NVIDIA SLI Essay Contest Winners
Grand Prize: Greg Grey
"A while back I was on a California Sheriff's Department and was shot while trying to subdue two people who had taken another person hostage and shot them right before my eyes. Because I almost had my arm shot off with a shotgun, I went through many operations and lots of PT. Because of the pain involved, most of the things I liked to do were no longer available to me. This is when I got involved in PC Gaming. I was able to play games and repair myself at the same time. I was able to loose myself in the computer and forget about the pain and loss of my career. It probably helped save my life. As time went on, I became more and more interested in gaming and had to have the best computer and best graphics. Then along came SLI. I read about it and had to have it. Now I can play as fast as I want and in the highest mode possible. This was never available to me before and was like finding gaming all over again. Only problem is that I have two 7800GT cards and NEED, NEED, NEED (LOL) faster and faster. I'm afraid I'm addicted to SLI and will never be able to turn back. I don't usually talk about this incident, but I thought that if this was ever published, it would help both the guys/gals in Law Enforcement and the guys/gals coming back from Iraq, who were injured, to get back into something they could loose themselves in. Believe me, when you are knee deep in a game like Prey, you tend to forget about anything negative around you. Playing in SLI allows you to be there."
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First Place : Jason Hoopes
"Why I chose SLI Technology: SLI is the pinnacle of modern graphical power. I say this not only as a gamer, but also as a future game designer. My name is Jason Hoopes, and I am a Game Art/Design Major student at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online, and I built my SLI computer specifically to help with my portfolio for entrance into this rather difficult course. Entrance into the program required a portfolio of artwork that on one hand I did not have, and on the other, had less than a week with which to complete this work. The power and performance of SLI helped me to generate the images from applications like Bryce in record time, as well as provided me with no end of ideas from current software titles in the market, for I knew that regardless of the title, my rig could more than handle any load thrown at it. The set up of the SLI system was as easy as anything I’ve ever built, and barring a loose ram chip on setup, the entire process went seamlessly. The drivers were able to correctly install the card on the first try, and automatically prompted me to enable the SLI portion of my system, and I have been in gaming heaven ever since. In fact the only thing better than my SLI setup would be a QUAD SLI setup, and that will come in time. I was accepted as one of a very select group of entrants into the degree program, and will use my passions to create worlds that everyone can share and with any luck will inspire the same awe that numerous games have given me, and in a way give back to the creators that helped to form my imaginations. Thanks to my trusty NVIDIA based system, and a lot of hard work, I am now a junior in AIO, and my future is a bright one. NVIDIA SLI – The way it’s meant to be… "
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Second Place : Chris Eaves
"When I first saw the screen shots for Oblivion I knew that a vision I had many years ago while playing MUDs at college had finally come to pass. I remember sitting in class and imagining what it would be like to see the MUDs I was playing in full 3D through the eyes of my character. I never dreamed it would be possible. That was until Oblivion. Before I ever purchased the game I knew that I was going to need a super system to due the game justice. I had been playing with an ATI for the past year with ok performance but had kept my eye on Nvidia and where they were headed. I knew when I read the specs for SLI that Nvidia had what I needed to make Oblivion come alive. After carefully reading the instructions for building an SLI system I set forth on a mission. After purchasing an Intel 840 3.2GHz EE (I'm a die hard Intel fan.), 2 BFG 7800s, an Asus P5ND2-SLI MB, 2GB of Corsair 800MHz RAM, and a Koolance Exos water cooling system I was ready to build my machine. I quickly stripped my old system down and went to work building my dream machine to play a dream game. Judgment day arrived. I loaded up Oblivion with that little kid anticipation for what I hoped to be a dream come true. I immediately set the graphics to the max on everything as I had no intention of seeing even a single screen without all the glory the game had to offer. I have never been more emotional with a game than what I proceeded to experience when exiting the introductory dungeon and beheld the world of Oblivion. I spent the next hour simply exploring with my mouth in a silly grin and goose bumps all over my body. My NVIDIA SLI system ran like a champ with no discernable lag as my gaping eyes continually marveled at the graphics flickering before my eyes. All my thanks go out to all the people at NVIDIA whose labor of love have provided me with such great joy in a world where it's in short supply. Keep up the great work!"
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