New Intel Skulltrail vs. 780i Triple SLI on ExtremeTech

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Originally Posted by gamingtoday

Earlier today, I told you about ExtremeTech’s budget [Only registered users can see links. ]. Lest you you think that we don’t support the high-end PC gamer, let’s take a look at a bit more expensive solution.
If you are a high-end PC gamer, chances are you’ve worked with SLI before. If you’re not familiar with it, SLI is Nvidia’s multiple graphics card option. (Crossfire is the ATI equivalent). While SLI has been more dominant on the gaming side of things, Crossfire has held the edge in one area: it’s the only dual card solution that would run on Intel-based platforms. Well, at least until now.
Intel has released the Skulltrail, a dual-socket, workstation-class motherboard built on Intel’s 5400 core logic. Skulltrail is designed for small servers and/or high-performance workstations, and is equipped with two 771 Xeon-style sockets. More importantly to gamers, the 5400XS motherboard also uses the Nvidia Nforce 100 chips, which allows dual-card SLI.
The ExtremeTech folks have run a series of tests on this new platform, to see just how useful it is to the high-end gamer. While the platform stacks up well against conventional SLI builds, there are some drawbacks to it, including pricing.
For all the lowdown, check out the ExtremeTech article [Only registered users can see links. ].
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[Bex]

Another thing that confuses me lol. Oh well. I think i preferred the budget gaming PC, but this is for those others who want more

[Vicious Vivaldi]

If I were a millionaire I'd buy a completely decked out Mac Pro and run two 30" cinema displays and have a fully decked out skulltrail rig in a matching case (except anodized black or something) and have it run a 30" cinema display...

Geez...I can easily envision spending between 30K and 50K on computers.

[Egg]

^ill join you in that now to win the lottery lol