Tech Link (Technology): i975 supports SLI

Ok, I personally have seen and tested a dual 6800 SLI set up with 66.81 driver and it works ok on a D975XBX. Though that was last year, I am not sure what happened to the next generation of video cards, and chipset drivers. In any case, as time passed by, the i975X only touts support for ATi's Crossfire solution, and nVidia fans are torn apart whether to get a crappy NForce4 for Intel or stick with the i975X.

In any case, in a Russian site, it was posted last year that an Asus P5WD2 can actually run on SLI configuration. Not many has reported it, in fact, I haven't really seen much about it. Maybe because of the fact that it didn't reach the top of the ORB, nevertheless, the score was impressive.

And then last week, FUGGER of XTremeSystems mentions that NVIDIA* will not support SLI on i975X because

"Intel chipsets do not provide enough bandwidth to support SLI"

In any case, Big_Sam made another splash when he posted another SLI-based score on a i975X board. This makes a lot of Chipzilla fans very excited, as the thought of Conroe with Crossfire and SLI comes sweeping thru their drool nerves.

So if i975 can support the newer NVIDIA* and ATi cards, it will be coolest play rig for the uber enthusiats: SLI + Crossfire, who would have thought such system exists? Intel really rocks big time!