I'd buy an Intel SLI system, but I'd sure as hell consider buying some Nvidia stock right now.

 

[QuadMaster]

Thanks guys
from your replies it feels like amd is still strong when it comes to gaming

and with the new venice core having sse3 instructions and its overclocking abilities i hope it will
also beat intel in encoding [i feel]

 

[tranceport]

It might.

 

[Demo24]

Intel SLI isnt even like AMD SLI. it does split it evenly 8x and 8x. so one card is running 16x and the other like 4(?) on the Intel. Now that Intel has SLI it can beat AMD with a single card, but if Intel cant even beat AMD with single cards hows it suppose to beat AMD with 2?

 

[classy]

Not in gaming. Intel has always led in most encoding apps until the X2 🙂

 

[MBrown]

No

 

[ericlala]

I agree intel's SLi is a "me too" thing. It wins the customers who are intel fanboys but wants SLi 😛

 

[Peter]

Originally posted by: DEMO24
Intel SLI isnt even like AMD SLI. it does split it evenly 8x and 8x. so one card is running 16x and the other like 4(?) on the Intel. Now that Intel has SLI it can beat AMD with a single card, but if Intel cant even beat AMD with single cards hows it suppose to beat AMD with 2?

Worse still, the 4x slot is fed through the southbridge, so it's not only narrower, but has a much longer and slower datapath to even get there.

 

[mrdeez]

No it doesnt...by the numbers....btu that usnt real problem with intel sli it is wayy too expensive to set up....imo