R600 to be the first external video card

[hookid]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/28/ati-to-release-power-hungry-external-video-card/

ATI to release power-hungry external video card?

[Ominous Gamer]

Doesn't Texas Instruments own a few ideas on extending the PCI-express slots outside the case?


I remember when Alienware was very PR happy and was hyping its dual card solution that they also mentioned several times that the next step was going to be an external enclosure for 3 cards.

[Ender17]

that's just some guy thinking out loud
it's not real
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/21/the_graphics_state_of_the_union/page4.html
"This is how external graphics could look like."

[mikeguava]

I like it

[FunkyRider]

so if someone don't play games, they can get ride of vid card at all.

it better be built like the Matrox m3D or Voodoo 1, a pure 3D rasterizer

when we can use an on-board video to hook up monitors

[Gun_Strife]

would be really fun I think
could be able to make its own wc setup in a bigger enclosure

[vengance_01]

Keep it in the case damnit. There is no reason for this at all imo.

[J-Mag]

Not gunna happen. Even if they made a interface with that much bandwidth, the latency will probably be too high.

[vudoodoodoo]

God I hope that won't happen.

[Your_Boss]

One day all your devices will be outside the case using wireless transmissions. Yes, the speeds will get there very soon. :)

Think how fast you could changes your harddrive or video card...just switch it on and off through the software. ;)

[johnsally]

this should be in the video card section of the forum.

[sora3]

Highly unlikely given that the X1900XTX only had about 120watt power in consumption, I don't think this one will be straining our PSUs anytime soon...