ATi HD 3870 X2 (R680); Official Specifications & Images

[Unbornchild]

We have not seen real test reviews yet. Who would buy this card (i want 2) before he/she has considered those results first? I wouldn't.

My 3870 already is a boost of roughly 30% over my old X1900XT. I bought this Maximus so i can have quadfire. If quadfire does not work in certain (old) titles (that don't really need it anyway) and in those cases it would stick to single 3870 performance, i wouldn't care.
What i want = max performance and IQ in the heaviest titles @ 1600x1200 now,
AND later this year i may have a 1900x1200 24" flatscreen, then i want the same performance.

IF quadfire RV680 cannot deliver that, i'll sit on my 800 euros and wait for the R700.

[mascaras]

Detailed 3870 X2 Cooler Pics Surface

Although plenty of Radeon HD 3870 X2 pictures have found their way onto the internet, there has been relatively little to look at when it comes to cooling. CHIPHELL has managed to get hold of some nice close-ups, which you can see below. Based on initial impressions, the cooler doesn’t look too impressive, but at the end of the day it’s real world performance that counts so we’ll have to wait and see.



VR-Zone



http://www.techpowerup.com/?50226

[Papu]

looks good

[bill_d]

needs ek or dd to do a waterblock, if fan works like the 3870's

[Origin_Unknown]

needs ek or dd to do a waterblock, if fan works like the 3870's

ill be waiting for the EK blocks

[Zytek_Fan]

LN2 cooling with that is gonna suck

[KoHaN69]

Hopefully two blocks may be arranged in a

|| =

fortmation

[naokaji]

LN2 cooling with that is gonna suck

well... it will prolly still be possible to go subzero with 3870x2, unlike nvidia's rumored dual pcb card with almost no space between the two.

[v_rr]

http://www.pczilla.net/post/89.html

[Origin_Unknown]

someone care to translate?

[Monkeywoman]

for sale here http://www.salland.eu/?redirect=/con....php?pid=44430

[Shintai]

someone care to translate?

It doesnt contain much besides generel info and about the bridge part that is a limiting factor with PCIe 1.x.

Kinda surprising tho. But seems to be alot of crosstalk over the PCIe.

In short, its like dongle/bridgeless CF I guess.

[naokaji]

for sale here http://www.salland.eu/?redirect=/con....php?pid=44430

no stock, they will have it within 1 to 10 days according to legend of what yellow square means.

[Origin_Unknown]

It doesnt contain much besides generel info and about the bridge part that is a limiting factor with PCIe 1.x.

Kinda surprising tho. But seems to be alot of crosstalk over the PCIe.

In short, its like dongle/bridgeless CF I guess.

ta

[Monkeywoman]

yah, but that price gives an idea of how much it will cost here. $620USD

[Apoc@]

HIS HD3870 X2 Retail






http://bbs.chiphell.com/viewthread.p...extra=page%3D1

[Monkeywoman]

I Swear I'm Moving To Japan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fenom]

The Asus HD3870X2 has now been listed on Salland.eu for 382 euro's. Very nice price imo, since it isn't the cheapest GPU store in the Netherlands. Availible in 1 to 10 days.

[vmsein]

Not sure what that black thing is to the left of the cables in that bottom picture above. A thermometer perhaps?

[Qhs]

Looks like screwdriver with led light attachments

[zerazax]

Well the interesting thing is that 825+ core clocks seem to exist and that PCIE2.0 increases performance of the 3870X2 greatly. Looks like PCIE2.0's full use is finally come around.

[MuffinFlavored]

GDDR3?

This card excites me very much regardless.

[Zytek_Fan]

NDA ends Wednesday I hear, so expect some results to pop up around then

[mascaras]

I "heard" that :


GDDR3

Temp idle = 57º (fan auto)

CCC dont have Crossfire option and GPU-Z detects CF disable

regards

[Unbornchild]

Wow. Maybe we can have some real info on Wednesday. Who knows.