SLI on intel Chipset

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Ok ppl we have been getting the shaft long enough. Why cant we run SLI . I would be running SLI right now if NV would let me . Are they scared that SLI works better on a Intel chipset ? Than on there own ?

It is so stupid we all know it can work as some one had hacked drivers for the 7x gen NV cards.

Some one in the US should start a class action suit against them .

[Gautam]

Are they scared that SLI works better on a Intel chipset ?
Yes, that's precisely the "problem" from nVidia's perspective.

I don't think any sort of class action lawsuit is possible. nV makes the cards, and nV makes the drivers.

[ChinStrap]

i have heard of "hacked" drivers...


but only heard of them...

[PhysX]

what are you talking about, there is nf4 and nf5 on intel sli....

i have a mobo here thats runs intel sli 16x.

[dribblesnort]

Ok ppl we have been getting the shaft long enough. Why cant we run SLI . I would be running SLI right now if NV would let me . Are they scared that SLI works better on a Intel chipset ? Than on there own ?

It is so stupid we all know it can work as some one had hacked drivers for the 7x gen NV cards.

Some one in the US should start a class action suit against them .

You'll run SLI on Intel boards when the Intel engineers get off their butts and engineer a solution, or, when Intel licenses the technology from nVidia.

nVidia is a company like any other company who wants to earn a profit for their shareholders...nothing more than that.

As long as the technology has been around, you'd think Intel would engineer a solution but, hey, we're talking about the same company who's idea of "Extreme Graphics" is summed up best by their own website:

High-performance 3D
256-bit internal path
32bpp/ 24ZorW/ 8 Stencil
DX7*/DX8*/OGL*1.1
DXTn texture compression
Up to 4 textures / pixel on a single pass
Cubic reflection map
Embossed/DOT3 bump mapping
Multi-texture
DOT3 bump-mapping
Point sprites

[Deanzo]

i have heard of "hacked" drivers...


but only heard of them...

Hacked drivers for 7XXX cards are very easy to find, but so far no one has put one out for the 8XXX.

There is hope that on the top end X38 boards, nVidia may (I'll say that again..may..) put out drivers to work with those boards.

[z0n3]

Its hardly Intel's fault. Nvidia writes their drivers so that they won't do SLI on Intel chipsets.

[UglyChild]

All you need is drivers from NV. And you wont be able to sue NV for such claims. Its their product, they can pretty much dictate who can run SLI and who cant.

Nv just recently filled a law suit against NGOHQ cause they modifie their drivers.

So if they tell you to jump, all you can do is ask how high.

[core2due]

I have some hacked drivers for my board.:attn:

[nd4spdbh2]

SLI has to do with the drivers... if the drivers dont see an Nvidia chipset that supports SLI... they wont allow sli, even though it can be ran on any board with 2 physical 16x slots. Now the rumor is that Nvidia is allowing sli on intels upcomming X38 chipset... which would be mucho baller status.:attn:

[AsusLover]

i've heard that rumor also, that would be nice because by that time i'll be building another intel rig

[ViperJohn]

Ok ppl we have been getting the shaft long enough. Why cant we run SLI . I would be running SLI right now if NV would let me . Are they scared that SLI works better on a Intel chipset ? Than on there own ?

It is so stupid we all know it can work as some one had hacked drivers for the 7x gen NV cards.

Some one in the US should start a class action suit against them .

Quite simple really...it's called business and making money for NV's shareholders. It is the first thing
you learn on day one of business administration 101. Intel is a competitor to nVidia in the chipset (and
now motherboard) market. Being able to SLI only on nVidia chipset based motherboards is a sale and
marketing advantage to nVidia over the behemoth that Intel is. That means more sales for nVidia
products, more money and profit at the bottom line and happy nVidia share holders.

Now if Intel wants to integrate SLI capability into it's own chipsets so an SLI can be done on a pure
Intel MB they are going to have to pay for it, dearly, for every SLI capable motherboard they produce.
It is no secret that just like Intel, just like MicroSoft, doesn't like to pay anybody anywhere close (or
pay anything at all really) to what it is worth to use technology developed by others.

When Intel decides to pay what nVidia wants to use nVidia technology then Intel will be able to offer
SLI on it's chipsets and MB's. It's that simple and no one is getting the shaft.

Viper