When we first took a look at NVIDIA's new G80 graphics processor, in the form of the GeForce 8800 GTX, I was more than impressed by the performance that NVIDIA was able to deliver as well as the immediate availability of the GPU and partner cards to the gamers that crave them. Then, just a few weeks later, I spent some time with a pair of the 8800 GTX cards in SLI mode to see what kind of gaming experience the most powerful GPU setup could deliver. Again, I was impressed with what I saw, but part of me knew that gamers don't always have $1200 to drop on graphics cards....wha??
