ATi 4870X2(R700) PCB Debut

[Chickenfeed]

love the looks

and love the advantage over 4870cf aswell, amd did seem to improve communication between the 2 gpus quite a bit

Those "advantages" seem to only come through at 2560x1600 when the 4870s memory banks are flooded. As far as saying they are 15% faster at this point, this isn't anything to go by. I'll wait for some reference sample reviews before passing finale judgment. As far as fan speed issues, thats not the case. It is at 2600RPM at load ( which isn't quiet EVER ) and its still 90C. They did say they will tweak voltages and fan speed ( at idle ) so at least idle noise will go down but I'm betting these will be as loud if not louder than 280s. Thank god for watercooling.

EDIT : Anandtech claim noise isn't higher than a 280 so thats good to hear but I'm still sure its anything but quiet.