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    So what does SLI really do?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by usmc1488, Mar 14, 2011.

  1. usmc1488

    usmc1488 Notebook Evangelist

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    Im upgrading my video cards and have been doing some experiments: SLI Bridge connected, not connected, force rendering, preferred settings, and how games perform with one card.

    I really dont see much difference with force rendering or the SLI bridge connected or not.

    With just one card I did avg about 20FPS less on the HAWX 2 demo, but in games like Star Wars and the Fall Out 3 NV which specifically have SLI codes built in there wasnt that much difference.

    Should I just dedicate the other card to PHYSX?
     
    usmc1488, Mar 14, 2011
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  2. kosti

    kosti Notebook Virtuoso

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    What cards are these? Some cards work better than others in SLI.
     
    kosti, Mar 14, 2011
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