General Hardware Shenanigans Thread

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Dabbleh said:
I only said that because GTX 590 uses two GPUs connected via SLI.
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close, but not quite right.
dual gpu cards (radeon 6990, 590) are not actually two gpus connected by SLI/crossfire, but actually linked together on the board itself.

as for why you would buy one over a dual gpu setup.... maybe less power consumption and *maybe* cooler, but for a larger price, much more noise and less processing power (the cards are lower clocked than their single gpu counterparts)
they may also not have the issues that crossfire/SLI have with some games not supporting them, but don't hold my word to it because I do not know.

you also should not need one of these, as a high end single gpu should do you absolutely fine unless you feel the need to power multiple 2500x1900(ish) monitors with a game like battlefield 3 (hint: you should not, spend the money on more games, orphans, or me :D)
 
I want a 690 and a sandy bridge. Oh yeah I also want money to fund this unhealthy obsession with hardware.
 
7 Fissurez said:
i just say *dance* the whole thing and buy a boat.
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Buy a boat? BUY A BOAT?!
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(and buy Ivy Bridge + Asus Sabertooth z77 mobo *screams like a little girl*
 
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