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Asus builds a dual GPU Nvidia GTX480 graphics card
THE CURRENT HOT FAVOURITE from Nvidia, the GTX480 is going to get bunged into a dual Fermi GPU graphics card by Asus.
We reported back in April that Nvidia acknowledged users' and reviewers' concerns about how hot the GTX480 runs.
Asus doesn't want to heed users' worries that it'll blow their PCs up and is building a dual-GPU GTX480 card. Asus sent pics of its Mars 2 graphics card to Legit Reviews.
The photos of the reference card show a close-up of two Fermi-based GTX480s sitting on the left and right. One of the images also shows a big bank of power phases and three 8-pin connectors.
Unfortunately there's no accompanying text from Asus so you won't get to read about how it plans to cool the thing or whether it's going to include a dedicated PSU to power it. µ
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who the hell buys a gpu in october?
The 480 is a total power hog, in the red temperature, loud as jet disaster!
Now they want to put 2 of them on the same board? There's even a SLI connector for some Quad 480 SLI action. You'll need 6 X 8pin connectors. That means a 1.2KW PSU.
I think this is a desperate move initiated by Nvidia and executed by Asus. The ATI new SI architecture is going live in about 70 days. (Q4 2010) That's very soon.
ATI is currently drastically reducing its price for the whole 58XX series to beat the 460 to the punch and clearing inventory for the new SI at the same time.
The 5850 can already be found a 279.00$. Another 30$ reduction, and it's the beginning of the end for the 460. Eventually, in less than 2 months, a 229.00$ 5850 will reign supreme in the middle market with the assistance of a 189.00$ 5830. Until the SI 6000 series comes out and take over the 480 as the fastest single GPU in October.
Nvidia is caught is a cross fire, no punt intended. The only and last spot left for them is the ultra High-end.
Let's hope for them that a dual 480 will be enough to save the last available title: Fastest single card in the world. Assuming ATI won't go for a dual SI.... LOL
2011 is rapidly shaping to be a clone of 2009 and 2010 for Nvidia. Meaning massive fail in nearly every market segment.
Nvidia's doomed man....
Ramon