Thursday, May 8th 2008
ASUS Launches World's First Modularized Graphics Card - Splendid MA3850M 512MB GDDR3
Not long ago ASUS demonstrated a concept card called Trinity which had three RV670 GPUS mounted through two daughter boards. Today ASUS is taking this concept a step further with the introduction of the ASUS Splendid MA3850M modulized card that is assumed to be more than a museum piece. The Splendid MA3850M has a modular structure with single ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 GPU loaded on a ASUS Splendid HD PCI-Express daughter card that is 27% shorter than an average PCI-E graphics card. Moreover, the card supports ATI's proprietary PowerPlay technology, and ASUSTeK's Splendid HD processor that enhances image and video quality without increasing CPU load. Clocked at 668MHz/1.65GHz core/memory clocks and fueled by 512MB DDR3 and 256-bit memory interface the card will perform on par with other generic HD 3850 video cards. The manufacturer did not announce availability or pricing for this new graphics product, but you can find a little bit more info here.
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14 Comments on ASUS Launches World's First Modularized Graphics Card - Splendid MA3850M 512MB GDDR3
With a slim cooler these would be ideal for small form factor PCs.
Doesn't seem to need that 6 pin power...
Idea is good how ever, almost like swapping out a new CPU to MOBO, although that is often buy a new CPU -> buy a new motherboard. Core 2 is/was although an exception that is/was on the market longer.
That brings me to the next question, who would sell me a new GPU? ASUS? Maybe they'll sell daughter cards (a PCB with the GPU soldered) but would it be worth the expense?
so its basicly just limited to mobile gpu's right?
But as another said, its cool if you can go from a 3850 to a 3870, but what about the new ones, even if it does fit, will the memery be able to keep up?
Its a good idea but i dont think it will fly.
That was in a Dell Inspiron XPS/9100 with 2 Gigs of ram and a Gallatin Core P4 3.4