UPDATED! 5870X2 & 5850X2 on display

**Diablero** · 09-26-2009, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by DdotRoq

Is it just me or does that pic look entirely photoshopped? The pic posted by RaZz has the same lighting on the same spots for both the 5870 and the 5870 six.

Agreed with you, it looks photoshopped:

Look at that pci bridge, it look like weels...

**Chickenfeed** · 09-26-2009, 04:51 AM

I hope the 5870x2 doesn't have the same growing pains that 4870x2 users have mentioned. I had my fair share of issues ( driver wise ) with mine from launch it to about January 09. Perhaps the catalyst team has learned from their mistakes / road bumps.

Its funny you brought up the Accelero. I was waiting for those things for forever but they never came in time... mabey someone will offer a 3rd party air solution for the 5870x2 before its EOL... lol.

**grimeleven** · 09-26-2009, 04:59 AM

Yeah i had waited since the press release and couple back orders lol... but the profile fix was a lifesaver as i couldn't bare the heat in my room.

Wait n see if i upgrade but as of now i'm quite happy since i didn't have to WC my setup $$$$ and didn't get any driver issues and Heat pipes FTW! http://www.techpowerup.com/104447/Sa...X_Spotted.html

**The Coolest** · 09-26-2009, 05:13 AM

Between the two cores, it looks like a PLX chip is still there

**saaya** · 09-26-2009, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by trans am

look at the size of that F ker!

**jaredpace** · 09-26-2009, 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown

any pics of the other side?

updated first post

**blindbox** · 09-26-2009, 05:35 AM

Originally Posted by jaredpace

updated first post

Someone's been watching too many conspiracy-themed movies to pull this off

**Helloworld_98** · 09-26-2009, 05:36 AM

Originally Posted by jaredpace

updated first post

so the 5850 X2 will be about the same size as the 5870?

**jaredpace** · 09-26-2009, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by blindbox

Someone's been watching too many conspiracy-themed movies to pull this off

haha! I'm just going by what cowboy was saying on the forum. I thought it was BS til the pics came up.

**eric66** · 09-26-2009, 05:42 AM

is taht plx chip on 5850 x2 ? eww so its same story again .....

**clonez** · 09-26-2009, 06:53 AM

aaah, how i love such leaks

wonderful...

**annihilat0r** · 09-26-2009, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by eric66

is taht plx chip on 5850 x2 ? eww so its same story again .....

Was the sideport rumored to make it for the 58xx x2 family? I don't think so, but I'm still disappointed

**Anubis13** · 09-26-2009, 07:07 AM

It's soooo big!! whose case can hadle it? :O

**munim** · 09-26-2009, 07:10 AM

Is ATI still headquartered in Canada?

**jaredpace** · 09-26-2009, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by munim

Is ATI still headquartered in Canada?

Not sure, but the cards are made there:

**Heinz68** · 09-26-2009, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by munim

Is ATI still headquartered in Canada?

Yes, Markham Ontario, near Toronto.

**~~eleeter~~** · 09-26-2009, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by The Coolest

Between the two cores, it looks like a PLX chip is still there

Yep, colour me disappointed as well.

**kadozer** · 09-26-2009, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by eleeter

Yep, colour me disappointed as well.

Pardon me for asking noob question but what would've been ideal instead of the PLX?

**G0ldBr1ck** · 09-26-2009, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by kadozer

Pardon me for asking noob question but what would've been ideal instead of the PLX?

Lucid Hydra FTW!!! Of course I think everyone was hoping for SidePort.

**Greg83** · 09-26-2009, 09:37 AM

Now a lucid hydra 200 chip on card would surely make things interesting.
I am not gonna get my hopes up thou.

**~~eleeter~~** · 09-26-2009, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by kadozer

Pardon me for asking noob question but what would've been ideal instead of the PLX?

Any method that is transparent to software. I don't want Crossfire on a stick, I was really hoping AMD would take the X2 to the next level where each GPU had a shared memory pool etc. in other words an actual dual core GPU in function if not in silicon.

**Toysoldier** · 09-26-2009, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by eleeter

Any method that is transparent to software. I don't want Crossfire on a stick, I was really hoping AMD would take the X2 to the next level where each GPU had a shared memory pool etc. in other words an actual dual core GPU in function if not in silicon.

+1

Which is why I have decided to go with "just" one 5870 instead of my 4870x2.
For me it's a no brainer. Less power usage a about the same performance level.

**Solus Corvus** · 09-26-2009, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by eleeter

Any method that is transparent to software. I don't want Crossfire on a stick, I was really hoping AMD would take the X2 to the next level where each GPU had a shared memory pool etc. in other words an actual dual core GPU in function if not in silicon.

It should have been obvious that wasn't going to happen this generation. It may happen eventually, but clearly not on the current architecture.

**MaJ0r** · 09-26-2009, 10:14 AM

I want 2 5870x2

**Lightman** · 09-26-2009, 10:35 AM

How was memory reported in CCC for HD4870X2? As 1GB or 2GB??

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