About thunderbolt and dedicated gpus

[kalistan9]

Hi I was looking for anyone that knows the info about whether the next AMD GPU, the 7000 series, or the next NVIDIA GPU, kepler, will have a thunderbolt connection on the video card.

I am also searching for whether Apple will release and new 30" Thunderbolt display like the new 27" thunderbolt LED display they just released.

A 7000 series ATI card with a 30" thunderbolt display would be a killer setup. Anyone heard anything about this? Thanks for your reply.

 

[Attic]

Thunderbolt, lol. The name fits right in with Apple's over the top pricing and maketing gimmicks. Looks like a match made in heaven for their new gear.

I haven't read anything that would suggest the 7000 series will offer thunderbolt, but given that a single tunderbolt port can potentially run 2 high definition displays it may be in considerations for some cards and may make sense of multi monitor setups if thunderbolt gains success for inclusion on affordable displays.

I'm not sure what the cost of thunderbolt enabled display devices will be once it moves beyond the 1k mark for the 27" Apple Thunderbolt Display, but even a small cost premium may not make sense for most PC users who typically are buying with bang for the buck in mind. More than anything the cable looks like a nice way for docking a laptop.

 

[Anarchist420]

I don't see what the point is with Thunderbolt. It's ridiculous that they're offering neither an RGB LED nor 120 Hz input.

 

[Arkadrel]

Hi I was looking for anyone that knows the info about whether the next AMD GPU, the 7000 series, or the next NVIDIA GPU, kepler, will have a thunderbolt connection on the video card.

I am also searching for whether Apple will release and new 30" Thunderbolt display like the new 27" thunderbolt LED display they just released.

A 7000 series ATI card with a 30" thunderbolt display would be a killer setup. Anyone heard anything about this? Thanks for your reply.

Like Apple much? or want to game on your laptop?

The best bang-4-buck gameing pc's arnt laptops, thus gameing on a laptop (even with a external GPU on a thunderbolt cable is silly). Best place for a GPU to sit (for a gamer)? inside a desktop PC.

HDMI or DVI ports are just as good as a thunderbolt cable, when it comes to just a single monitor hooked up to a pc.



I dont like the fact that apple charges 50$ for something, that ll commonly be used for the same things as USB3, where you can get a cable for 5$.

Apple are chargeing 10x as much....

I cant help but dislike anything with thunderbolt on it.

 

[Broheim]

Thunderbolt, lol. The name fits right in with Apple's over the top pricing and maketing gimmicks. Looks like a match made in heaven for their new gear.

over the top pricing? I've always found apple products to be pretty well priced compared to what you're getting...

Like Apple much? or want to game on your laptop?

The best bang-4-buck gameing pc's arnt laptops, thus gameing on a laptop (even with a external GPU on a thunderbolt cable is silly). Best place for a GPU to sit (for a gamer)? inside a desktop PC.

HDMI or DVI ports are just as good as a thunderbolt cable, when it comes to just a single monitor hooked up to a pc.



I dont like the fact that apple charges 50$ for something, that ll commonly be used for the same things as USB3, where you can get a cable for 5$.

Apple are chargeing 10x as much....

I cant help but dislike anything with thunderbolt on it.

all technologies are expensive in their infancy, USB was also damned expensive back in the day, but thanks to apple (and the other companies pushing USB on the consumer) prices dropped, just like it will for thunderbolt.

 

[Attic]

over the top pricing? I've always found apple products to be pretty well priced compared to what you're getting...

I get that the apple product makes sense to a certain group, and I happily pitch the appropriate device in those situations.

Though overall besides a few versions of the iPod, I've yet to find a single reason to pay the higher cost of entry for Apple products based on what i'm getting compared to alternatives. I've continually found myself amazed at the higher costs of getting Apple products repaired or inline with the functionality of alternatives.

For the most part I believe that repeat Apple buyers are fully aware they are paying extra for a shiny coat as opposed to a coat while being sold on the emotional attachment they feel for the product or social status they perceive it grants them. Apple marketing plays heavily to both these last points.

 

[Broheim]

I get that the apple product makes sense to a certain group, and I happily pitch the appropriate device in those situations.

Though overall besides a few versions of the iPod, I've yet to find a single reason to pay the higher cost of entry for Apple products based on what i'm getting compared to alternatives. I've continually found myself amazed at the higher costs of getting Apple products repaired or inline with the functionality of alternatives.

For the most part I believe that repeat Apple buyers are fully aware they are paying extra for a shiny coat as opposed to a coat while being sold on the emotional attachment they feel for the product or social status they perceive it grants them. Apple marketing plays heavily to both these last points.

(I'm from Denmark so prices probably vary compared to the US)
there's actually only a few laptops that I'd compare to something like the MBP, and they all come with essentially the same pricetag.

it's the same with the Air, the mini, the iMac and LED/thunderbolt display.

yes, you can buy a much cheaper windows laptop/desktop/whatever but it wont be of the same build quality/specs/formfactor/design(yeah I said it, I like pretty things and I'm not ashamed of it).

build quality is a pretty big deal to me, I commute 2 hours every day in cramped trains and busses during rushhour, so flimsy plastic crap need not apply.

 

[trollolo]

over the top pricing? I've always found apple products to be pretty well priced compared to what you're getting...

you're getting foxconn mobos and 3X the thermal paste of what is required. they're utter junk

there's actually only a few laptops that I'd compare to something like the MBP, and they all come with essentially the same pricetag.

i don't want to get banned for escalating this argument, but if you really beleive that you may want to spend more than 30 seconds doing research

 

[Broheim]

you're getting foxconn mobos and 3X the thermal paste of what is required. they're utter junk



i don't want to get banned for escalating this argument, but if you really beleive that you may want to spend more than 30 seconds doing research

 

[zCypher]

I can see this is now an Apple vs wtv argument.
I can appreciate that Apple does make a lot of very nice products. Having said that, if you look at their computers you'll find the hardware is pretty much the same as a PC these days but the price is higher (at least it definitely is in Canada).

Example, 15" Macbook Pro with Intel Core2Duo 2.66GHz, 4GB DDR3, 320GB 5400RPM hdd is $1,399 (USED). Cheapest new one with 2GHz i7 was $1849. I won't deny that the build quality is nice, but even laptops from Lenovo (excellent build quality and known to be on the pricey side) are significantly cheaper.

Admittedly I don't know much about Apple displays.
I did a quick search and found that Anand actually did a review of the Thunderbolt: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4832/the-apple-thunderbolt-display-review/1