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News Asus shows off its Radeon HD 3850 X3 Trinity

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 28 Mar 2008.

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  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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    CardJoe, 28 Mar 2008
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  2. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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    I'm more interested in a 3850 on a laptop :p
     
    DougEdey, 28 Mar 2008
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  3. HourBeforeDawn

    HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz

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    WOW that thing is nuts talk about a perfect multi-monitor solution or the ultimate HTPC card for the sports junkie that wants different shows on different monitors. Man if they could up the performance of this card then it would be awesome for flight sims with the three monitor setup.
     
    HourBeforeDawn, 28 Mar 2008
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  4. p3n

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    would be nice to see a graphics card with some form of upgrade path bar replacing the entire thing!
     
    p3n, 28 Mar 2008
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  5. wuyanxu

    wuyanxu still wants Homeworld 3

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    look at multi-CPU, has it taken off? no, we all only have 1 CPU in our computer, just with many cores.
    look at GPU's, it's already gone parallel with stream processors, so i see no reason to get this sort of gimmick cards. it's just marketing.
     
    wuyanxu, 28 Mar 2008
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  6. cjoyce1980

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    I would prefer to see multi core GPU's like we do with CPU's. these huge cards just dont seem to offer much more, especially when you like at nvidia's 9800GX2.

    hopefully we will get some benchmarks soon
     
    cjoyce1980, 28 Mar 2008
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  7. r4tch3t

    r4tch3t hmmmm....

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    I quite like the look of this card, much better than the standard box on a bracket, it actually looks interesting.
    Have they brought out a card with upgradeable MXM modules?
     
    r4tch3t, 28 Mar 2008
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    too right on the multi-core GPU idea.

    I'm just wondering when Asus will start squeezing in a CPU, RAM and SSD on the card, and just sell the bloody things as a standalone games machine.
     
    roryok, 28 Mar 2008
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  9. Xtrafresh

    Xtrafresh It never hurts to help

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    oh holy moddability of those MXM modules... :dremel:
    I never heard of those before, i like it alot.
    Also nice to see movement towards a single card solution for triple or quad monitor setups.
     
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  10. [USRF]Obiwan

    [USRF]Obiwan New Member

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    Shame it didnt boot up... Any feedback on that?
     
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  11. LeMaltor

    LeMaltor >^_^

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    Yeah why arent they doing multi core GPU's?
     
    LeMaltor, 28 Mar 2008
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  12. impar

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  13. Mister_Tad

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    They are and have been for years, they're just not called cores. They're called pipelines, stream processors, etc. For instance an 8800GTX is effectively a 128 core processor.
     
    Mister_Tad, 28 Mar 2008
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  14. TreeDude

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    There are no multicore GPUs because you can't just replace the GPU. You have to replace the whole card. If Nvidia/AMD developed a socket per line of cards (or something to that effect) than that may be something doable. But I do not foresee the way we buy graphics cards changing anytime soon.

    Aftermarket graphics cards don't have the same demand as CPUs. You need a CPU to have a PC. But most people stick with integrated. Why should they create multicore GPUs for sure a small enthusiast market? Doesn't make for good business.
     
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  15. LeMaltor

    LeMaltor >^_^

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    Ok cool lol :)
     
    LeMaltor, 28 Mar 2008
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  16. K3TT

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  17. completemadness

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    Holy shizzle, That's a looooong (and heavy) card
     
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  18. EmJay

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    Heh. Cool concept piece. Wonder where it'll lead next.
     
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  19. Tulatin

    Tulatin The Froggy Poster

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    No crossfire fingers? What a disgrace.
     
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  20. MrMonroe

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    Single PCB my left nut... I see four on that card; one main and three satellites to hold the GPUs.
     
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