ATi 4870X2(R700) PCB Debut

[Helmore]

I thought the change from PCIe 1.0 to 2.0 only has to do with the power provided through the slot, and not really about bandwidth?

No, PCIe gen2 brings you double the bandwidth of PCIe gen1, so no you have 8,0 GB/s (PCIe 16x) in each direction with gen2 while you 'only' had 4,0GB/s (PCIe 16x) in each direction with gen1 . Gen1 is still more than sufficient when using a single card and this will still be the case with R700 (or 9800GX2 for that matter). I don't think gen1 will even be of any hindrance when doing CF with two 4870s for example, if you have 2 full 16x slots that is.

Why does everyone keep saying that NVIDIA does not get the right for QPI, I just won't believe it until it is finally so late that I just can't deny it anymore . No NVIDIA fanboy here though, I for some reason liked ATI more than NVIDIA although I can't really think if a good reason why, maybe I just like red or something.