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Monday, March 14, 2005
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When it comes to innovation in the computer world, Gigabyte has really stood up to the plate with this videocard. The GV-3D1 is the first PCI Express videocard on the market that has two GeForce 6600GT cores on one PCB, and is SLI ready (with compatible motherboard) right out of the box. If you're interested in the Gigabyte GV-3D1 you'd better have a big tidy case as the card is quite long. GeForce 6600GT videocards usually don't run too hot but when you put two of them together on the same PCB heat is definitely an issue!
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Friday, February 18, 2005
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The 3D1 doesn't quite match a single 6800GT when the settings are maxed out and doesn't offer any further upgrade potential. It will also limit you in the future to using Gigabyte motherboards, which could prove to be too restrictive in the future considering the investment. But if you've already decided on buying a 6600GT based SLi system, the Gigabyte 3D1 bundle makes a lot of sense. It will save you money on a standard 6600GT set-up, is effective and also will reduce system noise and increased stability over a two card solution.
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Gigabyte's 3D1 is an interesting product based on nVidia's SLI technology. While all other manufacturers implementing SLI have done it using two separate cards and bridging them together, Gigabyte decided to skip the two cards process and make one card with two cores and connect them internally.
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Thursday, January 27, 2005
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Before I even touch on the real-world feasibility of the 3D1, I have to say this - The technology is cool. No matter how logically you try to look at it, the fact that you have a single video card with the power of two cores is simply drool-worthy, even more so when you imagine the potential of doing this with higher-end GPUs like the 6800GT or (heaven forbid, considering the cooling solution and power you'd require) Ultra.
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