Asus Crams Three GPUs onto a Single Graphics Card

Barence writes "PC Pro has up a look at Asus' concept triple-GPU graphics card. It's a tech demo, so it's not going to see release at any point in the future, but it's an interesting look at how far manufacturers can push technology, as well as just how inefficient multi-GPU graphics cards currently are. 'Asus has spaced [the GPUs] out, placing one on the top of the card and two on the underside. This creates its own problem, though: attaching heatsinks and fans to both sides of the card would prevent it from fitting into some case arrangements, and defeat access to neighbouring expansion slots. So instead, Asus has used a low-profile heat-pipe system that channels the heat to a heatsink at the back of the card, from where it's dissipated by externally-powered fluid cooling pipes.'"

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Re:Drivers first.

[menkhaura]

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Yes, the 325i has more mileage behind it, maintainance costs are higher (as much as 4x as a spanking new Fiat Palio), but when it comes down to it, it's a freaking BMW, and I can afford it, and I think the used car salesman got me.