ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 Launch On January 23rd, Costs US$449

Disparia · Jan 16, 2008

mdm-adph said:
Oh, I agree -- the "X2" is a bit more accurate, but could still lead to confusion to the lay-user. Is it two times as fast? Two times as much RAM? Is it "X2" because there's two ports on the back?

Seriously -- I was really digging the numbers-only thing. Higher number = faster card. I like that.

That's for marketing to deal with, heh

Anyhoo, I hope it's release brings down the cost of other cards. I'd be very happy two 3850's as the biggest thing that CrossFireX could bring me is "transparent CrossFire":

Except that mine would be two cards, four monitors.

WarEagleAU · Jan 16, 2008

Wow, price is nice.

Hawk1 · Jan 16, 2008

WarEagleAU said:
Wow, price is nice.

Yes it is, but I don't expect that to be the street price when launched next week

Disparia · Jan 16, 2008

Hawk1 said:
Yes it is, but I don't expect that to be the street price when launched next week

True... using the Newegg Algorithm the price will jump $5 every time a unit is purchased until it hits $600 or so

wtf8269 · Jan 16, 2008

warup89 said:
Awesome, I cant wait till the egg has them on stock

So that they can overprice the hell out of them.

Makaveli · Jan 16, 2008

btarunr said:
^Any game. The PLX lane-arbiter creates hardware abstraction. The OS sees the two-GPU card as one single card.

This just got me thinking....

Does this mean the card will scale like a crossfire solution without needing the driver profiles, or are we still gonna be waiting for Profile updates and dealing with limitations that crossfire currently has?

rhythmeister · Jan 16, 2008

mdm-adph said:
...

Like I said... "I would gladly pay your tax rates if it meant I didn't have to be scared all the time of having to go to an emergency room..."

Why not just buy medical insurance then you won't end up being shafted by the government to pay for treatment for smokers and other people who are a burden on the NHS? Oh, over 1million people in the UK have NO access to the dental service that they pay for, you still feel like paying taxes for healthcare? :wtf:

Oh yeah, bring on that card...as long as it fits in the Lanbox lite :laugh:

erocker · Jan 16, 2008

I would rather not pay any taxes. I don't need sevices from the government, other than national defense. I would rather buy two 3870x2's with my tax money.

DaMulta · Jan 16, 2008

2 of these bad boys would be fun

I wonder what it would look like with 4 Mase4 blocks on them. Hmmmm

Deleted member 24505 · Jan 16, 2008

ya reckon someone'll bring out a full cover wb for this mother f'

DaMulta · Jan 16, 2008

O there will be one you know it.

I just wonder if 4 mase blocks will fit.

_/\_FLAT_LINE_/\_ · Jan 16, 2008

Hi does enyone know for certain that the 3870 x2 will run on a LGA775 Motherboard (AB9 PRO P965 chipset) with only one 16*pci-e, not set for crossfire, I have already contacted ABIT but no luck yet.

imperialreign · Jan 16, 2008

still haven't seen an official price posted anywhere - but if $499 is it, I'm glad to see ATI keeping to their word about no longer MSRPing over $500.

and a week early? They must be certain to have the majority of the initial bugs out, and are sure they're releasing a solid product.

Damn, if it wasn't for the fact I want to upgrade my CPU - I know what I'd spend some of my tax returns on

zOaib · Jan 17, 2008

selway89 said:
Far too high as usual

just wait till nvidia gives out their price on the 9800 gx2 , i can bet it will be no less than 580 dollars.

Wile E · Jan 17, 2008

rhythmeister said:
Why not just buy medical insurance then you won't end up being shafted by the government to pay for treatment for smokers and other people who are a burden on the NHS? Oh, over 1million people in the UK have NO access to the dental service that they pay for, you still feel like paying taxes for healthcare?

Oh yeah, bring on that card...as long as it fits in the Lanbox lite

Because buying the medical insurance turns out to be more expensive than paying your taxes. So yes, bring on the tax funded healthcare, thank you very much.

On topic: I wonder if you can run 2 of these in xfire on an X38 mobo?

Cybrnook2002 · Jan 17, 2008

_/\_FLAT_LINE_/\_ said:
Hi does enyone know for certain that the 3870 x2 will run on a LGA775 Motherboard (AB9 PRO P965 chipset) with only one 16*pci-e, not set for crossfire, I have already contacted ABIT but no luck yet.

Sure, im running the same board as you. Im sure the card is crossfire, however its not a hardware crossfire with the bridge connector, its going to be integrated into the card and be software (Driver) driven. So, im sure we are good.

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