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Deadbot1_1973
03-22-09, 02:50 PM
I have a bunch of old stuff lying around and the question that pops into my head is this... Is it possible to run multiple PCI based video cards? I could get an old Semprom chip running windows with 5 Nvidia based cards up with a gpu client on each.
blakehenry00
03-22-09, 03:17 PM
The cards have to be 8XXX and above.
KonaKona
03-22-09, 03:20 PM
The cards have to be 8XXX and above.

I don't think any of the 8xxx series cards were made on PCI.
Outback_Jon
03-22-09, 03:42 PM
I don't think any of the 8xxx series cards were made on PCI.
Well, they aren't worth it on a price/performance scale, but Sparkle makes 8400GS/GT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609642%20106791921&name=GeForce%208%20series)
and 9400GT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%201069609642%20106792522&name=GeForce%209%20series) cards on a PCI interface.

Surprised the heck out of me to find them. Especially since there are none that are AGP.
Deadbot1_1973
03-22-09, 11:32 PM
those 8400's are the ones I was looking at Outback. I have the grand majority of the other parts. Prolly need to get a beefy power supply and new motherboard with the available PCI slots. Just thinking that i could put together a monster number cruncher for cheep. Tried running the GPU client on my Vaio AR520E, but temps got out of hand. Sure did crank out some PPD tho.
dark bishop
03-23-09, 01:06 AM
these would still need some wicked cooling, the 8400's are a g82 core last i checked and most have had the expansion problem.
SuperMotarded
03-23-09, 01:39 AM
I think for the cost of a bunch of those you could buy a $99 frys combo and a 8800GT and get better PPD.

For example, one 8400gs = 600ppd. One 8800GT = 6,000ppd.
SniperXX
03-23-09, 01:08 PM
I'd definitely recommend to go with SuperMotarded's advice.
SuperMotarded
03-23-09, 03:28 PM
Seriously man... look at what a ~$50 (used) 9600GSO/8800GS will pull:

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/supermotarded/30k.jpg

May want to seriously consider that route. The 8400GS is about the same price and will only make 1/10th the ppd.