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

[metro.cl]

max 4 gpus in x-fire bye bye octofire

[metro.cl]

666 million transistors. Now isn't that a sweet number?

maybe they sold thier soul in exchage for good products

[Lightman]

I'm wondering if budget CF will be possible with this card.
I mean 1 HD3870X2 + 1 HD3870 for TriFire

[sladesurfer]

maybe they sold thier soul in exchage for good products

you must be a really sucky company if you have to sell your soul to have a better product

[..::ABSOLUT::..]

It's obvios why they made it so looong. If they would have made it shorter they would have had to crop that ruby eyes picture. blasphemy! we want ruby sexy eyes in full glory!

thus you see why this card is so long

Is this a poster or a graphics card?

I think Ati will loose customers because this card is really too long.It's almost impossible to fit it in a normal ATX PC case without modifications.

(I have to cut out the HDD drive bays of my Asus TA250 to fit it in,crazy)

[ls206]

Fits in my matx case

Lies!!

I wanna see one watercooled

[w0mbat]

thats not going to fit in a regular ATX case

Its not longer than a 8800GTX, dont let the pics fool u.

[CrayS-per4m]

I likey... now to see what Nvidia will bring ;p

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Its not longer than a 8800GTX, dont let the pics fool u.

true, look at it by scale of the slot connector, 13 inches MAX, probably 12.

[Zytek_Fan]

I don't like it, but that's because I've never liked the dual GPU cards

[Philip_J_Fry]

if the stock cooler is good, im getting 2 of those and Maximus formula ...

[Unbornchild]

About the length: on the previously posted picture of the installed cards (in CF) you could see it is almost as long as the ATX motherboard's width [EDIT: no, it's longer, correction in post #42 ]. So you'd have to have a really small case ( ) wouldn't it fit... in which case you wouldn't even deserve to have one.

[da-key]

I haven't used ATI since a 9600 AIW theres reasons aplenty. Start with hassle filled resource hogging drivers. Next go to poor marketing then top it off with a dose of lackluster performance. Is ATI turning it around?

This one is different for the ages. ATI nor Nvidia has released dual gpu solution one pcb.

Carries reference design on single pcb even if it is big, its a first for a high end offering from the players.

I like it considering it brings ass kicker performance at a reasonable price.

Not to mention ATI has Nvidia releasing products it has had on hold for months.....

ATI should use this success as a quick stepping stone. They let the market idle for too long with stagnant products and high prices. If they don't release products faster with more refined drivers History will repeat itself.

Nvidia won't wait around and 9800(Ironic eh?) whatever will smoke this card. So please get an answer soon or we will be another 8-9 months of 500-699 offerings with little or no incentive to release a new bargain aka 8800 gt.

You are finally getting my interest again, maybe pick up the pace with a better looking web page and don't forget to offer this card at less than 450$.

[..::ABSOLUT::..]

Well,that's good news.

It seems much longer in the pictures than it is.

But even if it is as long as an Ultra I still have to cut around in my case to fit it in...


Edit:

Comparison 8800Ultra versus R680

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Well,that's good news.

It seems much longer in the pictures than it is.

But even if it is as long as an Ultra I still have to cut around in my case to fit it in...


Edit:

Comparison 8800Ultra versus R680

thats more like it, nice job.

its definitely longer than an atx mobo, lol the 3870's are that long...

[fhpchris]

I cant wait

Lets hope for some good driver support in games!!

[Unbornchild]

I must correct myself. Here's the picture: it is a bit longer than the mobo's width.

[MotF Bane]

I'm wondering if budget CF will be possible with this card.
I mean 1 HD3870X2 + 1 HD3870 for TriFire

I hope so, because that's my plan too.

[hecktic]

finally... now we can expect the G92 based GX2 rumored cards...

[MuffinFlavored]

maybe they sold thier soul in exchage for good products

The Devil Went Down to Silicon?

I hope this thing performs well, so well that nVIDIA has to whip up a new flagship card, being what the 7950GX2 shouldve been. !

[dduckquack]

still wont run crysis @ max

hehe not even 3 ultras can run crysis at max

[Tibu]

WOW! I am like totally flabbergasted. I can't remember the last time I was actually excited for an ATI video card. Let's hope it doesn't disappoint. And that there are no issues with drivers... and so on and so forth... etc... to infinity... and beyond...

[LyP0]

I must correct myself. Here's the picture: it is a bit longer than the mobo's width.

didnt anyone notice only one cf connector on the card instead of 2 like with the 3850 of 3870. Just like nvidia did with the new gt and gts.

[m0da]

well, two of these in crossfire will equal what, ~$800. two 8800gtx will cost around the same, maybe more, no? I think these'll be a great deal.

[LordEC911]

well, two of these in crossfire will equal what, ~$800. two 8800gtx will cost around the same, maybe more, no? I think these'll be a great deal.

Less than $800 supposedly.