NVidia NForce 650i Ultra

The release of the nForce 650i Ultra, along with the new nForce 680i LT, effectively mark the end of the 650i SLI on the market. While boards are still out there, Nvidia appears to be focusing their efforts into a three-tiered system for the nForce 600-series. nForce 650i Ultra on the low-end, 650i LT SLI for mid-range gamers, and 680i for high-end gamers. We're actually glad to see 8 x 8 SLI implementations, like the 650i SLI was equipped with, being phased out of the market. Half-bandwidth SLI implementations have never been extremely popular and didn't seem like they would last in the long run.