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HEDT, my TRX40 motherboard has two 16x and two 8x bandwidth 16x slots all Gen 4. Gives a lot of options. Double up two 3090’s and bridge them and you get 48Gb of Vram for like 3d rendering using the GPU.How do you do that nowadays on today's motherboards? The PCIe slots - usually only dedicate to one gpu and if there's an 'extra' PCIe slot - it's 'crippled' or limits the lanes you get or something? That doesn't matter for Compute/productivity I guess, though? But, usually, you're lucky if you can use a 2nd card let alone more than that? I guess some expansion methods might allow for more?
I guess I am out of that loop. :-{
I'm still pissed that Threadripper never saw anything past Zen 2 (except for Threadripper Pro). And what was Intel's last HEDT platform, X299? I don't know why HEDT disappeared, but it's dang annoying. I really hope both companies return to HEDT. I'm pretty sure one of the things that killed off HEDT was that mainstream platforms had CPUs going all the way up to 16 cores. HEDT still offered other shit besides high-core-count CPUs back when they were around. Plentiful PCIe lanes and higher-than-dual-channel RAM, just to name a couple things.Whenever the newer HDET boards come out from Intel and AMD, I am sure they may even be better with like Gen 5.
The advantage to having both comes into play with certain video-centric software that takes advantage of both GPUs for different tasks (such as video editing software that decodes H.264 and/or HEVC and/or AV1 via QuickSync while also rendering effects via the discrete GPU).Basically mean my onboard graphics card on my i7 12700k and my dedicated video card ?
Any advantage? Like if you run Emby or Plex on your pc too just for a little while mostly.
I hear mixed things.
Sapphire Rapids came out in February for Intel - but it kinda sucks. Storm Peak is supposed to arrive this month for AMD (probably shipping next month). I looked at SR, but it was more expensive than Threadripper Pro (and was ~just~ its equal).I'm still pissed that Threadripper never saw anything past Zen 2 (except for Threadripper Pro). And what was Intel's last HEDT platform, X299? I don't know why HEDT disappeared, but it's dang annoying. I really hope both companies return to HEDT. I'm pretty sure one of the things that killed off HEDT was that mainstream platforms had CPUs going all the way up to 16 cores. HEDT still offered other shit besides high-core-count CPUs back when they were around. Plentiful PCIe lanes and higher-than-dual-channel RAM, just to name a couple things.
Onboard intel igpu supposedly good for video editing - if supported? Quick Sync?Basically mean my onboard graphics card on my i7 12700k and my dedicated video card ?
Any advantage? Like if you run Emby or Plex on your pc too just for a little while mostly.
I hear mixed things.
As far as I know, Sapphire Rapids only exists in the server/workstation market segment. HEDT is a "prosumer" segment that sits in between mainstream platforms and workstation/server platforms. But hey, if Intel HEDT is set to return with Sapphire Rapids, cool shit.Sapphire Rapids came out in February for Intel - but it kinda sucks.
Now Storm Peak I hadn't heard about. Very interesting. I really do hope regular prosumer Threadripper is coming back (Threadripper Pro wasn't really prosumer but something higher and more expensive).Storm Peak is supposed to arrive this month for AMD (probably shipping next month).
Ah well shit, that sucks.I looked at SR, but it was more expensive than Threadripper Pro (and was ~just~ its equal).
They did both. It’s just that the HEDT branch has a similar naming scheme (just quad channel and 64 lanes instead of full fat), and is overpriced. They needed about 15-20% more juice than the prior gen competitive - and they didn’t get it.As far as I know, Sapphire Rapids only exists in the server/workstation market segment. HEDT is a "prosumer" segment that sits in between mainstream platforms and workstation/server platforms. But hey, if Intel HEDT is set to return with Sapphire Rapids, cool shit.
It is. Same as sapphire rapids it’s a unified naming scheme. Some HEDT, some workstation.Now Storm Peak I hadn't heard about. Very interesting. I really do hope regular prosumer Threadripper is coming back (Threadripper Pro wasn't really prosumer but something higher and more expensive).
Meh. That’s how it’s supposed to be!Ah well shit, that sucks.
Apologies to all, not try to derail the thread here.
PhysX baby. Driver not updated since 2017 so you know it's good.
My friend runs 6 displays on his PC, all of which are at least 1080p. He's using a Radeon RX 6900 XT, with a Radeon RX 570 as a secondary card to handle some of the extra monitors. I don't recall the specifics, but he said things didn't work out too well when trying to drive all 6 displays with one card (and one of those displays is a 4K 144Hz monitor too). So uuhh, I guess if you intend on using a shitload of monitors you might need more than one GPU. Although I coulda sworn Radeon GPUs were usually fine driving up to 6 displays in the past (like back during the Eyefinity days).
My friend's setup:
View: https://i.imgur.com/AlX5rGn.jpg
Huh? Most motherboards don't have more than one PCIe x 16 - well, 3.0, 4.0 - or just two - and usually not the same. The other thing I thought happened - is that the 2nd card will force both to only run at x8?I have machines at work where I setup 4 video cards. While not a true "desktop" setup, I can simulate doing running desktop level application using gpu for machine learning applications with just tweaks to use next available gpu.
Given he said work - I'm betting HEDT boards.Huh? Most motherboards don't have more than one PCIe x 16 - well, 3.0, 4.0 - or just two - and usually not the same. The other thing I thought happened - is that the 2nd card will force both to only run at x8?
The latest version is 9.21.0713 and was released in October of 2021.PhysX baby. Driver not updated since 2017 so you know it's good.
It really kicks the llama's ass.(one of the monitor's sole purpose was Winamp lol)
Would be sweet (I loved SLi back when it was king)... but it is all about money, and we were a small percentage to begin with. Now add consoles (which are low end PCs) and the percentage is even smaller. There is no motivation for game studios to program for it because DX12 requires the game developer to add it in, whereas DX11 NVidia was doing most of the work on a driver level.I'm surprised more games don't allow SLI or Crossfire anymore. Imagine combining 2,3 or even 4 high end GPUs and playing games at 8k at 140+ fps.
7000 series on Zen4 was annouced.I'm still pissed that Threadripper never saw anything past Zen 2 (except for Threadripper Pro). And what was Intel's last HEDT platform, X299? I don't know why HEDT disappeared, but it's dang annoying. I really hope both companies return to HEDT. I'm pretty sure one of the things that killed off HEDT was that mainstream platforms had CPUs going all the way up to 16 cores. HEDT still offered other shit besides high-core-count CPUs back when they were around. Plentiful PCIe lanes and higher-than-dual-channel RAM, just to name a couple things.
Because often times there was no point, or performance was not linear with the cards added, and buying multiple mid-range cards to get high end performance seldom worked out either.I'm surprised more games don't allow SLI or Crossfire anymore. Imagine combining 2,3 or even 4 high end GPUs and playing games at 8k at 140+ fps.
It's not really about "enabling" it, it's about how to leverage the GPU resources in order to actually speed up the game.What exactly does a game developer have to do to enable SLI? Doesn't sound like it could be that bad.
Any API documentation around?
ETA: only thing coming up is from 2011 for DX9 and DX10 https://developer.download.nvidia.com/whitepapers/2011/SLI_Best_Practices_2011_Feb.pdf
Well.......here we go.What exactly does a game developer have to do to enable SLI? Doesn't sound like it could be that bad.
Any API documentation around?
ETA: only thing coming up is from 2011 for DX9 and DX10 https://developer.download.nvidia.com/whitepapers/2011/SLI_Best_Practices_2011_Feb.pdf
I saw that, and I am very happy. Not happy about the CPU prices, but better than nothing.7000 series on Zen4 was annouced.