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Posted at 9:22 AM on Friday 12/5/08 by
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    tychang2k - Posted 11:06 am PST 12/5/08 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

    What does it mean that "SLI Ready"?

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    me2 - Posted 11:50 am PST 12/5/08 (765 Posts)  Report Spam

    SLI is an extra 6-pin connector for powering multiple video cards.

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    tychang2k - Posted 11:52 am PST 12/5/08 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

    What is the difference between "SLI Certified" and "SLI Ready" for Power Supply? Thanks.

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    CompWiz17 - Posted 1:33 pm PST 12/5/08 (4902 Posts)  Report Spam

    The Basiq line of power supplies is Antec's new low-end PSU line. Replacing the terrible SmartPower 2.0's, these Basiq power supplies are decent FSP power supplies that can put out the wattage that they're rated for. I wouldn't use this for a really high end gaming computer, but for anything below that, this would be a fine choice.

    However, at this price, this power supply doesn't make much sense. The OCZ StealthXStream 600watt power supply(which can actually put out about 728watts) has been on sale several time recently for $30.

    The OCZ StealthXStream 500watt PSU was recently on sale for $15.

    The OCZ StealthXStream are better quality power supplies than the Antec Basiq ones.

    #3: Certified means that nVidia tested it and they say that it can handle SLI. Ready just means that it has the connectors needed(the PCI-E power connectors).

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