Would WoW utilize 3 GT 130 configuration in Mac Pro?

[24usedtorock]

Or would the game only pick up the first card?

 

[CubeHacker]

In Windows? Probably, using SLI. Under OS X? No.

 

[Tallest Skil]

1. NO. World of Warcraft is a five year old game. You don't need more than one.

2. It is impossible to combine the power of multiple cards.

3. It is impossible to do SLI.

 

[FRKT]

2. It is impossible to combine the power of multiple cards.

Say what? Certainly GPUs can join forces through technologies such as Crossfire? As for three GT120s... just get a HD4870.

 

[Chaszmyr]

Say what? Certainly GPUs can join forces through technologies such as Crossfire? As for three GT120s... just get a HD4870.

Crossfire is ATI technology.. These are nVidia chips, so no, no Crossfire. Moreover, nVidia has never made SLI technology available for Macs. As far as I know, the only reason one would want more than one graphics card in a Mac is to support more than 2 monitors.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Say what? Certainly GPUs can join forces through technologies such as Crossfire? As for three GT120s... just get a HD4870.

Not in OS X. And SLI is physically impossible.

 

[Dr.Pants]

Could you not do Crossfire under Windows, assuming power is not a problem? I've seen some "small" PSUs that fit in the optical drive bay, I'm sure one could power one of the 4870s and the regular power supply the other.

I would not do it because it blocks out one of the PCIe slots, which means that I can't plug in all of my necessary components that I would BUY a MacPro for...

Or am I rambling?

 

[Tallest Skil]

Could you not do Crossfire under Windows, assuming power is not a problem? I've seen some "small" PSUs that fit in the optical drive bay, I'm sure one could power one of the 4870s and the regular power supply the other.

I would not do it because it blocks out one of the PCIe slots, which means that I can't plug in all of my necessary components that I would BUY a MacPro for...

Or am I rambling?

Yes, this is possible. It has been done, in fact. It uses ALL of the PCIe slots.