Lately, I've been looking at external graphics cards and cried at how expensive they were (Over two Zeros) and i came up with a theory for the future
So you basically buy a starting PC with lots of USB ports for wich you buy external parts, yes this might look ugly right now (minding how big computer parts are) but since everything is getting smaller soon you can probably buy Processors and GPU's the size of a USB stick.
I haven't got much into it, what do you think Mr. Facepunch Nerd #1642 ?
Edit: Here's how external GPU's look now:
[img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/01/cimg0305.jpg[/img]
As you might know external sound cards have been existing for a long time, and now exist in really small forms:
[img]http://tomcom.ca/catalog/images/SON-NUSBSON-OS.jpg[/img]
Oh Yeah, This could also mean you could bring the sticks in a bag and then go to a Internet Café and plug the sticks in and have your own computer with you everywhere.
Everything is getting smaller.
[b]Everything.[/b]
That's pretty sick.
[QUOTE=Ibutsu;20212705]Everything is getting smaller.
[b]Everything.[/b][/QUOTE]
[highlight]Everything[/highlight]
Everything is getting smaller. [THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE SAID]
And why would you ever want an external one. Internal GPUs are faster. And I mean faster in means of data transfer. A USB port can only send/receive so much data.
Everything is getting smaller and it will shrink until we are non-existent.
:tinfoil:
Anyway USB makes the smallest of technology to ease the work for the user.
[QUOTE=Ibutsu;20212705]Everything is getting smaller.
[b]Everything.[/b][/QUOTE]
like ur dick
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0USn7eufXps[/media]
Reminds me of this.
[img]http://www.linuxfordevices.com/files/misc/calao_usb-9260.png[/img]
Linux PC, from 2007.
Optical processors and quantum computing is what the future is.
Nanomachines.
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Cloud computing will be the name of the game as soon as America gets better bandwidth.
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[QUOTE=Mighty Cow;20212813]Everything is getting smaller. [THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE SAID]
And why would you ever want an external one. Internal GPUs are faster. And I mean faster in means of data transfer. A USB port can only send/receive so much data.[/QUOTE]
Well at the moment yes, but in say 10 years maybe not especialy with USB 3.0
OP has a point, external components cost alot of money right now and I honestly don't see them coming down in price. The benefits of external components are weak so consumers won't buy them and it'll become something of a novelty, used only in niche markets that require such flexibility.
internal gpu's are just getting bigger, my 9800gtx barely fits in the case, but hd5970 won't :saddowns:
I think heat output will be a major concern in the future, but I may as well be very wrong.
I would rather keep with the good old box form to be honest.
Macs.
[QUOTE=Ah! My Goddess;20212863]like ur dick[/QUOTE]
Damn 12 year old with an anime avatar.
:downs:
Go see the size of each transistor on the 4004 CPU, then see the size of the ones today...
It's nothing new:
It's getting faster and smaller.
How does this work? Because USB is fucking slow..With LightSpeed this might be more viable though.
[QUOTE=Ibutsu;20212705]Everything is getting smaller.
[b]Everything.[/b][/QUOTE]
not component sizes, the dies. At least not for a while.
How much does that external GPU cost?
[QUOTE=markg06;20213771]How much does that external GPU cost?[/QUOTE]
don't know, but it doesn't do what you think it does. And it's connector is nowhere near as fast as PCI-E 2.0 x16/8 slot, so it won't be as fast even if it did power the graphics on your laptop or desktop.
How about FireWire instead of USB?
I made a thread about this a while back. Here is what I said:
[quote]I've been thinking. A few years ago, the concept of a "64-bit quad-core with a 4870 with one gig of DDR5 video memory, and a 2TB HD" would be absolutely meaningless. No one would have ever expected something that powerful a few years ago.
Sure there were servers that had more than one physical CPU on it, but never did they have more than one CPU on one die. Now we can cram 8 CPU's on a single die.
My thought is in maybe 10 years, magnetic storage will go the way of the CD. That is it will still be used and still obtainable, but SSD's will pretty much be the next big thing in storage. Breakthroughs in quantum computing will make them more valuable tools for the government and research worlds alike.
20 years from now, I can see magnetic storage going the way of floppies. No one would really use it anymore. The speeds of flash-based storage at this time will probably also make RAM obsolete. There would be no need for a separate RAM module when the seek times (non existent in flash storage) and data transfer from the storage device would be just as fast, or even faster than current RAM modules today. Quantum computing at this point will be pretty much main stream, however still insanely expensive for the average Joe. New breakthroughs in AI and robotic technology will make them very useful additions to very laborious tasks.
30 years from now, no one will be using magnetic storage, besides maintaining existing archives, which at one point will eventually be transferred onto something more stable, like crystal and holographic mediums. Quantum computing will become cheaper and more available to the average consumer. A cheap disposable cell phone will be more powerful than a small server is today. AI technology will become almost indistinguishable to their human counterpart. The concept of staring at a screen to play video games while using a physical controller will seem very dumb. Video games of this era will be more virtual reality where you control *every* aspect of your character through thought. Visuals will be so photo-realistic, one would be hard-pressed to distinguish it from reality.
I know in 30 years from now, I'm going to look back and think to myself, "wow, I can't believe I thought we'd have all this cool stuff" but for now, it's fun to imagine.
So what are your thoughts on future computer tech? [/quote]
You can check the thread here: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=784319[/url]
PC's are updating way to fast, every month a new video card comes out
[QUOTE=whatnow V2;20214029]don't know, but it doesn't do what you think it does. And it's connector is nowhere near as fast as PCI-E 2.0 x16/8 slot, so it won't be as fast even if it did power the graphics on your laptop or desktop.[/QUOTE]
Hopes have been dashed :(
The future is 3D porn and Sex Bots.
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