14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that when veteran experts like the guys from amdmb.com (now pcperspective.com) talk, Nvidia listens, and when they ask questions the IC design company answers. Nvidia reportedly left out the driver support for Quad-SLI for its GeForce GTX 670 video cards.
The cards do feature the obvious dual SLI connectors and they are basically using the same Kepler GPU just like the GTX 680 card that has full support for the 4-cards setup.
When presented with four samples to play with, some reviewers discovered that their QuadSLI setup was nonfunctional.
The experts from pcperspective were quick to say that full triple-SLI and Quad-SLI was supported as it would have been normal to be.
Nvidia quickly replied that:
"As I’m sure you can imagine, we have to QA every feature that we claim support for and this takes a tremendous amount of time/resources. For the GTX 680 and GTX 690, we do support Quad SLI and take the time to QA it, as it makes sense for the extreme OC’ers and ultra-enthusiasts who are shooting to break world records."
In other words, the graphics company is practically dodging the main question and tries to preserve the status quo.
When further inquired by the journalists, Nvidia’s contact replied:
"Change in plans.....we will be offering 4-Way SLI support for GTX 670 in a future driver."
So, if you want to enjoy the power of a GeForce GTX 690 dual GPU video card for 20% less expenses, you can buy and setup a SLI combination of two GTX 670 cards.
Hoping for a Quad-SLI GTX 670 setup seems a little bit too much for Nvidia right now and most of the enthusiasts should wait for a new drive with 4-card support and enjoy the lower prices that will come in autumn.