Omg!! Quad Sli!!!

[dragon2309]

would they build a computer that costs that much, just to replace the cards because they overheated?

Absolutely not, im pretty sure they will have tested under the most gruelling conditions possible, if it wasnt up to it then they wouldnt have launched with all this hype

 

[Modoman]

exactly ^_^

 

[Cromewell]

It's just that...hype. Unless they have some kind of different intake only the bottom card will have even moderate airflow. With that many cards in the system at that proximity to each other heat is going to be an issue even with decent airflow.
A single card of this dual type looks like this:
http://www.pcper.com/image.php?aid=195&img=boardshot_big_2.jpg

It's hard to tell but it looks like no more than 3/4" between those cards and the fan intake is from above. You'll notice the Dell case has flames on it...I think it actually burst into flames and isn't decoriative

 

[Geoff]

See this post: http://www.computerforum.com/showpost.php?p=226747&postcount=32

It may get a little hotter than a single card, but im sure nVidia took that into consideration when the built the cards.

 

[Modoman]

You'll notice the Dell case has flames on it...I think it actually burst into flames and isn't decoriative

haha