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As nVidia is going to quad sli with 2cores in one PCB and to outrageous scores to 3d benchmarks , ATi decided to go on with the same tactic....so here is the first photo of a 1600 in one PCB in Crossfire already...the turn of the X1900s' is coming....:D
http://resources.vr-zone.com//newspi...dCrossfire.jpg
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were does the hot air go?
from the pic i gues its blown out at the back but i see no opening for the air to get out.
x1600 MAXX
lol anyone else remember this?Quote:
Originally Posted by onewingedangel
http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...?articleid=418
It goes into the CaseQuote:
Originally Posted by Starscream
it would take up Three slot for it to blow it out
Unless they removed those useless VGA ports:DQuote:
Originally Posted by nn_step
Which would be a good move..
Anyone else notice the fact that it is going to have to be externally powered?
YES I USE A CASEQuote:
Originally Posted by Willis
infact all my rigs are in a Case
at the same Time if you get the right case and set it up right it will out perform an open Mobo
How would you water cool something like that? Need a fairly big water block :slap:
if its just a single PCB then wouldn't you just need two GPU blocks? :stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Deadeye550
Correct unless there is a water block that spans both GPUsQuote:
Originally Posted by JamesAvery22
Well... if the layout is like the dual 7800 card it might be hard:
http://www.pcper.com/images/reviews/175/card_naked.jpg
and that metal bracket part looks exactly the same too.
The barbs would have to point straight up. Wouldn't the ends of the barbs cover the ram so an inch of space between them and bottom of that metal bracket/support? Eh kinda hard to guess how a block would end up. Maybe there'd be room. Whats the width of a standard PCI bracket? 0.75"? so that thing is 1.5". Height of a MCW55 or Maze is about 1.25".
Could just use a normal maze4 style block so the barbs are perpendicular to the board.
this is bid as..... motherboard!!! :P
your desk is probably bigger than my dorm room, I need to use a case to save space.Quote:
Originally Posted by Willis
but back on topic...this is getting rediculos, I don't need 4 GPU's infact my moniter doesn't support anything higher than 1280x1024. most people are in a similar case I imagine.
anyone else notice how the card in the pic is oriented so that the core faces the CPU rather than the PCI slots?
might help the cooling as the air gets sucked into the CPU / exaust jetstream
with all these increased-size VGA cards.....I'll need the biggest mainboard ever seen...:D
Hmm yes the ATI is! WOooooot except now dice tubes are going to be hard
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Originally Posted by JamesAvery22
wouldnt be hard at all, couldnt use a low profile maze4, but a regular maze4gpu would be no problem, there is plenty room to bend the tube enough.
I did not notice that..Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkangyl
With a few small changes it Exhust the Heated AIt directly at the CPU to get Jeted out:clap:
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Originally Posted by nn_step
I think the picture is flipped. Look at the letters on the middle of the fan. Its an ASUS card and it looks like a backwards AS
well if you flip it.. it almost looks like an AS but that wouldn't be as useful as if they flipped it to the other side:(Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesAvery22
Yeah but the other way dry ice is impossible almost.
at the same time how often do you use Dry Ice to cool your GPU?
Sure I water cool my benchmarking card but I have no reason for that level of cooling for my Gaming card...
lol? I think your in the wrong place buddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by nn_step
Dude you don't need to overclock a gaming card if it is a 7800GTX and the game is 5 years old :stick: Just because I get free games with the Cards does not mean I play them :fact:Quote:
Originally Posted by GMX
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Originally Posted by nn_step
You bought a 7800GTX to play a 5 year old game? :stick:
WZ21.. but with the reaper Mod not even two X1900XTX in Crossfire can get it to 40FPS :cool: I use the Dream world mod which with a Stock 7800gtx gets me 65fpsQuote:
Originally Posted by GMX
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Originally Posted by nn_step
Why would a developer make a mod, that barely gets 40fps under two x1900xt cards?
Also your statement of cooling GPUs/CPUs often with DI is flawed. DI/LN2 is a temporary type of cooling to gain Max possible speeds/scores.
Because they WANTED PERFECTION not great graphics but Graphics SO realistic that you would not be able to tell the difference between what is on the screen and real life.Quote:
Originally Posted by GMX
easy solution for a waterblock to work..
remove the retarded ass metal plate.. done.. very simple procedure.. just requires a brain and a philips screw driver.
where do you get this brain that you speak of?Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxxxRacer
what game is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by nn_step
You honestly haven't heard of WZ21! :eek:
You moron, at least tell him the name of Warzone 2100.
Myself most of the time I play an 8 year old game, and that's with two GTXs (SLI). The game's also an RTS, namely StarCraft! (So not 3D at all actually, it's a DirectX 7 game utilizing DirectDraw.) So there's nothing strange at all (to me) if nn_step buys a GTX to play an only five(*) year old (but still 3D engine) game.
* Isn't WZ21 7 years old? AFAIK it came out in 99. StarCraft came 98 btw.
WZ21 is the most modded Game on Earth.. Last Major Update was just 6months ago..
Hey guys !
Let`s stay on topic, shall we ? :)
Your right lets get back to the topic..
So do you think the image is flipped or that is actually is facing the CPU?
IMO it is flipped - just imaging it in case ;)
Here`s how it should look like
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2862/dualgpu1ga.th.jpg
So Asus it is. Or you know other brand with letters (not word :D) AS in front
that is defiantly ASUS's logo
Here is the first X1600XT from GeCube...:D
http://www.theinquirer.net/images/articles/dualx16.jpgQuote:
GECUBE will play with a dual RV530 chips on a same card. We saw a prototype of such a card but the spokesman told us that that there still has to be work done.
It is almost ready but the company is waiting for the BIOS. ATI of course should make such a BIOSbut this definitely means that there will be two chip cards around.
The card has a bridge chip on the PCB and is quite an expensive thing and it won't be ready for at least a few more months. The card is branded as a Gemini.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30213
I will never go quad config. so pointless. Single cards can play any game at max settings, so unless they give up on advancements in GPU's (which they won't) then I predict GPU's moving right along speed with PC games.
You should always be able to use the best card out at any moment and play any game at max settings with ease. Thats the reality of it right now, and until that changes one card is sufficient for any one, and when one card isn't sufficient then MAYBE you can add a 2nd in CF/SLI config, 4 GPUS?! no..
but if you want world record benchmarks.. yeah Quad will become the new Golden standard..
then it would be Oct, and then fifty freaking billion cards all in one rig.