Reply 20 of 27, by Srandista
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wrote:Old SLI and Crossfire are at least interesting to tinker with. They are not limited to AFR only modes like GeForce 8800+ / Radeon 2900+.
You ma be right, but CF older then HD 2x00 are PITA to use (with exception of X1950 Pro). Dongles and Master/slave cards... Yeah, not really good start from ATI into multiGPU world...
wrote:Well, obviously I haven't been keeping track of the developments. 😀 That does, sorta, prove the point - there is little practical (ugh, I'm getting tired of this word) value in supporting SLI/CF in mid-range GPUs, since a single, twice-as-powerful GPU, gives you the same performance, without having to deal with micro-stutter, special optimizations, profiles and other stuff like this, which serves to complicate the already complicated video drivers.
Well, but 386_junkie got a point. If you want to play old DOS game in practical way, then run them in DOSBox... Also, people are not buying convertibles, because they are practical. If you want practical car, you should buy family estate. No, they are buying them, because it's fun. And for the same reason you build SLI/CF system, it's fun. Yeah, there are some obstacles, but you can say the same about any other retro system.
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