Asus' EAH3870 X2

[ben16]

From Hot Hardware:

Ever get the hankering to run not one but four panels from a single graphics card? Let's see... How about a quartet of 24" widescreens spanning your desktop or game environment? The good folks at Asus sent this beefy plank-o-silicon over for test and evaluation and needless to say, it seemingly has the gifts.

Features:

* 1GB of .8ns Hynix GDDR3 DRAM (1200MHz/2.4GHz GDDR3)
* Quad dual-link DVI outputs
* Overclocked out of the box (speeds to be announced in our full review)
* Custom cooling with dual fans
* All copper heat-plate with heatpipes linked to dual aluminum heatsinks.
* Much lighter wieght than the original reference design AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2
* Dual slot solution

In typical fashion, Asus steps out to market with something innovative and different versus a run-of-the-mill reference design. The Asus design team was able to cram four dual-link DVI connectors and an S-Video port into a single dual-slot back plate. Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead as to how this new high-end board performs.

http://www.hothardware.com/News/Asus_EAH3870_X2_TOP_Sneak_Peek/

It seems strange that it doesn't have a HDMI port....

 

[willhub]

It'll proberbly work through that yellow DVi slot.

 

[Lightnix]

'* 1GB of .8ns Hynix GDDR3 DRAM (1200MHz/2.4GHz GDDR3)'

GDDR3 2.4GHz?

Is that a typo or something?

 

[gurusan]

.8ns gDDR3!!

I think i need to change my pants!

 

[Jokester]

GDDR3 2.4GHz?

Is that a typo or something?

8800 Ultras have 0.8ns GDDR3 RAM on them.

 

[J.D]

8800 Ultras have 0.8ns GDDR3 RAM on them.

Oooh overclockabilty!!!!!!!!! .

 

[Scougar]

Ooooo... can you say "expensive"? (would love one).

That is gonna be awesome lol. DDR3 competing with DDR4, or seemingly, besting it. Whats the point of having a DDR4 card out that is already beaten on speed by the 'inferior' product? (Obviously, its marketting ploy, but still....)

If AMD had released it like this as the ref design, then that would have been awesome

Matthew

 

[Van Diemen]

So when is this card out?