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MacPro: 4 separate GPU's?

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DMPDX

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After looking online at the macPro site, I have a question. In the GPU selection frame it says that they are offering:


NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (single-link DVI/dual-link DVI)
2 x NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB [Add $150]
3 x NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB [Add $300]
ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB (2 x dual-link DVI) [Add $350]
4 x NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB [Add $450]
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI) [Add $1650]


DOes this mean quad GPU's? Like four different slots each with a grahics card in it? Or is this meaning just 2, 3 or 4 chips on one board. Help me out please. I think I might actually place my order today!!
-dsm
 
DMPDX said:
After looking online at the macPro site, I have a question. In the GPU selection frame it says that they are offering:


NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB (single-link DVI/dual-link DVI)
2 x NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB [Add $150]
3 x NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB [Add $300]
ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB (2 x dual-link DVI) [Add $350]
4 x NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB [Add $450]
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB, Stereo 3D (2 x dual-link DVI) [Add $1650]


DOes this mean quad GPU's? Like four different slots each with a grahics card in it? Or is this meaning just 2, 3 or 4 chips on one board. Help me out please. I think I might actually place my order today!!
-dsm
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The cards are in separate slots.
 
Say workstation. Im really hoping they introduce a new model or another Cube in the next couple of months to fit inbetween this workstation and Mini.
 
hmm just curious, do u think i could take out the 7800GT from my PC and put it in a Mac Pro (considering that the PM G5's supported it, u would think the drivers are in OS X) it would work?

*drool* dual boot sweetness :D
 
pincho said:
hmm just curious, do u think i could take out the 7800GT from my PC and put it in a Mac Pro (considering that the PM G5's supported it, u would think the drivers are in OS X) it would work?

*drool* dual boot sweetness :D
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No, it wont work.
 
Nice that the X1900XT is an option, and dual bays....

Shame no Sli but still really nice computer. :)

Now how much is my overdraft :D
 
>DMPDX

Remember to stick with the same brand of card, right now Apple is warning that an ATI & Nvidia card will not work.

Note: The Mac Pro does not simultaneously support an ATI graphics card and an Nvidia graphics card.
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But should be able to run an Nvidia Quadro FX 4500, and up to 3 GeForce 7300 GT cards.

If you get an ATI Radeon X1900 XT, right now you are stuck with 2 monitors until ATI releases a low power Mac Pro card -- since 2 X1900 cards will NOT work (too much power for slot 2.)
 
Man, what are we possibly doing in this day and age that requires not only four processors, but four video cards...!!!??? Jeez, we keep this up, and that bigger is better theory is gonna take over.

"Look at my Mac Pro!"
"So, my PC is ten feet tall, has 14 graphic cards, 8 cpus running at 10ghz, and has 500teraflops of hard drive space with 2 terabytes of ram, takes an hour to start up, but once it's on, danng, it's fast"
"Man, make my Mac Pro look small"

Is this what it is all coming to? LOL
 
Rapmastac1 said:
Man, what are we possibly doing in this day and age that requires not only four processors, but four video cards...!!!??? Jeez, we keep this up, and that bigger is better theory is gonna take over.

"Look at my Mac Pro!"
"So, my PC is ten feet tall, has 14 graphic cards, 8 cpus running at 10ghz, and has 500teraflops of hard drive space with 2 terabytes of ram, takes an hour to start up, but once it's on, danng, it's fast"
"Man, make my Mac Pro look small"

Is this what it is all coming to? LOL
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So the Mac is still going to boot faster? :D :D :D
 
Dont Hurt Me said:
No, it wont work.
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Why not?

If I remember right, there are Nvidia drivers for the OSX86Project. I don't see why a 7800 wouldn't work.
 
steelfist said:
8 23 inch monitors is a lot...imagine your desk having 4. it's already too much
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I bet god's MacPro has every slot filled and has the 8 23 inch set up. He probably actually got the hookup from apple, did it big, and went 8 30"ers.

Ah back to reality. I can order 4 7300's? But there is absolutely no performance gain compared to one 7300? Why does apple make SLI/crossfire plausable yet just puts it out of our reach? I thought this was supposed to be the most cutting edge computer/workstation available. But yet it still cant compete graphics wise with most dells and alienwares etc. Gah I think Im going to wait a little and see if there are any hardware glitches/ anyhting else wrong wiht the initial first revision. Then Ill proabably go all out and get the quad 3 :0:):) (but my budget wil probably only allow the 2.0)
Thanks everyone!
-dsm
 
DMPDX said:
Ah back to reality. I can order 4 7300's? But there is absolutely no performance gain compared to one 7300? Why does apple make SLI/crossfire plausable yet just puts it out of our reach?

-dsm
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It isn't about performance with 4 7300, it is about supporting a multimonitor display -- or a bunch of monitors.

Would be neat to see more of these for Macs using all DVI.

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