Question about computer power supply for gpu?

[Blocki]

Crossfire only does two. There aren't enough slots on the card to do three and above.

Because aMD sucks

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[Daedalus]

Because aMD sucks

not for bitcoin mining.

[devildogelite]

How exactly would microsoft make it profitable?

Crossfire only does two. There aren't enough slots on the card to do three and above.

You have no idea what you're talking about

Because aMD sucks

neither do you

[Daedalus]

How exactly would microsoft make it profitable?

he can get us discounts through people
etc etc
also he's pretty technically smart so he's gonna help us set up a rack for these computers and if we decide to start a mining pool he has coder friends who will do it for free

[devildogelite]

If you look at the rates to power consumption its just not profitable though, atleast the last time I checked

[Daedalus]

If you look at the rates to power consumption its just not profitable though, atleast the last time I checked

we're in the process of calculating. it should be decently profitable; I've seen people who singlehandedly pay for their electric bills with one single rack of a few computers
also, we're not those people who are like "yeah I'm gonna bitcoin mine with 2 computers ogm so much money"
we're gonna have a larger scale shelf with a lot of computers

[Daedalus]

Bump because I need to know if the 5850 is dual-core or single-core :o

[Nickelob Ultra]

Bump because I need to know if the 5850 is dual-core or single-core :o

What do you mean?  Most GPUs have like hundreds of mini-cores.  They're different from CPUs and are more powerful for this reason.

Do you mean if it has more than one actual GPU on it's card?  Probably not, very few video cards actually have two of the same model GPU soldered on to them, and when they do, they're insanely expensive and large.

[Daedalus]

What do you mean?  Most GPUs have like hundreds of mini-cores.  They're different from CPUs and are more powerful for this reason.

Do you mean if it has more than one actual GPU on it's card?  Probably not, very few video cards actually have two of the same model GPU soldered on to them, and when they do, they're insanely expensive and large.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=651056
It says 4 cores.

[Daedalus]

LOLE FOUND OUT MY ANSWER
I'm not even crossfiring them. So yay for me. Thanks for the help with power supplies guys :)

[Daedalus]

Wait, so one more thing. If I was to run 4 5850's in a rig, how much wattage would I need?

[SpreadsPlague]

when you realize you're wasting your time come back so we can laugh at you please

[Daedalus]

when you realize you're wasting your time come back so we can laugh at you please

this is the kind of thing we're doing
it's actually quite profitable