Official Quad SLI

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-01-06 02:19pm

Be afraid, be very afraid

Wanking aside, is there any widespread computer monitor that can actully utilise all that power? I mean... 8X Temporal Antialiasing with 16AF running F.E.A.R Soft Shadows at 100FPS would be cool, in a fapish sort of way but THIS?!

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-01-06 03:52pm

Jesus Christ, it's the Son of Voodoo 6000!

I cringe to think of all the power that such a configuration would use. That kilowatt power supply that PC Power & Cooling put out isn't looking quite as insane any more...

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-01-06 03:56pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Jesus Christ, it's the Son of Voodoo 6000!

I cringe to think of all the power that such a configuration would use. That kilowatt power supply that PC Power & Cooling put out isn't looking quite as insane any more...

I don't think its up to it.

We're talking 4 PCI-E plugs, 2 SATA plugs, uh... I'm not sure where the CPU HSF is plugged into. I saw atleast 2 optical drives and a card reader, another 3 molexs, theres the 24 pin mobo connector, 8 pin CPU connector, uh...secondary power to the motherboard. We're rapidly running out of connectors.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-01-06 04:10pm

From a review of the PSU:
"The PSU has one each 24-pin and 8-pin motherboard connectors, dual 6-pin video card power connectors, 6 SATA, 8 Molex, 1 FDD connection. "
I'm pretty sure there are enough connectors.

Netko · Post by **Netko** » 2006-01-06 05:35pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Jesus Christ, it's the Son of Voodoo 6000!

I cringe to think of all the power that such a configuration would use. That kilowatt power supply that PC Power & Cooling put out isn't looking quite as insane any more...

I think that monster of a card/s is going to be powered by its own power adapter. There is ample precedent for that sort of thing, and on the pictures there is a connector that is either s-video out or a plug for such an adapter.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-01-06 05:59pm

mmar wrote:
Uraniun235 wrote:Jesus Christ, it's the Son of Voodoo 6000!

I cringe to think of all the power that such a configuration would use. That kilowatt power supply that PC Power & Cooling put out isn't looking quite as insane any more...
I think that monster of a card/s is going to be powered by its own power adapter. There is ample precedent for that sort of thing, and on the pictures there is a connector that is either s-video out or a plug for such an adapter.

The dual 78GT has an external adapter.

But this baby has a S-Video, but there is a weird plug on the 2nd card of each set...

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2006-01-06 06:14pm

Bow before your Framerate God!
....There is simply nothing else to say this thing is insane.

Darth Quorthon · Post by **Darth Quorthon** » 2006-01-06 09:52pm

Ace Pace wrote:Wanking aside, is there any widespread computer monitor that can actully utilise all that power?

Possibly:

Dell is also a leader in computer displays, and he showed off a new 30-inch LCD monitor, the Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP, that he is particularly proud of. Dell proclaimed that the monitor has "over three times the resolution of so-called 'high-def gaming' that comes with an Xbox 360."

The monitor requires graphic cards that support dual-link DVI connectivity for its top-tier output. The display supports resolutions up to 2560x1600, can display 4.1 million megapixels, and has a 700:1 contrast ratio and a 178-degree viewing angle.

The monitor will be priced at $2,199 and is available now.

Maybe, just maybe?

Source

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-01-07 03:32am

At 96 pipes, 41Gpixels per second.... I doubt it, a pair of GTX 512s would enjoy that screen, but four? I still want anandtech to get one of these babies and play around, have you looked at that heatsink?

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