1.05.2008

nVidia 9800GX2

The 'next gen' nVidia card (9800GX2) is two G92 GPUs in a single package running in SLI.

  http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/nvidia-geforce-9800-gx2-pics-specs-leaked/

  http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/05/exclusive_nvidia_geforce_9800gx2/

It is basically an SLI of the current 8800GT/GTS512 cards (G92 GPUs, 512MB ea) on two PCBs mounted to a single PCIe 16x interface.  It will require two PCIe (SLI compliant) power inputs and cost about $450 (or $50 less than two 8800GTs in SLI).

Based on the 'success' of the 7950GX2 some people are expecting this to be a flop.

http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=4936

Looks like I will be getting a 2nd 8800GT when my tax check comes in...

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