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9800 GX2 Cebit Pics.
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I remember that one - it's just insane isn't it.
Thats massive! bet it weighs a ton, if cards keep getting bigger we're going to need support wires attached to the top of the case to hold them up
Or get a case with VGA support pillars
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It wasn't the card that was that large, it was the bracket for the Dell's and such. There was a 7900GTX exactly the same. The only difference was that ATI extended the heatsink/fan while I don't think NV did.
This GX2 is the same length as the reference 3870X2 as far as I'm aware (there's a much shorter 3870X2 made by Triplex).
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Someone at NVIDIA has a small penis clearly
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My GTS gets pretty warm, and its got a reasonably large heat sink on it, I wonder how hot this gets...
What the big deal about the size of this card? I don't think it's any bigger lengthwise than an Ultra or X2, so what's problem? Sure the cooler is chunky, but is that really a negative point? nVidia are just taking full advantage of the PCB space by fitting a cooler to every part of it. It wouldn't make sense to only cover a portion of it because it'd just be wasted space.
This card will be fast; there is no question about it. Even if it is only as fast as 2x GTS in SLI, the whole point is that it's a single card that is as fast as 2 in SLI. Not everyone wants an SLI or CrossFire config; after all, that's why the X2 exists, right?
I personally couldn't care less about it being 2 cards strapped together or being huge as long as it performs well. The main selling point for me when purchasing computer components is speed not freaking aesthetics.
This card will be fast; there is no question about it. Even if it is only as fast as 2x GTS in SLI, the whole point is that it's a single card that is as fast as 2 in SLI. Not everyone wants an SLI or CrossFire config; after all, that's why the X2 exists, right?
I personally couldn't care less about it being 2 cards strapped together or being huge as long as it performs well. The main selling point for me when purchasing computer components is speed not freaking aesthetics.
The daddy of big cards.. Though I think there have been bigger cards since the days of the 7900 GX2
Nope the voodo 5 6k is still a bit longer, think the measurement was 12 inches for the 6k.
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The GX2's are actually 2 cards in SLI but using a single slot, and the biggest selling point I feel would be the fact you could have 4 GPU's instead of just 2 in the same physical space.
As for Asthetics I agree when your paying the astronomical amount its likely to be for a card like that you want it to perform and you're not going to be too worried about how big it is.
(I personally think the bigger the cooler the better, as it will last longer)
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looks great, but no doubt it will be very hot with air cooling. I don't think i'll be buying one, since i already have 2xgtx's.