HD5970 Reviews

[SKYMTL]

Hmm...

Were you part of the actual press presentation / teleconference? If so, please refer to the section where they verbally mention that most users can see 850 - 900Mhz on stock volts and 900+ with the overclocking tools provided by ATI and their board partners. I believe it was during slide 16 as Wiz posted.

I'll upload the audio file that was sent to me once I get approval.

[Monstru]

Were you part of the actual press presentation / teleconference? If so, please refer to the section where they verbally mention that most users can see 850 - 900Mhz on stock volts and 900+ with the overclocking tools provided by ATI and their board partners. I believe it was during slide 16 as Wiz posted.

I'll upload the audio file that was sent to me once I get approval.

My friend, nobody really cares how ATI is marketing their products TO PRESS. It is your job, or my job, or anybody else that writes articles to filter the marketing BS and have aclean report. Now, why do you keep on repeating over and over again how ATI is lying about their product? Everybody tries to fill our head with BS in teleconferences, that is why I do not participate in this kind of things anymore, even if I am invited. I am tired to hear 45 minutes marketig BS about some technology, and 15 mins about the board itself. I can remember how the conference was for GTX 275....55 mins CUDA and PhysX, 5 minutes GTX 275.

Anyway, our job is to inform our readers in a correct manner. That is why, unlike other sites, you will not find 3-4 pages about DX11, Eyefinity and other stuff like that in one of my ATI articles, and you will also not find 3 pages of CUDA and PhysX and BS in every Nvidia card review I did this year (unlike other sites - If I want to inform readers about PhysX or Cuda or Eyefinity or DX11, I will make a separate article, ONCE, not repeat that in every test for that manufacturer..) So....who is telling the BUYERS that ATI HD 5970 has an enormous OC potential with stock volts? Because ATi sure as hell does not. They tell that to you, not to the audience.

[SKYMTL]

My friend, nobody really cares how ATI is marketing their products TO PRESS. *snip*

Man, talking to you is like trying to break through a brick wall with one's own head. If you don't understand what I am saying, just say so. I give up. *facepalm*

[Heinz68]

Were you part of the actual press presentation / teleconference? If so, please refer to the section where they verbally mention that most users can see 850 - 900Mhz on stock volts and 900+ with the overclocking tools provided by ATI and their board partners. I believe it was during slide 16 as Wiz posted.

I'll upload the audio file that was sent to me once I get approval.

This looks like AMD HD 5970 press presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhTb2DRPUoI

Off course it might not be the same you talk about.

Anyway the slide 16 starts at about 14 min and there is nothing in the presentation that the 850 - 900Mhz can be done on stock volts. In fact in that presentation the slide didn't even reach 900MHz. Plus right on the slide is "Complete Control - at stock voltages or higher"

I did see some reviews with 900MHz OC including the LegionHardware review which claim the 900 MHz was stable. If I can get that with stock cooler with adjusted voltage I'll be very happy.

Off course first I have to get the card. I ordered the card from NCIX Canada on November 18 when the card was in stock, the order was confirmed and CC debited but never shipped.

[SKYMTL]

This looks like AMD HD 5970 press presentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhTb2DRPUoI.

Nope. That wasn't the one.

I did see some reviews with 900MHz OC including the LegionHardware review which claim the 900 MHz was stable. If I can get that with stock cooler with adjusted voltage I'll be very happy.

Yes, and then they posted THIS.

Anyways, overclocking or not it should be interesting to see what the next step will be.

[safan80]

Were you part of the actual press presentation / teleconference? If so, please refer to the section where they verbally mention that most users can see 850 - 900Mhz on stock volts and 900+ with the overclocking tools provided by ATI and their board partners. I believe it was during slide 16 as Wiz posted.

I'll upload the audio file that was sent to me once I get approval.

Isn't the stock voltage for the 5970 lower than the 5870? So how can you expect to hit anywhere near 900? Besides overclocking on stock voltage is overrated.