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ATI Launches Crossfire... Finally
Steve from Hexus writes "After a long wait, ATI's multi-GPU solution - CrossFire - is finally here. Hexus checks out Crossfire using an X850 Crossfire setup, which can be beaten in performance by a single GeForce 7800 GTX in some games. Too little too late, or will R520 based Crossfire prove more fruitful? Hexus also examines how Crossfire works, how easy it is to setup and what its limitations are with current hardware." Looks very interesting - I'd love to get one for review.
Max res of 1600x1200 at 60hz...how...disapointing.
You can tell I'm an aries because of my ram.
Why, why, why, can't the editors change the links to use coralcache ? It's retarded that every story on slashdot concerns an article that no one can read. Is it really any wonder that people post without RTFA?
Since when did operating systems become a religion?
...is a link to the single page version:
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http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review_print
I'd imagine they have enough confusion with two people named Steve over there - or one person abusing /. by creating multiple accounts...
Indeed if you check the e-mail they show the same name steve.Kerrison@hexus.net and steve@stevekerrison.com.. Redicilous
... something is fishy..
he even posts right here
Losers whine about their best, Winners go home to fuck the prom queen
I feel that crossfire's biggest flaw is that there is a resolution limit at 1600x1200 @ 60Hz with crossfire enabld.
The customers who ATI developed this product for (the most rabid and devout hardware addicts with large budgets) most likely have either large CRTs (FW900) or high resolution widescreen LCD's (2405FPW, etc).
The failure to recognize that these customers would want to run games at their display's native resolution is unexcusable.
Seriously, why elso would someone drop $1000 to upgrade their graphics hardware if it wasn't so they could run the latest games at high resolution with full detail settings.
Two stories on here both from Hexus. Haha. What was the poster thinking?! He wanted hits but now the site is down!
Crossfire will never work because who would buy a slave card... If you're primary card fails, you're out 2 cards! Ain't that some stuff!
Oh, and I was an ATI man myself for years. Started before Radeon, now I have a 7800GT and I will never go back... unless they offer me some kind of deal, and buy SLI rights.
Who is that masked man?
Who cares about this stuff other than the tiny portion of the population that will ever use it?
The whole point of this SLI stuff is marketing. It convinces people to buy a more expensive video card than they otherwise would have so that they can fool themselves into thinking they'll get a huge performance boost a few years down the line when they add a second card on the cheap.
In reality, when the second card comes down in price, the SLI configuration will be outclassed on the same order of magnitude as the single card alone by the latest stuff, and you'll just end up having to buy a whole new expensive card, or living with slow graphics.
So unless you've got a boatload of cash and are going to buy two top of the line cards *right now*, it really doesn't matter if either of these manufacturers SLI technology is any good. It's just a marketing gimmick.
Why would a Linux user need a 3D graphics card?
You do realise a significant proportion of high-end CAD and film animation is done using Linux workstations?
They've kind of pushed out the old SGI boxes in that they're (a) considerably cheaper, and (b) considerably faster. Have a random example from Google...
Tedious Bloggy Stuff - hooray?
Happy "Abuse Hexus Day" everyone!
except its really self-abuse. Anyone else notice both Hexus articles were submitted by Steve Kerrison? That's steve.kerrison@HEXUS.net (or steve@stevekerrison.com) from the Hexus staff
... guess its one way to drum up advertising revenue.
SLI is a neat idea if the performance increase is tangible, but considering a single 7800 GTX can outperform an SLI setup of 6800 Ultras in many cases after only one year since the previous generation's release... by the time a 7800 GT is $100, it won't be worth $100 (much like all $100 video cards).
I've written this in other comments and my karma has been oblitterated for it, but the simple answer is:
They don't give a shit.
Combine delusions about what Slashdot has become, with deliberate ignorance of how it is affecting the users and linkees, and you get Malda & co's current "service level".
They don't give a shit about dupes, flamebaiting and inaccurate articlet titles, slashdotting or anything else.
Why would a Linux user need a 3D graphics card? This kind of card is for people that play video games on Windows.
Actually, a 3d card is for anyone who wants to perform 3d vector operations at a decent rate. The most obvious application of that is 3d graphics, but even that doesn't limit you just to playing games.
You might as well ask why a Linux user would want sound, or high resolution displays, or a GUI...
It's official. Most of you are morons.
Is ATI support on this going to be as good as it was for buyers of the ATI Rage Fury, as in:
1. Hype multi-GPU product up in response to VooDoo SLI solution
2. Provide decent performance in "ringer" drivers for specific games for reviews
3. Provide crappy real-world performance
4. Refuse to improve drivers
5. Discontinue driver support
Also, how much support are they going to provide for X.org and other GPL/open source projects? Is it going to be at least as good as Radeon efforts? Oh really, equally as good? Thanks, I'll stick with NVidia. Screw you, ATI.