AMD Cayman info (or rumor)

[Calmatory]

The problem isn't the power regulation or the cooling, but the fact that the chips run at way too low voltage to clock well at stock. People would claim the chip to be a "great clocker" if AMD bumped the voltage by some 0.075V, even though infact the chip itself wouldn't be any better - it would just have higher stock voltage to achieve higher clocks at stock.

I guess Nvidia and AMD balance the stock voltage and core speed quite accurately to meet the most optimal yield/power/performance/temperature ratios, and the top bins go to low-voltage mobile products.

[Sn0wm@n]

wont there be a software method to unlock the voltage ???

[Leibritz]

Who knows, but Asus will definitely release the Voltage Tweak 69xx.

[Sn0wm@n]

well if theres no software volt mod id have to go hardmod .. not that it doesnt mind me .. but i know nothing about those ...


anyway .. the waiting game begins for non refference design with oc on the mind

[Lanek]

Surely MSI AfternBurner will support them.. but when ? If the powertune "things" complicate the voltage control for them it will take a little bit more time for finish it.

[Oztopher]

I just measured 27.5cm up to my case (antec 900), it's going to be a damn tight fit

Edit: Luckily the power connectors are on the side of the card, otherwise i would be pretty much feked

[[XC] hipno650]

I just measured 27.5cm up to my case (antec 900), it's going to be a damn tight fit

When I first dropped my 5870 into my 900 it took a little bit of fancy work but she fit just fine in the end it should fit without issue

[Oztopher]

That's good to know man, thanks.

[twistedneck]

well if theres no software volt mod id have to go hardmod .. not that it doesnt mind me .. but i know nothing about those ...


anyway .. the waiting game begins for non refference design with oc on the mind

Agreed, but those new vapor chambers are darn good on air i can't see much beating it. so its pretty much all about liquid cooling for very high playable clocks.

[_galactic_]

I can confirm the German results are fake.
Well, my 6970 from Sapphire arrived.
They've specifically gave a download exclusively to the latest drivers which truly unlock the performance, and it's beating a stock 580 in Heaven, albeit the max FPS is a little lower.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...&postcount=376

[zalbard]

Fake, then... Good to know.
I have high hopes for the card.
5 hours left?!

[informal]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...&postcount=376

That's better . I suppose those results are with the *real* cats 10.12?

[andos]

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/5385/dsc00413.jpg

Will a 6970 fit into this?

That's a 5850.

[_galactic_]

GTX580


GTX580 @930/4400

[Jodiuh]

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/5385/dsc00413.jpg

Will a 6970 fit into this?

That's a 5850.

Yeah, but you're going to have to mount it vertically.

For ease of eyes...

[Sn0wm@n]

Agreed, but those new vapor chambers are darn good on air i can't see much beating it. so its pretty much all about liquid cooling for very high playable clocks.

that's the route i will likely take

Yeah, but you're going to have to mount it vertically.

For ease of eyes...

not the same res ...

[trinibwoy]

Yeah it's about 11% more pixels but it looks like the 6970 would still squeak by in a direct comparison. That's at "normal" tessellation levels of course.

[Manicdan]

as nice as a vapor chamber is, i still would go with a non exhaust only heatsink and large silent fans, since i have good internal air flow
(actually my case has no gpu exhaust vent, lol)

[hurrdurr]

WHAT!! OMG OMGMGOMG

http://www.fudzilla.com/graphics/ite...-cost-275-euro

The Radeon HD 6970 will sell in Europe as of 5 AM Wednesday for €275, while Radeon HD 6950 will sell for just €225 euro.

[Jodiuh]

...not the same res...

Fooled again by that wretched teneighty.

16% quicker, but 11% less work, so 5% quicker than 580? 20% oc headroom for 580 on air? Cayman need 15% oc headroom to match? Seems doable. Fud says 275 Euro too...that would be pretty nice.

I'm going to rest a bit now and dream a little $350 6970 dream.

[kite7]

5800 series pricing deja vu? Sweet

[kaktus1907]

WHAT!! OMG OMGMGOMG

http://www.fudzilla.com/graphics/ite...-cost-275-euro

The Radeon HD 6970 will sell in Europe as of 5 AM Wednesday for €275, while Radeon HD 6950 will sell for just €225 euro.

[Dezmen]

WHAT!! OMG OMGMGOMG

http://www.fudzilla.com/graphics/ite...-cost-275-euro

The Radeon HD 6970 will sell in Europe as of 5 AM Wednesday for €275, while Radeon HD 6950 will sell for just €225 euro.

IMO can't be real... 360$ for 6970 sounds bs... extremely cheap... gtx580 gonna just die in that case... since all 6xxx series have perfect crossfire scaling.

[Borden]

WHAT!! OMG OMGMGOMG

http://www.fudzilla.com/graphics/ite...-cost-275-euro

The Radeon HD 6970 will sell in Europe as of 5 AM Wednesday for €275, while Radeon HD 6950 will sell for just €225 euro.

if true, HD 6800 will drop in price. 225€ is 6870 territory

[Jeager]

you guys trust fudzilla now ?
these prices seems to be very low but why not :p