[QUOTE=Nightrazr;17055406]What's the use of folding anyway?[/QUOTE]
Curing diseases like cancer and alzheimers
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;17053340]the problem is you'll need at least 2 1000w psus to run the cards + the board[/QUOTE]
You'd also have to install a separate breaker because a standard 15a circuit can only do about 1600w with overhead.
Fuck.
How much does this cost? The last board (E-ATX SLI Classified) cost about $550 for a tri SLI, an i7, and 12gb max of ddr3.
Imagine a skulltrail X58 with quad GTX 285's.
That's major overkill.
For the motherboard and 4 GTX 285's that's $2000.
Who could possibly afford this?
[quote=ajacks;17053369]it's never going to happen for the average consumer if you know anything bout liquid nitrogen.[/quote]
WOW MY MOTHERBOARD JUST FROZE OH SHIT IT WON'T BOOT UPp
[QUOTE=Shadow187(FP);17053400]Well, I've used it before.
And since [b]when are gamers average consumers?[/b][/QUOTE]
Games are mainstream, people who play them are mainstream consumers. The industry is worth more than Hollywood. Sure PC gaming could be considered more of a niche than console gaming (maybe), but outside of the [url=http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/26/amds-phenom-ii-pushed-to-6-5ghz-3dmark-record-demolished/]enthusiasts who overclock their AMD Phenom IIs to 6.5ghz[/url], few people would use liquid nitrogen/helium cooling.
[QUOTE=Bredirish123;17058121]Who could possibly afford this?[/QUOTE]
An excellent question. I did a little research, and a build like this would easily crest the $7,000 mark.
WHAT THE EF.
[QUOTE=Shadow187(FP);17053291]Four 285's vs Two 295's?[/QUOTE]
4 285s wins.
295s are only 260s internal sli.
On another note THIS MOBO IS SEX.
Just think of the CPU bottlenecks with 4 of those cards.
Plus you'd need at LEAST 3200W to power all that. Christ almighty.
XL-ATX? Bloody hell. A case to support that must be huge.
[QUOTE=Bredirish123;17058121]Who could possibly afford this?[/QUOTE]
People with jobs.
[QUOTE=Luke F;17058810]4 285s wins.
295s are only 260s internal sli.
On another note THIS MOBO IS SEX.[/QUOTE]
Actually, the 295 is 2 275's sandwiched together.
Well that's just stupid
3 6pin power inputs!?? What psu even has 6x4 pcie power inputs, either that or its one hell of a molext converter :aaaaa:
I'm wondering if it's possible to run game-servers under cuda :haw:
Jesus! My X58 Classified is less than 1" away from the PSU (bottom mounted) that would mean I would have to put the PSU ontop. Either way, too expensive for my taste. The 285 looks sexy but I prefer the 295 red edition, although I am saving my money for the 300 series first.
[QUOTE=SomeGuest;17066772]Jesus! My X58 Classified is less than 1" away from the PSU (bottom mounted) that would mean I would have to put the PSU ontop. Either way, too expensive for my taste. The 285 looks sexy but I prefer the 295 red edition, although I am saving my money for the 300 series first.[/QUOTE]
What about the 5870X2?
[QUOTE=n00bmuffin;17067220]What about the 5870X2?[/QUOTE]
I stopped using ATI long ago, never liked their drivers. Also a SLI motherboard deserves a SLI card.
ATI Fanboy = [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/rating/box.png[/img]
Nvidia Lovers = [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/rating/tick.png[/img]
Would you really need 2 1000 watt PSUs? That seems like overkill even for 4 GPUs and other components.
Hey how about instead of this we use 1 or 2 gpus like [b]NORMAL PEOPLE![/b]
[QUOTE=TrafficMan;17072485]Hey how about instead of this we use 1 or 2 gpus like [b]NORMAL PEOPLE![/b][/QUOTE]
I was under the impression that "Normal" people use integrated GPUs.
[QUOTE=ChristopherB;17075339]I was under the impression that "Normal" people use integrated GPUs.[/QUOTE]
most people use old shit or integrated
I'd love to fold@home with these bad boys on my team...
[QUOTE=Robbazking;17081002]Atleast make a better reason to hate ati, like my 4870 explode and the shrapnel ripped half my face off and made me blind on the right eye.
Choosing nvidia and ati is like flipping a coin.[/QUOTE]
What better reason than having crappy drivers? Every ATI card I had never ended up working right because their drivers were piss poor and they took weeks or even months to add better support for a new game. And it just so happens that every game I own/like runs better on Nvidia cards. This is a proven fact, not opinion. Some games just run better on Nvidia because developers choose to. ie. Wolfenstein. The same can be said about ATI. So now you can see the reason behind my personal choice.
And again, why would I buy a 400$ SLI motherboard and not use SLI? This one answers itself.
I've owned ATI cards my whole life and I've never had a problem, ever.
On topic, no one needs this sort of power in a desktop, it's utter overkill.
[QUOTE=abigserve;17082450]I've owned ATI cards my whole life and I've never had a problem, ever.
On topic, no one needs this sort of power in a desktop, it's utter overkill.[/QUOTE]
Then what, a server?
Gaming PC's are normally in desktop format, so don't give me that bullshit. :v:
Gentlemen, we finally have a way to run Crysis.
wait, XL-ATX? Whut?
If they are just going to attach on more sub form factors to ATX, can they not just retire it and switch to something completely new?
[QUOTE=pentium;17083184]Gentlemen, we finally have a way to run Crysis.
wait, XL-ATX? Whut?
If they are just going to attach on more sub form factors to ATX, can they not just retire it and switch to something completely new?[/QUOTE]
ABS Canyon here we come!
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