Foxconn Shows Off Quad CrossFire Motherboard

[DOM]

I think 1000+ watts are going to be necessary for all these cards. Imagine if you put in 4 3870 x2s.... Then to top it off cool everything with ln2....god that'd be crazy (yeah suicide run, but still crazy)

the 3870 x2s cant be 4 only 2

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Only rich boys need apply.

 

[kwchang007]

the 3870 x2s cant be 4 only 2

Oh....why this craziness then, people who want 4 cards can do 2x2.

 

[DOM]

Oh....why this craziness then, people who want 4 cards can do 2x2.

huh lol the 3870 X2 only has 1 CF thing and the 3870 have 2

 

[kwchang007]

huh lol the 3870 X2 only has 1 CF thing and the 3870 have 2

Oh that sucks. Maybe they'll come out with one that can do it, or give us a new architecture that's just as good with one die.

 

[btarunr]

Bah! this still doesn't come close to the Intel Skulltrail which has the same no. of PCI-E slots, has both CFX and SLI and takes in two CPU's and...whew...is in the E-ATX form-factor.

Did you see the power input? 24pin + 24pin + 8pin + 4pin(molex). This needs a redundant PSU. A totally impractical board. yuck. Intel did a much better job with the Skulltrail.

 

[Easy Rhino]

Looks kinda like Tim from Home Improvement did it..

MORE POWER!!!!! *ape grunts*

 

[a111087]

On one hand it's pretty sweet, but on the other hand when you start needing 4 graphics card to run a game at the specs you want, it has to start making you wish they would just make 1 card to do it. I know from a business aspect that might not make the money, but from a consumer perspective I'm getting a little fed up with "multiples". This is like the next mach 3 razor for men, 3 blades, then 4, NO FIVE!!!

Stop the madness!!! Just make 1 good card that costs as much as 4.... please....

EDIT: btw, anyone know how work on multi-core GPU's is coming?

We already using the latest technology, development takes time, time takes money, companies just sell what they have so they can keep developing ....
you can't just build a chip that can go no farther in development

 

[WarEagleAU]

What are those two copper heatsinks they got on them chips between the first two PCIe x16 slots? Are those what yall are calling TECs? Cause all Im seeing (unless those are it) is water cooling tubing (copper!!!) for the NB/SB

 

[Urbklr]

I read earlier today that that motherboard was in use by Shamino, and that the cooling system was hand-made, and that it was designed as a overclocker only mobo, as it probably wouldn't fit in many cases

And what chipset would it be using for Crossfire-X??...A P45 maybe??

 

[zOaib]

TRI SLI AND QUAD FIRE X , i fidn all these silly , 2 gpus to do the work of one was a great idea but this is getting ridiculous , i mean why dont they spend all this time wasting making slots for more Willys on one mobo than making one vid card to have the power of four gpus , they need to kick out gpus that dont need this BS.


but it does look nice , i think i can fit that mobo in my UFO-U2 case easily ........... =P

 

[a111087]

What are those two copper heatsinks they got on them chips between the first two PCIe x16 slots? Are those what yall are calling TECs? Cause all Im seeing (unless those are it) is water cooling tubing (copper!!!) for the NB/SB

no, TEC is thermoelectric cooler
I think those two chips are for cards to communicate, like those on 3870X2

 

[Urbklr]

The two chips do connect the cards, from what i read. They are only capable of 4x 8xPCI-e...And only PCI-e 1.0.

 

[indybird]

First of all this is Madness! 4 HD 3870s would be quite a setup...how good do you think this would perform againsts a tri-Ultra setup?
Second, it looks like the watercooling will go out the I/O panel.
Third, there actually is a somewhat regular case out w/ 10 expansion slots: Thermaltake Xaser VI.
Lastly, it is actually possible to do quad-crossfire with 4x HD 3870s (Space-wise) right now thanks to the Sapphire Atomic HD3870 (Single slot cooler which cools better than the stock dual slot)

And theres mah two-cents.

-Indybird

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

madness this is gpu wars!

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

what chipset is this btw?

 

[ShadowFold]

what chipset is this btw?

Definatly 790FX

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

for 775?

 

[indybird]

Im thinking its an Intel P45, since those are the only known chipsets to have quad-crossfire support.

-Indybird

 

[ShadowFold]

oh its intel... nevermind

 

[imperialreign]

you'd have to mount that sucker in a media center (old desktop) style case, and cut louvers in the top just to vent the heat - only way I could fathom you'd keep that heat output under control . . . even with liquid cooling, ambient temps would be through the roof!


Nice to see ATI has proven they can do 4 cards before nVidia has. I doubt seriously we'd ever see something like this at the consumer level, though.

 

[btarunr]

what chipset is this btw?

Intel X48

 

[phanbuey]

I doubt seriously we'd ever see something like this at the consumer level, though.

right?! thayve wasted time and developement to support something that 0.5-1% of the market will buy...

nVidia AND 3dfx proved that QUAD SINGLE anything doesn't really work (it terms of practicality), with the SLI'd 7950GX2 and the Voodoo 5 variations... I mean, really, honestly, who could resist FOUR (netburst)PENTIUMs linked with an 800Mhz FSB!?! and it only takes half a kilowatt (or in this case, a full Kilowatt)!!!

Technology will keep moving forward. Old-tech*4 isnt going to cut it, especially when it is this cumbersome. wtf, mate... wtf.

 

[tkpenalty]

They'd also have to make a very special case for that thing.

They already have the armor + and the new lian lis...

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I think its pointless,a tech showcase is all.How many people are gonna be able to afford that with 4 card to put in it? Not forgetting the kw psu and qx97xx chip to run the four cards without bottlenecking.So its just a rich mans thing or a super benchers dream.