SLI can work with more than two cards

Danhill · Mar 29, 2005, 06:39 AM

It seems that Nvidia SLI can work with more than just two cards. It's possible to make four cards work together. Tier one companies such as Gigabyte and Asus already have cards with two 6600GT chips on one PCB and at CeBIT we noticed that Asus is working on an extremely big printed circuit board (PCB) with two 6800 chips.

Read more: The Inquirer

Callisto · Mar 29, 2005, 07:04 AM

mmm, imagine

nForcer · Mar 29, 2005, 08:42 AM

makes sense.
Why stop at 2?

pr0digal jenius · Mar 29, 2005, 08:42 AM

*Waits for a dual dualcore CPU, Dual dualcore GPU, Dual channel DDR2, dual raptors in RAID0 system to emerge*

nForcer · Mar 29, 2005, 08:43 AM

and we might FINALLY be able to play DOOM3 the way it was ment to be played!

On Adrenaline!

Sandok · Mar 29, 2005, 08:47 AM

LOL ya maybe one day

interspaced · Mar 29, 2005, 11:48 AM

I wouldn't want to pay for the electricity bill

redsolar · Mar 29, 2005, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by interspaced

I wouldn't want to pay for the electricity bill

I nominate this one for quote of the day

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If The Inq is not making it up (otherwise known as fantasizing

) I think we may be looking at dual 600W PSUs to run a monster like this.

nForcer · Mar 29, 2005, 05:19 PM

Well one thing's for certain, this probably raised a few eyebrows @ ATI.

more/less saying WTF?!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 29, 2005, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nForcer

Well one thing's for certain, this probably raised a few eyebrows @ ATI.

more/less saying WTF?!

why it's nothing new? ATI and others have been putting 2-4 GPU's on 1 card
for quite a few years its just not cheap.... i belive the rage chipset was thier 1st dual GPU card... (so far for gigbytes bogus 1s dual gpu card claims with the 6600gt lol)

Kinda like the custom 4 X 9700 cards with 1gb of ram that sells for over $10,000
used in high end simulators... massive markup becouse they don't sell in enough valume to be come cost effective....

Keep in mind insted of going multi GPU wich all ati cores support, thier jumping on the Dual card band wagan... But nothing would stop them from going dual core, or quad core and double card...

thing is COST! system ads power requirements... I mean what good is all that power with out a fast enough CPU/memory system that can acually use it....

I mean who got a few extra thousnad to spend on a card and several exra thouseand to spend on thier setup over todays high end prices...??? not many... so I highly dobut it
it's notworth it to the companies to make such cards

With r520 comeing... NV just better hope they don't pull another "9700 pro" on them

nForcer · Mar 30, 2005, 04:58 AM

Oh I think thier idea of running 4-way (or lets just say multi-way) GPU computing was their way of getting ATI's attention much the same the PRO line did for ATI to nVidia.

Its the push/pull effect at work. Great for consumers because it drives the product quality through the roof and the prices through the floor!

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Callisto DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 94 Rep Power: 0	mmm, imagine

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nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	makes sense. Why stop at 2?

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Waits for a dual dualcore CPU, Dual dualcore GPU, Dual channel DDR2, dual raptors in RAID0 system to emerge

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nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	and we might FINALLY be able to play DOOM3 the way it was ment to be played! On Adrenaline!

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	LOL ya maybe one day

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interspaced DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 287 Rep Power: 0	I wouldn't want to pay for the electricity bill

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nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	Well one thing's for certain, this probably raised a few eyebrows @ ATI. more/less saying WTF?!

Mar 30, 2005, 04:58 AM	#11
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	Oh I think thier idea of running 4-way (or lets just say multi-way) GPU computing was their way of getting ATI's attention much the same the PRO line did for ATI to nVidia. Its the push/pull effect at work. Great for consumers because it drives the product quality through the roof and the prices through the floor!