Wednesday, September 9th 2009
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AMD Cypress Graphics Accelerator Pictured
Here's the first sighting of a fully-assembled upcoming AMD Cypress "Radeon HD 5870" accelerator. This photo-shoot comes a couple of days ahead of its unveiling to the press tomorrow. Here's our very first thoughts on what we see:
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Source:
Tweakers.net
- The accelerator is unusually long for a single-GPU one from AMD. The company wouldn't splurge too much on aesthetics (especially lengthening the PCB), if there's no need for it to do so. Apparently there is.
- Connectivity options galore. With two DVI-D, and one each of DisplayPort and HDMI, AMD promises it can handle three display-heads per GPU.
- The components behind the GPU area (exposed) indicates the GPU to be somewhat large
- History tells us that AMD uses a backplate only if it finds a real utility in it, such as cooling additional memory chips or VRM components. This card has a large, almost full-coverage backplate.
* Images removed at request of AMD *
188 Comments on AMD Cypress Graphics Accelerator Pictured
Now it just looks like 2 pieces of cheap plastic sticking out of the card. :( Same as the 4870X2 and 3870X2 before it. (Well not exactly... But at lease they don't get in the way.)
It is a good idea, because quite a few instances that the card will actually fit in the case, but the power plugs and wires get in the way. :nutkick:
Anyone know if this would fit in a CM690 case?
Since the buggest reference desktop card ever made by ATi is 10.5".
AND with the plugs done properly this time.
The card with only half an exhuast will likely NOT cool as well as it can be. :shadedshu
Certainly looks "stealthy" though!
AMD really need to get some fluid-dynamics grads on their design team to improve their cooler designs.
PS. More people have WIDER cases than spare DEPTH. They should "break" the PCI slot height max, make the card taller (for efficient fan cooling setup) and shorter. Yes, it wont fit narrow floor mounted cases (or low height desktop cases), but for the enthusiast... they dont have such setups.
It will look as bright as the sun.