Run Four Video Cards at Once?

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  If the performance is unmatched, then the value for the dollar is unmatched, as well. If you're talking ... : ^rec
  • value for the dollar is price/performance ratio. it's value per dollar. i would've thought that was prett... : rubicant
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  4 engines could go 4 different ways on 4 platforms. Think of the professional who would be interested in ... : moe6
  • bah, pressed enter :p. anyhoo, I don't think your argument is necessary. The only gamer who's going to... : moe6
• http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bugatti_veyron.asp : abrasion

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  Or Deux Ex 2 :D : omontero
  • ^ true.dat : chiisu81
• never had any issues with Halo perf, even on my p4-2.26g + Gf4... dunno what yer problem is. : revolver6

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  The hell is that? : anubiszro
  • a graphics card in the bowels of hell : haccess
  • It's the Voodoo5 6000. A graphics card from 3dfx that never made it to the market. : Kennel

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  But are you happy with your Faps Per Second? : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    Isn't that statement redundant? I mean, FPS means 'Frames per Second', to say faps per second is like sa... : anubiszro
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      Are you trying to be funny or are you just that immensely stupid? I actually can't tell. Penises + fap... : GreatGooglyMoogly
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        No. I don't subscribe to whatever you're smoking. : anubiszro
        • I'd reply that I just smoked you, but all the ensuing gay jokes would overpower me ): : GreatGooglyMoogly

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  What do you consider "impressive"? I have a 64-3200 / 6600GT, and I got pretty good framerates. very play... : shyguy74
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    He probly means no less than 45 frames on any game. With absolutely zero studdering, and every single vid... : Sgt_Boomstick
    • Yeah, with a system like that I would expect to get a fuckload of eyecandy with a good framerate. If it's... : derelict515
    • ehm..even so, framerates should be great on his system : sheff
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  How do you figure this has anything to do with the doom of PC's? It's not like anything but 0.1% of the m... : FlatlineDixay
  • Oh, never mind, I get it. This is just another one of those ridiculous "I hate having to pay $4000 every ... : FlatlineDixay
• 4x PCI-E will be used for people that do video rendering, shit like that. (or, etc. if you please). Th... : rosewood
• seriously people, this has got to be for development, nothing else could possibly justify this. God i ne... : dopefish
• About the Riddick performance - I was also dumbfounded with it's performance when I first played it on PC : moneyshot
• I've found I could spend 180$ US on an Xbox, 180$ US on a PS2, 100$ more for accessories, 900$ US on a la... : abrasion
• 1600+? Try four grand for four 6800u 512 : MrLonghair

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  Thats nice, but when are they going to add a simple saturation control like nVidia's digital vibrance sli... : speon
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    By simple you mean.....? : cr00kedview
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      ...a slider? : speon
      • Hey now, let's keep it simple. : AlexXdude
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        There is one already. : cr00kedview
        • There is...donde esta? : speon
        • It's in the overlay tab in the advanced display properties. Note that you have to have something actuall... : cr00kedview

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  1.21 GigaWatts! : Schnapple
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    That's alot of electricity :( : AlexXdude
    • you didnt get it... I love that movie :> : mystifier
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  In all seriousness, I doubt any standard power supply out there right now could run this machine, especia... : s2jason
  • Time for dual PSU machines!!! ;) : Don Vito Corleone
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  1 GigaWatt?...its just 4 Videocards not an EMP machine for Christ sake.... : omontero
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    oh, it's not? Then I'm not buying one. : sanchez
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      The Deathticle! : ShadowRam
      • Sphere o' Fear? : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Video cards are taking up to 100W right now. Thats 400W for video alone. : Judecca
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      The next logical step is clearly 4000 video cards. : Judecca
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        Alright so maybe I mean 1MW : Judecca
        • Wait a minute! It needs a mini warp drive? : pulse2115
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  The DEATHSTAR runs on 1 GW! : Rice-Rocketeer
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    omg great idea... SLI'D DEATHSTARS : crummynz
    • But if I get one Deathstar now, will I be able to get another in 20 years and use them both in an SLI con... : Sarcastro

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• busting Kutaragi is getting even older, accept that he's insane and ignore the fucker already :P : moe6

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• How dare you suggest that the emperor has no clothes. Isn't it true that a game is fun in direct propo... : bung-foo

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  Whatever. PCs have always had the greatest games. It's people like you who bring death to the industry. ... : Athlon7
  • This is the death of friends! No longer will I have to be at their place to mooch off of their games! : royaljester
  • Whatever. PCs have always had the greatest games. Oh god that's just an opinion dude and not a fact. ... : armybob
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    Except you don't -have- to purchase those 4 video cards to play PC games. I'm running a 6600GT I purchase... : armybob
    • ooops i meant this as a reply to Annih1late : armybob
  • A $2000 or even $5000 HDTV will give you a home theater that allows you to take advantage of your $300 co... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  What a stupid post. It's not like ANY PC game would ever require such a setup. : Priest77
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    not stupid, its a valid point. ever seen those dual proc mobos being used by gamers? how about those quad... : X-GOUKI
    • It won't be driving them away, either... It's providing an option for a niche market....possibly not eve... : ^rec
• You don't get HD anything for 300 bucks though. Plus games will never require such expensive hardware.... : DinK
• I find the polarized responses here interesting. Personally, I'm all for constantly pushing hardware as f : speon

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  yes, but he still dies. : GrimmyD
  • It gives you wings! : mikage
  • Have I ever told you the tale of Darth Framerateis, the Sith Lord? : MatthewPhillips

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• ^truthness : eeeealmo
• Exactly, I know I won't be getting it, but there are people out there with money to blow on stuff like th... : Speedy8
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  I disagree - a multi videocard solution simply highlights the shortcomings of current technology - certai : galvatron
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    Agree, Theres not anything out yet that really takes advantage of the new features of the new top of the ... : jonin
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      yeah, it comes down to coding. 64-bit and 512 ram on graphics cards won't do much of anything yet, for ex... : thebigbeefsandwhich
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        it's only stupid to you because $1000 is a lot of money to you. some people drop that daily on more worth... : nadasurf2
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          Paying %300 more for little to no gain? That's stupid. It's being uninformed. There's nothing stopping an... : thebigbeefsandwhich
          • dont bitch and moan, just laugh at people who waste their money because they think this will make them mo... : Nighteyes
  • so people who want that kind of performance (possibly for business purposes) and can afford it shouldn't ... : mrtony
  • Just because it's possible doesn't mean it's necessary. If I built a car with 10 engines, would that pro... : royaljester
• It's not cool or neat. its stupid. Great idea, buy 4 video cards at $400 each and a year later a sigle ... : Peace frog
• I bet you have an Alienware : thebigbeefsandwhich
• lol @ this article isn't meant for you poor people : mrtony
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  Problem is not the price; it's the point. This thing is pointless. A regular SLI setup will run today's m... : pillzer
  • but it wont run them in 1920x1200 with 4x AA and 16x AF : nadasurf2
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  yeah yeah. go show off your $60,000 rig at a lan and pretened to be a bigshot. : crypt420
  • PRETEND, damnit. : crypt420
  • And then get shot down by a gamer with a significantly less expensive box, who has skillz. : Ride-My-Rocket

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• He's pointing out where this guy is: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10143446 :D : jrock
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  Do they really need something like that to design a vibrator? : eldiablo01
  • yes. this is how it all works. : Ford42

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• Heh. I hope to one day say it would set me back the day. Not going to happen until we get some massive in... : SwiftyPants

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  nope - almost all hardcore rendering (3d, video, photo, audio) uses the CPU : 60days
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    Not for long anymore. It will still be offline but utilize graphics cards for rendering. : bargeld
    • I thought some already did... didn't some larger rendering house set their machines up like a large grid ... : fatman
• Machinema. : DingoStoleMyBaby
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  maybe if for working in realtime with lots of fancy stuff turned on, but no, CPU power crunches the numbe... : pigvomit
  • http://film.nvidia.com/page/gelato.html : Basic[JT]

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  32 graphics chips does not necessarily imply 32 seperate cards. : CaptCommie
  • 16 dual core? still! : mystifier
• Yeah cool....now We only need to find enough slots to fit those 32 cards....Maybe a Freezer Size Case....... : omontero
• bahahah okay. I'm hardcore, but I guess I'm not h4rdc0r3 :/ Kudos to ATI for innovating, as usual. : mystifier

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• Lol ... Yea, ive run across many a PC that has a $400 video card because the douche at dell said to get ... : rosewood
• PC gamming needs to get cheaper and also Piracy needs to get lower. Low Piracy + Cheap Hardware + Decen... : omontero

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  Doh, they do the R & D to find out the answer to your very question. How the hell would you know, if you ... : personaljesus
  • Unfortunately, after all the RnD is said and done, this may never even make it to mass market. Something ... : ghost hacker

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• as the air pressure in your living room drops to outer space levels from how fast the air is getting pull... : judge

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  You think the proc can handle that? : sharkII
  • It's only Quake3. An A64 4000+ or one of the new fancy multi-core chip should be able to handle that loa... : inmcm