VisionTek CryoVenom R9 295X2: Two GPUs In One Slot

[Nuckles_56]

I think that they did a magnificent job of meeting all the complaints of their rarified-air, highest-end gaming customers. I suspect that with development costs factored in this will be a loss for them, but it will
1) Get them a heck of a lot of "cred."
2) Pave the way for them to yell "first" in the single-slot card market for more mainstream gaming cards. And I suspect that that could gain them significant market share.

EDIT: A small nitpick. "VisionTek's card weighs a substantial 1.564 kilograms." Kilograms ain't weight. Was this an artifact of translation?

Ah. Blame President James “Jimmy” Carter. He started America on a path to the metric system but then just gave up. He wonders why he was a one-term president. (Sheldon Cooper)

It would have been really nice if he had managed to finish the job and it would have also saved countless millions of dollars as well

 

[nokiddingboss]

cool box.

 

[WyomingKnott]

Kilograms is the unit of measurement for weight in the metric system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram

While technically its a measurement of "mass", almost every nation in the world uses it as a measurement for weight since the two are directly related.

Yeah, I know that it's used casually as a unit of weight, but I dislike sloppiness in technical writing. You should have seen me with my daughter's third-grade teacher when she (my daughter) learned that nine is three times more than three. Language that started in deliberately deceptive advertising is now taught in school, and it is still incorrect.

From that Wikipedia link:
"Because at any given point on Earth the weight of an object is proportional to its mass, the mass of an object in kilograms is usually measured by comparing its weight to the weight of a standard mass, whose mass is known in kilograms, using a device called a weighing scale. The ratio of the force of gravity on the two objects, measured by the scale, is equal to the ratio of their masses."

Where in the Wikipedia article does it state either that the kilogram is the unit of measurement for weight in the metric system? I missed that. Entirely possible that it's there and I missed it, though. Mass and weight are not directly related; the strength of the local gravitational field is part of their relationship. Take a good lab scale and a standard kilogram weight (the reference objects are often called weights) to the top of Mt. Everest and weigh the kilo - it will come up short.

I do, however, freely admit that I was picking nits that didn't need to be picked. For all practical purposes, kilograms can be used instead of the newtons that a scale actually measures, and no-one will be short-changed a teaspoon of sand in a truckload. Just remember to divide newtons by 9.80665.

And you are right that trade is done all over the world in kilograms, approximated by measuring the newtons of force cause by gravitational attraction on whatever is being sold divided inside the machine by the appropriate ratio.

 

[cleeve]

Yeah, I know that it's used casually as a unit of weight, but I dislike sloppiness in technical writing.

It's not sloppiness, it's the standard.
In *all* Metric countries (like the one I live in), weight is *EXCLUSIVELY* expressed in derivatives of grams. That is the unit of measure for weight taught in school.

No-one lists product weight in Newtons. it is used in scientific calculations, usually involving physics, but it is not used in practical and consumer terms.

I have never seen product packaging with weight listed in Newtons. It is not a practical unit of weight and isn't useful in this context. Applying it here would be as misplaced as using the kelvin scale to describe the temperature outside. It's not a relevant frame of reference.

 

[IInuyasha74]

Yeah, I know that it's used casually as a unit of weight, but I dislike sloppiness in technical writing.

It's not sloppiness, it's the standard.
In *all* Metric countries (like the one I live in), weight is *EXCLUSIVELY* expressed in derivatives of grams. That is the unit of measure for weight taught in school.

No-one lists product weight in Newtons. it is used in scientific calculations, usually involving physics, but it is not used in practical and consumer terms.

I have never seen product packaging with weight listed in Newtons. It is not a practical unit of weight and isn't useful in this context. Applying it here would be just as misplaced as using the kelvin scale to describe the temperature outside. It's not a relevant frame of reference.

Just wanting to add on to this a little, while the USA still uses a variation of the imperial measurements system originally used by the British Empire in day to day life, any sort of scientific area, including Computer Science and Computer Engineering, make use of the metric system. The USA has formerly accepted the metric system and is progressively working to incorporate it into our society. So even here it is correct to use kg for weight.

 

[BustaRhymes]

I have to say that this is cool, but kind of impracticle. The stock is only a 2 slot card and comes with a much less complicated water cooler.

 

[rubix_1011]

That depends on what your idea of complication is. For me, a full water loop is quite simple and easy to determine my needs. For the average user that does not utilize this form of cooling, I still disagree. Watercooling isn't that complicated once you take a few minutes to understand what you need in order for it to work properly and cool effectively. If you are a user that has no desire for any of this knowledge, then a card with a normal air cooler or pre-installed cooler is for you. Just realize it won't cool as well as a well-designed watercooling loop.

 

[PCIBUSDRIVER]

I should have studied more math and relative weight translations. After reading all of this I am stuck with a quote that for some strange reason becomes my personal translation "evil will always triumph because good is dumb."

 

[PCIBUSDRIVER]

I should have studied more math and relative weight translations. After reading all of this I am stuck with a quote that for some strange reason becomes my personal translation "evil will always triumph because good is dumb."

 

[prithasen]

Send these mouth-watering Cakes to your loved ones residing in Pune which instantly lifts up the mood. Online Cake Delivery in Pune has really become the new fashion of wishing people you love. So include yourself in this new trend and enjoy being loved by your close people.

 

[mdd1963]

$1400? $1700?

Crack kills!

 

[Astrix_au]

To those saying it's pointless and your better off betting one 980 or 2x 970's you won't achieve the settings that I play at and have it at 120fps.

I have 2 MSI R9 290x's Gaming OC and it's amazing on my Asus Swift playing BF4 running Mantle at 120fps on 1440p 120hz and 135% resolution scale (3456x1944p) internal resolution. You want the best and can afford it why not, each to their own.

It's just amazing detail it constantly blows your mind and Mantle is so silky smooth specially since DICE finally fixed what they broke in Mantle with the latest patch it runs perfectly like it did before!

I am going to get 2x 390x's for sure and possibly on one card and liquid cooled
Here is what is looks like.
http://f.cl.ly/items/401v12071p0a0F3q0N1j/ScreenshotWin32-0042.png
More below.
http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/user/_astrix_au/