Hi - can the ATI cards be used with the new SLi motherboards does anyone know or is SLi restricted to just Nvidia graphics cards.I ask as it seems that the ATI cards on their own seem to be faster in general than the Nvidia cards and so - logically - it would seem to follow that 2x ATI will be faster than 2x Nvidia.If not then are there any future developments from ATI which will compete with SLi from Nvidia as it seems to me that PCI Express is the emerging standard for this year.Also, am I right in thinking that it is now possible to have pci-e motherboards supporting AMD chips and not just Intel.I'm looking to perform either a system upgrade - perhaps even a complete rebuild and I really want a top notch flyer for games such as fs9.1, half life2, Doom3, Far Cry etc. - budget approx.

Short answer .. NO SLI is not compatible with ATI products at the moment

I've heard rumors of ATI getting SLI cards but nothing solid. As for AMD boards with PCI express. Take a look into the nForce 4 chipset that nVidia recently released. All nForce 4 mobos have PCI-e. For video, you should look into the nVIdia Geforce 6800GT. Best bang for buck in high end cards right now. Should play Doom3, Far Cry, and the rest quite well

That is if you can actually find a PCIe 6800GT on the planet.Lee Hetherington, PP-ASEL (KBED)