So all four quads, right.....AFAYK?DaveBaumann said:
(Sorry, I've been following the thread but it's starting to get confusing to keep it all straight. :? )
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(Sorry, I've been following the thread but it's starting to get confusing to keep it all straight. :? )
Thanks! 
The names cover the groups - X850 CrossFire Edition covers the X850 boards (but is actually an X850 XT in performance), whilst the two X800 CrossFire Editions cover the various boards in the X800 range. I'm double checking that is is actually an X800 XL in performance (but that would make most sense as it is the middle of that range).
And since I'm apparently in crotchety old man mode today, does anyone expect there to be a dime worth's of difference informationally in all these different versions of Crossfire pieces that are due to pop up around the web shortly? Would the functional result to the readers have been any different if ATI had put up their own Crossfire piece at www.ati.com and everyone else just wrote an editorial about it? That's all we're going to get out of this as an individual "value add", right? Punditry & style? Duelling quotes instead of a variety of benchmark scenarios and investigative journalism (not that there is as much of this as we'd like anyway in the best of circumstances, with a few Sterling exceptions ).
Yeah, yeah, I know --take it to "Industry".
).Yeah, yeah, I know --take it to "Industry".
incurable said:Have you noticed that it wont workin Crossfire mode? According to Tom's, there're three Masters as of now, the X850 XT PE-based one and two X800-based ones.
Now, that X800 XL of yours can only be paired with either of the latter two, forcing it to shut off one of its quads. You'll essentially end up with two X800s, and having overpaid dearly on both. (one because it's really a X800 XL, the other because its a precious Master)
PS: My personal 'favourite' right now is X800 Master + X800 XT PE slave (poor thing).
Both 'cheap' CrossFire cards are based on the X800XL afaik and have all 16 pipes so unless you get a 12 pipes slave card, nothing is shut down on your mastercard. There isn't any 12 pipes CrossFire card.
X800XL 256MB CrossFire - $299
X800XL 128MB CrossFire - $249
Obviously the 128MB card is targeted at a very big audience because of the lower price (making it just as expensive as the 256MB version of the 12 pipes X800).
Anyway, CrossFire is just the start of some exciting things to come (not talking R520 here).
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Cool, thanks. Wasn't aware of those setups. If that's the case then fair enough.
incurable said:
I'd table the suggestion (that I've heard many times in other more main-stream tech forums) that for the majority of users any kind of dual-card setup qualifies as "not sensible"
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Humm... the 128MB x800 Crossfire edition looks to be a cheap way to get 16 pipe performance, even if you have no intention of going with 2 boards.
Thanks Dave, I actually frontpaged it before I read it.DaveBaumann said:
Off to confuzle meself now, at least it's a 'short' 8 page one.
Who's "Lars"? :|trinibwoy said:Nice article Dave. I must admit it would have had more impact if Lars didn't jump the gun by a couple hours
digitalwanderer said:Who's "Lars"? :|trinibwoy said:Nice article Dave. I must admit it would have had more impact if Lars didn't jump the gun by a couple hours
http://www.de.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050530/index.html
So you can output on the DMS connector...but not when it's connected to a slave, right?
Why thru the PCIe for SuperAA?
What are you talking about? :|CJ said:CrossFire is just the start of some exciting things to come (not talking R520 here).
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