Multi-GPU setup, the future?

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alg7_munif

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Thanks HardOCP for the nice Far Cry 2 review. Looking at the review, it seems like multi-GPU setup is getting better and better now. It seems like using a multi-GPU setup is the way to go now.

I think that we will see more multi-GPU cards in the future. What do you think?
 
All I can tell you is I don't want multi GPU. To much heat, power, and money for my taste. I'll be sticking with a single GPU solution thank you very much.
 
Seems totally resolution dependant if you ask me. There isnt a single GPU card out right now that cant handle any game below 1920x1200 maxed out. Mention Crysis...i dare you.:D

If thats the case though...multi-gpu wont really take over until the majority of gamers have 1920x1200 screens...and at this point i think most of us are in the 1280x1024 / 1440x900 / 1680x1050 region.
 
Multiple GPUs/cores on one PCB (x870 X2) is the future I think, just like it is for CPU's.
 
Yeah multi-GPU will be standart soon but they need to work a bit on the hybrid-crossfire/sli setups as I know If i go multi gpu I don't want to run 3 cores of 4850 to browse net.
 
ati stated previously that they engineered r700 with an eye towards scalability. they didn't want to have to reinvent the wheel with every new gpu generation as they and nvidia had done in the past. they intend to make the gpus smaller, more efficient, and group more of them together to improve performance.
 
Multi GPU cards are not new (I still have an Obsidian X24 laying around somewhere from about 9 years ago)... and have been released on a pretty regular basis since.

Currently I see them as a niche for enthusiasts who want dual cards on a single slot, but in the same sense I don't see them going away anytime soon even though they are a niche. There will always be a demand for them and it does give the consumer & company some bragging rights... no matter how extreme the solution might be (because of the ability to crossfire/sli them) and it also give some performance increases (even though the price/performance ratio starts deminishing.

It also give people more options as well... if you're going to go crossfire/sli from the beginning of a build, why not just put a dual card in from the start. Then you're always able to put another one in later.

I have done the crossfire/sli/multi gpu game several times and always came up with same result. You pay a lot more for the bragging rights for your e-pen (don't get me wrong it's a dream to game on too), then the next-gen card is released and your sitting with a setup that's performing about the same as that single next-gen card.
 
Multiple GPUs/cores on one PCB is the future but ATI and NVIDIA need to bring some enhancements such as memory sharing.
 
Until we get to raytracing, no. Current solutions just won't scale as well as they should to be completely worth it.

Me, personally, I won't be using any unless it's 2-on-a-card since I'm a SFF user.
 
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