Do you have CrossFire or SLI ?

Do you have CrossFire or SLI ?

  • CrossFire

    Votes: 12 10.0%

  • SLI

    Votes: 108 90.0%
  • Total voters
    120
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Brent_Justice

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A really simple poll that I am interested in. Vote now if you currently have CrossFire (of any series) or SLI (of any series). If you want to post which models you have that's fine. I'm interested in the results and feedback.
 
Are x1xxx crossfire mastercards on the market yet? I havn't seen any reviews of an x1800xt in crossfire yet.... and a x800xt crossboard wasn't really an option considering their was only one overpriced crossfire mobo on the market until this week (now there is 2).
 
how about a spot for us that dont have i ot dont want and us that do want to get it in the future
 
ClearM4 said:
Are x1xxx crossfire mastercards on the market yet? I havn't seen any reviews of an x1800xt in crossfire yet.... and a x800xt crossboard wasn't really an option considering their was only one overpriced crossfire mobo on the market until this week (now there is 2).
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x1800xt master cards are available (check the ati forum)

Plus if you have x1300 or x1600 you didn't need a master card. But It's going to be an obvious landslide for SLI because of how long it's been around.
 
Netrat33 said:
x1800xt master cards are available (check the ati forum)

Plus if you have x1300 or x1600 you didn't need a master card. But It's going to be an obvious landslide for SLI because of how long it's been around.
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Ya, I just saw.... they came out today? so does this poll include ppl planing to buy crossfire? I just think this poll we be better suited in a month from now when SLI actaully has some competion and ppl actaully have running crossfire setups and some reviews on the market.
 
What I am interested in right now is mainly people that have CrossFire RIGHT NOW. I want to see how many have it RIGHT NOW, and I want to know what model you have and your feedback of it, thanks.
 
Brent_Justice said:
What I am interested in right now is mainly people that have CrossFire RIGHT NOW. I want to see how many have it RIGHT NOW, and I want to know what model you have and your feedback of it, thanks.
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You know...maybe owning crossfire is to embarrassing to own... :D

I know i would be :p
 
I have the DFI RDX200 and like it, now that I understand the settings and such. Performance wise, it is within 5% of my DFI NF4 board.

I have one X1800XT and should be buying the master card this week?
 
Well, there are at least 4 crossfire setups. I be interested to see how the owners like them. Got GTX-SLI myself. :D
 
Brent_Justice said:
What I am interested in right now is mainly people that have CrossFire RIGHT NOW. I want to see how many have it RIGHT NOW.
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I think your question would make more sense in 1 or 2 months from now. At this moment, I think maybe 19 people worldwide went for a X8xx Crossfire rig. :)
But X1K Crossfire looks very promising (much smaller performancehit in SuperAA modes than Sli AA, + Crossfire boosts FP HDR (+AA) in Farcry, Sli hardly doesn't. Even more, it can't do AA at all with FP HDR. Especially the latter is Ati's big Ace imho.)
 
Apple740 said:
I think your question would make more sense in 1 or 2 months from now. At this moment, I think maybe 19 people worldwide went for a X8xx Crossfire rig. :)
But X1K Crossfire looks very promising (much smaller performancehit in SuperAA modes than Sli AA, + Crossfire boosts FP HDR (+AA) in Farcry, Sli hardly doesn't. Even more, it can't do AA at all with FP HDR. Especially the latter is Ati's big Ace imho.)
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How is it a big ace when there are no games that can use it? It's a good thing, I agree, but not a must-have feature just yet...especially considering the performance level...
 
ummm... crossfire isnt out yet is it? where can you get the master card if it is out?
 
crossfire is out...ish.
the boards are not perfect and often hard to come by (que lots of links of places where to get them), but they are nowhere near the ease and qulaity or market saturation.
According to theinquirer.net (dont care what anyone says I love them) the x180xt versions are 'out' but again, unlike with sli where any joe average can go to best buy, and get it and have it set up in a few seconds flat, for crossfire you have to have alot more technical savy, and be willing for alot of blue screens etc. of course this will change in 2006, and the x1800xt card (in my opinion) will go the same way as the x800 series crossfire cards, and be out soon but in quite limited quantities. Instead there will be simaltaenous release of the x1900xt(?) normal and crossfire edition cards with a raft of boards etc.
However....SLI RULEZ, 133t etc. etc. etc. various letter and number replacement codes etc.
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Running a Gigabyte GA-K8NXP SLI board with a 7800GT, soon to be dual.
 
^eMpTy^ said:
How is it a big ace when there are no games that can use it? It's a good thing, I agree, but not a must-have feature just yet...especially considering the performance level...
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I'm running Farcry's HDR+AA betapatch right now, i think it will not take too much time before we'll see it public (because i see no issue's).
Once you've seen this you won't spent your money on a +1000$ dual card rig which can't do FP HDR + AA. ;) :)
 
Apple740 said:
I'm running Farcry's HDR+AA betapatch right now, i think it will not take too much time before we'll see it public (because i see no issue's).
Once you've seen this you won't spent your money on a +1000$ dual card rig which can't do FP HDR + AA. ;) :)
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I don't see many people basing their purchase off of a 2 year old game...
 
^eMpTy^ said:
I don't see many people basing their purchase off of a 2 year old game...
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Empty they also fixed the HDR bug with the latest Serious Sam 2 patch, so HDR FP16 + AA is also working in that game. Plus any future games with HDR FP16 the x1xxx series will be able to do AA with.
 
You know..If you play games in a higher res with HDR on....you don't need AA.... :D

Sorry you need your AA at 1024x768.... :D
 
[RIP]Zeus said:
You know..If you play games in a higher res with HDR on....you don't need AA.... :D

Sorry you need your AA at 1024x768.... :D
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Even at 1600x1200 you need AA in most games. I would disable HDR long before AA.
 
Wow, This is awsome. People claiming HDR with AA is Useless in Cross Fire?
Its is a advantage no matter what.
 
{NG}Fidel said:
Wow, This is awsome. People claiming HDR with AA is Useless in Cross Fire?
Its is a advantage no matter what.
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It is like all the ATI guys saying SM3.0 wasn't necessary last round....... It is much easier to discredit the feature as "worthless" instead of stating the obvious that it is great.
 
yes but to play a latest game at 1600x1200 with hdr and 4/6xaa does give you a great picture, but a slideshow all the same... a single x1800xt would not be able to play everything at max with aa and hdr.
also, though i may be outspoken here, i do not particularly like hdr for two reasons.
(1) it often does not help gaming, particularly when going from within a tunnel to outside and you cant see shit.
(2) though it is 'pretty', the sun is not like a giant laser shooting fire down to the earth (well it is sort of) but those shots which you see in far cry and lost coast of light shining in from above through a hole is just so unrealistic. You can see through light, it is not a laser. Or this huge white/yellow beam. Also, in Lost Coast the boxes shined and reflected....wood reflecting....?
Conversely, it did make the water and pebbles look amazing...

However I think that the point of FP16 HDR is pointless, because though the 6xxx/7xxx series cannot do FP16/'TRUE HDR' the difference in theory is huge, but in practice it is impossible to see a difference. particularly when running around all the time. I however would not say this about aa and af, when there is a difference and it all looks wrong. but HDR fp16 or not makes no difference. example...Lost Coast.

again all of this is entirely moot (is that how it is spelt?)as nvidia brings out a new top end card every 4 months, and a new ?xxx every 8 months (from now on)....

2 cents, and once again SLI RULEZ etcetera etcetera and so on and so forth (The King and I)

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Its pretty obvious this is going to be a landslide. Especially since the X1800XT master cards just came out today.

[RIP]Zeus said:
You know..If you play games in a higher res with HDR on....you don't need AA.... :D

Sorry you need your AA at 1024x768.... :D
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What? I use 4xAA whenever I can at 1920x1200. Your opinion that AA is not needed, doesnt make it so for everyone.

And with older cards, I had to drop the res with HDR, and then jaggies were very apparent.
 
I think this whole poll is stupid, if you would have asked who has PCi-Express or AGP at this time last year you would have 5 people saying pci-e and 60 agp's also.

I think you need to close this poll and make a new one in february, brent- in all fairness. No matter what ATI's release dates are, its when the products are widely available from both camps is when this poll should take place.
 
stop flaming my poll and vote if you have CrossFire or SLI, if you don't then stay quiet this thread isn't for you
 
HAHAHAH, my good bud called me up tonight to brag, i guess he got a X1800 master card, so next week hes buying a X1800?? for it to run crossfire.

Anywhom, I cant vote again, but I know one person that will be running crossfire shortly. He has got the hard part done i guess. I didnt get a chance to stop by and check it out (confirm truth) but i will tommorow.

EDIT: First i didnt even know it was out, then my buds comp is going to walk all over mine
 
2x EVGA 7800GT's, ABIT AN8 SLI, and Enermax 600watt powersupply coming via fedex by the end of the week.

Although now that I think about it im going to be moving from a 9800XT to dual 7800GT's.

So I'll have a lower number card(98 to 78).... :rolleyes:

:(

Should have got a 10,1800 XT :eek:
which still makes no sense...the numbers i mean.

lol :D
 
foofighter06 said:
Should have got a 10,1800 XT :eek:
which still makes no sense...the numbers i mean.

lol :D
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LOL. For those that don't quite understand:

X1800 = roman/decimal hybrid for XI 800, or 11,800.
 
AH! :p

I see now.

They should have made it X I, though instead of X 1.

Silly Canadians and their made up number system.
 
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