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dual GPU's incomming

becuase i have a feeling heat is going to be an issue
i will have to put the cards right on top of each other with mm's between them
 
The great thing about dual gpu cards is............oh no that's no right.........ah yes the great thing is............hang on that's not right either.........well I suppose the great thing is..........................?????
 
Its easy crossfire/ SLI
Usually costs a little less than 2 separate GPU's
If you're willing to custom cool you can get some nice OC's.
If you only have 2 fast pcie slots you still have room to upgrade.
Is fastest single card you can buy
etc etc etc....
Pretty easy to figure out isn't it?
 
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THe great thing about dual boards are:-

A) MORE power efficient that xfire.
B) Use SINGLE PCI SLOT
C) Keep their prices better than dual cards
D) More room for FUTURE upgrade.

hmmmmmm:eek::eek::confused::confused:
its hard to see why they are good?:D

FEB is the time for 6990 I think.
Nvidia's solution? I expect to land before 6990.
 
Have you considered a 580? *I'll get my coat* ;-) :D

Just wait to see what AMD or Nvidia bring out.... can you cope till then? Will you have more money to add to the pot for a dual chip card by that point?
 
Just curious...anyone think dual-GPU card is a bad idea, unless with a very good air-cooler or watercooled?

I always thought that dual-GPU graphic card would have shorter life-span than single GPU card because of the heat, as I think we have already seen lots of 4870x2 borked before even hitting the 2 years mark.

While Crossfire/SLI do draw more power, I think with a decent airflow case, and a wide enough gap between the two cards it would keep the GPUs cooled better...at least it wouldn't be having two GPUs taking a sauna together on a single PCB :p

What do you guys think?
 
Marine-RX179 said:
Just curious...anyone think dual-GPU card is a bad idea, unless with a very good air-cooler or watercooled?

I always thought that dual-GPU graphic card would have shorter life-span than single GPU card because of the heat, as I think we have already seen lots of 4870x2 borked before even hitting the 2 years mark.

While Crossfire/SLI do draw more power, I think with a decent airflow case, and a wide enough gap between the two cards it would keep the GPUs cooled better...at least it wouldn't be having two GPUs taking a sauna together on a single PCB :p

What do you guys think?
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I owned a GTX295 for 18 months in an Antec 900 with great airflow and it never let me down :) Then bought an Antec 902 (fantastic airflow) for my CF 5870's which I have now had for 6 months with no probs :)

Good airflow is important.
 
Unless a single dual-GPU card works out cheaper than buying two single cards I prefer the SLI/Xfire option.

Benefits of 2x Cards
*Better cooled.
*Full 1+1 redundancy. If one GPU or memory module fails, you still have another card to tide you over.
*Higher default clocks.
*Oveclocks better.
*All shaders unlocked, unlike most dual-GPU's that tend to have parts diabled.
*Shorter than than Dual-GPU cards (length can be a problem in some cases).
*Better choice.

Benefits of Dual-GPU Cards
*Ideal for mobos that do not support SLI/Xfire, or that only have one 16x PCI-E slot.
*Easier to install Quadfire/Quad-SLI setups.
*Can be cheaper than 2x single cards.
*Lower power consumption (but mostly due to slower clock speeds and disabled cores).
 
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