Nvidia Unveils New 64x SLI GPU Rig 168
The Register has an answer for the problem of what to get the graphics buff who has everything, Nvidia's new 64x SLI GPU rig. While it doesn't come cheap, a mere $17,500, it will offer rendering at around 80 billion pixels every second and a combined resolution of around 148 megapixels. The new hardware is being targeted at content creators and people doing scientific modeling, and is due to ship in September.
Please use my referral link (Score:4, Funny)
I will gladly pay you Tuesday... (Score:2, Funny)
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Vista ready! (Score:4, Funny)
Vista requirement.
(but by the time vista comes out, these things will be cheap).
Re:Vista ready! (Score:4, Funny)
content creators (Score:2)
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The winner of your discontent, eh?
Mere, huh? (Score:4, Funny)
I don't think that word means what you think it means...
WHOOOOOSH (Score:5, Funny)
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Someone starting seriously, then ending up sarcasticly? You CANT be serious?
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Video (Score:5, Funny)
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um, doesn't SLI mean you are hooking a few together already ?
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64x? Eh? (Score:5, Informative)
Nowhere near 64 cards, that's ridiculous...
Re:64x? Eh? (Score:2)
Re:64x? Eh? (Score:4, Interesting)
If you were to connect 64 off the shelf $400 cards it's run you $25,600 but you'd expect a quantity discount so I could see it going for $17,500. But two cards with two gpu's each for $17,500? That's nuts.
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CLICKY [nvidia.com]
Re:64x? Eh? (Score:3, Informative)
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Re:64x? Eh? (Score:3, Informative)
The summary should say x64, instead of 64x. x64 is the amount of lanes (a measure of bandwidth - 1 lane = 250 MB/sec) the board can carry to the bus. The early PCI-E graphics were limited by lanes - one card ran at x16, but there wasn't enough bandwidth in the chipset for two cards, so an SLI setup had to run cards at x8 each, halfing the bandwidth. Newer chipsets can handle two sets of x16, meaning 32 total lanes for graphics. For thi
I'm not their target, I'm sure. (Score:5, Funny)
They'll not be getting me to take out a loan for that new one.
RTFA 512 & 1024 (Score:1)
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So who is hotter? Ali or Ali's Sister?
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Beat this! (Score:2)
With 16MB of memory, no less!
Running perfectly silent with crystal clear picture on 1600x1200.
I don't see why would anyone need more. X is just for having many xterminals on the screen at the same time, right?
Re:I'm not their target, I'm sure. (Score:2)
Hah, mine is even weaker! It's an integrated video card. And I *still* can play games and watch movies. Wowza!
Re:I'm not their target, I'm sure. (Score:2)
bash: lspci: command not found
beat that!
Alright! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Alright! (Score:1)
Yes, but how many of these do we need to run one Vista?
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It's not like pitch black looks any better at 600fps.
Benchmarking (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Benchmarking (Score:2)
Probably so since professional graphic solutions usually don't have DirectX drivers. This isn't a game card. You just might have to roll your own DirectX drivers.
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You wouldn't happen to be The Devil, would you?
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/10/09 [penny-arcade.com]
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Hello, Santa... (Score:4, Funny)
More like Hello, Satan (Score:5, Funny)
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good news everyone (Score:3, Funny)
For sale at CompUSA in 3 to 5 years (Score:4, Insightful)
But (obligatory) (Score:2, Interesting)
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Now if you're talking about with OSS drivers... not a chance in hell.
Cheap, I'll take two. (Score:4, Interesting)
Another task that this would be great for is high-fidelity image generation, say for flight or vehicle simulation. Sure, you can hook up a couple projectors, but until you get full surround projection at eye-limited resolution, it still looks somewhat pixellated. Drive a set of laser-scan planetarium projectors with this (ok, so they cost tens of thousands of dollars each) and you're good to go.
Now, of course, I have to say it...
Just imagine what a beowulf cluster of these could do!
You're addicted to your computer if... (Score:2, Funny)
(not mine, off of a shirt I got from the ACM club at college; they also had something about Doom and a 12 step program).
Are you trying to be funny? (Score:1)
No. Don't even ask about my computer(s). I won't like the answer.
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Re:You're addicted to your computer if... (Score:2)
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I spent more than that (by about 7K) on my "PC".
My PC was supposed to be a compute machine, but ended up being mothballed after purchase because the department that bought it went tits-up.
No-one else wnats to pay the depriciation, so it sits in the corner of the machine room gathering dust and transcoding the odd file here and there.
Bit of trivia:
Since AutoGK is not optimised for running on multiple CPUs on multiple machines as a cluster, it is vastly faster to break
score -1, did not read the article (Score:2, Informative)
can you imagine (Score:3, Funny)
Targeted advertising? (Score:2)
Either Google needs to add a few more PhD's or someone isn't spending his ad budget wisely...
Re:Targeted advertising? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Targeted advertising? (Score:2)
Heh, humiliation 1, me 0.
In all seriousness, though -- I posted that from my work computer on a strongly censored network. If that ad is based on my cache, there's something seriously wrong either with Google or somebody's keyword purchase.
how many of these can you buy for that price? (Score:4, Insightful)
**best price/performance**
nVid 7600 GT ($210)
ATI X1600 XT ($170)
nVid 6600 GT ($140)
(MSI & BFG = quiet)
**best price/performance**
the faster at top:
ATI X800 Pro ~$250 ($150 refurb)
ATI 9950 ultra (N/A)
nVid 6800 LE/XT (LE=slower)($150,$300)
ATI 9800 XT(~$185) (6600GT is above this)
ATI X700 PRO($125)
nVid 5900U/5950 Ultra($250)
ATI 9800 PRO(~$130)
=ATI 9700 pro
=ATI 9800 ($90??)
=nVid 5900/5950
ATI 9700 ($110)
ATI X700 (NOT pro)???
ATI X1300 PRO($80-95)???
nVid 6600 ($100)
nVid 5800 ultra
nVid 5700 Ultra (N/A)
ATI 9500 Pro ($95 used)
(yes it beats 9600pro!)
=nVid 5600 Ultra
=ATI X600 PRO/XT ($95-114)
=ATI 9600 pro/XT ($100)
nVid 5800
ATI 9800 SE(128 bit)
nVid 5700/5750
nVid 6200 non-tc (under $100!)
=nVid 5600
=ATI 9500/9550/9600
ATI X300 non-Hypermem???
nVid 5700 LE (MINE)
nVid GF4 Ti 4600
nVid 5200 ULTRA
nVid 5600 XT (XT=lower)
ATI 9600 SE
this last group of expansion cards is equal to the current generation of integrated onboard graphics
***very slow***
nVid 5200/5500 ($50 PCI)
nVid PCX 5300
nVid 6200 Turbocache
ATI 9200 SE
ATI X300 SE Hypermemory
current generation of integrated graphics chipsets:
-- Intel GMA950
-- nVidia 6100/6150
-- ATI xpress 200
Duke Nukem Foreveeeeer . . . (Score:2, Funny)
(mod me up or mod me down, just don't leave me at zero you clown)
firmware hacks? (Score:2)
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A serious question (Score:2, Funny)
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The $17,500.00 question (Score:2, Funny)
Sounds familiar... (Score:2)
Re:Sounds familiar... (Score:2)
Is there really any demand for this though? Like what can't a dual SLI Quadro do for you?
Oh, no. (Score:2)
Is SGI the target? (Score:2)
A little sad to think... (Score:2)
Re:A little sad to think... (Score:3, Interesting)
Go Sony! (Score:2)
Oh, so now we finally know the reason why the PS3 is so delayed. Does this Plex 1000 come with a Blue-Ray?
WIMPY Get an APEXX 8 (Score:1)
http://www.boxxtech.com/products/apexx8.asp [boxxtech.com]
Lots of heat (Score:2)
Re:Lots of heat (Score:2)
Perhaps if you cooled it via heat pipe, used the exchanger to run a water cooler, and pump the remains into radiant heating.......
NOT FOR GAMING (Score:5, Insightful)
This computer is for the design/development professional, who needs to render large amounts of video, like digital animation (think Pixar and it's ilk).
So ... what does it do and how's it do it? (Score:2)
Can anyone explain to me how you'd use this thing? The Register article says "The machines are controlled from a PC or workstation - 32- or 64-bit, Windows or Linux - connected across a network. Nvidia reckons the boxes will interest not only content creators but folk doing scientific modelling and simulation work." That makes it sound almost like a standalone system of some sort, not just a graphics card. I mean, w
Re:So ... what does it do and how's it do it? (Score:2)
From what I've read that's basically it. Oh, and probably some magic drivers to make it all work.
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Amen! (Score:2)
Burning question (Score:2)
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Correction!!! (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:Back in my day.. (Score:2)
As opposed to the 4 bit EGA cards and the 2 bit Hercules displays. The King Quest 4 on the EGA was something.