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    any plans for 3-way sli or hints?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by lzykocp1002, Jul 27, 2011.

  1. lzykocp1002

    lzykocp1002 Notebook Consultant

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    just wondering is all, i'd definitely be up for it.

    clevo needs to work on heating there first and primary thing, 2-way sli already get's hot.
     
    lzykocp1002, Jul 27, 2011
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    aduy Keeping it cool since 93'

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    maybe the 18" model when kepler or maxwell is out
     
    aduy, Jul 27, 2011
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    At 100W TDP per GPU, you'd need a 400-500W power supply in addition to some seriously specialized cooling. Try pitching that business case to Clevo's product planners.

    Not gonna happen.
     
    saturnotaku, Jul 27, 2011
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    Physical dimensions notwithstanding, as noted above the power and design requirements are ludicrously restrictive.
     
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    No, no and just no

    Wont happen
     
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    Tri SLI in a laptop? Honestly just get a desktop, dual graphics laptops are impractical enough as is IMO
     
    supersonic13, Jul 27, 2011
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    Triple Crossfire...2 discrete mobile AMD GPU matched with the IGP on an AMD APU dedicated to processing physics.
     
    Phinagle, Jul 27, 2011
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    It would be sweet but as people said above, the power needed for it you'd need like 3 AC adapters :D Not to mention the heat that beast would generate.
     
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    lzykocp1002 Notebook Consultant

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    yea but gpu's are now at 100tdp, do you really think that will be the threshold for the following years to come, eventually they are going to rise unless something breaking in power comes out and even if it does either way it would only further make the possibility to have tri-sli or just get beefier power adapter's, the x7200 already has a converter for 2 power adapters. It might not come this year but i don't see how you say you don't see it being realistic, i wouldn't be surprised if a card comes out with with 125tdp eventually higher and higher, so regardless of tri sli or not power increase seem's likely to happen. purely as a gimmick off course, for those who sought EE cpu's etc.


    edit: new mxm type interfaces will support more speed, cards can be reduced physically as well, it's not far fetched, but probably wont happen till next MXM type is created in deed. Newer gpu's get smaller and smaller core's
     
    lzykocp1002, Jul 27, 2011
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