R600 minimal requirements pictured

Update: Works with a good 400-500W as well

As some of our readers actually didn't believe that their bellowed R600XT might need 750W or more here is some proof. AMD clearly states you need a 750W or better power supply for this hot beast. You also need an Athlon or Pentium 4 of better CPU, 512MB to work and 1024MB for optimal performance or more. You can read the original part here.

The card supports Windows XP, 2000 and Vista both 32 and 64 bit one. We still have hope that the card might work with a good 500W but this is what AMD recommends. Well, it's all here.

Update: We still stay behind the picture we posted but several sources close to AMD, partners and retailers who had the card confirmed that a single Radeon HD 2900 XT works with a good quality 450 - 500W PSU as well. One of the sources confirmed the slide we posted but said that this is actually a Crossfire Radeon HD 2900XT with Quad core system requirement. Some of our friends will test the card for us and we will let you know if it works with 500W. Stay tuned. Gibbo from Overclockers had tested his card and he said it will run with 400-500W PSU and you can read it here.





http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...d=810&Itemid=1
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Pre order ASUS EAH2900XT/HTVDI


Radeon HD 2900 XT for 365,90
Asus distributor or a etailer leaked the specs and the pricing of the future cards. You can pre order them today for 365.90, but the shipping date is still unknown. This pretty much confirms out €399 price as some guys on this price search engines go lower then they should to get more attention.

The Suggested retail price for any Radeon HD 2900 XT card is still about €399. The Asus card is called ASUS EAH2900XT/HTVDI and it is based on a Radeon HD 2900 XT at 757MHz and 828 (1656 MHz), it has 512MB GDDR3, 2x DVI, ViVo, PCIe and it comes with Stalker.
Pre order one if you like here.




http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...811&Item id=1

[B]ATI's R600 HDMI dongle revealed
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OUR OWN WILY FERRET ran couple of HD2900XT stories earlier in the day, touching n the subject of HDMI dongle. This unique feature brings HDMI not just to high-end, but to the mainstream and low-end markets as well - without messing up the dual-display capability, which was a norm for first-gen cards with HDMI. We asked around some of AMD's channel partners and managed to snag a picture of the dongle that will bring HDTV connectivity to the masses.
So, without further ado, here is the adapter that is giving Graphzilla nightmares since it means the R600 can do HDCP, Daamit, in any resolution out there. Same thing goes for integrated sound.




Side by side comparsion with a classical DVI-to-D-SUB adapter that is being shipped with millions of cards today





The HDMI Dongle is a bit longer than a regular one, but it should prove a no-brainer to HTPC owners
As you can see, it looks very simple. Regardless of all the delays that have plagued AMD and ATI, we have to admit that this dongle just looks as it should – simple. We hope that it works as advertised. µ

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39370


ATI X2900XT running HL2 Ep. 2


Fullscreen: http://img2.pcpop.com/ArticleImages/.../000475039.jpg


Fullscreen: http://img2.pcpop.com/ArticleImages/.../000475040.jpg

Source:
http://www.pcpop.com/doc/0/192/192401.shtml



Portal






Team Fortress 2








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Radeon HD 2900 voucher pictured

Call it the black box

We had a chance to get a picture of the upcoming Radeon HD 2900XT voucher. This commodity comes with Radeon HD 2900XT only and it includes a few games. Just at the 9800XT / 9600PRO times the voucher includes a code, you type a code in stream and you get these games unlocked. As soon as they are published we can play them.

The voucher will let you play the Day of defeat source game that is available now. The voucher claims that the other games simply called the black box will be available later this year via stream.

The black box includes Half Life 2 Episode two, Portal and Team fortress 2 games, whenever they got introduced. I am sure that this will boost R600XT sales and with sub $ /€400 price ATI will





http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...d=821&Itemid=1


Radeon HD 2900XT R600 heats up to 82 Celsius

Out of the case, Pictured

We created a lot of noise with the 100 Degrees Celsius article. You can check the original part here.

Luckily we have friends who wanted to help us out in our quest for truth. It turns out that outside of the case on a 20 degrees Celsius environment temperature Radeon HD 2900 XT will heat up to 82 Celsius.

There is a catch in 2D mode temperature will be about 58 Celsius almost all the time. In 3Dmode R600 chip heats up to average 68.4 or in worst case scenario 71.3 degrees Celsius.

In closed case the situation gets even worst so you can expect even more than 82 Degrees Celsius close to 100 degrees that we originally reported.

Here is the picture below.



http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...d=829&Itemid=1




Radeon HD 2900XT works at 500W, tested


€80 PSU enough for 2900XT

Our sources confirmed that the Radeon HD 2900 XT works great with a Silverstone element 500W. This PSU has two power rails and each can provide 18 Amps. So this should be enough and the card works well under these conditions.

This PSU has two separate rails for the graphic card and it is doing the job well and it can power the Core 2 Duo system at the same time.

The good news is that at least in Germany this PSU costs under €80. You can buy it here.

But for Crossfire you need 750W+.
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...830&Item id=1

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