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neliz · 13-Mar-2010, 10:12

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Originally Posted by eastmen

The guy said 5870 twice in the video so i dunno.

He also said ridonkulous and ginormous?

Huddy@GDC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG71b9JkcqQ (1:20) and e6 after that.

eastmen · 13-Mar-2010, 10:13

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Originally Posted by neliz

He also said ridonkulous and ginormous?

Well yea but he asked the guy next to him if it was the 5870 and he said yes. the other guy sounds like he knows alot more

neliz · 13-Mar-2010, 10:15

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Originally Posted by eastmen

Well yea but he asked the guy next to him if it was the 5870 and he said yes. the other guy sounds like he knows alot more

He looked like

But yeah. .hey.. even Kyle got the names wrong a LOT of times in his Eyefinity video (like, 6 times in total.)

ferro · 13-Mar-2010, 10:17

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Originally Posted by eastmen

The guy said 5870 twice in the video so i dunno.

He also said it's the equivalent of 100 Bajillion Zillion additions on a Z80. Clearly this must be a 5970.

eastmen · 13-Mar-2010, 10:34

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Originally Posted by ferro

He also said it's the equivalent of 100 Bajillion Zillion additions on a Z80. Clearly this must be a 5970.

Na it was most likely the 5830 with the new Catalytic 10.4 drivers !

neliz · 13-Mar-2010, 10:36

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Originally Posted by eastmen

Na it was most likely the 5830 with the new Catalytic 10.4 drivers !

I think it's the new HD6870!

Kaotik · 13-Mar-2010, 10:42

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Originally Posted by neliz

I think it's the new HD6870!

Or even the 6970

eastmen · 13-Mar-2010, 10:46

wow man that card uses almost as much power as the fermis !!!! ati better watch out it might not get pci-e compliance !

no-X · 13-Mar-2010, 11:06

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

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

Kaotik · 13-Mar-2010, 11:10

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Originally Posted by no-X

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

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

Nah, they wouldn't do reference design going over PCIe or ATX (length!) specs, would they?

no-X · 13-Mar-2010, 15:46

Design of the cooler is just a coincidence?

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.

Silent_Buddha · 13-Mar-2010, 16:13

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Originally Posted by ferro

He also said it's the equivalent of 100 Bajillion Zillion additions on a Z80. Clearly this must be a 5970.

Well if it was GDC, I believe all the machines had Eyefinity 6. Which would mean be 5870. But not positive on that.

Regards,
SB

PSU-failure · 13-Mar-2010, 17:12

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Originally Posted by no-X

Design of the cooler is just a coincidence?

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.

It's the reference PCB since Hemlock requires 16 RAM chips, they just have to use 2Gb chips which should now be around the corner.

Only the cooler differs, if it's not a simple artwork.

Kaotik · 13-Mar-2010, 17:23

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Originally Posted by PSU-failure

It's the reference PCB since Hemlock requires 16 RAM chips, they just have to use 2Gb chips which should now be around the corner.

Only the cooler differs, if it's not a simple artwork.

No it's not

vs

trinibwoy · 13-Mar-2010, 17:38

Wow, what's the pricing on that thing? Makes complete sense though since each GPU needs > 1GB to do a proper job at the settings that card is meant for.

PSU-failure · 13-Mar-2010, 17:39

Ahem, don't ask me why, but I forgot it was the "Six" one, only remembering the cooler.

BTW, they clearly don't have to redesign a board for the 2x2GB, and if one board manufacturers does it's entirely to be first on the market.

no-X · 13-Mar-2010, 18:06

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Originally Posted by trinibwoy

Wow, what's the pricing on that thing? Makes complete sense though since each GPU needs > 1GB to do a proper job at the settings that card is meant for.

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

Silent_Buddha · 13-Mar-2010, 18:57

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Originally Posted by no-X

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

Only 1500 boards? So basically a high performance Limited Edition card. I wouldn't be surprised if it was 999 USD. That's right up there with some of Nvidia's Press Edition/launch spoiler edition cards.

Makes sense. There's always some enthusiasts willing to pay extraordinary amounds of money for the fastest kit. Make it exclusive and limited and it becomes that much more attractive to that market.

Intel has been doing that for a while now with their EE CPUs...

Regards,
SB

Arty · 13-Mar-2010, 20:05

So I guess this is SKU that neliz was hinting at by saying ATI will have their own 7800 GTX 512.

neliz · 13-Mar-2010, 20:12

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Originally Posted by Arty

So I guess this is SKU that neliz was hinting at by saying ATI will have their own 7800 GTX 512.

Lol, it's gonna be awesome when the review sites say the competitors must also run in a six display configuration.

..or another RV790?!

no-X · 13-Mar-2010, 21:26

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Originally Posted by Silent_Buddha

Only 1500 boards?

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.

FrameBuffer · 14-Mar-2010, 00:10

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Originally Posted by no-X

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

IIRC, thats 1500 PER Vendor... given there is Asus, Sapphire, MSI, XFX, PowerColor(Tul) and possibly HIS and another .. theres more than likely going to be far more "5990s" (4GB, higher clocked 5970s) than GTX480s.

Arty · 14-Mar-2010, 00:33

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Originally Posted by FrameBuffer

IIRC, thats 1500 PER Vendor... given there is Asus, Sapphire, MSI, XFX, PowerColor(Tul) and possibly HIS and another .. theres more than likely going to be far more "5990s" (4GB, higher clocked 5970s) than GTX480s.

That is a pretty bold statement and I dont see how accurate it would be unless you have anecdotal evidence from more than one vendor.

Also small note, you're mixing up "5990" with the 5970 E6, two different SKUs.

FrameBuffer · 14-Mar-2010, 07:31

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Originally Posted by Arty

That is a pretty bold statement and I dont see how accurate it would be unless you have anecdotal evidence from more than one vendor.

Also small note, you're mixing up "5990" with the 5970 E6, two different SKUs.

Well.. I simply used 5990 as a sort of sku only as a means to deferentiate between the 5970 2GB (dual cypress 5870s clocked at 5850, each with 1GB GDDR5) and the 5970 4GB (dual cypress 5870s clocked at 5870+, each with 2GB GDDR5).. and if you look closely the XFX literature simply lists it as 5970 4GB Black Edition (no particular Sku mention of E6 or otherwise). IIRC, Asus, Sapphire, MSI and XFX have all mentioned that parts would be limited upwards of 1500 initialy, then I think it was Asus who said they wouldn't be "limited" per say, only by demand.

neliz · 14-Mar-2010, 08:34

so far, only Sapphire called their custom product "a 5990"

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13-Mar-2010, 11:06	#5784
no-X Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,038	Reminds me... was the XFX HD 5970 4GB Eyefinity-6 (850 / 4800MHz) mentioned already? looks like ATi made a reference design fro 4GB boards...(?) __________________ Sorry for my English. But I hope it's better than your Czech

13-Mar-2010, 15:46	#5786
no-X Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,038	Design of the cooler is just a coincidence? 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. __________________ Sorry for my English. But I hope it's better than your Czech

13-Mar-2010, 17:38	#5790
trinibwoy Meh Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York Posts: 9,809	Wow, what's the pricing on that thing? Makes complete sense though since each GPU needs > 1GB to do a proper job at the settings that card is meant for. __________________ What the deuce!?

13-Mar-2010, 20:05	#5794
Arty KEPLER Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,892	So I guess this is SKU that neliz was hinting at by saying ATI will have their own 7800 GTX 512. __________________ People like you - Silent_Buddha laying an epic smackdown on XMAN26's double standards. So you're mixing apples and oranges to calculate grapes and then compare it to apples. - silent_guy's witty retort on sweeping comparisons.

13-Mar-2010, 10:46	#5783
eastmen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,917	wow man that card uses almost as much power as the fermis !!!! ati better watch out it might not get pci-e compliance !

13-Mar-2010, 17:39	#5791
PSU-failure Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 249	Ahem, don't ask me why, but I forgot it was the "Six" one, only remembering the cooler. BTW, they clearly don't have to redesign a board for the 2x2GB, and if one board manufacturers does it's entirely to be first on the market.

14-Mar-2010, 08:34	#5800
neliz MSI Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the know Posts: 4,885	so far, only Sapphire called their custom product "a 5990" __________________ I miss you CJ, 1976 - 2010

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