Gecube's Dual GPU Gemini 3, featuring four DVI ports

Gecube's Gemini 3 is the only solution on the market right now if you need a crossfire ATI card setup, but your motherboard only has one 16x PCI-e slot. The Gemini 3 is two Radeon HD 2600 XT GPUs on one card, featuring four DVI ports -- yes, you can hook up four monitors to a single card. The performance isn't exactly highest end, but the card certainly held its own in the testing that the Tweaktown guys put it through. It also happens to draw a relatively small amount of power, and keeps cool thanks to its massive dual slot heatsink and fan. Unfortunately, we've got no idea when or for how much you can get your hands on this little powerhouse.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2007 3:05PM]

Now it would make a lot of sense if it were the HD2900XT in Dual GPU configuration, but what's the point of it being the HD2600XT when there are faster single cards already.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2007 3:05PM]

aside from the 4 monitors I suppose

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2007 3:47PM]

Get 2 of these cards, 2 PCI-X slots in a system, and you have yourself 8 DVI ports.

That's hot.

[LMcClure Posted Sep 2nd 2007 10:44AM]

Get "2 PCI-X slots in a system", and you will be going nowhere fast with these cards, since PCI Express (properly abbrieviated PCIe), and PCI-X and two entirely different things.

[musicguy Posted Sep 1st 2007 4:05PM]

Here are a whole lot more photos: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1167/gecube_s_dual_gpu_gemini_3_sneak_peek/index.html

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2007 4:08PM]

I'll admit. Thats a pretty nice setup!

I have 2 ATI X1900 "not running crossfire" running in my 2.5 Quad PowerMAC with 3 Sony p234 monitors. The benchmarks are nice and for that ultimate experience besides FPS, I have a Matrox Tripple Head 2Go!

Now their is your ultimate gaming experience... well that is if the MAC had lots of games!

:D

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2007 6:27PM]

Wonder if it's possible to run two of these in Crossfire, making in theory a 4 GPU system. It's been done with two Nvidia 7950GX2's and a bit of hacking on SLI boards, maybe Crossfire will take a step into the Quad-GPU world.

[Jonny Posted Sep 2nd 2007 12:51AM]

You can hook up up to 12 30" monitors to your computer, if you have a mainboard with 4X PCI-E 16 slots, and the coin to actually build such an insane rig.

[eporter Posted Sep 2nd 2007 2:28PM]

If those are dual link DVI ports, you could actually use 8 monitors with just one card.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2007 5:50PM]

who gives a crap for 2600XT anyways it blows CHUNKS!

It's performance when you enable AA & AF drops drastically!
Don't believe me check these links -
2600XT -
http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=447&Itemid=27&limit=1&limitstart=5

8600GT -
http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=429&Itemid=27&limit=1&limitstart=5

That just plain sucks monkey nuts when you enable AA & AF.

I'm thinking for this card it would be even worse!
Performance in HL2 @ 1024x768 without AA & AF would be like 160 fps
With AA & AF 80 - 100 fps. lmao.

Don't mistake me for a Nvidia fanboy...I'm ATI all the way.
I own that Sapphire 2600XT and it blows chunks when you enable AA & AF. The only good thing is it is cheaper..but gaming performance is terribly compromised.

ATI seems to have dropped the ball I might have to turn into a Nvidia fanboy if ATI continues their poor showing next-gen.