Post pictures of your computer/ general techno support thread

[A Shogun Named Marcus]

It recognizes the card and I have no idea what the hell's wrong with it because it's back to the driver I had yesterday

[A Shogun Named Marcus]

Hey guess what guys

Microsoft update downloaded the wrong drivers and made me think I had the Intel 82845G, not the Intel 84845G.

Anyway, I've realized that I could get a fairly good GPU that is compatible with my motherboard 

[Pyrodeus]

is it possible to build a quad sli with 4 gfx cards?

[A Shogun Named Marcus]

what the shit would you need 4 gfx cards for

[Buraito Supāku]

what the shit would you need 4 gfx cards for

Theoreitcally, yes.
But...why?
Unless you have four old-as-shit graphic cards (in which case you might as well buy yourself a new card since it is a waste of electricity) there is no way you should need this kind of power, except maybe if you want to do some mad GPGPU calculations or render a CGI movie or something.

[TwilightSparkleburst]

He is playing four games of starcraft at once like a chessmaster but with starcraft
He has one mouse attached to each wrist and ankle and to type he uses those special gloves with the joints and stuff that you use to type by contorting your fingers into various positions

Also he has extremely long prehensile toes so it works out

[Footpöp]

is it possible to build a quad sli with 4 gfx cards?

Just get a flagship card and call it a day.
Nothing would really benefit from using four cards, no matter the potency of each card, vs one good card because

a. the four cards suck dick and you are trying to get more power but end up jacking up your electrical build to the point where you might as well have gotten a new gfx card and have better performance in the end
b. you want to sli 4 high end cards for god knows what, no good use for anybody that isn't a professional that needs the high power for some sort of odd niche

[Pyrodeus]

I want to build a comp that has a lot of potential, and so gets upgraded every so often to keep up to date

[trog]

do you have a money tree in your backyard or something

[Buraito Supāku]

I want to build a comp that has a lot of potential, and so gets upgraded every so often to keep up to date

Then you might as well get yourself a multi-cpu server board and fill it to the brim with RAM.

I mean, one can't buy one computer and expect to just be able to upgrade it after years. Just build yourself a new PC once in a while that has power with one powerful graphics card and a shitload of RAM. But getting multiple graphic cards is a waste, especially if you go for price-power-ratios.
Seriously, don't do that.
Heck, I bet for the money of the graphic cards alone you could've bought a current-gen console! Or a next-gen handheld!

If I were you, I'd try to get cheaper hardware by searching online or - even better - ask aquaintances that are partners of computer manufacturers if they can order something for you the next time they order something.
This way, you'll save some money because companies usually get discounts since they order directly from the manufacturers or close partners.
For example, when I was working for a ISP, we were IBM partners and got massive discounts for IBM's server-hardware, roughly 30% I think. We could also order Lenovo-Computers and notebooks with a discount since Lenovo was a subsidiary of IBM.
Also, ask them if they have free stuff like HDDs that you can use.

[Vindicator]

I'm going to build a rig with 4 GPUs some time as well, but that's because I'm going to have 9 screens and need the outputs. Not likely to be 4x sli though. It's likely going to be 2 top-tier cards SLI'd to power one 32" monitor, and 2 workstation gpu's for the 8 auxiliary screens, 4 on each side.

I'm considering 3 computers instead, 1 main gaming rig with the 32", and two basic workstation desktops for the 4 on each side, all linked with Synergy.


So I grabbed Avast just for a system scan... holy fuck 1.1Gb/s scan speed what is this I don't even.

[Pyrodeus]

I thought of something else, ill just get a good graphics card to start off, then I will put it in 3 way sli after several years, itll keep it up to date, and be much cheaper. And no I don't have a money tree, im just planning ahead

[[Royal Gay Penguin Nachos Ibarra Gordita Agave] LC]

why don't you just build a practical computer and use your money on like

basically anything else

[Vindicator]

why don't you just build a practical computer and use your money on like

basically anything else

What? And waste all these LCDs I got for free? Not likely. The project isn't going to cost me too much, probably just under the cost of a new laptop. The cost of a new motherboard with enough PCI-e ports is likely negligible because I have contacts. I'd just have to buy the powersupply and the graphics cards.

I'll probably just grab some cheap wall mounts off of monoprice, or fuck it I'll build my own.

[[Royal Gay Penguin Nachos Ibarra Gordita Agave] LC]

Not you, him.

Okay yours isn't exactly practical either but you at least seem to have the money to do it and know what the fuck you're doing