Multi-GPU World Tour Part II: GPUs - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 12th Jul 2006, 21:23

We'll update this thread as new articles are released by the participating publications.

Part One:
http://www.penstarsys.com/reviews/vi...pss/index.html

Part Two:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...ur_gpus/1.html

Part Three:
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=938&pageID=2402

Part Four:
http://www.hardinfo.com/show.asp?page=6741

Part Five:
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...gpumostplayed/

Part Six:
http://www.nvnews.net/articles/gpu_w...06/index.shtml

Part Seven:
http://legitreviews.com/article/366/1/

Part Eight:
http://www.rage3d.com/articles/mgpuw.../index.php?p=1

Part Nine:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/gpu/367/

DougEdey · 12th Jul 2006, 21:55

It's a great article and idea and everything, and I understand why each website wants to host their own content (more traffic/readers)

But I don't like the layout of the penstarsys website, it makes my eyes hurt and is very hard to read.

SOrry, I'm in a bitching mood at the moment.

Fr4nk · 12th Jul 2006, 22:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

It's a great article and idea and everything, and I understand why each website wants to host their own content (more traffic/readers)

But I don't like the layout of the penstarsys website, it makes my eyes hurt and is very hard to read.

SOrry, I'm in a bitching mood at the moment.

I agree the layout seems abit naff but the read was good, nice work Tim

Also was that the Sapphire RD480 Crossfire board you had the X1900's in ?

Tim S · 12th Jul 2006, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fr4nk

I agree the layout seems abit naff but the read was good, nice work Tim

Also was that the Sapphire RD480 Crossfire board you had the X1900's in ?

Nah, the board that I took the pictures in was the AM2 reference 'Sturgeon' motherboard - it's RD580/SB600 based.

r4tch3t · 12th Jul 2006, 22:26

Good article, Hopefully will help me decide on what GFX to get for a temp thing untill I build a proper system.
I agree with DougEdey about the layout of thier site. One of the main reasons Bit is better is the layout.
I must have missed a few articles during the time I had no internet, as I thought all X-fire cards no longer used the dongle thing.
By any chance does the rendering chip on the master cards boast any performance gains over SLI, due to taking any load off the GPU? If so how much?

Lazlow · 12th Jul 2006, 22:41

I like the idea of collaboration for this article. Getting a few big guns together is a great idea for bigger reviews. Will we be seeing more like this in the future? Or is this a one-off?

Ramble · 12th Jul 2006, 23:55

Interesting idea.

Although, I hate you for wanting me to spend more money, I only have £2.92 in the bank.

Nature · 13th Jul 2006, 02:19

How far away would you say a 512 bit memory interface is for Vid cards?

Tim S · 13th Jul 2006, 08:11

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Originally Posted by Nature

How far away would you say a 512 bit memory interface is for Vid cards?

IMHO, it's a long way away - the pin density would be double what it is on a 256-bit card (and the density of pins on the back of the GPU packaging is already pretty dense).

Tim S · 13th Jul 2006, 08:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazlow

I like the idea of collaboration for this article. Getting a few big guns together is a great idea for bigger reviews. Will we be seeing more like this in the future? Or is this a one-off?

It depends how it goes this time around - it's a huge time drain to get everyone together and to get enough kit to support the entire article. We'll probably have a post-mortem at the end of the article series

bahgger · 13th Jul 2006, 09:11

Great article, is it not Guru3D who will be concluding the entire thing though? You wrote that NeoSeeker was doing that.

yahooadam · 13th Jul 2006, 09:20

its going to be an interesting article

however, as you have kind of pointed out in the article, a long publication like this is kind of flawed, as by the time you've spent 3 months (wasn't it something like that ?) doing all this, prices and hardware have changed, so what was bleeding edge or whatever at the time, may now only be high end stuff

Still I'm interested in this, I've never really thought multi GPU was worth the money (or hassle due to profiles)

Tim S · 13th Jul 2006, 10:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by bahgger

Great article, is it not Guru3D who will be concluding the entire thing though? You wrote that NeoSeeker was doing that.

I think we said that Guru3D was finishing things off?

Fake EDIT: whoops, I see what you mean... late night paste error - fixed

gmarappledude · 14th Jul 2006, 11:55

The spec for the middle $2000 system matches mine very closely, same mobo, same cpu, same ram spec. So this will make interesting reading. The trouble is my system cost >£2000 and some of the kit is now getting old as I bought the parts separately as they came out, I have two 7800GTs as the 7900GTs weren't out at the time. This will make a large difference I guess.

The key here, never buy anything expecting it to stay current.

automagsrock · 15th Jul 2006, 10:32

Reading all of that made me jealous. If I could have $500 US for a system I'd be happy.

Looking forward to updates!!

Callum · 16th Jul 2006, 13:01

I was wondering about the article that was meant to appear on Friday at Bjorn3D? It apparently isn't there...

Anything you can tell us about it? Or is it a problem at their end?

Tim S · 16th Jul 2006, 18:03

It has been published today

sadffffff · 17th Jul 2006, 01:12

they seem too long winded to me. i cant get into them.

Pookeyhead · 17th Jul 2006, 07:53

Good articles! It should clear up a few questions that regularly get asked in the forums.

r4tch3t · 17th Jul 2006, 23:50

Overall, it is a good article, however there are a few things like

Grammer Page 7
The AN8 32X got 2 more USB-ports

Spelling Page 8
not only in CMOs
better fitering ccircuit
while the memory must runt at 2T

These are just little things, and they sometimes happen here, but it gets pointed out and changed, especially if the article has been up that long.
Wouldn't get basic mistakes like those on Bit, another reason I prefer Bit-tech.

12th Jul 2006, 21:23	#1
Tim S Pewlius Caesar bit-tech Staff Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ascot, Berks Posts: 18,021	Multi-GPU World Tour Part II: GPUs We'll update this thread as new articles are released by the participating publications. Part One: http://www.penstarsys.com/reviews/vi...pss/index.html Part Two: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...ur_gpus/1.html Part Three: http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=938&pageID=2402 Part Four: http://www.hardinfo.com/show.asp?page=6741 Part Five: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...gpumostplayed/ Part Six: http://www.nvnews.net/articles/gpu_w...06/index.shtml Part Seven: http://legitreviews.com/article/366/1/ Part Eight: http://www.rage3d.com/articles/mgpuw.../index.php?p=1 Part Nine: http://www.guru3d.com/article/gpu/367/ __________________ Tim on Twitter \| Tim's Blog \| Tim's Flickr The bit-tech Blog \| bit-tech on Twitter \| Join the bit-tech & Custom PC folding team (#35947)

12th Jul 2006, 21:55	#2
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	It's a great article and idea and everything, and I understand why each website wants to host their own content (more traffic/readers) But I don't like the layout of the penstarsys website, it makes my eyes hurt and is very hard to read. SOrry, I'm in a bitching mood at the moment. __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

12th Jul 2006, 22:26	#5
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,887	Good article, Hopefully will help me decide on what GFX to get for a temp thing untill I build a proper system. I agree with DougEdey about the layout of thier site. One of the main reasons Bit is better is the layout. I must have missed a few articles during the time I had no internet, as I thought all X-fire cards no longer used the dongle thing. By any chance does the rendering chip on the master cards boast any performance gains over SLI, due to taking any load off the GPU? If so how much? __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

12th Jul 2006, 22:41	#6
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13th Jul 2006, 02:19	#8
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13th Jul 2006, 09:11	#11
bahgger Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 585	Great article, is it not Guru3D who will be concluding the entire thing though? You wrote that NeoSeeker was doing that.

13th Jul 2006, 09:20	#12
yahooadam Ultra csavarkulcs Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,323	its going to be an interesting article however, as you have kind of pointed out in the article, a long publication like this is kind of flawed, as by the time you've spent 3 months (wasn't it something like that ?) doing all this, prices and hardware have changed, so what was bleeding edge or whatever at the time, may now only be high end stuff Still I'm interested in this, I've never really thought multi GPU was worth the money (or hassle due to profiles)

14th Jul 2006, 11:55	#14
gmarappledude Minimodder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: England Posts: 37	The spec for the middle $2000 system matches mine very closely, same mobo, same cpu, same ram spec. So this will make interesting reading. The trouble is my system cost >£2000 and some of the kit is now getting old as I bought the parts separately as they came out, I have two 7800GTs as the 7900GTs weren't out at the time. This will make a large difference I guess. The key here, never buy anything expecting it to stay current. __________________ gmarappledude.org Linux forum Mepis

15th Jul 2006, 10:32	#15
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16th Jul 2006, 13:01	#16
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16th Jul 2006, 18:03	#17
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17th Jul 2006, 01:12	#18
sadffffff Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: sadffffff Posts: 676	they seem too long winded to me. i cant get into them.

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17th Jul 2006, 23:50	#20
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,887	Overall, it is a good article, however there are a few things like Grammer Page 7 The AN8 32X got 2 more USB-ports Spelling Page 8 not only in CMOs better fitering ccircuit while the memory must runt at 2T These are just little things, and they sometimes happen here, but it gets pointed out and changed, especially if the article has been up that long. Wouldn't get basic mistakes like those on Bit, another reason I prefer Bit-tech. __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here