I'd love to get a nice dual GPU 1900 video card for the next system I build.
The dual GPU nvidia cards were about the same performance as SLI cards but
you only need one slot.

Yes, and a dual GPU nVidia card costs about $100 than two "normal" cards in
SLI. The card still requires an NF4 SLI motherboard, BTW.

What are you gonna use the other full-length PCIe slot for anyway?

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"Boe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'd love to get a nice dual GPU 1900 video card for the next system I
> build. The dual GPU nvidia cards were about the same performance as SLI
> cards but you only need one slot.
>

I was asking about dual GPU ATI video cards. I did not read that the Dual
GPU nVidia card required an SLI board.

"First of One" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Yes, and a dual GPU nVidia card costs about $100 than two "normal" cards
> in SLI. The card still requires an NF4 SLI motherboard, BTW.
>
> What are you gonna use the other full-length PCIe slot for anyway?
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
> "Boe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:y-OdnakGacIRHWHeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'd love to get a nice dual GPU 1900 video card for the next system I
>> build. The dual GPU nvidia cards were about the same performance as SLI
>> cards but you only need one slot.
>>
>
>

Read up the HardOCP review of the Asus 7800GT Dual. You need an SLI board.

Theoretically, if a dual-chip X1900XT card costed $150 more than two
"normal" X1900XT cards, would you still buy it? $150 is more than the price
of a Crossfire motherboard, by the way.

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"Boe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I was asking about dual GPU ATI video cards. I did not read that the Dual
>GPU nVidia card required an SLI board.

Thanks - I haven't seen that in any of the reviews- I'm trying to find a
product description that has system requirements.

If I could get a dual GPU single card x1900xt (or the next model depending
on when I buy) I would. I'd like a motherboard that lets me have plenty of
slots when fully populated. I'd like to have a XFI card, scsi controller,
possibly an additional USB card, modem - stuff I already have instead of
buying external devices all over again. Frankly I think they will have to
start making longer boards since an SLI dual card solution leaves on most
systems only about 1 slot open.
"First of One" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Read up the HardOCP review of the Asus 7800GT Dual. You need an SLI board.
>
> Theoretically, if a dual-chip X1900XT card costed $150 more than two
> "normal" X1900XT cards, would you still buy it? $150 is more than the
> price of a Crossfire motherboard, by the way.
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
> "Boe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I was asking about dual GPU ATI video cards. I did not read that the Dual
>>GPU nVidia card required an SLI board.
>
>