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I've already got one mate!
I'll let you know how well it performs.
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nVidia 7950 GX2s @ OcUK!
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I've already got one mate!
I'll let you know how well it performs.
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I asked this before, but what happens if you run a game with no-sli support (no profile or can't be made), or a game that performs slower in sli then using a single gpu (HL2 according to the Toms Hardware). Does you 7950GX2 perform like a 7900GT then, thereby running slower then a single 7900GTX or 1900XT ?
Thats one of the points I was angling at too Flanno.
Just had a quick look at the reviews which some seem to show it outperforming SLi set-ups which might mean its not going to need SLi profiles to work ?
Then I saw the pics ! .... its just 2 PCB's mounted together lol, not all on one, bit of a bodge job IMO
Notice the "IMO"
I dont intend to start a flame fest
Just had a quick look at the reviews which some seem to show it outperforming SLi set-ups which might mean its not going to need SLi profiles to work ?
Then I saw the pics ! .... its just 2 PCB's mounted together lol, not all on one, bit of a bodge job IMO
Notice the "IMO"
I dont intend to start a flame fest
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Vogon said:Thats one of the points I was angling at too Flanno.
Just had a quick look at the reviews which some seem to show it outperforming SLi set-ups which might mean its not going to need SLi profiles to work ?
Then I saw the pics ! .... its just 2 PCB's mounted together lol, not all on one, bit of a bodge job IMO
Notice the "IMO"
I dont intend to start a flame fest
To be honest in a way its for bragging rights and nothing more, the 7900gtx and x1900 series are neck a neck in most games, so nvidia brought this out and claim its the fastest "single card" when obviously its not a single card at all. If they had done a voodoo 5 job and had 2 cores on the 1 pcb then yeah thats a single card, but not this setup.
If i was on the hunt for a new card id get one, but ive already got a dfi 3200 mobo and x1900xtx so no point for me when i can go crossfire.
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Had a read of the OcUk page:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7950_Series.html
Cracked me up - someone had some fun with the ol' cut and paste but forgot to change the names in the relevant places:
But wait, apparently it's:
Oh well -that's what happens when you get overexcited - on a side note - not a bad price for 2x7900's, especially for those of use with old school CRT's capable of those kinds of resolutions
Still want to try one of those with the new Matrox Triple Head 2go - roll on the multi-screen madness. Gigabyte have been offering this stuff since the 6800 days and it always seemed to work on a par with standard SLi cards, but only taking up half the space - they were outrageously expensive, so nice to see the pricing sorted - let's get some benchies with 2 of these in SLi!
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7950_Series.html
Cracked me up - someone had some fun with the ol' cut and paste but forgot to change the names in the relevant places:
But wait, apparently it's:
Oh well -that's what happens when you get overexcited - on a side note - not a bad price for 2x7900's, especially for those of use with old school CRT's capable of those kinds of resolutions
Still want to try one of those with the new Matrox Triple Head 2go - roll on the multi-screen madness. Gigabyte have been offering this stuff since the 6800 days and it always seemed to work on a par with standard SLi cards, but only taking up half the space - they were outrageously expensive, so nice to see the pricing sorted - let's get some benchies with 2 of these in SLi!
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Muzy said:
They might be just around the corner but when will games start to utalise it..?
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Agent WD40 said:
DX10 will be out as soon as vista is on the shelves, and throughout next year DX10 compatible games will be released (afaik)
johnskey said:AAAAAAAARGH!! SOLD!
Noooooooo!! Don't fall for the magic finger!! Just wait it out!
Buying a 7950 is just as bad as buying the intel (955) 3.46Ghz dual core extreme edition around £600+, when the conroe release is a matter of weeks away!
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from what I've seen of these, when they are in Quad SLI format they are very disappointing. Even crossfire (2 cards as opposed to 4) beats them on many benchmarks. There are also problems with Quad SLI in Oblivion at present that makes thr game run at a poor fps. If you are using one on its own though itll probably be alright.
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Looking at the benchies @ 1600x1200, its like 5FPS more than my X1900.
Ill keep my X1900 for a while longer
Ill keep my X1900 for a while longer
good question Agent, UT2007, and Crysis are example of DX10 game,
UT2007 developers are already working on a patch which convert the game from DX9 to 10. Crysis is fully DX10 and it supports DX9,
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Agent, there are few games are starting (already started using DX10).
Edit: did I mention Stalker ?... the team behind it stated in an interview dated two months ago, they are already started working on a seperate patch which adds DX10 support for stalker.
UT2007 developers are already working on a patch which convert the game from DX9 to 10. Crysis is fully DX10 and it supports DX9,
buttom Line:
Agent, there are few games are starting (already started using DX10).
Edit: did I mention Stalker ?... the team behind it stated in an interview dated two months ago, they are already started working on a seperate patch which adds DX10 support for stalker.
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Don't the new nvidia beta drivers support quad sli
From PC Perspective
"For end-users in the enthusiast market, the current NVIDIA answer is that they will not support Quad SLI due to driver issues and specific motherboard and BIOS tweaks that are necessary. The release 90 drivers will not be disabling Quad SLI though, so if you are gutsy and have some extra cash, you can still play around with Quad SLI by purchasing two cards beforehand. "
So it sounds like what is holding quad sli back for a pair of 7950's is mobo bios support, and the small matter of your board supporting 32x pci lanes like the Asus A8N32 or P5N32 Sli-Deluxe.
On the question of heat, if the bottom core gets up to 90 degrees, then how are you going to cool it, especially if quad sli is sorted and you end up with 2x7950's !!
<edit>As for quad sli performing poorly (referring to 7900gx2's here), isn't that down to cpu limitation. Once you start playing games at 2034x1600 or some other crazy resolution with a suiitably overclocked cpu - won't quad sli leave everything else in the dust</edit>
From PC Perspective
"For end-users in the enthusiast market, the current NVIDIA answer is that they will not support Quad SLI due to driver issues and specific motherboard and BIOS tweaks that are necessary. The release 90 drivers will not be disabling Quad SLI though, so if you are gutsy and have some extra cash, you can still play around with Quad SLI by purchasing two cards beforehand. "
So it sounds like what is holding quad sli back for a pair of 7950's is mobo bios support, and the small matter of your board supporting 32x pci lanes like the Asus A8N32 or P5N32 Sli-Deluxe.
On the question of heat, if the bottom core gets up to 90 degrees, then how are you going to cool it, especially if quad sli is sorted and you end up with 2x7950's !!
<edit>As for quad sli performing poorly (referring to 7900gx2's here), isn't that down to cpu limitation. Once you start playing games at 2034x1600 or some other crazy resolution with a suiitably overclocked cpu - won't quad sli leave everything else in the dust</edit>
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Has anyone looked at the scores here.
Not surprising how far ahead the 7950 is. But what really surprised me is how nvidia have taken the lead in Oblivion and most other games again. Is this down to those new beta drivers ?
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2006q2/geforce-7950-gx2/index.x?pg=5
Not surprising how far ahead the 7950 is. But what really surprised me is how nvidia have taken the lead in Oblivion and most other games again. Is this down to those new beta drivers ?
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2006q2/geforce-7950-gx2/index.x?pg=5