AIBs Custom HD5970 4GB(2x2GB)

[LordEC911]

Well, there has been previous news on them but nothing solid, until now.

Tweakers.net translated:
Graphics Card Manufacturer XFX Sapphire axis and has just a special variant of the Asus HD 5970 are on stack. The video card gets a different cooler is standard and overclocking features six mini-DisplayPort output.

The HD 5970 Black Limited Edition, only arrived Wednesday at the Cebit, seems to be normal on a HD 5970, though the fan is in the middle and not the end. Further consideration also unload the gpu power through its two eight pin PCI-e connectors get. The card is equipped with 4GB memory, which may be clocked at 4800MHz has. The GPU clock speed of the state's fixed yet, but XFX-sales manager Marc Lücke Gold will run on the 850MHz Probably.

The cooler of the video card could not been achieved, but security products shown XFX model is still not the final version. Using virtual images could still cast a glance at the retail cooler leg. The expressions both gpu's heatsink mount cooled by blowing a leg, while the centrally located fin fan air through the necessary aluminum. How quiet the cooler would be and how would say hot gpu leg and could not XFX. Remarkable also are the six mini-display port outputs, which the twin versions Eyefinity graphics card is no longer distinguishes Sapphires and Asus' HD 5970-special. Moreover he would Outward verloopjes also been supplied to other connections possible.

The HD 5970 Black Limited Edition will cost around $ 1000. As the name suggests, only in a limited edition card and further, will he XFX according to some thousand five hundred copies been overcooked. The expectation is that the HD 5970 Black Edition Limited March sale is final.
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/65954/ceb...efinity-6.html

Reminds me... was the XFX HD 5970 4GB Eyefinity-6 (850 / 4800MHz) mentioned already?

looks like ATi made a reference design fro 4GB boards...(?)





Design of the cooler is just a coincidence? :smile: You can also notice ATi logo on the back-plate (why not a XFX logo, if the card is designed by XFX?) and typical ATi stickers.

I'm confident this board is designed by ATi. I believe it will be never released as official ATi product; only as product of AIB partners. Quite smart strategy - nobody can charge ATi with producing boards out of ATX/PCIe specs, but there will be a Radeon product able to spoil Fermi launch.

I also like the idea of 2x 2GB + E6...
Only 1500 boards will be manufactured, launch during March, price $999(?). More pictures:

http://tweakers.net/nieuws/65954/ceb...efinity-6.html

1500 for XFX model. Sapphire and Asus are going to launch their own 4GB models. 1000 pcs of Asus model should be available. No idea about Sapphire.

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread...49120&page=232