"AMD Teasing Dual GPU Graphics Card" on pcper.com

[Tam3n]

We might see dual R9 290X cards from AMD... I wonder how such a thing is not going to melt down, if those cards even happen.

 

First Hawaii, now "Vesuvius".

 

source: http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Teasing-Dual-GPU-Graphics-Card-Punks-Me-Same-Time

[Ashaira]

Welcome to 2 months ago. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Time for a new case

 

[Paralectic]

A GPU and a grill in one! I'm in.

[Humbug]

Miners are gonna love this.

 

i wonder how such a thing is not going to melt down, if those cards even happen.

it will be ok with a good cooling solution. When the stock R9-290x came out everyone was talking about how hot and loud it is. The aftermarket cooling solutions have done so well that the heat is no longer a concern at all, just shows how bad AMD's stock solution was.

[Wtalk2]

Will definitely get one when I get that industrial refrigeration unit installed in my case.

[Fred Castellum]

Now you can turn your house into a blazing fireball! Yay!

[Oshino Shinobu]

Now you can turn your house into a blazing fireball! Yay!

Turn a PC into a toaster

[MagnetSh0CK]

AMD knows what they're doing. If it doesn't melt, it's obviously a 6 slot card...

[UnknownEngineer]

Time for a new case

 

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And then comes the condensation.

 

Miners are gonna love this.

Why? They already are maxing out the amount of GPU's in their systems with the single configs, and space is not issue for them. I can see any miner wanting a down-clocked version of what they already have, just for less space. 

[RelentlessAF]

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Funniest thing I have seen all week.

[Guest GRRigger]

[dragosudeki]

Its going to melt... Unless it comes with an AIO water cooler on it which could be pretty sick >.<

[AustinKZombie]

I dont think Liquid Nitrogen is cooled enough.

[Paralectic]

L0L

[CtW]

I actually would not be surprised if the card was over 13 inches long.

[wng_kingsley7]

this isnt new >_> I heard about it about earlier this month
having said that here is my proof
http://www.digitalstormonline.com/unlocked/today-in-tech-dual-r9-290x-ares-iii-tegra-k1-benchmarks-and-bitcoin-founder-unveiled-idnum188/

[lukeptba]

And then comes the condensation.

 

Why? They already are maxing out the amount of GPU's in their systems with the single configs, and space is not issue for them. I can see any miner wanting a down-clocked version of what they already have, just for less space. 

If they use pci-e risers, they can basically double the amount of cores mining, as opposed to just filling their rigs with 290's (theoretically?) considering that space is NOT an issue if the use of risers are employed.

I'm not sure if the vram memory bus issue also affects mining like it does gaming.

[shadydutchguy]

well somehow that codename doesnt make me interested.... more like scared.

[Maslofski]

4 slots by 14 inches with 3 blowers on it

[Fred Castellum]

Turn a PC into a toaster

Lol you mean a mini oven? 

[UnknownEngineer]

If they use pci-e risers, they can basically double the amount of cores mining, as opposed to just filling their rigs with 290's (theoretically?) considering that space is NOT an issue if the use of risers are employed.

I'm not sure if the vram memory bus issue also affects mining like it does gaming.

Isn't there a maximum for the amount of GPU's any computer can support? (4 i think). Also, i am not exactly an expert on mining, but i don't think that Vram is an issue in the first place when mining, capacity or bandwidth size wise. The only thing that is needed is a beefy GPU core.

I was already thinking that risers would be used in mining configs, just that more than 4 cores could not be used, and then the difference would be that the 4 cores would have less frequency. If the miner decided to use the dual GPU version. 

[lukeptba]

Isn't there a maximum for the amount of GPU's any computer can support? (4 i think). Also, i am not exactly an expert on mining, but i don't think that Vram is an issue in the first place when mining, capacity or bandwidth size wise. The only thing that is needed is a beefy GPU core.

I was already thinking that risers would be used in mining configs, just that more than 4 cores could not be used, and then the difference would be that the 4 cores would have less frequency. If the miner decided to use the dual GPU version. 

Well, I have seen 8x 7970 on a WS build by using 4 devil13's, so who knows?

8x 7970 - here.

 

edit: I never really explained how this was relevant.

Well, the 4x devil13's works great for openCL accel. so I dont see why this won't mine correctly (unless it lacks software support on the mining programs.)

[Nineshadow]

Still,not enough.

[Warcony]

The sun called, it wants its heat back.