Gigabyte Dual GPU Graphics Card.

nev_payne · 17-December-04, 10:56 AM

The 3D1 graphics card is the first SLI-in-one video card created by any graphics card ocmpany to date. Similar to the XGI Dual, the card has 2 6600GT cores in SLI ocnfiguration. The card is to be priced less than the 6800Ultras and 850XT's but will have far more 3DMark and framerate performance.

The card is not yet Google-able, and the only link Im afraid to say, is THIS one.

A pretty darn good feet though, regardless of the Nazi site getting at it first.

elitelilnoyd · 17-December-04, 11:00 AM

Sounds like a good idea. I wonder if its gonna be only PCI-E or also AGP.

neotheducky · 17-December-04, 11:58 AM

Well, I was hoping you could run two of those in SLI, but I'm thinking not because of the lack of NVIDIA reference SLI slot on top. Would have been sweet though, to have 4 GPU's in one case.

Joose · 17-December-04, 11:59 AM

Guess who's gonna be in the market for a new video card in the coming two months

droeblek9 · 17-December-04, 05:53 PM

-_-...d4mn (looks at his shiny new 6800 GT)...maybe my timing will be better next year when i upgrade

Cyno01 · 17-December-04, 06:13 PM

Groan *sits around waiting for jdogg to show up and tell us how voodoo had this years ago...*.

keat320 · 17-December-04, 07:21 PM

Wow that is sweet! I was planning on going for the Gigabyte board for my new 64bit system, and now this deal is gonna kick ass!

Joose · 17-December-04, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyno01


	Groan sits around waiting for jdogg to show up and tell us how voodoo had this years ago....

LMAO no kidding

corruptjoker · 17-December-04, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neotheducky


	Well, I was hoping you could run two of those in SLI, but I'm thinking not because of the lack of NVIDIA reference SLI slot on top. Would have been sweet though, to have 4 GPU's in one case.

That would be cool. And add 2 intel dual core cpu's with hyper threading. lol

nev_payne · 18-December-04, 11:28 AM

You know CJ, I could have swarn you meant 2 dual core OPTERONS there...maybe its just my eyes...

Redigieren · 28-December-04, 11:16 PM

Hey do you guys think that 2 6800 ultra cards for $625 each is over kill?

I am starting to think that where price and performance is in sli is 6800gt.
For only $399 you can get one at bfg.
If you go to www.tomshardware.com you will see in that bench marks that sli ultra got a feeble 0-5 frames more. But on 3dmark 05 it got almost 1000 more.

So what do you guys think? Is it ridiculous to spend $450 more for 1000points/5 frames?

Supahobnobba · 29-December-04, 12:20 AM

me? no

zenzzo? tekzoid? $SOLID$? yes

M.D.K. · 29-December-04, 04:26 AM

Except unlike the XGI, it doesnt suck.

I want so see a 6800-based version of this with SLI.

honestly though, a 3d1 for $600 or 2 6600's in SLI (cooler imo) for $400. Or two 6800's in SLI...

Damn SLI is cool stuff!

TekXoID · 29-December-04, 04:34 AM

Hopefully, Tom's Magical Picture Editing Tools were left alone in the closet on this one.

j-dogg · 29-December-04, 05:32 AM

i......am........so...........getting.........one. .........

This reeks of ex-3dfx employees that got snatched up by Nvidia when 3dfx went tits up

Cpl Rampage · 29-December-04, 07:31 PM

yah i bet ur right i bet almost all of 3dfx guys got picked up by nvidia and ati

CPU Killer · 29-December-04, 07:42 PM

damn, when I think my wallet will finially get a break and have a chance to fatten up..... Crap like this comes along and i get the "me wants" ....... I will wait and see if/when they go dual 6800 U cores. has to be cheaper than buying 2 seperate 6800 ultras.

j-dogg · 29-December-04, 10:06 PM

They probably didn't use 6800U's for a good reason, I'm guessing cost or heat output. I wonder if PCI-express can even handle the bandwidth of two 6800 Ultra GPU's.....

konai_konai666 · 29-December-04, 10:56 PM

I Honestly don't see why heat would be an issue here, the 6800's are more efficient ( per nm) in heat output than previous generations so I don't see why people complain there, it may put out more physical heat, and run natively hotter, but the technology allows it to run considerably cooler than it would if it where an extension of the FX line. If I where a manufacturer of a Dual-6800U GPU, I wouldn't hesitate to add atleast a $70.00 cooling system stock ( 120mm x 2 w/ Zalman Heatpipe-like all-copper dual-hs 'cept w/built-in PCI-slot exaust system aswell)

17-December-04, 10:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
nev_payne Apex Tech God Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somerset, England UK........ News Threads: 8,143 Posts: 4,085	Gigabyte Dual GPU Graphics Card. The 3D1 graphics card is the first SLI-in-one video card created by any graphics card ocmpany to date. Similar to the XGI Dual, the card has 2 6600GT cores in SLI ocnfiguration. The card is to be priced less than the 6800Ultras and 850XT's but will have far more 3DMark and framerate performance. The card is not yet Google-able, and the only link Im afraid to say, is THIS one. A pretty darn good feet though, regardless of the Nazi site getting at it first. __________________ You have reached Nev's Voicemail. Please leave a message in the PM. Thank-you.

17-December-04, 11:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
elitelilnoyd N-Hoe-yd Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C-Hoe-Nnecticut Posts: 1,151	Sounds like a good idea. I wonder if its gonna be only PCI-E or also AGP. __________________ "We're more popular than jesus now" - John Lennon Rig 1: AMD 3500+ Venice, 512 MB Ram, Dual Layer DVD-RW , ASUS-A8LE (not overclocked) Rig 2: P4P800-E, CT479, Pentium M Dothan 760 2.0GHz @ 3.1ghz, Peltier cooled, 1gb BH-5 Rig 3: P4 2.8c @ 3.4, 1gb of generic DDR3200, Koolance H20 (Currently out of commision) No good video cards to speak of...

17-December-04, 11:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Joose Joosey Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milton, Ontario Posts: 5,537	Guess who's gonna be in the market for a new video card in the coming two months __________________ Joose - joosy since 1975 Cheap, Good, Fast - You can only have two out of three.

17-December-04, 05:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
droeblek9 Warcraft Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 2,018	-_-...d4mn (looks at his shiny new 6800 GT)...maybe my timing will be better next year when i upgrade __________________

17-December-04, 06:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cyno01 Apex Tech God Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,869	Groan sits around waiting for jdogg to show up and tell us how voodoo had this years ago.... __________________ Facebook me!

17-December-04, 11:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
neotheducky Rubber Duck-Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: St. Louis Posts: 1,557	Well, I was hoping you could run two of those in SLI, but I'm thinking not because of the lack of NVIDIA reference SLI slot on top. Would have been sweet though, to have 4 GPU's in one case.

17-December-04, 07:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
keat320 Apex Master Tech Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 220	Wow that is sweet! I was planning on going for the Gigabyte board for my new 64bit system, and now this deal is gonna kick ass!

18-December-04, 11:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
nev_payne Apex Tech God Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somerset, England UK........ News Threads: 8,143 Posts: 4,085	You know CJ, I could have swarn you meant 2 dual core OPTERONS there...maybe its just my eyes... __________________ You have reached Nev's Voicemail. Please leave a message in the PM. Thank-you.

28-December-04, 11:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Redigieren Apex Master Tech Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 310	Hey do you guys think that 2 6800 ultra cards for $625 each is over kill? I am starting to think that where price and performance is in sli is 6800gt. For only $399 you can get one at bfg. If you go to www.tomshardware.com you will see in that bench marks that sli ultra got a feeble 0-5 frames more. But on 3dmark 05 it got almost 1000 more. So what do you guys think? Is it ridiculous to spend $450 more for 1000points/5 frames? __________________ Last edited by Redigieren; 28-December-04 at 11:16 PM. Reason: typo

29-December-04, 12:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
Supahobnobba Apex Master Tech Apprentice Join Date: May 2004 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 306	me? no zenzzo? tekzoid? $SOLID$? yes __________________

29-December-04, 04:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
M.D.K. Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 953	Except unlike the XGI, it doesnt suck. I want so see a 6800-based version of this with SLI. honestly though, a 3d1 for $600 or 2 6600's in SLI (cooler imo) for $400. Or two 6800's in SLI... Damn SLI is cool stuff!

29-December-04, 04:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: looking for love in the nearest gay bar Posts: 4,089	Hopefully, Tom's Magical Picture Editing Tools were left alone in the closet on this one.

29-December-04, 05:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Melbourne, Fl-HOE-rida Posts: 8,818	i......am........so...........getting.........one. ......... This reeks of ex-3dfx employees that got snatched up by Nvidia when 3dfx went tits up __________________ Last edited by j-dogg; 29-December-04 at 05:37 AM.

29-December-04, 07:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
Cpl Rampage Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: attlebor-hoe, MA Posts: 730	yah i bet ur right i bet almost all of 3dfx guys got picked up by nvidia and ati __________________ There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of inquisitve idiots

29-December-04, 07:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
CPU Killer Apex Master Tech Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 498	damn, when I think my wallet will finially get a break and have a chance to fatten up..... Crap like this comes along and i get the "me wants" ....... I will wait and see if/when they go dual 6800 U cores. has to be cheaper than buying 2 seperate 6800 ultras. __________________ Danger Den = Maximum Cooling... for Maximum Performance...

29-December-04, 10:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Melbourne, Fl-HOE-rida Posts: 8,818	They probably didn't use 6800U's for a good reason, I'm guessing cost or heat output. I wonder if PCI-express can even handle the bandwidth of two 6800 Ultra GPU's..... __________________

29-December-04, 10:56 PM	#19 (permalink)
konai_konai666 DuckWarrior's Personal Quack-Hoe Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Port Townsend, WA (US [of] A).. "America - F--- YEAH!!" Posts: 1,512	I Honestly don't see why heat would be an issue here, the 6800's are more efficient ( per nm) in heat output than previous generations so I don't see why people complain there, it may put out more physical heat, and run natively hotter, but the technology allows it to run considerably cooler than it would if it where an extension of the FX line. If I where a manufacturer of a Dual-6800U GPU, I wouldn't hesitate to add atleast a $70.00 cooling system stock ( 120mm x 2 w/ Zalman Heatpipe-like all-copper dual-hs 'cept w/built-in PCI-slot exaust system aswell) __________________ NORTH WEST HYPHY MOVEMENT -3DMark06: 5850 - Super PI 1.4: 1M = 28s

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Affiliate Review: Gigabyte 3D1 Dual-6800GT card	FunkyFresh	PC Apex Web News	2	29-September-05 03:11 PM
Anandtech // Gigabyte Dual GPU: nForce4, Intel, and the 3D1 Single Card SLI Tested	Gizmo	Anandtech RSS	0	26-January-05 11:49 PM