Vista - Ati crossfire curiosity...

**MDA400** · 07-27-2009

I have a question regarding the amount of GPU's someone has tried with crossfire.

HAS ANYONE TRIED 4 SINGLE 4850's, 4870's, OR EVEN 4890's IN QUAD CROSSFIRE?

They make their boards with 4 x16 PCI-E slots, but ive never seen 4 single gpu's before. only 2 4870x2's, 2 4850x2 or even 2 3870x2's.

If anyone has seen a setup with this, can they please confirm is it possible?

**smarteyeball** · 07-27-2009

It is possible: - this a 4890 quad fire (I found more setups but can't find them again

)

But it's ultimately pointless for gaming as the gpu scaling is terrible. Even tri-fire only delivers marginally better performance than dual crossfire due to GPU scaling.

It's more of a e-peen, benchmarking deal.

**ronrontiu** · 07-27-2009

Holy smokes I bet you go over 100 degrees on those things

**MDA400** · 07-27-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball

It is possible: - this a 4890 quad fire (I found more setups but can't find them again

)
Attachment 14507
Attachment 14508

But it's ultimately pointless for gaming as the gpu scaling is terrible. Even tri-fire only delivers marginally better performance than dual crossfire due to GPU scaling.

It's more of a e-peen, benchmarking deal.

Lol dare i say pointaless?

it does look cool with all that transparent plastic though

.

I wish Nvidia made their coolers somewhat like ATI/AMD's and mdae them green transparent, but still with the front decals for third party sellers.

I just use 3 9800's because im beefing my system up for the future.

Not even everyhting in my pc it utilized, like my quad core and my 8 gb of mem.

**skunksmash** · 07-27-2009

i know someone running 4x 4890's

, CFX scales far better than SLI does when using over 2 GPU's, but its far from practical......

you certainly dont get 4x the performance....

**MDA400** · 07-27-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by skunksmash

i know someone running 4x 4890's

, CFX scales far better than SLI does when using over 2 GPU's, but its far from practical......

you certainly dont get 4x the performance....

True... more mature drivers will fix that when time passes.

**smarteyeball** · 07-27-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by MDA400

Quote: Originally Posted by skunksmash

i know someone running 4x 4890's

, CFX scales far better than SLI does when using over 2 GPU's, but its far from practical......

you certainly dont get 4x the performance....

True... more mature drivers will fix that when time passes.

Knowing ATI and their driver releases.... I wouldn't hold my breath on that one

**MDA400** · 07-27-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball

Quote: Originally Posted by MDA400

Quote: Originally Posted by skunksmash

i know someone running 4x 4890's

, CFX scales far better than SLI does when using over 2 GPU's, but its far from practical......

you certainly dont get 4x the performance....

True... more mature drivers will fix that when time passes.

Knowing ATI and their driver releases.... I wouldn't hold my breath on that one

Yes.. it is up and down for both Nvidia and ATI sometimes.

What they are focusing on is the new hardware and games with their newer drivers and forget about many older parts that other's are still using.

07-27-2009	#1 (permalink)
MDA400 Vista Home Premium x64 SP2 144 posts	Ati crossfire curiosity... I have a question regarding the amount of GPU's someone has tried with crossfire. HAS ANYONE TRIED 4 SINGLE 4850's, 4870's, OR EVEN 4890's IN QUAD CROSSFIRE? They make their boards with 4 x16 PCI-E slots, but ive never seen 4 single gpu's before. only 2 4870x2's, 2 4850x2 or even 2 3870x2's. If anyone has seen a setup with this, can they please confirm is it possible?
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07-27-2009	#2 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,688 posts	Re: Ati crossfire curiosity... It is possible: - this a 4890 quad fire (I found more setups but can't find them again ) But it's ultimately pointless for gaming as the gpu scaling is terrible. Even tri-fire only delivers marginally better performance than dual crossfire due to GPU scaling. It's more of a e-peen, benchmarking deal.
My System Specs

07-27-2009	#3 (permalink)
ronrontiu Vista 32 Home Basic Service Pack 2 42 posts	Re: Ati crossfire curiosity... Holy smokes I bet you go over 100 degrees on those things
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07-27-2009	#4 (permalink)
MDA400 Vista Home Premium x64 SP2 144 posts	Re: Ati crossfire curiosity... Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball It is possible: - this a 4890 quad fire (I found more setups but can't find them again ) Attachment 14507 Attachment 14508 But it's ultimately pointless for gaming as the gpu scaling is terrible. Even tri-fire only delivers marginally better performance than dual crossfire due to GPU scaling. It's more of a e-peen, benchmarking deal. Lol dare i say pointaless? it does look cool with all that transparent plastic though . I wish Nvidia made their coolers somewhat like ATI/AMD's and mdae them green transparent, but still with the front decals for third party sellers. I just use 3 9800's because im beefing my system up for the future. Not even everyhting in my pc it utilized, like my quad core and my 8 gb of mem.
My System Specs

07-27-2009	#5 (permalink)
skunksmash ultimate 64 SP1 2,180 posts	Re: Ati crossfire curiosity... i know someone running 4x 4890's , CFX scales far better than SLI does when using over 2 GPU's, but its far from practical...... you certainly dont get 4x the performance....
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07-27-2009	#6 (permalink)
MDA400 Vista Home Premium x64 SP2 144 posts	Re: Ati crossfire curiosity... Quote: Originally Posted by skunksmash i know someone running 4x 4890's , CFX scales far better than SLI does when using over 2 GPU's, but its far from practical...... you certainly dont get 4x the performance.... True... more mature drivers will fix that when time passes.
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07-27-2009	#7 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,688 posts	Re: Ati crossfire curiosity... Quote: Originally Posted by MDA400 Quote: Originally Posted by skunksmash i know someone running 4x 4890's , CFX scales far better than SLI does when using over 2 GPU's, but its far from practical...... you certainly dont get 4x the performance.... True... more mature drivers will fix that when time passes. Knowing ATI and their driver releases.... I wouldn't hold my breath on that one
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07-27-2009	#8 (permalink)
MDA400 Vista Home Premium x64 SP2 144 posts	Re: Ati crossfire curiosity... Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball Quote: Originally Posted by MDA400 Quote: Originally Posted by skunksmash i know someone running 4x 4890's , CFX scales far better than SLI does when using over 2 GPU's, but its far from practical...... you certainly dont get 4x the performance.... True... more mature drivers will fix that when time passes. Knowing ATI and their driver releases.... I wouldn't hold my breath on that one Yes.. it is up and down for both Nvidia and ATI sometimes. What they are focusing on is the new hardware and games with their newer drivers and forget about many older parts that other's are still using.
My System Specs

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