The LAST R600 Rumours & Speculation Thread

It is not only annoying, but also confusing. Does that mean that the OEM version will be faster than the one you'd like to buy and install yourself? That's just plain wrong.

 

Omg, that's way too much heat. I don't want to be in a room where the temperature is much above 30c.

However, considering those 2*6pin connectrors - maybe Vr-zone is just spreading fud? Those 2 "extra pin slots" might be relic from earlier pcb-design?

 

Sorry, didn't mean to offend the OEM gods

 

Only about 10% of R520's "transistor count" is pixel shader ALUs.

Jawed

 

About the same volume of copper as inside the 8800GTX cooler, I reckon.

Jawed

 

It's not worth it to worry about a card that would be suitable for the "PE" moniker.

 

Actually, there's not that much copper inside the 8800 GTS/GTX reference cooler.

 

You sure about that? It seems that the stock cooler for the R600 seems to have 2 copper heatpipes, while the heatsink iteslf is all copper. (unlike the 8800GTX cooler, since it uses only uses copper on the base of the heatsink)

Anyway, how can the XTX version suck 270w of power according to vr-zone? It only has 2 dual 6 pin. Am i missing something?

 

That puzzles me too.
Two 6 pin power connectors and the slot feed provide about 225w.
So where do the remaining 15w come from ?

 

I was going to say this my self at rage3d.

I can't remember where at the moment, but I remember reading a roumor of R600 being 180w awhile back while all this fud was spreading of R600 being a 300w oven.

 

Sorry if this is a repost, this thread is pretty huge

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1411/

Just some more pictures and some comments.

-BFC

 

Thanks for the pics!

Looks like the XTX will be 1 6pin and 1 8 pin. The maximum power usage would be increased to 300W isnt it?

 

Look at the R600 GPU back bracket!!
Could anyone here can confirm that the size of the chip would be larger or the same as the G80 chip?

 

Yep, I'm with you on that. If not, expect a massive outcry at the need to buy a new PSU just to power the graphics board.

 

Also looks like 2 fan headers on the board there.

Jawed

 

I've been saying this for ages now.

Jawed

 

That plate on the back looks rather flat to the PCB bottom surface to me on that picture. Possibly only memory chips are on the front side on this card.

 

Yes, you're right, I should have said "metal".

The GTX heatsink is almost the full height of the card but not as long as the R600 heatsink, which doesn't cover the full height of the card.

Jawed