A quick look at Sapphire's X1950 Pro Dual - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 16th Apr 2007, 16:15

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/04...1950_pro_dual/

Tulatin · 16th Apr 2007, 16:44

I suppose the question stands: What sort of chassis will support this card which shall make users with ther 8800 e-peens beg for physically larger cards, and do you need CF mobo to use this?

Bindibadgi · 16th Apr 2007, 16:53

Afaik you just need a mobo that doesn't NOT support CF. Basically anything NVIDIA.

The whole point is that you don't need two PCI-Express x16 slots.

Bluephoenix · 16th Apr 2007, 17:04

will the CMS 830 even fit that thing??

pendragon · 16th Apr 2007, 17:13

wow!

.. thats one honk'n big card!

Evenge · 16th Apr 2007, 17:36

oh my... looks sexy

JaredC01 · 16th Apr 2007, 18:25

I want one... :P

DXR_13KE · 16th Apr 2007, 22:15

and non DX10 capable.

Woodstock · 16th Apr 2007, 23:22

i thought that ati would have released a crossfire one on card allready they seam to be playing alot of catchup to nvidia in duel card (or close to) races

korhojoa · 16th Apr 2007, 23:55

It's nice and big and all, but why does it have internal crossfire connectors?
Is that for some quad-gpu action, kind of imitating nVidia?
Anyways, if it is, I sure as hell want to see it in action.

r4tch3t · 17th Apr 2007, 01:37

Wow, and I'm not talking warcraft. That thing is massive, bigger than a nanoITX board. I want one, even though I'm in the nVidia camp. So are those heatsinks just tacked on for no reason??? crazy. Looking forward to the review.

Bluephoenix · 17th Apr 2007, 02:32

this looks like a good card for those who aren't moving to vista anytime soon and like their PCI slots and intel/AMD boards.

Also offers some gaming hope for my AMD RS690 Lanbox scratch build (DX9 games only for it as the stuff needed for 8800GTX's just isn't portable enough.)

Crazyglue · 17th Apr 2007, 04:24

zomg, crossfire ports at the top too! that means quad x1950pros? wow, now i want... 2... lol only ati set up better than my 2 x1950xtxs :-P

[USRF]Obiwan · 17th Apr 2007, 14:52

I dont see the point in buying an (almost) absolete card.

naokaji · 17th Apr 2007, 15:47

i don't get the point of such a card (besides proof of concept),

Sapphire should better invest their time and money in getting the top of the line of the r600 cards out with a good (and silent) cooling solution once its released rahter than bothering with x1950 pro based products.......
just my 2 cents though

16th Apr 2007, 16:15	#1
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16th Apr 2007, 16:44	#2
Tulatin The Froggy Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 2,942	I suppose the question stands: What sort of chassis will support this card which shall make users with ther 8800 e-peens beg for physically larger cards, and do you need CF mobo to use this? __________________ Desky E8400 @ 4.0 1.42v; P5K-E WiFi; 4x1 Kingmax Mars 1066 @ 1129 CAS 5; 2x [TOO CHEAP TO SPONSOR] 4850 @ 675/1050; Enermax Liberty; WCing in a CM690

16th Apr 2007, 16:53	#3
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,275	Afaik you just need a mobo that doesn't NOT support CF. Basically anything NVIDIA. The whole point is that you don't need two PCI-Express x16 slots. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

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17th Apr 2007, 01:37	#11
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	Wow, and I'm not talking warcraft. That thing is massive, bigger than a nanoITX board. I want one, even though I'm in the nVidia camp. So are those heatsinks just tacked on for no reason??? crazy. Looking forward to the review. __________________ 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

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Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 936	this looks like a good card for those who aren't moving to vista anytime soon and like their PCI slots and intel/AMD boards. Also offers some gaming hope for my AMD RS690 Lanbox scratch build (DX9 games only for it as the stuff needed for 8800GTX's just isn't portable enough.)

17th Apr 2007, 04:24	#13
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17th Apr 2007, 15:47	#15
naokaji whatever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,879	i don't get the point of such a card (besides proof of concept), Sapphire should better invest their time and money in getting the top of the line of the r600 cards out with a good (and silent) cooling solution once its released rahter than bothering with x1950 pro based products....... just my 2 cents though