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[comp@ddict]

HD5970 is born to rule(at least till Fermi dual cards arrive).

Hav u seen the TPU review, if not, check the CRYSIS fps

[topgear]

Yup, but that cost is ruling also

[nads]

Yup, but that cost is ruling also

yep 600$ is high for...... should i say 15-20% increase in performace?????? if its priced alongside with the GTX295 then its worth the moolah....

[ssk_the_gr8]

yep 600$ is high for...... should i say 15-20% increase in performace?????? if its priced alongside with the GTX295 then its worth the moolah....

its because of the DX11 support & nvidia having no competitive products whatsoever .. so its 600$

& its a monster overclocker ...according to reviews, so we can get much more out of it

[Krow]

^Almost 1GHz more they say.

[desiibond]

this should be the best quarter that AMD has in past few years.

Athlon II and Phenom II making merry
Intel paying 1.25billion $ and withdrawing all lawsuites
ATI making merry with DX11 cards

[Krow]

Agreed. A much needed good quarter. But in the common man's mind, its still Intel is GOD!

[sagargv]

offtopic : thanks for that link in ur siggy. digit is now so much better

[Krow]

Offtopic: Welcome, but you should thank tarey_g by posting a review on the addon site. Least of all, drop a him a PM.

[tkin]

LOL Fermi:

[Krow]

Lol @ spray nozzle.

[topgear]

This the latest pic of fermi gfx card ( though not sure if it's a real one )



http://www.pclaunches.com/graphic_ca...re_running.php

http://www.nordichardware.com/news,10262.html

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News...x?NewsId=26335

[desiibond]

LOL Fermi:

Terrific. kept laughing for few minutes

[comp@ddict]

Yup, but that cost is ruling also

I have a feeling nVidia's Fermi is gonna be similarly priced at around 499$ for the single card...wanna make any guesses for the dual card prices then???

829$ 8800 ULTRA revisited!!!

[desiibond]

^^can a single chip Fermi compete with HD5970?? I seriously doubt that. It will definitely beat HD5870.

[comp@ddict]

^^The HD5870 has 320 Shaders(in terms of a comparision table)

HD5870 320Shaders vs GF100 512 Shaders

I think GF100 will win....

Whereas, HD5950 and HD5970 might be faster than GF100. But again, nVidia might release 2xGF100...

[ssk_the_gr8]

@comp@ddict
its not that simple......
each of the 320 ati shaders Have 4 smaller shaders... you cant count them as a single unit...

[sagargv]

Offtopic: Welcome, but you should thank tarey_g by posting a review on the addon site. Least of all, drop a him a PM.

offtopic : i'll do that.

[comp@ddict]

@comp@ddict
its not that simple......
each of the 320 ati shaders Have 4 smaller shaders... you cant count them as a single unit...

4 small shaders and one main shader = 5

[topgear]

But Guys ATI and Nvidia's shader architecture is different that's why ATI gfx cards don't has any separate shader clock speed

@ comp@ddict - I hink Fermi dual gpu card will cost around $600 as ATI but they will performs better than ATI HD5970 ( I guess though )

[ssk_the_gr8]

4 small shaders and one main shader = 5

dude its not that simple...
for example Call of Juarez a game optimized for ATi , the ati cards perform much better than nvidia cards.... so u cant compare them like this.. its just a generalisation

[tkin]

EVGA built some(50) GTX285 GPUs with 4 way SLI(till now only X2 GPUs could do 4 way) @ 1,699$(4 GTX285+1 Classified mobo), looks like they are desperate to get rid of all the GT200 chips laying around, with GTX275+GTS250 before and this now, why the phuc they delay fermi and brings these $hits??

Its juts like Asus Mars. nVidia and its AIBs gone absolutely mad.

If anyone's interested(and has just robbed a bank) look here: http://www.evga.com/blackfriday/

Oh My God, looks at the GPUs, they need 3 pcie 6pin power pins each, so that makes a massive 3*4=12 pcie 6pin cables for the entire system.



And the custom GPUs have some cool OC feature, apparently they come with an overvolt jumper like mobos.

The GPU: http://www.evga.com/products/moreinf...01G-P3-1190-AR
The mobo: http://www.evga.com/products/moreinf...170-BL-E762-A1

GPU Features.

* GeForce GTX 285 GPU
* 4-Way SLI Support
* 8 Phase Digital PWM
* Low ESR/ESL Film Capacitor
* X-Cool jumper for Extreme OC
* 3 PCIe 6 pin power connectors
* Dedicated Voltage Read Points
* EVGA EVbot support

Warning: System does not come with nuclear power plant, need to purchase separately


Anyway here's something interesting; the promo reads:

Not only will these lucky 50 people be able to decimate the competition with their new 4-Way SLI system, but they will be first in line to get the next generation of graphics when they are released. Everyone that purchases this deal will have a special option to get a next-generation powered card at launch!

Looks like fermi's closer than we think.

Finally, the promo's not end yet, something more to come in 3days, watch out, could be ......................

[topgear]

@ tkin _ Thanks !!

That's looks like just ... enormous

BTW, Now some spoilers :

1. How much hit it will generate inside a cabby ??
2. Which PSU has 12x PCI-E 6 pin power connector - I know we can use converter - But just curious to know which psu one should use to match up with this.

EVGA Should Have used 2x GTX 295 in sli or tri SLI instead of 4x GTX 285

Finally, The other big news maybe EVGA will bring another core i7 rig with 4x GTX in quad SLI config so that will make 8 GPU's total in a whole system - GPU computing - anyone.

But that will bottleneck even a core i7 running @ 4.2 GHz !!

BTW, IO think EVGA should bundle a compatible PSU with this whole freaky package !!

[asingh]

@tkin:
Believe me..when I saw that picture, I literally jumped in my seat. Wow...!

That thing would definately require 2 PSUs. I Guess 1500W would work (2 x 1000W Corsair), as single or dual PSU.

Also was wondering what all the PCI.Express run at 16 channels -- full.

And since this is a XL-ATX motherboard (sounds like underwear) it would need a nice cabinet.



Thanks Tkin.

[Krow]

Warning: System does not come with nuclear power plant, need to purchase separately

[desiibond]

but don't we need a enormous display to make full use of quad SLI GTX285? Like a 150" LCD or 3x3 24" FullHD LCDs in portrait mode

[tkin]

^^ Well, EVGA lists that only 9 cases are currently available that can house it, not sure though but I saw some Lian-Li cases and some Thermaltake Xaser in that list.

And as for SMPS, I guess these may qualify:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=1001W%20above

I guess this finally found its use:


Look here for a review of an external 2KW SMPS: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/epower_2kw/

Ah: Here's the official list of cases that supports EL-ATX out of the box:

Lian Li PC-P80
Lian Li PC-P80R
HEC 98 98R9BB
Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000SNA
Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000BWS
Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000BNS
Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000BNSB
Thermaltake ArmorPlus VH6000BWS
Mountain Mods Acension w/ Modular Motherboard Tray 10 PCI Slot
Xigmatek CPC-T75UB-U01

[asingh]

^^

And as for SMPS, I guess these may qualify:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=1001W%20above

Look here for a review of an external 2KW SMPS: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/epower_2kw/

Holy Cow...............!
Those things are powerful....!

[tkin]

A case officially supporting XL-ATX







http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Produc...S=1226&ID=1408

170$, cheaper than some cooler master high end cases.
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The 2KW SMPS:



148A on 12V. Now that's power, wonder what the electricity bill will be like. $699 launch price.

[desiibond]

^^that looks more like a black box used in flights