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    please explain to me about video cards

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by icon007, Jan 23, 2009.

  1. icon007

    icon007 Notebook Evangelist

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    what is better...a card that has 2 gpu on it or just 2 cards running in sli.?????
     
    icon007, Jan 23, 2009
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    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    thats pretty much the same thing, they are still communicating as SLI or XFIRE even if there is two on one board.

    so there is not an answer, but they are the same thing.
     
    narsnail, Jan 23, 2009
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  3. icon007

    icon007 Notebook Evangelist

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    so is it better to have 2 card working in tandum or 1 card with 2 gpus
     
    icon007, Jan 23, 2009
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    Its the same thing......
    Whats the difference if you put two hotdogs on a plate, or put them on two separate plates, they still taste the same and do the same thing... (Sorry, I'm hungry...)

    What it REALLY depends on is, which cards they are.
     
    SemiGamer, Jan 23, 2009
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    Yes essentially they are the same thing in that if the game does'nt support SLI your second GPU wont show a difference

    but it IS better to have 2 in one card because then you dont need to worry about the messy SLI stuff with the PSU and is it slike slightly (like very very very very slightly?) faster becasue the GPUs are closer together? not that it would make a real world difference, maybe someone can correct me

    but 2 GPUS on one card still saves you with messing with SLI and stuff
     
    Euquility, Jan 23, 2009
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  6. unknown555525

    unknown555525 rawr

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    SLi and CrossfireX are as simple as putting two cards in the PCIe slots and slapping on a thin bridge between them, for notebooks it's the same thing because I doubt you'll ever have to touch the hardware inside.

    The drivers still work the EXACT same way. You still have to enable or disable dual GPU's the same way. Performance is exactly the same, and the wattage consumption is nearly the same as two physical cards. The only advantages are the size, and for those who want Quad SLI. Crossfire wouldn't need two dual cards since it supports up to 4 physical cards in their own PCIe slots.
     
    unknown555525, Jan 23, 2009
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  7. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    it might be more convenient for the end user to have them on one card.

    maybe.
     
    masterchef341, Jan 23, 2009
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