SLI
From Encyclopedia Dramatica
SLI is a ploy by nVidia to get you to buy moar of their graphics cards and motherboards. The same effect can be achieved by getting an ATI Crossfire card, which does not require you to have a motherboard that ATI says is kosher.
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[edit] History
SLI, or Scalable Link Interface, is a term coined when one combines more than one graphics card together for massive damage. Originally masterminded by Voodoo in 1998, it is now utilised by Nvidia. A top end SLI setup will cost $1000 just for the graphics card, and another $100m to build a nuclear reactor to provide sufficient power.
[edit] Benefits of SLI
SLI is vastly becoming the BMW of the online world; having SLI graphics cards seriously increases the size of your e-penis. It also allows you to bump up the AA on games, making bits of barb wire look ever so realistic, even though in the fast paced action of an online game, you do not have time to notice such minute details.
[edit] Trolling SLI Fanboys
If anyone argues against owning SLI, usually fanboys will say you are jealous and you cannot afford them, even though you do not give a shit about being able to see the edge of barb wire, or you actually do something useful on your computer than whack off to games. Just tell them your $100 card runs games perfectly, then watch as they try to coax you into spending more on a 8800 GTX (or 2) to be able to run 2560x1600, even though your monitor only supports 1280x1024. Or tell them that you can get infinite AA at an infinite resolution by going to your local park. A typical "war" thread usually stems from someone asking what graphics card they can buy for $100, only getting advice from fanboys insisting they spend $500 instead.
