4x4 Successor

[halbhh]

Here's a pretty picture, the successor to 4x4, which I just enjoyed looking at:

(note this is a reference board)

http://www.extremetech.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=207253&s=1598&a=207252&po=6,00.asp

 

[magus_gr]

Im glad there's finally something we can see from AMD, but do you honestly think that board is 'pretty'? :?

 

[halbhh]

It does look better on another slide there in the sequence with cpus, etc in it The prettiness is just in the raw potential inherent in it....

 

[magus_gr]

There's definitely potential, with K10 (primarily) and R600 on the horizon. The new chipset should also consume less energy than nvidia's so called '680a'. I would very much rather see retail boards doing away with the active cooling, tho...

 

[apt403]

Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or is there only 1 PCI-16 slot on that mobo? If a person can afford to spend a couple grand on two CPUs, Crossfire should be a no-brainer.

 

[magus_gr]

I had to check the pic at hardocp to make sure, but apparently it's a Crossfire board alright - the 2 black slots should be the PCI-e x16 ones (or is it 8x + 8x?)

 

[ZOldDude]

The Native Quadcore CPU's were shown here in Califonia yesterday.
If I am not mistaken they were on a 45nm build.

 

[tomwaddle]

I had to check the pic at hardocp to make sure, but apparently it's a Crossfire board alright - the 2 black slots should be the PCI-e x16 ones (or is it 8x + 8x?)

I don't think so. I think the white one with the clip at the end is the PCI 16x. Kinda sucks if you can't throw 2 video cards in here

 

[ZOldDude]

I had to check the pic at hardocp to make sure, but apparently it's a Crossfire board alright - the 2 black slots should be the PCI-e x16 ones (or is it 8x + 8x?)

I don't think so. I think the white one with the clip at the end is the PCI 16x. Kinda sucks if you can't throw 2 video cards in here

Well Xfire and SLI are about as much a waste of funds as any multi-core cpu is at this point in time.

Almost every game made can run at full settings on a single core CPU and one GFX card and anything beyond that is 2'Xs the cost for basicly nothing in return.

By the time software comes up to todays hardware...todays hardware will be LONG outdated.

 

[magus_gr]

Check it again:

http://hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTE3ODc1NjI4M25xVWV5U3JERFNfMV8yX2wuanBn

the R600 on the top black slot, right below the PCI-e x1

 

[magus_gr]

 

[halbhh]

I think the "reference board" is barebones because it is only an example of a starting point for building, for engineers to use as a reference as they begin their actual designs, which can have a whole difference layout even, and lots more slots, etc, as the designer wishes.

 

[Ycon]

I know what that is.
Regular server board with stuff torn off, there ya go.

 

[Omerta]

The Native Quadcore CPU's were shown here in Califonia yesterday.
If I am not mistaken they were on a 45nm build.

8O uhhh... you were mistaken :lol: