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Alienware's Dual PCI-E Graphics System Uncovered

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After walking through the isles of E3 in search of something to make our jaws drop, we came across Alienware’s booth and their new ALX brand of uber gaming systems. Given Alienware’s reputation of producing gaming rigs based upon the fastest hardware available, we had high expectations for the new products. For the first time at E3, a company managed to beat our expectations and leave our jaws on the showroom floor.

All the technology seen at the show was a staple of a new product line for Alienware. The new ALX brand of gaming systems will cater to the cutting-edge enthusiast who needs the fastest hardware money can buy. Looking at the specifications for these new systems, it seems as though Alienware will be able to satisfy even the most discerning gamer.

The first ALX system consumers will see will be based upon the new upcoming Intel platform. In an effort to ensure the ALX brand lives up to its name, Alienware will be overclocking every component within the system direct from the factory. Enthusiasts yearning to push the envelope can now sigh with relief as the envelope will be as far as possible while still being covered under warranty. Given how the boost in speed will result in increased temperatures, the ALX models will also feature a custom watercooling system courtesy of an unnamed company. This new watercooling system will be integrated into a new case design which is sure to illustrate the fact that this is no ordinary Alienware system. That is, if any rig from Alienware can be depicted as “ordinary”.
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nice to see that it's actually working!


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I really like the idea, even though I'll never get enough money for two PCI-E cards. This will open new packages, like 2 x X800 if its followed upon.


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but I wonder what happens ... when one card renders at 10 FPS and one at 30FPS ... what is the result ?



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This sound like the dual processor, but will the old and not so old games run
using both graphic card? Or must we wait until a game that utilized this technique? :hmm:

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so, i think, the Voodoo 2 technique was the better, if mertsch could be on a right way
every voodoo rendernd the pixel nexto the other pixel from other voodoo, means every second pixel

maybe the card with the power-ressource (30fps) "helps" the other card (10fps)
so they will do it at 20fps?

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i don´t think so,
can u remember the Voodoo2 SLI mode?
there u didn´t need an extra utility to play at SLI
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Will they be sync'd to the slowest card?


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can u remember the Voodoo2 SLI mode?
there u didn´t need an extra utility to play at SLI


Oh right how can i forget that :oops: , but then will they develop AGP with PCI-E? cause almost all of us now have an AGP card.

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mustn't be the slowest card ...
just have to be a scene rendered with millions of polygones at the ground and 1000 at the top .... now the top will be slowdowned to the bottom ... or how ? or it says ... HERE gimme work ... let me do it and then
e.g.
1st frame its 17% one card 83 other
2nd frame 16 / 84
3rd 17 / 83
and so on ..



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But, if you have Vsync, they will both default to 60/70/etc and you will get a clearcut image Smile


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