Asus' 2GB Radeon HD 5870 Matrix card pictured

[WaterFlex]

Does my EK backplate fit on this ? 0_0

[zalbard]

Unlikely. This is not a reference design...

[Nedjo]

there any release date on these

didn't someone mentioned CeBIT?

still waiting on the 5XXX card with 6x DP

official launch is just around the corner

good point... 2 mini dvi and one hdmi or dp would have been much better... or 1 dvi and 2 mini dvi... since there are adapters from dvi to dp and hdmi, right?

this configuration that ASUS made is the best one for Eyefinity... Basically any monitor today that has DVI has HDMI to.
Also you can output picture on two DVIs and HDM at the same time, so two DVIs are redundant.
Fianlly any DP monitor out thare that's needed for Eyefinity has DVI and HDMI ports also.

i dont get why display makers arent using dp... i thought its license is free?

Yes it's free, but it's a game of chicken and egg... obviously monitor manufacturers expect that ALL graphic cards in ALL segments have DP... ofr two years, and then they'll go with DP on ALL monitors...

Why not just dump DVI altogether and just use the smaller ports so you can fit more of them? Like all DP or half and half with DP/HDMI, or DP/miniDVI?

'cos of the monitors market segmentation.

Why are they still including these massive, legacy-looking ports? I mean they can all be converted to DVI if people still use monitors with those connectors anyway, can't they?

everything is doable if someone is willing to pay for it

i think the biggest issue is that converters for DP to other things go for like 20$. cant throw in 80$ worth of adapters when you can just put one of each type on the chip, and tell consumers to deal with it.

true, true!

[Manicdan]

this configuration that ASUS made is the best one for Eyefinity... Basically any monitor today that has DVI has HDMI to.
Also you can output picture on two DVIs and HDM at the same time, so two DVIs are redundant.
Fianlly any DP monitor out thare that's needed for Eyefinity has DVI and HDMI ports also.

but the DVI is duel link, can HDMI do 2560x1600? i thought the next specs will, but not the current?

if true, i dont think this card can do 3x 30" displays, (o noes to the .0001% of the people who have that, i think the rest of us wont care)

[STEvil]

Yes, HDMI does 2560x1600 @ 60hz... unless you've got a bad cable.

[tiro_uspsss]

official launch is just around the corner

thats what I got told like 2-3 months ago

[JohnZS]

Now, ASUS could really spice things up with a special edition HD 5970 @ 5870 clock speeds, and 4GB of RAM (2GB effective)
John

[zalbard]

Now, ASUS could really spice things up with a special edition HD 5970 @ 5870 clock speeds, and 4GB of RAM (2GB effective)
John

They said they were making a new Mars card, but I doubt you or 99.9% of people on this forum will be able to afford it.

[Sampsa]

I got some new pics of Asus ROG Matrix 5870: PCB and cooling solution:



12 phase PWM (8 for ultra-low leakage Cypress GPU, 2 for IMC and 2 for GDDR5)



2GB of memory, total 16 chips



5 heatpipes and improved fin-area



Heatpipes directly in contact with Cypress GPU



Thicker fan (21,5 mm)

Source & pics of AMD's 5870 reference cooling: Muropaketti.com

[cegras]

Fins are very wide, that's an interesting change.

[ChinStrap]

I got some new pics of Asus ROG Matrix 5870: PCB and cooling solution:

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/20100305asus1.jpg

12 phase PWM (8 for ultra-low leakage Cypress GPU, 2 for IMC and 2 for GDDR5)

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/20100305asus2.jpg

2GB of memory, total 16 chips

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/20100305asus3.jpg

5 heatpipes and improved fin-area

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/20100305asus4.jpg

Heatpipes directly in contact with Cypress GPU

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/20100305asus5.jpg

Thicker fan (21,5 mm)

Source & pics of AMD's 5870 reference cooling: Muropaketti.com

thank you for the beautiful pictures.

[blindbox]

Thicker fan (21,5 mm)

Source & pics of AMD's 5870 reference cooling: Muropaketti.com

I didn't know digital vernier callipers existed!

[zerazax]

Holy crap, those are awesome pics

Can't wait to see what these guys can do!

[Sampsa]

PS. 6-pin + 8-pin PCIe power connectors are required for normal use, but for LN2 extreme-overclocking there is an option to go for 8-pin + 8-pin. Using 2x 8-pin PCIe power connectors will remove OCP.

[Origin_Unknown]

whats the silver chip on the back of the card? just below the rear of the gpu

[FatAlbert]

PS. 6-pin + 8-pin PCIe power connectors are required for normal use, but for LN2 extreme-overclocking there is an option to go for 8-pin + 8-pin. Using 2x 8-pin PCIe power connectors will remove OCP.

good news one mod less to do on pcb

[Sgt.McRuff]

if only you could get a full cover water block for that.

I wonder how much better direct touch heat pipes would do. Especially those outside ones. Over normal base with heat pipes.

[H2O]

Looks really nice! Any idea on pricing?

[ChinStrap]

whats the silver chip on the back of the card? just below the rear of the gpu

filtering cap, Asus uses them on their motherboards too. "cleaner" power to vgpu.

[SKYMTL]

More info + info about ASUS' new "V2" reference design:

HERE!

[Manicdan]

now thats nice looking, 2GB is pretty good and cant wait to see more

[justin.kerr]

SKYMTL, did ASUS give you any indication of retail price for the 2GB?? availability??

[SKYMTL]

The Matrix will only be available in 2GB. Their new reference version will only be available in 1GB format.

Pricing is unknown. I am guessing they are waiting to see what happens when the market settles after the upcoming NVIDIA launches.

[Trembledust]

The Matrix will only be available in 2GB. Their new reference version will only be available in 1GB format.

Pricing is unknown. I am guessing they are waiting to see what happens when the market settles after the upcoming NVIDIA launches.

Still no word on the pricing huh?

[SKYMTL]

Not in my inbox anyways. However, I am going to guess $480 - $510 USD.