Intel and SLI/Crossfire support

Does anyone know if the Intel desktop board Intel BLKD955XBKLKR supports dual video card suppord via crossfire or SLI? I see two PCI Express slots referenced but no definitive statements stating that the board can or can't use a eitherr protocol.

But, then again, why else have two PCI Express slots?

Tom

 

The answer is yes and no - like any motherboard, you can have more than one video card. And with this card, you can have two PCIe video cards and run two or more monitors just fine. BUT - this card does NOT support multi-GPU processing - that is, it will not take advantage of nVidia's SLi or ATI's Crossfire parallel processing technology where both cards are strapped together to boost performance to a single display.

So, to answer your second question of why have two slots? The answer is to run two monitors with two PCIe cards.

 

OIC... Glad I asked that would have been an expensive and rude awakening had I tried to go SLI (or Crossfire) down the road. Don't know if I'm a believer in dual GPUs anyway though; seems more like a marketing slam-dunk for both companies involved. But it any case, for $200 plus it would be a nice option to have.

 

There are definite advantage to dual GPUs IF you are into the the most advanced gaming options, or you do serious graphics rendering or computer aided design in your business.

But for 99% of the users out there, a single, good speedy card will more than meet their needs.