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PCI Express graphics cards connector requirements

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:28 pm
by Ragnor
Found this article on toms hardware which is pretty informative....

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gef ... 122-9.html

Found these VGA power supplies which look pretty cool

http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php ... ews&id=832

and allow you to do this :D

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Run 3 x GX2s ie 6 GPUs - Apparantly good for folding as they can use multiple GPUs not in SLi.

Saw this interesting article on nvidia about running 2nd graphics cards as physx cards instead of SLI. Basically any old nvidia gfx higher than a geforce 8 can do this apparently

http://www.slizone.com/object/sli_cuda_learn.html

Re: PCI Express graphics cards connector requirements

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:47 pm
by YaZoR
Is that Darth Vader's bathroom?

Re: PCI Express graphics cards connector requirements

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:32 pm
by CyberDrac
We are SO hooking you up to a Ammeter separately before we let you on the network with other self respecting energy conservationists! :)

BTW have you ever measured the current that beast draws under load at home? ;)

Re: PCI Express graphics cards connector requirements

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:29 am
by Ragnor
The llamalan admins will be glad to hear that is not my rig.

I have the same PC, a dell xps 720, but only one 8800GTX in it currently :D not the 3 GX2 this guy has

Re: PCI Express graphics cards connector requirements

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:16 am
by CyberDrac
*phew*

Re: PCI Express graphics cards connector requirements

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:34 pm
by evilgangsta
Wow Ive just seen how much those top end xps workstations cost, they are some seriously overpriced rigs.