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    For those of us with mediocre graphics

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by risslerp, Jul 30, 2006.

  1. risslerp

    risslerp Notebook Consultant

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    risslerp, Jul 30, 2006
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    That is a cool idea that is never going to materialize. Nothing exists to support that bandwidth. And if it does get developed, we'd have to buy a new notebook that supports the bandwidth.
     
    deltafx1942, Jul 30, 2006
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  3. frodobagins

    frodobagins Notebook Geek

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    they had better hurry
    [Frodo kicks his GMA 950]
     
    frodobagins, Jul 30, 2006
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  4. titaniummd

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    I don't a 4-5 lb graphics card is going to fly for most people. Especially since outlets are sparse on planes.
     
    titaniummd, Jul 30, 2006
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  5. kidA

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    My 128mb x300 overclocks nicely to the 1900s in 3dmark05. Suits me just fine :D I'd just buy a new laptop by then with better graphics.
     
    kidA, Jul 30, 2006
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  6. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Repost. The pros and cons have already been discussed here:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=66660&highlight=external+graphics+card

    Personally, it's a nice idea, but not realistic. High end GPUs transfer at 40+ GBs/sec nowadays, far beyond the capabilities of USB/Firewire/PCMIA. You would have to start putting PCI ports on laptops for it to take off. Which wouldn't help anyone right now. As far as I know, the current Express Card slots are not fast enough either. Who knows? Maybe this will go hand in hand with a USB 3.0 release or something.
     
    Paul, Jul 31, 2006
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  7. frodobagins

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    40+ GBs/sec ???? :confused:
     
    frodobagins, Jul 31, 2006
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  8. Gautam

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    I have never heard to 40GB/sec transfer rate. I would, however, certainly agree that the speed caps on USB2 do not meet good graphical standards.
     
    Gautam, Jul 31, 2006
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  9. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    Quadro FX 1500M has a memory bandwith of 40GB/sec. The Geforce 7950 is almost 80GB/sec.
     
    Paul, Jul 31, 2006
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    I think that the better choice is make all the laptops ugradable, like Mxm. but I know that is very expensive to upgrade.
     
    ahidalgo, Jul 31, 2006
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  12. tangent

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    no, he is talking about the bandwith used when a comp has two nvidia cards running in paralell on one pci slot.
     
    tangent, Jul 31, 2006
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  13. usapatriot

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    If it works, and its good, i might consider it if it does come out. I dont care about the weight, I just want POWER!!!
     
    usapatriot, Jul 31, 2006
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  14. Jalf

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    It's still a desktop GPU, and can't be connected to a notebook.
    The article simply states that since it's external anyway, there's one less obstacle to using it in notebooks, and not that you'll be able to plug it into your notebook.
     
    Jalf, Jul 31, 2006
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    I believe notebook_ftw is referring to the bandwidth between the onboard GDDR memory to the GPU. Current PCI-Express ports can theoretically reach 4GB/s in both directions (assuming a x16 port).

    I could also be utterly wrong o_O
     
    Zoomastigophora, Aug 1, 2006
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  16. Paul

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    Yeah, I was referring to memory bandwidth. Sorry. Still, if you read the other thread, it has already been stated that current USB/Firewire/Express slots on laptops will not be good enough. If they come up with something else, I'd be all for it. Who wouldn't love to get the power of a Desktop in an ultraportable 14"? Just think, a W3J with good power on the go and outstanding power at home. Shoot, I'd be up.
     
    Paul, Aug 1, 2006
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  17. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Read the article...

    "Of course, there's still the issue of an external interface that could handle the multi-gigabit bandwidth required to make this system feasible not yet existing, but who knows, maybe those microchip wizards from AMD can give ATI a hand in bringing this to fruition without kicking our kilowatt meters into overdrive -- for now though, our quad-SLI setups are doing just fine, thanks"
     
    hydra, Aug 1, 2006
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  18. ibmps3cell

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    im trying getting my ibm ebeded with an x600 , :( but sometimes i get annoyed by the need of constan upgrdes requied to play the new games i just feel like getting a ps3 or 360 and siiting tight for arround 5 years :eek:
     
    ibmps3cell, Aug 12, 2006
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  19. Juz_Follow_ATI

    Juz_Follow_ATI ATI all the way

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    Guys, guys, guys. First of all, let me get this straight. Ibmps3cell DOES NOT HAVE a IBM notebookr nor DOES HE HAVE A ATI X600 GPU. So guys reading his post, DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM OK?

    Thanks for all your co-operation, Daniel
     
    Juz_Follow_ATI, Aug 13, 2006
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