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KasuCode
10-08-07, 01:42 PM
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=28333&stc=1&d=1191861642



As you can see for yourself, three cards are not connected via bridges.

What makes this setup interesting is that these three cards are not connected in TriFire, yet all three GPUs are working together. This is thanks to the bandwidth available with PCIe 2.0, since the 16 lanes are efficiently doubled up. Whether future cards will come with bridges or will they become thing of the past, it remains to be seen.


This and more information on ATI multi card.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/07/sapphire-shows-triple-r600

Luieburger
10-21-07, 03:32 AM
But... the bridge made me feel 1337. :(

zerobeta
10-21-07, 03:36 PM
Any idea what CPU cooling is used there?

Dragunov
10-22-07, 07:10 PM
It looks like a new Zalman one

Vik1dk
10-23-07, 01:04 PM
Looks very much like a thermaltake V1

SOAD
10-25-07, 06:29 AM
those cards look mighty impressive