Worth making my next build SLI ready?

Smartazz

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I'm looking to build a dual core system and need to decide whether to make it SLI ready or not any imput would be appreciated thanks.
 

DaveSimmons

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Can you afford the best of everything? Then sure.

Otherwise a faster CPU, 2 GB RAM, fast HDs (raptor 150 for game installs), and a 7900GTX or X1900XT are all better ways to spend the $70.

You'll benefit now from the above, while SLI ready to "future proof" yourself might not ever give you any value.
 

1N0V471V

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What does the rest of your system look like? Those 700w Fortrons look REALLY good...
 

Sqube

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I personally don't think SLI is worth it. The way it generally seems to work is:

- You buy two video cards, run them in SLI
- They're the bees knees... for a while
- New video card comes out that is equal - or superior! - to your SLI rig in every way

That hurts my feelings because I don't have unlimited funds to dedicate to my computer. If I did, I'm sure I'd have two 7900GTXs in SLI right now, along with an FX-60 and 2 gigs of low-latency RAM.
 

Smartazz

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The rest of the system is:
An Opteron 165
2GB Corsair XMS RAM
Fortron 450 or a 500watt psu if I decide to use SLI.
Mobo is dependant on whether I want an SLI ready system, but looking at Asus mobos.
Looking at another X-Fi sound card.
edit: I plan to overclock the opteron too.
 

aniruddha23

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Originally posted by: Sqube
I personally don't think SLI is worth it. The way it generally seems to work is:
- You buy two video cards, run them in SLI
- They're the bees knees... for a while
- New video card comes out that is equal - or superior! - to your SLI rig in every way

True True

Also from knowing a couple of peeps who went this option
1 You either go SLI right from the word go
2 Or it never happens.

 

jdavisomaha

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Originally posted by: aniruddha23
Originally posted by: Sqube
I personally don't think SLI is worth it. The way it generally seems to work is:
- You buy two video cards, run them in SLI
- They're the bees knees... for a while
- New video card comes out that is equal - or superior! - to your SLI rig in every way

True True

Also from knowing a couple of peeps who went this option
1 You either go SLI right from the word go
2 Or it never happens.


Not necessarily!

I have the DFI LanParty SLI-DR that I picked up last August, along with a solo 7800 GTX.

I am building a computer for a friend of mine, and am going to give him the 7800 GTX, a MOBO and a power supply in exchange for a brand new 7900 GT.
I ordered that, then got the go-ahead from the wife to pick up another 7900 GT and a G5, because I've been so good lately.
So on Monday, I'm going to have a nice lil system upgrade. A 7800 GTX swapped out for 2 7900 GT's in SLI.

Yay me. Never thought I'd get a SLI system. Never know what you're going to get in the future.