Gigabyte - Quad-SLI

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:36 pm

I just got this link from the tech report

Gigabyte 8N-SLi-QUAD Royal

http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=475438

4 7800GTX in SLI !!!

and current cpu's are a bottleneck for 1-2 cards!

1KW psu anyone?

NAiLs · Post by **NAiLs** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:14 pm

Get ready to take out loan to buy that system! Good god, talk about overkill. What will four 7800's give you, like 4 extra FPS at 1600x1200?** I can see two cards being cool, but four!? Come on!

**I know that's an exaggeration, just stating that it's unnecessary.

shwA · Post by **shwA** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:17 pm

I don't know what to say...4 cards...wow.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:00 pm

Right with ya shWa, I am speechless on this one....you're talking close to 2K in video cards alone for the high-end 7800's; what's next, video games that are acted out by real actors and display in true human form without pixellations or artifacts?????? jeez!!!

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:17 pm

I think it's with nvidia's new chipset.. 32 pcie lanes

I think the nforce4 has 24 lanes in total
16 for SLI (8 lanes for each card)
if it was with a nforce4 then it would run all with 4 lanes each

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:27 pm

oh ok, it's just lane division; well, you sorta lose out a little bit in that exchange; you might gain a couple frames but I couldn't justify the cost, lol; I can't even justify the cost of SLI, but considering DFI has the Infinity SLI out, I might give it a try, just to see how good it really is; I know Rich was telling me his system is a screamer with dual 7800's, so I believe I'll give it a try.

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:34 pm

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Dual 7800's !!
That's overkill, I couldn't bring myself to go SLI... ATI's crossfire looks better to me..They seem to have a big issue where they can run over 1600x1200 @ 60Hz!! But I'm hoping that the new gen card will allow higher resolutions..
If not.. 7800GTX by mid November I think!
Anyway, It's 3:34AM here.. soo I'm off to bed

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:39 pm

yeah, I'm thinking 7800 myself; like I said, we'll have to see; I might just get the board for right now and upgrade later or something, don't know yet; yeah it's almost 11 here, so ttyl

Kerii · Post by **Kerii** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:15 pm

Even the mighty 7800GTX can be brought down to the low 40's by Riddick at 1600x1200 with max settings, 4XAA, and 16XAF. And crippling an X1800 XT to the high 20's.

Which is why you need SLI, so you can run Riddick at 1920x1200 with max settings, 4XAA, and 16XAF on a Dell 2405FPW.

It's just like when 3dfx released the 8MB Voodoo 2 and all the nerds with deep pockets got one so they could game at 800x600.

And with Voodoo SLI, a select few enjoyed the beauty of 1024x768.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:20 pm

yeah, if you have nearly a grand for dual 7800GTX's, lol. something I definitely don't have. barely have enough for a single 7800

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:24 pm

how about when in 4mths time you need to upgrade again as you can't play a game @ 1920x1200 with max settings, 4XAA, and 16XAF...
You then need to buy 2x GFX cards again?

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:25 pm

Yeah, I mean these games coming out are getting insane with system requirements, esp video card. What's next, pure CG video games, lol?

Kerii · Post by **Kerii** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:31 pm

kenc51 wrote:how about when in 4mths time you need to upgrade again as you can't play a game @ 1920x1200 with max settings, 4XAA, and 16XAF...
You then need to buy 2x GFX cards again?

Ahh... but see, that's where tri or quad SLI comes into play, lol.

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:43 pm

Kerii wrote:
kenc51 wrote:how about when in 4mths time you need to upgrade again as you can't play a game @ 1920x1200 with max settings, 4XAA, and 16XAF...
You then need to buy 2x GFX cards again?
Ahh... but see, that's where tri or quad SLI comes into play, lol.

Soo you have to wait 3-4 times longer to upgrade... you then need to pay 3-4 times the $$$ --> along with a new cpu to keep up with them.. more ram... an even bigger monitor....another mortgage... lol

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:55 pm

hey, I have equity in my house, lol. Only borrowed half its worth to pay my parents for it. Dunno if I can get it out though because my credit is down the tubes, lol. But maybe they'll give me a break and allow me to draw, lol. All I need is around 3 grand, that's all

-mogwai · Post by **-mogwai** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:48 pm

oh, ok... THAT won't be overkill whatsoever...

goodness gracious.... if there's someone who can actually utilize this motherboard in today's (and tomorrow's) busted-ass economy, more power to them