nForce4 SLI Roundup: Painful and Rewarding

jmke · 1st March 2005, 12:56

AnandTech has posted an article comparing four mainboards with support for dual-GPU technology from NVIDIA Corp. dubbed SLI. The Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR, Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI and MSI K8N Neo4/SLI Platinum are all based on NVIDIA nForce4 SLI core-logic, but feature different capabilities, overclocking potential and price. Which one is the best for you – that’s a tough question.

“At stock speeds, there is no clear winner or loser with the four boards in the roundup. All four of them perform very well at stock speeds in both normal and SLI mode and you should choose your board based on features,” claims the web-site

“Based on overclocking abilities, features, and the performance of features present on the boards, we are pleased to award our Editors Choice Gold Award jointly to the DFI nF4 SLI-DR and the MSI K8n Neo4/SLI. Both boards are standouts in a group of standout motherboards,” concludes AnandTech.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2358

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jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	nForce4 SLI Roundup: Painful and Rewarding AnandTech has posted an article comparing four mainboards with support for dual-GPU technology from NVIDIA Corp. dubbed SLI. The Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR, Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI and MSI K8N Neo4/SLI Platinum are all based on NVIDIA nForce4 SLI core-logic, but feature different capabilities, overclocking potential and price. Which one is the best for you – that’s a tough question. “At stock speeds, there is no clear winner or loser with the four boards in the roundup. All four of them perform very well at stock speeds in both normal and SLI mode and you should choose your board based on features,” claims the web-site “Based on overclocking abilities, features, and the performance of features present on the boards, we are pleased to award our Editors Choice Gold Award jointly to the DFI nF4 SLI-DR and the MSI K8n Neo4/SLI. Both boards are standouts in a group of standout motherboards,” concludes AnandTech. http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2358 __________________