Here you go, one very expensive pyramid - ATI's Flagship Card!

chrisarm · 7 Mar 2011 at 20:49

Liquid said:
It's cheaper here

I've tried that make before, had to RMA it cause it used to make a really loud buzzing noise and then took all the hair off my face

marc1024 · 7 Mar 2011 at 20:50

can i ask what is the weight of all those boxes? must have been a good workout!

Jericho.u.k · 7 Mar 2011 at 20:51

chrisarm said:
I've tried that make before, had to RMA it cause it used to make a really loud buzzing noise and then took all the hair off my face

Must be the new model of the 480 then LMAO

chrisarm · 7 Mar 2011 at 20:59

Jericho.u.k said:
Must be the new model of the 480 then LMAO

Lol Didn't even know phillips made graphics cards

Liquid · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:01

couldn't help myself, go philips...................he he

metbandit1 · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:05

schizo said:
its....a.....graphics.....card....

get....a.....life.........

i was thinking more just the whole pyramid, im more of an nvidia man myself.

i wish i could afford to buy 3 of these to crossfire

Cleeecooo · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:08

metbandit1 said:
i was thinking more just the whole pyramid, im more of an nvidia man myself.

i wish i could afford to buy 3 of these to crossfire

You can only have 2

Phoenixdancer · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:09

RavenXXX2 said:
It will be fastest GFX card on the planet I know that much.

Why will it when its most likely 2x 560 GPU's?

Nvidia suck at dual Core on single pcb cards

413x · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:13

ok so many threads i cant keep track

its looking expensive, so the GTX will be REALLY expensive!.. luckily im not tempted by dirty nvidia lol

but as people have said on the thread, its making the 6950s CF look even better

i just cant understand how one fan will cool 2 chips! surely its not as good as 2 separate cards? being an CF noob, could someone explain the benifits of 2 chips on one card rather than two. its still CF isnt it?

Surveyor · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:15

al4x said:
could someone explain the benifits of 2 chips on one card rather than two. its still CF isnt it?

It can be used on none Crossfire motherboards and boards with only one PCI-E slot.

Phoenixdancer · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:16

al4x said:
ok so many threads i cant keep track

its looking expensive, so the GTX will be REALLY expensive!.. luckily im not tempted by dirty nvidia lol

but as people have said on the thread, its making the 6950s CF look even better

i just cant understand how one fan will cool 2 chips! surely its not as good as 2 separate cards? being an CF noob, could someone explain the benifits of 2 chips on one card rather than two. its still CF isnt it?

Single card, Uses less power... quieter.

yes its still Crossfire but the cores are kinda linked together and get much faster data rates (or so i have been told)

Same for the 3870x2, 4870x2 and 5970

413x · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:18

for me quietness isnt an issue, neither is power [i mean we are talking systems using a lot of power here] the single slot must be useful for some

the data rate is more interesting, tho dont both then work at 8x?

Phoenixdancer · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:22

al4x said:
for me quietness isnt an issue, neither is power [i mean we are talking systems using a lot of power here] the single slot must be useful for some

the data rate is more interesting, tho dont both then work at 8x?

No... Its on a single card so its 16x through the motherboard.

The Data rate between Cores on the card is much faster then any 16x PCI-E lane

413x · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:23

are we talking real life differences [ie fps]?

so two chips on one 16x slot doesnt mean both effectively work at 8X?

Schizo · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:23

how many of you are actually going to buy one ?

Phoenixdancer · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:26

al4x said:
are we talking real life differences [ie fps]?

so two chips on one 16x slot doesnt mean both effectively work at 8X?

No, as each core is linked together and the PCI-E lanes have nothing to do with it.

The 16x Slot has more then enough bandwidth

Phoenixdancer · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:26

schizo said:
how many of you are actually going to buy one ?

It depends on benchmarks

if i can get a good price for my 5970 and block and the 6990 block is not over £100 i might... it all depends on if i get a job soon :/

413x · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:29

ok thanks for that, so, assuming no bottlenecks and good system, and that on one PCB the chips have to be underclocked for temps and power would 2 overclocked similar GFX cards with identical chips be better or worse?

or this this a 'depends on the chips' thing?

Schizo · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:29

Phoenixdancer said:
It depends on benchmarks

if i can get a good price for my 5970 and block and the 6990 block is not over £100 i might... it all depends on if i get a job soon :/

your going to spend all that money and you dont have a job ?

seem's crazy to me.

i have a job but there is no way on this earth i would spend that much even if i had the money.

stupid money to be honest.

Phoenixdancer · 7 Mar 2011 at 21:31

Im a student and i get 2.6k in may

Plus i said if i get a good price for my 5970+block.. Soo if i got £350ish i would only have to spend £150 (the 6990 might drop in price by may)

so not much money IF the performance is worth it at my res