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ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the ROG Enthusiast SLI Bridge for sturdy Scalable Link Interface (SLI) connections in a stylish design.
ROG Enthusiast SLI Bridge is compatible with selected ASUS and NVIDIA® reference graphics cards for two-, three-, and four-way SLI configurations to give users smooth gaming visuals with unrivaled performance. The two-way ROG Enthusiast SLI Bridge includes two printed circuit boards (PCB) with different slot layouts to ensure maximum compatibility with two-way graphics cards installations. ROG Enthusiast SLI Bridge features an illuminated ROG logo and a sleek brushed-aluminum finish for a premium feel. It also provides customizable LED effects with certain NVIDIA GeForce Experience LED Visualizer-compatible graphics cards. ROG Enthusiast SLI Bridge also includes an additional power cable to ensure the ROG logo remains illuminated at all times.
ASUS Republic of Gamers Enthusiast SLI Bridge will be available Q2 2015.
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#5030316 Posted on: 03/17/2015 12:54 PM
Nvidia should drop those bridges and look up to AMD for a change.
Nvidia should drop those bridges and look up to AMD for a change.
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#5030334 Posted on: 03/17/2015 01:15 PM
Why? The bridges don't really add anything harmful to a system, it's just a bandwidth manager pretty much.
Nvidia should drop those bridges and look up to AMD for a change.
Why? The bridges don't really add anything harmful to a system, it's just a bandwidth manager pretty much.
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#5030338 Posted on: 03/17/2015 01:23 PM
Everything from ROG is more or less black (plastic) and red, and now they make aluminum bridges? Design fail.
Everything from ROG is more or less black (plastic) and red, and now they make aluminum bridges? Design fail.
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#5030349 Posted on: 03/17/2015 01:41 PM
No four way SLI option?
No four way SLI option?
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#5030361 Posted on: 03/17/2015 02:05 PM
The first picture in the article is a 4-way bridge
I don't like the fact that it needs its own power cable though. The LED can't require that much power.
No four way SLI option?
The first picture in the article is a 4-way bridge
I don't like the fact that it needs its own power cable though. The LED can't require that much power.
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#5030368 Posted on: 03/17/2015 02:13 PM
Yeah, I feel the same way.
Nvidia should drop those bridges and look up to AMD for a change.
Yeah, I feel the same way.
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#5030380 Posted on: 03/17/2015 02:31 PM
I prefer my EVGA custom SLI bridges. The red insignia of the Asus ones just don't go with Nvidia green theme
I prefer my EVGA custom SLI bridges. The red insignia of the Asus ones just don't go with Nvidia green theme
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#5030385 Posted on: 03/17/2015 02:39 PM
I prefer the Geforce one:
I prefer my EVGA custom SLI bridges. The red insignia of the Asus ones just don't go with Nvidia green theme
I prefer the Geforce one:
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#5030386 Posted on: 03/17/2015 02:39 PM
I have the Nvidia LED bridge. Looks pretty nice and matches the LED on my Video cards. I had the EVGA LED bridge but it's color was kinda blue and didn't look right with green LED's on the video cards.
I have the Nvidia LED bridge. Looks pretty nice and matches the LED on my Video cards. I had the EVGA LED bridge but it's color was kinda blue and didn't look right with green LED's on the video cards.
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#5030393 Posted on: 03/17/2015 02:51 PM
"brushed-aluminum finish" = not real aluminum imo
its just plastic colored "brushed-aluminum" to give premium feel
Everything from ROG is more or less black (plastic) and red, and now they make aluminum bridges? Design fail.
"brushed-aluminum finish" = not real aluminum imo
its just plastic colored "brushed-aluminum" to give premium feel
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#5030394 Posted on: 03/17/2015 02:52 PM
"brushed-aluminum finish" = not real aluminum imo
its just plastic colored "brushed-aluminum" to give premium feel
Even so, I still don't find it appealing. Make it black, and I might be interested.
"brushed-aluminum finish" = not real aluminum imo
its just plastic colored "brushed-aluminum" to give premium feel
Even so, I still don't find it appealing. Make it black, and I might be interested.
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#5030399 Posted on: 03/17/2015 02:59 PM
I actually prefer the Nvidia designed ones that compliment their stock coolers.
I actually prefer the Nvidia designed ones that compliment their stock coolers.
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#5030412 Posted on: 03/17/2015 03:14 PM
SLI bridges? This is so 2013 ... feels like someone is offering custom designed GFDs ...
SLI bridges? This is so 2013 ... feels like someone is offering custom designed GFDs ...
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#5030415 Posted on: 03/17/2015 03:34 PM
Im using this one, and it pretty awesome looking, plus you can change the lighting modes to make it flash/breath/etc. gives a nice touch to the GeForce stock logo.
but if I was going for a red color scheme, the asus one would looks pretty good too.
I prefer the Geforce one: -
Im using this one, and it pretty awesome looking, plus you can change the lighting modes to make it flash/breath/etc. gives a nice touch to the GeForce stock logo.
but if I was going for a red color scheme, the asus one would looks pretty good too.
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Really liking the custom SLI bridges.