3rd party vendors only having "mock-ups" at this point, isn't particularly encouraging from an availability standpoint. It's looking more and more like the "uber cards" from nVidia and ATI won't actually be available until late June or July.
I don't know. At least it seems that's not even a prototype from Asus, gigabyte didn't release any date, so you are perhaps right. But well, i do hope to see some X800/6800s on shelves in may.
3rd party vendors only having "mock-ups" at this point, isn't particularly encouraging from an availability standpoint. It's looking more and more like the "uber cards" from nVidia and ATI won't actually be available until late June or July.
I just want to point out that the OP's pics were indeed very close to, or exactly, the NV40's relative size, judging by the leaked [H] pics. Sure, nV 'Shopped the logo, but the rest looks reasonably close.
Not sure how that helps determine "hugeness," but there you are, doubters.