In my opinion youre better off purchasing a standard 5970 and saving the extra money for the new Cards that will be out in the next 6-12 months. At present there aren't many games (if any) that will require this much power (Ares). Im currently running a Powercolor PCS++ 5870 950mhz Core, and i am able to play all the latest games at 1920*1200 with very decent framerates (60fps+ constant). The only reason i see for purchasing this card is if youre running, or planning to run multiple screens, if not, this is total Overkill!!!!
ASUS ARES ATI RADEON DUAL HD 5870 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD
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In my opinion youre better off purchasing a standard 5970 and saving the extra money for the new Cards that will be out in the next 6-12 months. At present there aren't many games (if any) that will require this much power (Ares). Im currently running a Powercolor PCS++ 5870 950mhz Core, and i am able to play all the latest games at 1920*1200 with very decent framerates (60fps+ constant). The only reason i see for purchasing this card is if youre running, or planning to run multiple screens, if not, this is total Overkill!!!!
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Wait a sec, the standard 5970 is just 2x 5870 cores downclocked to 5850 speeds (725Mhz instead of 850Mhz). Apart from the extra VRAM, what does the extra £600+ give you over buying a 5970 and overclocking it back to 850Mhz? Craziness...
but judging by this topic they'll sell easily enough.
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It eats breakfast all day, every day?
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Awesome, absolutely awesome. 
Reviews of the card should be up this Thursday...but the guys over at Overclock3D have a preview!
Reviews of the card should be up this Thursday...but the guys over at Overclock3D have a preview!
never heard of an All day breakfast?
Just found a video on youtube of this beast being opened in a metal case 
! Surely a grand is the limit now for GPUs.
Most people up to this point thought it was a new 5970, glad its now been cleared up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IykB2qG3ASs
! Surely a grand is the limit now for GPUs.Most people up to this point thought it was a new 5970, glad its now been cleared up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IykB2qG3ASs
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OMG, 8+8+6 power connectors needed?!
What wattage PSU would you need for this beast! and even crossfiring it!
and the what 12v rail amps would you need?
What wattage PSU would you need for this beast! and even crossfiring it!
and the what 12v rail amps would you need?
If it made me breakfast I would buy it in a snap, this card is insane..
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All the 5970's use 5870 chips, but most are down clocked.
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Let me make it very very simple for you to understand what these products are, whether you like them or what you think of the price is totally irreverent.
Its about having the very best of a product & not about trying to buy something that will not be superseded for years because that's near impossible.
http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/2082022.jpg
http://www.loopycellphones.com/gold-iphone-cost-23k/.
But unlike those products above the gfx cards in question offer more out of the box then just extra bling in comparison to other 5970's.
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Fantastic card, pure overkill for main stream console ported games.
I'd buy one, but, I'm going into a home cinema phase at the moment and that's quite pricey.
I'd buy one, but, I'm going into a home cinema phase at the moment and that's quite pricey.
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watch for personal insults please
you are a long time poster here and should know better
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That's about 10 times the maximum I'd consider paying for a GFX card... Surprising that it's only got 1 DVI output.
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MY. GOD! that's twice as much memory as my current PC and about 10x the price!
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I think that is uncalled for & i would like an explanation.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18149140
And if you don't understand or comprehend what is posted in that link, have the inability to abide by what is said then you are in no position to call anyone any such name.
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Ah, don't worry about it Final8y, I asked him to explain too but he did not.