Nvidia 4500 Fx x2 questioning buying

[tecton3d]

I have a similar question:

Other than the Quad dual-link DVI outputs and the 1 GB total texture memory ... would the extra 4500 GPU in the X2 be helpful in any 3d apps such as Maya and Max? Or is that extra GPU only needed for software like Gelato and driving an extra 30" supported display?

Cheers!

[lollygag]

just use 2 7900 GTX's.. same gpu and memory.. and dont use ANY FX card for gaming

[[nitin design]]

Initially I thought you were talking about using two Quadro 4500FX cards but then realized that 4500FX X2 is a completely new card! Insane! Does it take up just one PCI slot?


"NVIDIA Quadro® FX 4500 X2 multi-GPU, ultra-high performance professional solution shatters visualization limits. Architected with two NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics processing units (GPUs), NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 delivers the industry’s most advanced graphics. Multi-GPU rendering delivers absolute maximum performance and highest image quality, leveraging 32x full scene antialiasing (FSAA), for graphics intensive applications. The industry’s first quad dual-link DVI drives maximum visual real-estate on up to four ultra-high resolution displays (2560x1600). Certified on CAD, DCC, and visualization applications, NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 delivers sets the standard for the industry's highest workstation quality."

[tecton3d]

']Initially I thought you were talking about using two Quadro 4500FX cards but then realized that 4500FX X2 is a completely new card! Insane! Does it take up just one PCI slot?

X-iting - huh!! : )

From what I can dig up - yes but don't quote me on that... wait a minute. . . , do quote me on that:
http://www.pny.com/products/quadro/fx/4500PciEx2.asp
... see bottom of page

Minimum System Requirements http://www.pny.com/images/square_red.gif
PC compatible with Intel Pentium® 4/Xeon® or AMD Athlon®/Opteron® class processor or higher
Open PCI Express x16 lane slot http://www.pny.com/images/square_red.gif
Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, or Linux http://www.pny.com/images/square_red.gif 256MB system memory
50MB of available disk space for full installation http://www.pny.com/images/square_red.gif CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive http://www.pny.com/images/square_red.gif
VGA or DVI-I compatible display
450W power supply

']"NVIDIA Quadro® FX 4500 X2 multi-GPU, ultra-high performance professional solution shatters visualization limits. Architected with two NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics processing units (GPUs), NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 delivers the industry’s most advanced graphics. Multi-GPU rendering delivers absolute maximum performance and highest image quality, leveraging 32x full scene antialiasing (FSAA), for graphics intensive applications. The industry’s first quad dual-link DVI drives maximum visual real-estate on up to four ultra-high resolution displays (2560x1600). Certified on CAD, DCC, and visualization applications, NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 delivers sets the standard for the industry's highest workstation quality."

personally, I'm not interested in running a dual 30" setup but I'd like to see Autodesk and the other software "providers" get off thier asses :shrug: and make use of SLI and eventually multiple core GPU hardware... I rancor viewport lag!!!

... anyway, with 2 GPU's per card that gives one the hopes of someday having a quad SLI setup and actually being able to make use of all those GPU's in unison for working instead of gaming (not that anything's bad with gaming... I'd just like 4 GPU's for work ~ silly and drunk me!)

...someong cut me off ~ $5 pitchers of Guiness is dangerous : ) :beer::thumbsup::buttrock:

Edit: had to ... was drink and still am :bounce: . . . orig post made sense despite the 2nd guessing. . . is he bouncing for you... not for me... damn tease!

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