AMD Radeon HD 5870 X2 Pictured

...big one

It will be mine...

Well, that's pre-order, so the price is terrible (it also includes a bunch of taxes). I really would like to know what the clocks are, what the total power consumption is, when it is coming out, and of course how it performs. Nice pictures though, good to see they are moving right along.

Depends on the clocks. I thought all on one board helped inter-chip communitcation, however if the clocks have to be lowered to get it in under the PCI-E power limit, 5870 CF would win. Can't really say for sure until we get some benches.

+1^
I hope it will be like how 4870X2 was in 48xx series,i bought this card 2 years ago and its still kicking in games
Waiting for benchs

Imagine 2 in crossfire.....

Until Nvidia makes some moves they can basically name their price, but I would consider it probably would be the same percentage increase as the 4870x2 compared to the 4870.

So thats about $610 if the price scales the same. I wouldn't be surprised at a $599 price tag on it.

And if it turns out to be ~600, and it scales the same as a 4870x2 did performance wise, 2 of these would be a beast. You would be set for at least a few years.

Just to remind you that the 48xx series are released 1 year ago not 2…

Anyway, yesterday I bought 3 HD5870 and they are awesome…

I bought 7

I'm a shark, suck my dick

a Radeon HD 5870 X2 by Club3D is priced at 677 EUR (incl. applicable taxes, 568.9 EUR excluding)

yeah thats nice....what moron...will buy that

Yup my mistake sorry thanks for mentioning

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If it is any bigger than the top card that being a 7900 gtx duo most people will be out of luck and would have to buy a new case. In the end its cool to look at but the one I bought didn't work so lets hope the 5870x2 is comperable to a pair of 5870s in crossfire -5 or 10% performance. I might pick one up when I get a job to replace my 9800gt on my sli rig and throw my 9800gt in the lower slot while downgrading the driver for physx.

Fuk yo couch you rich mofos! Imma go over to your house and grind mud into your GPUs...

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No they came out before the GX2 branding was established.

That's the pre-launch sticker, the Branding actually was established at launch, as they appeared in the DELL computers and in the reviews, like the source of your picture whose title has the GX2 name in it.

What you see there is the name they gave the early engineering samples used @ CES and the early reviews.

It's like the G200 is the G200 and not GT200, but people incorrectly call it by the pre-fab code name.

EDIT: Tracked down that review and it's pretty clear in it;

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardwar [...] /page2.asp

What’s in a name?

Because of this, NVIDIA ultimately settled on the name GeForce 7900 GX2 for their Quad SLI cards.

BTW, trust me on GPU history.

You can listen to rumours, you just shouldn't bet or invest in them.

However if you look at the design, there's a distinct 2 parted-ness to it, without actually making distinct core. One the HD5870 came out though we new the dual core GPU rumours were out, and then beyond that with the limited internal hardware, an MCM dual die solution was prety much a no-go too.

Perhaps in the future, but not this round, still a possibilty in the refresh, but I wouldn't bet on it.

get the cards, they'll be a lot more fun than a new furnace.

I've always called it G200 because that's what it says on the IHS.

You are (were) the Graphic Gorilla for a reason