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Resistor hack turns a Nvidia GTX690 into a Quadro K5000 or Tesla K10

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Re: Resistor hack turns a Nvidia GTX690 into a Quadro K5000 or Tesla K10

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Post by gnarbarian »

stox wrote: post #176
driax wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One thing to keep in mind, is that author mentions that the same card does not perform equivalently in Windows and Linux, specifically multi-screen support under Linux. From the forum post: "I own a NVidia GTX 690 which I bought for two reasons, gaming, and multi monitor setup for work, NVidia made it very clear that this card would drive up to 3 screens in 2d, which it does quite nicely :-+... under windows :--! The…

I have a GTX680, and it supports three monitors out of the box using the proprietary Nvidia drivers on Linux. No hacks needed.

I seriously do not understand how this issue is repeatedly brought up. I've been using multi-monitors on linux with nvidia-settings for more than 10 years without any issues.

Re: Resistor hack turns a Nvidia GTX690 into a Quadro K5000 or Tesla K10

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Post by crawdog »

When dies are produced from the fab they are broken into different lots based on results from testing. This is based on the error performance. While one lot may not work as the top of the line model, it may meet the requirements for a lower power unit. Buyer beware. While you can possibly overclock your video card, you certainly run the risk of a higher number of issues.

Re: Resistor hack turns a Nvidia GTX690 into a Quadro K5000 or Tesla K10

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Post by zem »

latimer wrote: post #12
fosk wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that if I own a piece of hardware, I am the sole owner of every single chip and screw on it, including every hardware hack that it may have. On the other side, usually you don't own the software but only a license that grants you permission to use it.

This is a good point. When you buy hardware, you are now the owner of it so they shouldn't be able to stop you from doing it, just like once you buy a phone you should be able to unlock it or install whatever software you want on it.

yes, precisely.

Re: Resistor hack turns a Nvidia GTX690 into a Quadro K5000 or Tesla K10

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Post by Houshalter »

joelthelion wrote: post #123
memset wrote: post #23

The corresponding reddit thread is quite insightful: "It is far cheaper to make one very good chip for the highest market, and modify it slightly for lower end markets... Now, this is the part you hate: this is the only viable alternative. There's no point demanding different designs for different market segments as that would significantly increase the cost you, the consumer, pays. You can demand chips be sold at lo…

It's just a situation where capitalism doesn't lead to the most economically efficient solution. The company and the consumers are rational, yet for no additional cost, everyone could be benefiting from better hardware. Unfortunately I don't have a better system to propose :)

Not necessarily. The people who were buying the high-end version with all the features enabled would then be paying a lot less so the total revenue is significantly reduced. Of course they could raise the prices but then the people who were buying it at lower prices for just the features they wanted will suffer. The price increase might be so much that the lower-end consumers just stop buying it altogether, and then they have to raise prices even further to make up for all the decreased revenue. And then the cost per person will actually be even higher since there are fewer consumers but presumably the total cost of production is the same.

Look at it this way. By decreasing prices in exchange for disabling some features, they increase the total number of consumers. With more consumers the total production costs can be distributed amongst more people. Which lowers prices for everyone, including the people paying for all of the features.

Re: Resistor hack turns a Nvidia GTX690 into a Quadro K5000 or Tesla K10

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Post by oh_sigh »

snikolic wrote: post #187
oh_sigh wrote: post #178

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't you feel a little stupid for bringing up the term "economically efficient" when you don't know what you're talking about? "Economically efficient" is not equivalent to "the cheapest possible goods"

Could you elaborate in a less rude and more informative manner?

No.
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