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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Does Anyone Have One of These... 26.06.06 at 01:20:31 I been thinking about getting a CrossFire setup but I sure like the way this 4 -way SLI setup looks... What do you guys think?
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #1 - 26.06.06 at 04:27:19 I think my 9800Pro still works pretty good
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #2 - 26.06.06 at 05:42:03 My 9800 AIW is a non-PRO and only has 128MB It is currently my fastest card That nV setup reminds my old XS-100 (aka 100DB 4440) Notice the SLI Cable... Very much the same http://www.3dfx.cz/q3d/xs-100_09.jpg
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jandarsun8 God Member Offline Posts: 712 Minneapolis, MN Gender:	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #3 - 26.06.06 at 07:48:47 yeah, but I can't imagine what the electric bill is after running that thing gaming for a weekend. You need a what? 700/800 Watt power supply in your system? hehehehe
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FalconFly YaBB Administrator Offline 3dfx Archivist Posts: 2445 5335N 00745E Gender:	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #4 - 26.06.06 at 16:14:01 urg I'll pick up my Radeon 1900XT today, but I'd be really reluctant to ever aquire such a monster. (especially since even normal SLI setups hardly get a solid workout with today's CPU's and Games)
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #5 - 26.06.06 at 18:04:20 Quote: I'll pick up my Radeon 1900XT today, but I'd be really reluctant to ever aquire such a monster. Have a look at this one... http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=621691
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Reply #6 - 27.06.06 at 17:58:43

Hm, low performance and high noise ratio, those cards IMHO don't make sense when existing single GPU Cards easily outperform it at lower noise levels (and likely comparable prices).

That's the crux with Dual GPU boards... Take high-end GPU's, the performance makes sense but power consumption, heat generation and noise levels get insane.
Take lower spec GPU's, heat and noise problems are (partially) solved, but the concept will lack meaningful performance.

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Reply #7 - 28.06.06 at 05:10:50

Here's the thing though, why would you get a x1600 card either in crossfire mode or a duel chip card when you could just get a x1900 instead and get better performance out of it for not a whole lot more? Granted, they are more expensive sure, but by the time you get the other x1600 card for Crossfire, the price isn't that much better.

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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #8 - 28.06.06 at 17:28:24 You guys all make very good points. It seems like when the manufacturer's produce the next generation GPU it will smoke the dually's of today. All that money wasted
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Reply #9 - 28.06.06 at 17:54:04

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It seems like when the manufacturer's produce the next generation GPU it will smoke the dually's of today. All that money wasted Undecided

yeah, but when the next gen GPU is released you could wait for the next next gen... an endless game. So you can wait the whole life Wink

G80 is scheduled for the end of the year, so for me it makes no sense to wait until that. because i am a gamer and want to play in high res with AA and AF enabled.

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Reply #10 - 28.06.06 at 18:14:21

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because i am a gamer and want to play in high res with AA and AF enabled.

Yeah I've played the waiting game before. Currently my fastest machine is only an AMD 2400+ with an ATI 9800 AIW. It's getting a little long on tooth so I need to start looking for a replacement. I'm trying to deceide if I want to build my new machine in my Koolance case or just give the whole thing to my daughter and start over completely.

I also like AA & AF to the max settings but I only game at 1024 x 786 on a 21" CRT (Sony). At these settings the targets aren't too small and look pretty good.

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TM30 God Member Offline Posts: 1108 Germany Gender:	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #11 - 28.06.06 at 18:17:42 if you have the money and like to play computergames in High Quality Settings, buy this 7950GX2. It's a great card. You won't regret it.
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #12 - 28.06.06 at 23:31:44 That's a lot of card... And a lot of money 600USD. If I go nV probably the 7800GT is enough for me.
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Reply #13 - 28.06.06 at 23:52:34

Another addition concerning price :

Since my brand new Radeon 1900XT requires a new PCIe compilant ATX Power supply (didn't know that Tongue

), that needs to go into account.

According to the Info Sheets I got with my Card, a CrossFire setup for example requires a Power Supply with even two VGA power connectors *ugh*

Those things aren't quite cheap as well Wink

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TM30 God Member Offline Posts: 1108 Germany Gender:	Re: Does Anyone Have One of These... Reply #14 - 28.06.06 at 23:54:17 Quote: That's a lot of card... And a lot of money 600USD. If I go nV probably the 7800GT is enough for me. thats also not a bad choice. but i would go for a 7900GT instead! thats the best bang for your buck!
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