5870 Eyefinity Card on newegg

On topic,

I called ASUS today to ask about their EF6 and they did not have an answer. They did say they have a 5870x2 4gig in the works that will be out this year!!!!! They called it the Ares. Hey i just found a link. Unlike the link the guy said 3rd to 4th quarter )-:

http://www.cdrinfo.com/sections/news/Details.aspx?NewsId=27062

On the 2gig 5870 EF6 has anyone seen a review? i wonder if the added memory raises gaming speed on a single monitor setup?

Wow, 2 x 8 pin and 1 x 6 pin PCI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PQf1e6D-U
 
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Gabe63 said:
On topic,

I called ASUS today to ask about their EF6 and they did not have an answer. They did say they have a 5870x2 4gig in the works that will be out this year!!!!! They called it the Ares. Hey i just found a link. Unlike the link the guy said 3rd to 4th quarter )-:

http://www.cdrinfo.com/sections/news/Details.aspx?NewsId=27062

On the 2gig 5870 EF6 has anyone seen a review? i wonder if the added memory raises gaming speed on a single monitor setup?

Wow, 2 x 8 pin and 1 x 6 pin PCI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PQf1e6D-U
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Added memory is only going to help with higher res's or multi monitor setups.
 
bomberboysk said:
Drivers do not reduce heat, the amount of heat output is due to the amount of power the card draws, and due to its large number of transistors it draws alot of power. Next, nvidia does not release official drivers for prereleased cards, they would have sent drivers either on a flash drive, on optical medium, or via email to the review sites to use with the gpu's.
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Hmm.. Reducing the power output with a driver isn't completely impossible, is it? (i'm asking..)

just a noob said:
Since when do new drivers reduce heat?
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I'm not sure, i've heard rumours.. nothing i know anything about.

joh06937 said:
he might mean something about default fan speed settings.

ryeong: you are much to liberal with your use of the word "fact." not everything that comes out of your mouth is a fact.
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So far i would say that using the term fact is correct. With one exeption, the heat. I mixed my own speculations i've heard from rumours. Increasing/decreasing fps via drivers are 100% doable and therefore a fact.
 
Ryeong said:
Hmm.. Reducing the power output with a driver isn't completely impossible, is it? (i'm asking..)



I'm not sure, i've heard rumours.. nothing i know anything about.



So far i would say that using the term fact is correct. With one exeption, the heat. I mixed my own speculations i've heard from rumours. Increasing/decreasing fps via drivers are 100% doable and therefore a fact.
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It is impossible, hardware and software are two things that are completely different. The chip is designed to use so much power, and unless they design the drivers to not fully utilize the GPU, then the power output will stay the same.

Gabe63 said:
Ok I found an EF6 review with games and FPS. Actually there are several out. One with 6 monitor FPS info.

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/hd5870eyefinity6/

At the end of the day it does not look like this will be a great option over the current 5870. Obviously that is disputable but when you read the conclusion it is a reasonable conclusion.
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The main reason for going with an EF6 card is to eliminate the use of active dvi->displayport adapters. To use 3 displays on the 5870 you need a $99 adapter.
 
bomberboysk said:
It is impossible, hardware and software are two things that are completely different. The chip is designed to use so much power, and unless they design the drivers to not fully utilize the GPU, then the power output will stay the same.



The main reason for going with an EF6 card is to eliminate the use of active dvi->displayport adapters. To use 3 displays on the 5870 you need a $99 adapter.
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wait, so the 6 displayport one doesn't need any adapters?
 
I am planning a build (my first) in the very near fututre. The 5870 seems to be a really good card. So I have a few questions:

1. Would the 2gb version be substantially better than the 1gb version?

2. I keep seeing the mention of "reference" cards. What exactly does this mean and how do I know which ones are reference cards. My guess is one card/manufacturer sets the standard which others attempt to meet, but I am really not sure.

I know that "what will I be using it to do" plays a big part as to whether or not something is worth it. That part of it is not really a concern. I like to leave all avenues open.

Thanks...
 
wag 42 said:
I am planning a build (my first) in the very near fututre. The 5870 seems to be a really good card. So I have a few questions:

1. Would the 2gb version be substantially better than the 1gb version?

2. I keep seeing the mention of "reference" cards. What exactly does this mean and how do I know which ones are reference cards. My guess is one card/manufacturer sets the standard which others attempt to meet, but I am really not sure.

I know that "what will I be using it to do" plays a big part as to whether or not something is worth it. That part of it is not really a concern. I like to leave all avenues open.

Thanks...
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the 2gb will benifit you when gaming with higher resolutions. on lower resolutions i do not know if you will see any difference at all (never seen any benchmarks on this topic). reference cards are ones that are not sold by a manufacturer like xfx or asus.
 
joh06937 said:
the 2gb will benifit you when gaming with higher resolutions. on lower resolutions i do not know if you will see any difference at all (never seen any benchmarks on this topic). reference cards are ones that are not sold by a manufacturer like xfx or asus.
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Thanks bud...
 
joh06937 said:
the 2gb will benifit you when gaming with higher resolutions. on lower resolutions i do not know if you will see any difference at all (never seen any benchmarks on this topic). reference cards are ones that are not sold by a manufacturer like xfx or asus.
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Actually reference cards are designs that are modified from the reference design that the chipset manufacturer specifys. Ex, this is a reference card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129141

This isnt a reference card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102885
 
wag 42 said:
I am planning a build (my first) in the very near fututre. The 5870 seems to be a really good card. So I have a few questions:

1. Would the 2gb version be substantially better than the 1gb version?

2. I keep seeing the mention of "reference" cards. What exactly does this mean and how do I know which ones are reference cards. My guess is one card/manufacturer sets the standard which others attempt to meet, but I am really not sure.

I know that "what will I be using it to do" plays a big part as to whether or not something is worth it. That part of it is not really a concern. I like to leave all avenues open.

Edit, reference cards are made by AMD, non-reference cards are not.

Thanks...
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I posted a link to some dirrect tests earlier in this thread. The 5870 EF 2G was about .5-1 FPS faster than the standard card with 1 monitor.

Reference cards will look like the batmobile. You can go to card makers web sites and look this info up. For example XFX will use an A or X in the part number to identify a reference card. 587A = reference and the 587X = not.
 
Thanks for the info guys.

It sure makes it tough sometimes, because there are so many variations of the "same" item. Of course, i'm using the term "same" very loosely.

I guess when I'm ready to build, i'll post all of the items in my build. Hopefully you guys will disect it and give me your opinions as to why or why not I should go with a particular item.

Thanks again...
 
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