PigCorpse said:The chip is all the way on the left...
+1 for SLI helper chip
it could also be something to do with the display... since it is right next to all of the outputs...
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PigCorpse said:The chip is all the way on the left...
+1 for SLI helper chip
built in mono sound for retro gaming.[LYL]Homer said:Is that a pc board style speaker on the 8800GTS near the upper right?
Maybe its a buzzer to warn you if the card starts overheating?[LYL]Homer said:Is that a pc board style speaker on the 8800GTS near the upper right?
Arcygenical said:I'm doing some basic Photoshopping between the unblocked and blocked pic... and there are only VERY few photoshop artifacts...
There's only one that I would consider to be somewhat wierd... There's 3 solder patches about 2/3 of the way down on the green part of the chip, on the left side... The bottom one is totally inline with the base of the wafer portion of the chip.
It's *not* in a position that's covered up by the "Keep Out" censor, and it's also not in the first pics.
I dunno what it means...
Additionally, the words "Keep out" dont actually seem to be painted on... they look like the "removal" of the black mask. there are portions of the words that are lighter than others, almost like they're revealing something underneath... Something that *isn't* green like the chip on the unblocked pic.
There's a distinct lack of resistor material around each of the ramchips too...
Some small inconsistancies... but not enough to make this a definite photoshop. Photosleuthing is fun regardless
zg75 said:mystery chip = ramdac
i was thinking about that and i would say i like that but that just me :OUnknown-One said:Maybe its a buzzer to warn you if the card starts overheating?
No that's DVI-I which is what the cards have anyway.Arcygenical said:Doesn't DVI-D send both analog AND digital signals?
phide said:The RAMDAC is still used for DVI, but in a somewhat reduced fashion.
Astral Abyss said:Wouldn't it be nice if it let you run multiple monitors and SLI at the same time? Can I dare hope?
yevaud said:^^ um, ever hear of something called "NDA" ?
He doesn't have to guess, he knows what it is. He just can't say.
You'll notice that the people who know what it is have stayed away from this thread. This is not by accident- if they engage us, we might be able to pose compromising questions.
Bo_Fox said:When you say "um", it makes you sound like a high school teenage girl!
Only girls like to say "um" ! While *rolling eyes* or something like that.
yevaud said:Fixed