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    Single-Slot Graphics Card Drives Eight 2560x1600 Monitors Simultaneously

    Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card

    ExpressCard 2.0 Spec Is Out and Promises to Be 10x Faster

    DDRdrive's X1 SSD is Superfast and Superexpensive

    Fusion-io ioDrive Is The Fastest Storage Device in the World

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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    11/12/09

    In reply to Single-Slot Graphics Card Drives Eight 2560x1600 Monitors Simultaneously
    That fan, it looks ... small. #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of spudhed spudhed
    11/12/09

    In reply to Single-Slot Graphics Card Drives Eight 2560x1600 Monitors Simultaneously
    wow matrox are still going?? i remember paying a small fortune for the g400 when it came out, environmental bump mapping was going to be the best thing since sliced bread, but 3dfx stamped it to death. the sad thig is i bet there are people reading this that have never even heard of 3dfx, damn im feeling old now! #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of jamjen jamjen
    11/12/09

    @spudhed: Matrox is still around in the high end studio / professional world. They are still fairly well known in the high end video market, I beleive #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Xeno promoted this comment jamjen was starred jamjen was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    11/12/09

    @jamjen: Correct. Matrox decided to specialize in business applications and avoid the gaming race(to expensive). Generally they're cards are not quite as powerful as the current ATI/Nvidia but support many application specific enhancements plus wonderful multi-monitor support. #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/12/09

    In reply to Single-Slot Graphics Card Drives Eight 2560x1600 Monitors Simultaneously
    I know it does DVI as well... but I have to ask does anything really use DisplayPort besides a smattering of Apple products? I don't think I've seen a single display or piece of AV equipment that supports DP. Nearly everything has either HDMI or DVI connections.

    Basically my question is what the hell do you connect it to? #matroxm9188pciex16
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    11/12/09

    @Odin: Dell and Apple use it, but you can use adapters and connect almost every monitor or TV to it. Since DVI connector is too big and HDMI is really limited, the Displayport is the smartest choice here. #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Odin promoted this comment ellito was starred ellito was unstarred
    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    11/12/09

    @Odin: some of dells monitors have it, too. #matroxm9188pciex16
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    11/12/09

    @ellito:
    Limited how? HDMI has a very similar feature set to DP. #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of Red_Flag Red_Flag
    11/12/09

    In reply to Single-Slot Graphics Card Drives Eight 2560x1600 Monitors Simultaneously
    Also perfect for making The Big Board.

    No, I can't let you in! You'd see the Big Board!

    [tvtropes.org] #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of asdfg asdfg
    11/12/09

    In reply to Single-Slot Graphics Card Drives Eight 2560x1600 Monitors Simultaneously
    I think this card in combination with the 4 crt monitors I have sitting around in storage would make a great DIY tanning bed. #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of malcs malcs
    11/12/09

    In reply to Single-Slot Graphics Card Drives Eight 2560x1600 Monitors Simultaneously
    I bet it doesn't even play doom though. #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of Kinkaid Kinkaid
    11/12/09

    @malcs: No, but wouldn't Pong at 20,480x1600 be amazing though? #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of malcs malcs
    11/12/09

    @Kinkaid: yeah, just imagine all the extra detail you could see with that kind of resolution!! #matroxm9188pciex16
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    Image of jrblackman006 jrblackman006
    10/31/09

    In reply to Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card
    I am going to get one of these and a USB 3.0 mouse.
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    whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII promoted this comment jrblackman006 was starred jrblackman006 was unstarred
    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    10/31/09

    @jrblackman006: Well done sir. Welcome to Gizmodo. #usb30
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    10/31/09

    In reply to Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card
    Gimme a low profile card PCI-E x1, and I might bite. Otherwise, I'll probably just stick with eSATA. #usb30
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    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    10/31/09

    @dagamer34: Judging by my skimming of the article, ASUS went with PCI-E x4 instead of x1 because of bandwidth issues.

    But maybe I'm misreading. Last night was a loooooong night. #usb30
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    Image of Peregrinvs Peregrinvs
    11/01/09

    @whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII: It wasn't /that/ long.

    Also, when you swap up to a better mouse, I get your old one. ;] #usb30
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    whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII promoted this comment Peregrinvs was starred Peregrinvs was unstarred
    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    11/02/09

    @Peregrinvs: Like hell. My mouse cannot get any better.

    Unless I find a mouse that can make nachos and pizza and get me a soda/whiskey/both, while I still use it to frag nOObs. Is that part of USB 3.0, or will I have to wait for 4.0? #usb30
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    Image of Peregrinvs Peregrinvs
    11/02/09

    @whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII: Then just give me your soul so I can convince Intel to give me a chipset with DDR5 ram and a couple of those fancy PCIE 2.0 SSDs.

    =D You've gotta be worth somethin', right? #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    In reply to Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card
    I don't know... I don't think I would sacrifice a PCI-E slot just for a couple of USB 3 ports. Most motherboards are likely to have a surplus of SATA ports in which case it would be easier to just install some SATA to eSATA converters. The existing SATA standard already nets you 3Gbps which isn't too much slower than USB 3.0's 4.8Gbps.
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    Image of M1A1D M1A1D
    10/31/09

    @B-low: True, but you can't beat the plug-and-play convenience. Which would you rather trust granny to plug in: a USB device or an eSATA device? #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    @M1A1D: I'd give a granny a wireless mouse and watch while she tried to plug it in. #usb30
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    10/31/09

    @B-low: @B-low: I have to disagree a little here. 3Gbps vs 4.8Gbps is a transfer speed difference of more than 60%. That's pretty significant, I think.

    I still agree generally...it's tough to sacrifice a PCI-E slot when you'll have lots of extra SATA ports. #usb30
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/31/09

    @Counterglow: If you're already transferring at 3gbps, it's hard to imagine having a file large enough for the 4.8 gbps to make a big difference. Well, on a domestic computer, at least. I guess it's the difference between a 30 second transfer, and a 20 second transfer. But that's still not much. #usb30
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    Image of christopher.feller001 christopher.feller001
    10/31/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Most of the time you're probably going to be transferring data from an internal drive with an interface speed of 3.0Gbps to an external USB drive. So you're still capped at 3.0Gbps regardless of the fact the USB interface speed is 4.8Gbps.

    Plus, I imagine there is some overhead anyway translating from SATA to USB 3.0.

    SATA and eSATA are just two different physical interfaces. They both use SATA commands.
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    FigNinja promoted this comment Pope John Peeps II approved this comment christopher.feller001 was starred christopher.feller001 was unstarred
    Image of EQC EQC
    10/31/09

    @Counterglow: Shouldn't we first determine how much of that 4.8 Gbps is available in the real world?

    High speed USB 2.0 is rated at 480 Mbps = 60 MB/s...but in the real world, you're lucky to be able to get half of that. As I understand it, the real-world limit is due to overhead, extra processing, etc. in the spec. I've never seen any device that can actually transfer even 45 MB/s over USB 2.0.

    Do we know if the 4.8 Gbps is going to actually be achievable? #usb30
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    Image of M1A1D M1A1D
    10/31/09

    @B-low: That's why you don't get sugar cookies when you go visit Nana! #usb30
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    Image of rentahero1 rentahero1
    10/31/09

    @Counterglow: Seeing as only the most elite RAM-based "hard drive" devices can even think of touching 3Gbps currently, forget it. 4.8 isn't gonna happen for you. #usb30
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    Image of Sneaky0 Sneaky0
    10/31/09

    @B-low: 3Gbps and 4.8Gps are both great speeds, but what devices are there that's capable of those speeds. #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    @Sneaky0: Right now nothing that I'm aware of. Some NAS setups in RAID are well capable of write speeds in excess of 500MBps or over 4Gbps but I think at those thresholds you begin to see bottle necks all over the place. I'm not sure if many CPUs can handle data transfer at that rate. #usb30
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    Image of PanhandleJoe PanhandleJoe
    10/31/09

    @B-low: It *will* matter when things like card readers, still cameras, and camcorders, etc. start coming along with USB 3.0 support. #usb30
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    Image of B-low B-low
    10/31/09

    @PanhandleJoe: Support and read/write speeds are not the same thing. #usb30
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    Image of Sneaky0 Sneaky0
    10/31/09

    @B-low: That's what I meant. Without a raid setup or similar, reaching those speeds are nearly impossible. Also the average users don't even know what a raid is. It's great having a connection that's capable of those speeds, but until manufacturers start making fast disks at consumer prices. These connections are somewhat useless in the real world. #usb30
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    10/31/09

    @Sneaky0: Agreed! #usb30
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    Image of Iggy Iggy
    10/31/09

    In reply to Asus Continues USB 3.0 Onslaught With a Cheap PCI-E Card
    Are there ANY USB 3.0 devices right now? #usb30
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    10/31/09

    @Iggy: Of course their is, we all know about those pci cards thats asus is selling... #usb30
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    Image of pattywac pattywac
    10/31/09

    @Iggy: .... asus had a test usb 3.0 drive and going from 2.0-3.0 did increase transfer rates quite a bit

    [www.pcper.com] #usb30
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    05/05/09

    In reply to DDRdrive's X1 SSD is Superfast and Superexpensive
    Not only is it overpriced for four gigs, it's hella huge for four gigs, I don't see where this thing has much use. Most of the SSD's i've seen are at least pretty dang tiny so great for small footprint systems like netbooks, carputers, or a pocket server.
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    Image of troublescoot troublescoot
    05/05/09

    @Skunky: [www.blinkenlights.com] for contrast and comparison.


    Just saying.

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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    05/05/09

    @troublescoot: We're talkin' hard drives though, so probably want something more like this:
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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    12/11/08

    In reply to Fusion-io ioDrive Is The Fastest Storage Device in the World
    I predict in 10 years we'll have the equivalent of that thing in the size of a pencil eraser.
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    12/11/08

    @admoseremic: I predict that in ten years all computers will be able to fix you a milk shake on command. Also, they will use rat brains for RAM.
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    12/11/08

    In reply to Fusion-io ioDrive Is The Fastest Storage Device in the World
    1.21 Gigawatts?!!!
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    12/11/08

    In reply to Fusion-io ioDrive Is The Fastest Storage Device in the World
    I can totally see this device being a SQL transaction log drive. Fastest F'ing SQL server ever built.
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    12/11/08

    @FrankenPC: Word.
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    12/11/08

    In reply to Fusion-io ioDrive Is The Fastest Storage Device in the World
    Even Tony Stark says "Day-um."
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