Do I really want or need SLI ?

Question

I'm thinking about buying a mobo for my AMD Athlon X2 Socket AM2 CPU. Would the following mobo be suitable? This is my first build.

What does the SLI mean? I'm not a gamer if that's what it's for. I'll be doing video editing and burning of family vhs and 8mm tapes.

And, I need fireWire (IEEE 1394) since my "ADS Pyro A/V Link" connects to the computer that way.

What do you think about this mobo for my CPU:

MSI K9N SLI Platinum Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

Answer 1

Its fine, I would recommend this one:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128014 basically the same thing, just that Gigabyte is a little better brand. You don't need SLI, you were corrrect its for gamers, specifically gamers who like to throw tons of money around to impress fellow gamers. But all of the good AM2 motherboards with firewire seem to be SLI boards, no worries though you just won't use the second PCI Express slot.

I have to tell you the Intel Core 2 Duos are faster right now, but that choice of course is up to you.

Answer 2

SLI is scalable link interface

only if you want like better performance/quality on mainly games

if you are not a gamer i would not recommend it because it i just one more video card that you need to buy, and most likely better components which will also cost you much more, including a higher performance power supply which must be SLI compatible

mobo and cpu are solid, good choice

Answer 3

If you are not a gamer than do not worry about the SLI features of the board. Its for adding an additional video card for more gaming power.

Answer 4

MY only responce to any should i buy new grpahics is ! wait for Direct x 10 or all the money you spoent will be wasted in a year or so when your card is obsolete ! unless u buy a direct x 10 card ati are bringing out the new r400 specs look nice take a look

Answer 5

Here is an article about SLI ... it sounds like a hs-been or about to be has-been gimmick to me, but it probably works fine.

http://www.dansdata.com/slibox.htm

Answer 6

Sli don't give a too much speed... this is just comertional trick (-_-)