Quad 7900 GTX *SLI*

[Cashman]

Yes... 4 is better than 2!!

Man I feel very left out right about now... Im more than happy with my single 7800GTX

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/editorial/cebit2006-2/P1010782.jpg

http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture/?src=/images/editorial/cebit2006-2/P1010777.jpg&1=1

http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture/?src=/images/editorial/cebit2006-2/P1010777.jpg&1=1

http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture/?src=/images/editorial/cebit2006-2/P1010788.jpg&1=1

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/editorial/display/cebit2006-2_2.html

 

[bbreezeuk]

thats just stupid as if two of them isnt enough to bottleneck any cpu

 

[Stax10]

You know the grey box that the rig is sitting on, that's the power supply isn't it!

 

[Nikolic]

I feel sorry for the two cards on top, surely they must be a bit toasty? to say the least....

Other than that - I wouldn't *mind* that in my PC.

 

[trojan698]

I give them a month to come up with octa-sli! Infact I might just go and patent it.

 

[shrek2]

Hmm very intersting. shame I cant afford it though.

 

[paradigm]

They arent GTX's they are GTZ's, they are clocked lower than GTX's.

/wishes people would actually read about the hardware they are looking at.

 

[ACESHIGH]

Interesting as an article i read stated that at present the only Quad SLI cards would be underclocked 7900GT cards (actually cards would be slightly faster on core but lots slower on the memory than the standard 7900GT). Due to cooling & other restrictions placed on the Quad SLI design.

 

[the.m]

By the time you fit enough fans to cool the case on that little furnace it would sound like concord.lol

 

[ACESHIGH]

They arent GTX's they are GTZ's, they are clocked lower than GTX's.

Do you have a link to the article, as i cant find the article i read, but i was sure they said the cards used in Quad SLI would individually each be slower than the 7900GT.

 

[paradigm]

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=3314&s=8


This isn't where I found out they were called GTZ's (still searching for that), but this does explain they are clocked LOWER than GTX's due to the fact they share PWM circuitry.

 

[D.P.]

Do you have a link to the article, as i cant find the article i read, but i was sure they said the cards used in Quad SLI would individually each be slower than the 7900GT.

No, they are 500-550MHz Full 24 pipe cards. Basically half way between the GTs and GTXs.

 

[phatboy]

end of the day.....thats still a lot of power!

and a bedroom ambient temp high enough to make you pass out i reckon lol

Good skills, but rather overkill

 

[Naffa]

No, they are 500-550MHz Full 24 pipe cards. Basically half way between the GTs and GTXs.

yes, but not on the memory

 

[D.P.]

yes, but not on the memory

Ah, but with SLI/X-fire the memory bandwidth is less of a problem. Quad SLI has effectively 1024bit Interface!