7970 specs revealed (Supposedly)

ALXAndy · 18 Dec 2011 at 17:42

Here we go, finally something with some nice pics

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ne...e_board_design_specifications_benchmarks_leak

Broken Hope · 18 Dec 2011 at 17:50

Skidder · 18 Dec 2011 at 17:52

Does this mean there is a chance of getting eyefinity working with a 16:10 screen in middle and 4:3 either side?

Freddie1980 · 18 Dec 2011 at 18:28

Have any of the leaks shown what skrt of ram is being used i.e gddr3 or rambus?

Broken Hope · 18 Dec 2011 at 18:37

It's GDDR5, always has been, the Rambus XDR2 leaks were laughable at best.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 18 Dec 2011 at 18:45

The HD7770 GPU looks tiny:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums...rchitectures&p=5018148&viewfull=1#post5018148

WingZero30 · 18 Dec 2011 at 18:49

3GB Vram is nice though over my current 5850 1GB

Will 7950 be also coming out with 3 GB Vram as standard?

bhavv · 18 Dec 2011 at 19:02

Oh sweet satan, has anyone seen this yet???

Eyefinity support up to 6 monitors OR 3 DIFFERENT SIZE MONITORS!

So if I was to buy a shiny new 27" monitor, I could use my 27", 24" and 19" in eyefinity.

... Or would it work with my old IIyama diamondtron 17" monitor???

Broken Hope · 18 Dec 2011 at 19:08

bhavv said:
Oh sweet satan, has anyone seen this yet???

Eyefinity support up to 6 monitors OR 3 DIFFERENT SIZE MONITORS!

So if I was to buy a shiny new 27" monitor, I could use my 27", 24" and 19" in eyefinity.

... Or would it work with my old IIyama diamondtron 17" monitor???

According to the date and driver version it should already be possible to do eyefinity with mixed sized monitors using current cards..

muggs · 18 Dec 2011 at 19:23

but each monitor would have to support the same res, like you would not be able to have a nice 27" in the middle runnings its highest res when you had two say 22"" either side, you would have to run all at 1680x1050 or whatever it is

bhavv · 18 Dec 2011 at 19:23

Im on Nvidia cards atm though, cant find my old CRT anywhere, it must have been chucked out or put in the loft

I dont think it would work with a CRT though.

muggs said:
but each monitor would have to support the same res, like you would not be able to have a nice 27" in the middle runnings its highest res when you had two say 22"" either side, you would have to run all at 1680x1050 or whatever it is

Oh, nvm then.

maxilive · 18 Dec 2011 at 19:27

Ooo Shall have to investigate that

been wanting a nice big centre monitor for a while but Eyefinity has been putting me off due to needed 3 of them for it to look good

One of the slides says the new cards supports 6 displays but I only see 4 ports on the card? O.o

Broken Hope · 18 Dec 2011 at 19:28

maxilive said:
Ooo Shall have to investigate that been wanting a nice big centre monitor for a while but Eyefinity has been putting me off due to needed 3 of them for it to look good

One of the slides says the new cards supports 6 displays but I only see 4 ports on the card? O.o

Display port can support multiple displays with 1 socket.

Mr Krugga · 18 Dec 2011 at 21:41

muggs said:
but each monitor would have to support the same res, like you would not be able to have a nice 27" in the middle runnings its highest res when you had two say 22"" either side, you would have to run all at 1680x1050 or whatever it is

That wouldn't make any sense, from the picture it's clear that monitors are set at different resolutions, otherwise you'd have much more pixelated image on the middle screen.

You'd still need monitors with similar pixel pitch for it to look well though.

blackninja · 18 Dec 2011 at 21:51

Right - I really hope that heterogeneous resolutions is a driver thing! If so, I want to know what 'cheaper' 2 monitors go with my 2560x1600 as side monitors

Final8y · 18 Dec 2011 at 22:04

Well i have seen anyone confirm the mixed resolution yet.

jonnylaris · 18 Dec 2011 at 22:15

I really don't see the big deal about gaming with 3 monitors let alone 6. I think its just for rich people who want to brag about their setup.

Even if I had the money I still wouldn't do it.

ALXAndy · 18 Dec 2011 at 22:21

jonnylaris said:
I really don't see the big deal about gaming with 3 monitors let alone 6. I think its just for rich people who want to brag about their setup.

Even if I had the money I still wouldn't do it.

Horse apples.

Back in April I did a sponsored build and a part of that was a very cheap GTX 295.

A friend of mine bought a 460 2win and set it up on three 1600x900 22" monitors. It's hella fun, so I decided I wanted to play.

I picked up a second GTX 295 for peanuts (I won't divulge how much) and then set about finding some monitors.

Let's say that three monitors and the second 295 ran me £190.

Best £190 I have ever spent on PC gaming. Takes it to another dimension.

Once you play your games like this.

There is no turning back. It doesn't take bundles of cash, it just takes some brains, a good knowledge of maths and how to find a bargain.

[WU-TANG]GZA · 18 Dec 2011 at 22:26

ALXAndy said:
Horse apples.

Back in April I did a sponsored build and a part of that was a very cheap GTX 295.

A friend of mine bought a 460 2win and set it up on three 1600x900 22" monitors. It's hella fun, so I decided I wanted to play.

I picked up a second GTX 295 for peanuts (I won't divulge how much) and then set about finding some monitors.

Let's say that three monitors and the second 295 ran me £190.

Best £190 I have ever spent on PC gaming. Takes it to another dimension.

Once you play your games like this.

/snip

There is no turning back. It doesn't take bundles of cash, it just takes some brains, a good knowledge of maths and how to find a bargain.

I'm waiting for Samsung to continue their brilliant work to eliminate bezels.

ALXAndy · 18 Dec 2011 at 22:27

Someone needs to pick up the ball Alienware dropped on that curved triple monitor thing they designed.

That was just amazing.