Thread: ECS KN One SLI Large: SLI on a Budget

If we assumed a instant to reflect on few of the largest technological improvement in current history, SLI has to be on the short list. Thanks in component to the raised bandwidth of PCI Express, NVIDIA paved the way for functioning 2 matching PCI Express based video cards at the same time, ensuing in what we know now as SLI.


As with almost any tech, there are positives and negatives to SLI. First, the cards utilized must be the similar and planned specifically to support SLI. Second, the power needs of currents NVIDIA graphics cards will need many to include a novel PSU to their upgrading budget, in many cases.


However, these included circumstances can yield few impressive function increases in the long function, while including longevity to your investment. What is still excellent is that user's can construct a SLI system on a budget and even appreciate actual performance increases. Still the coupling of 2 cheaper GeForce 6600 GTs can solution in few sweet returns.





The fresh SLI ready CPU Board to come our path is really a revision of the ECS KNOne Extreme we reviewed in July. This time around it is the ECS KNOne SLI Extreme we are functioning by the trying track. Back then, we determined the KNOne Extreme to be a well rounded CPU Board that lacked few overclocking characteristic, contrary to what the "Extreme" label entailed.


Nonetheless, it is clean layout, competitive costing and best retail bundle created for an pleasing all-around product. With the KNOne SLI, ECS dealt in a PCIe x One slot for a second PCI Express x16 port, bringing support for SLI to the combine while creating a some other setting as well.


The retail bunch of the KNOne SLI Extreme did not alter entire that much from the actual KNOne. With this version, ECS preferred to scale back the SATA cabling to 4 rather of the 6 added in the actual KN1's package, dealing 2 cables for a individual outer SATA adapter. We also determined the necessary SLI bridge clip to tie 2 SLI ready graphics cards both. Aside from that, the package was the similar, with few interesting choice.