Windows 7 - AMD 9 Series Mobos Still Can’t Embrace SLI Until NVIDIA Driver Updated

Wallonn7 · 06-10-2011

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At the beginning of this month, AMD has released the 900-series
chipsets for the AM3/AM3+ processors and one of the most
important features brought by this new design was support for
Nvidia's SLI technology.
Now, more than a week after the release of these chipsets, SLI still
isn't enabled as Nvidia has yet to release a driver that supports
dual-GPU setups.

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JaidynM · 06-10-2011

lol

Not all that funny I suppose, but quite a 'fail' for nVidia and AMD. They have to share the blame I suppose even if nVidia is to blame.

Wallonn7 · 06-10-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by JaidynM

They have to share the blame

I disagree. The chipset itself has no issues in this regard. And as shown, the problem is due to a deficiency in the video drivers.

JaidynM · 06-10-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Wallonn7

Quote: Originally Posted by JaidynM

They have to share the blame

I disagree. The chipset itself has no issues in this regard. And as shown, the problem is due to a deficiency in the video drivers.

Perhaps, but I'm assuming that AMD released this chipsets advertising that they have nVidia's SLI Technology. Surely they could have waited until nVidia released a stable driver that's compatible with these particular chips? But yes, I do see what you're saying. Technically, it isn't AMD's fault. The chipsets aren't faulty at all, it's just the drivers.

cmd187 · 06-10-2011

Why would you choose Nvidia with AMD? That makes no sense. Might as well go all AMD, or Intel + Nvidia.

Wallonn7 · 06-10-2011

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Quote: Originally Posted by Wallonn7

Quote: Originally Posted by JaidynM

They have to share the blame

I disagree. The chipset itself has no issues in this regard. And as shown, the problem is due to a deficiency in the video drivers.

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Perhaps, but I'm assuming that AMD released this chipsets advertising that they have nVidia's SLI Technology.

Did AMD lie?!...

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Surely they could have waited until nVidia released a stable driver that's compatible with these particular chips?

Your point would make sense if nVidia had to wait for a correction in the chipset and ONLY IF it does not have support for CrossfireX. After all, AMD has its own market of graphics cards to maintain.

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But yes, I do see what you're saying. Technically, it isn't AMD's fault. The chipsets aren't faulty at all, it's just the drivers.

That's the real point: "it isn't AMD faulty".

smsff7 · 06-11-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by cmd187

Why would you choose Nvidia with AMD? That makes no sense. Might as well go all AMD, or Intel + Nvidia.

Why? It is because I like Nvidea as all my video cards have been Nvidea. I also like AMD's price/preformace ratio. I don't want to switch to ATI/AMD Video card, but I can't afford Intel CPU/Mobo even if I wanted.