"Ultima Extreme QUAD SLi 7900 GX2"

pegasus1 · 15 Apr 2006 at 20:42

Does this come with a free OCUK Biro.

IS this realy worth it at the mo?
Are their any games that take advantage of Physics chips (PPU !)
Are quad GPU's noticable at anything other than a 3200x2400 res.

Or will you all be waiting for the Quad core Intels CPU running Oct core NVidia XXXXX Edition GTX 8000 GTX-XXXXXXXX OCed Special Edition GPU with Triple Core PPU and Dual core nasal excellerators (so you can smell ginger enemy's)
What do you think

Scythe · 15 Apr 2006 at 21:40

Yes there is a big difference! If you have one of these, your e-penis is the god of e-penises! Anyways, it will be much more future proof and you will have unbeaten performance in games and demanding programs.

StarShock · 15 Apr 2006 at 22:07

one thing about this system, quad Sli, fx60, loads of RAM, several raptors, physics card that no games support yet..... and onboard sound :confused:

if you're paying over 4 grand for a pc you may as well get a sound card

BillytheImpaler · 15 Apr 2006 at 22:29

Maybe there's no room for a PCI card once all those other expansion cards are installed.

tom_e · 15 Apr 2006 at 22:37

the gfx cards will be completly cpu bottlenecked any way and i dont know of any games that support the ppu yet id suggest just building your own if you can

bbreezeuk · 15 Apr 2006 at 22:44

blitz2163 said:
i dont know of any games that support the ppu yet

Quake 4

Solouko · 15 Apr 2006 at 22:44

StarShock said:
one thing about this system, quad Sli, fx60, loads of RAM, several raptors, physics card that no games support yet..... and onboard sound if you're paying over 4 grand for a pc you may as well get a sound card

personaly i'd like to specify my own ound card, if i was going to use it just for games i'd get a creative somethingorother... but if i was going to listen to use it for music (which is would) i'd stick with onboard sound for the games (which woldn't be too shabby anyway) and then put in something decent like an audiophile card and hook it up to a nice big profesional amp

but... did i fall asleep again an miss a masive leap forwared in technology.. AGAIN... quad GPU wtf? no mention of them on Nvidia website and i cant find any 7900 GT2 cards on OcUK main shop :confused:

(i've only been sleeping for 2 weeks! )

tom_e · 15 Apr 2006 at 23:20

the quad sli setup is avalible to system builders only not to the public

Solouko · 15 Apr 2006 at 23:32

blitz2163 said:
the quad sli setup is avalible to system builders only not to the public

ooooh

that explains it...

but what exactly is it? is it 2 GPUs per board then SLIed together to make 4 or is it 2 dual cored GPUs?

tom_e · 15 Apr 2006 at 23:42

two gpus per board sli'ed i think

Monstermunch · 16 Apr 2006 at 00:45

Basically the thing to bear in mind is that this system with the FX60 and the Quad SLI etc, is kind of a waste of money IMO.

Look at it this way, by comparing two rigs:

3800x2 with an x1900xtx = Dual core & up to date gfx
FX60 with Quad SLI = Dual core & up to date gfx

Both of these systems will be out of date at the same time! (give or take a few months) Yes the FX60 with Quad sli is much faster but it still uses the same instruction sets as the other system.

As soon as something new comes out, i.e. Conroe & Nvidia 8 series gfx with DX10 that will be faster than both & so on.....

To sum up, yes the FX60 Qaud SLI is definitely faster, but as soon as something new arrives that does things better with cleverer chipsets then they will be faster!

My theory is to update gfx cards every year and update PC every 2-3years and save yourself £1000's of pounds!

KizZ · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:21

And you're also going to need a BIG case, I mean look at the size of that thing:

turbotoaster · 16 Apr 2006 at 08:04

has anybody seen any 3d benchmarks from these cards yet?

pegasus1 · 16 Apr 2006 at 09:08

KizZ said:
And you're also going to need a BIG case, I mean look at the size of that thing:

I bet that fan doesnt make much noise.
About the quad thingy set-up, by the time games come out that truly take advantage of PPU's and duel/quad stuff, the rig above will be out of date anyway.

Overslop · 16 Apr 2006 at 11:44

I think quad SLis are exclusively for the rich or obsessed atm. Or people who order when drunk as I sometimes do.

Tarty · 16 Apr 2006 at 12:21

I'm just plain interested in the
- Tagan Quad SLi Approved 900-1100W ATX2.0 PSU
now thats just a beast

LoadsaMoney · 16 Apr 2006 at 12:29

If you can drive, why not get yourself a decent car.

Solouko · 16 Apr 2006 at 13:12

Duel said:
I think quad SLis are exclusively for the rich or obsessed atm. Or people who order when drunk as I sometimes do.

i'm really glad i'm not the only one who does that

that's why the only time i've got drunk since getting a mortguage and the £2000 for a new rig (to replace my 3 1/2 year old "pee oh ess" ) was while in sweden when i had no access to a computer and i wasnt paying for the beer (i'm hoping to save up some more money for a bigger monitor)

Overslop · 16 Apr 2006 at 13:18

The worst purchase I have ever made when drunk was 100kg of dry roasted monkey nuts. I have an allergy to nuts.

Solouko · 16 Apr 2006 at 13:24

Duel said:
The worst purchase I have ever made when drunk was 100kg of dry roasted monkey nuts. I have an allergy to nuts.

ok... i cant beat that o_O not unless you cound a 2.5 V6 ford duratec engine... with no ECU... £180 for an oily paperweight

but... what actualy posessed you to buy the nuts? can you even remeber what you were thinking at the time?

100Kg... that's a lot of nuts... i mean, that' 0.1 metric tones... it's more then my own body weight, more than my own body weight before i lost 3 stone in weight! (and i'm not perticualy toned now)

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