Author Topic: ATI CROSSFIRE (Read 8338 times)

W1nTry · « **on:** May 31, 2005, 03:35:18 PM »

Well folks the time for multi-video cards is here, and both Nvidia and ATI have a solution of sorts... seems we're going dual and multi on everything, just now i'll have a multi girlfriend whos able to work, cook, and spend time with me twice as good. Anyways I am not able to post the full summary so i'll give a link and u can sift thru it urself. If demand reqs I will filter it out and give a brief. I will post pics though. Here's the link:
http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2432

And below are the pics. To point out what it is ur looking at, the mobo contains the ATI chipset req to run their dual card implementation, though there is speculation that they might get it working on Intel and *GASP* even SLI chipsets, its possible at least in theory. Also is a diag of the logical working of the architecture in terms of data flow and separation. Then of course there is a pic of the card itself and the dongle that connects them. Its no hard PCB as in SLI but it is external and flexible. I will update with more notes as time goes along. Oh before I go, ATI released some figures claiming that their crossfire is as much as 90% faster at ultra high settings (1200x1600 with 4xAA and 16x Ansio) for Doom3 and other games.

Carigamers · « **on:** May 31, 2005, 03:35:18 PM »

bushman5 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2005, 05:35:06 PM »

it was supposed to be ableto allow user to eg use a x800 pro and a x850 kinda thing. if so x800 pro nlonger for sale lol

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2005, 05:46:53 PM »

i didnt read de article
i will when i reach home
but uh;

omgg wtff that is UGLYYYYY
and soo huge@!!!! wdf!!!

Czar · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2005, 06:33:03 PM »

It's got it's pluses and minuses...just like the nVidia solution...have to wait for actual silicon benches to make a final decision...but I read over the weekend that by the time ATI is actually shipping product (CrossFire cards & mobos) nVidia will have slashed prices across the board on SLI mobos to bring it close to or even below US$100...interesting times ahead

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TriniXaeno · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2005, 09:59:34 PM »

I read about this but was too swamped to post. MCMCMC
damn you w1ntry!!!

anyways, the most interesting part is that it claims to boost all games, not just select titles.

good to know but like czar pointed out, it is a really a matter of waiting for real world benchmarks.

ATI claimin 15 - 20% gains is rhetoric until we can see the power ourselves.

Carigamers · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2005, 09:59:34 PM »

W1nTry · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:12:15 PM »

MUHUHAHAHA *sinister laugh* @ Baego being swamped... soon I will post everything before they even think about it *more evil laughter*... right... look how lazy I was about it, Hyperlink iymc!

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:27:07 PM »

lol

* [X]-Baego steals w1ntry's life essence

yeah, but good post indeed. Take some chakra for dat.

(still green with envy)

virusone · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2005, 08:43:00 AM »

ATI IYMC................... dawg I see this thing an...... WOE.... If it what they say it will have some really strong kungfu jed

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/crossfire_7.html

Check out these benchies

coledraft · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2005, 12:38:43 PM »

Its ATI's crossfire technology...it requires one ATI crossfire edition card, a Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire edition main board and any ATI crossfire ready video card. For full details check out the link below:

http://www.ati.com/products/crossfire/index.html

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2005, 03:35:21 PM »

nice post

but did you read the bit about Nvidia's SLI for the masses?

making SLI setups a dog simple affair with their latest driver upgrade? No link cable, sli cable, nada. Works with lowly 6200 cards and up.

Think ATI could make an answer to that as well?

Simplicity being key.

coledraft · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2005, 05:47:52 PM »

there is one feature in particular that I like and that is you don't have to have a pair of video cards with equilivant hardware characteristics (for example you would be able to use a x300 crossfire ready card with an x850 xt crossfire edition card and vice versa). Each card however would perform at a magnitude equilivant to that of the maximum performance of the lower end card (if any). So in the example with the x300 and the x850 xt, both cards would perform like a x300.

as far as simplicity goes...well that is a personal view

Crixx_Creww · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2005, 08:04:10 PM »

well coldy my boy, with the release of the 77.20 drivers and the 7800 line, nvidia will be offering that same feature with their cards.

2 unlike cards runnin in sli

with no sli connector!!!!
dont even need to be the sli version of cards, aka, non gt and non ultra cards will work as well

weeeeeeeeee

coledraft · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2005, 09:33:54 PM »

Seriously....I was not aware that nvidia's SLI technology supported that feature (btw can you post the link for my reference).

So I guess it all boils down to the cost, driver support, and system resource efficiency when determining between the SLI and crossfire (should be available in August 2005)

to me Nvidia's force drivers are alot simpler to install than that of ati's catalyst software, ati cards are less demanding on your system's power supply, nvidia cards are easier to overclock which can be either a good thing or a bad thing depending on your cooling apparatus, some radeons prevent you from making any alterations in the core speeds as a safeguard which can either be a pro or a con, and both ati and nvidia high end cards are approximately the same price.

W1nTry · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2005, 10:27:18 PM »

TWO things:
1. YOUR LATE, this is a repeat thread
http://gatt.carigamers.com/index.php?topic=5849.0

2. See my other thread (which is the link u want):
http://gatt.carigamers.com/index.php?topic=5996.0

Consider all posts in this thread merged.

coledraft · « **Reply #14 on:** June 26, 2005, 10:10:59 AM »

didn't even notice this thread before...my bad. I apologise for the repetitivness

W1nTry · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2005, 05:28:59 PM »

I've got some nice pics for all, warning its ALOT, but its basically a review of Crossfire, both forced and normal using a variety of cards at all levels:

W1nTry · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2005, 05:29:47 PM »

W1nTry · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2005, 05:31:32 PM »

more more more!!!

W1nTry · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2005, 05:32:30 PM »

STILL GOING, KILLING ALL DEM MC ON DIAL UP BUHUHAHAHA!!!!

W1nTry · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2005, 05:34:42 PM »

Now for the bottom of the lot and I mean bottom, we talking cheap workstations with X300 with HYPERMEMORY, Yup not even much video ram but using system ram, here yah go:

Carigamers · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2005, 05:34:42 PM »

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