Wednesday, February 10th 2010

ASUS Radeon HD 5870 TOP and HD 5850 DirectCu Pictured

ASUS is readying a new factory-overclocked, custom-design graphics card based on the ATI Radeon HD 5870 GPU, likely named the EAH5870-TOP. The company is also readying the Radeon HD 5850 based EAH5850 DirectCu. While the EAH5870-TOP is expected to have high out of the box clock speeds, a higher performance sporty-looking cooler, the EAH5850 DirectCu relies on a more function-centric cooler design that boasts of being 35% quieter and 20% cooler [than reference AMD cooler]. Further details, such as clock speeds are not known, but it is expected that ASUS will release these during CeBIT 2010, later this quarter.
Sources: 1, 2
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34 Comments on ASUS Radeon HD 5870 TOP and HD 5850 DirectCu Pictured

#1
W1zzard
mailman delivered a package from asus today ^^
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#2
Soylent Joe
That 5870 looks NOICE. The 5850 also looks good but I thought most of the other ones came with 2 DVI ports, that card only has one.
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#3
Delta6326
Sweet, love these quieter GPU fans
W1zzardmailman delivered a package from asus today ^^
Sweet, W1z what do you do with all your GPU's once your done reviewing them?
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#4
[I.R.A]_FBi
W1zzardmailman delivered a package from asus today ^^
both or one?
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#5
gvblake22
[I.R.A]_FBiboth or one?
He'll probably keep it a secret to build up suspense and anticipation so we visit the site more and increase TPU's hit traffic! :roll:
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#6
W1zzard
gvblake22He'll probably keep it a secret to build up suspense and anticipation so we visit the site more and increase TPU's hit traffic! :roll:
i'll keep it a secret because asus told me that the products are secret until date x. besides you'll come here anyway to read the review .. suspense or not :P
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#7
Scrizz
the 5870 looks pretty sweet
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#8
HeroPrinny
why isn't there dual dvi connectors?
how many people use dual screens though?
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#9
DOM
W1zzardmailman delivered a package from asus today ^^
i wish the mailman would drop some off at my house T_T

cant wait forthe review looks like a nice card
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#11
Arrakis9
is it just me or are all of the recent asus non reference cooler designs ugly as hell
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#12
theorw
Delta6326Sweet, W1z what do you do with all your GPU's once your done reviewing them?
Ι ve seen his hidden stash...
Thats where he keeps EVERY REVIEWED card...
Well,most of them since some are to be sent to other reviewers...
But i ve seen he has a ton of them...Every high end card there is and was!
If u ask politely he might sent u a pic:laugh:
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#13
gvblake22
W1zzardbesides you'll come here anyway to read the review .. suspense or not :P
Yeah, you got me there. Damn you and your nice website! *shakes fist*
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#14
werez
The HD5870 is ugly :(
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#15
W1zzard
theorwΙ ve seen his hidden stash...
Thats where he keeps EVERY REVIEWED card...
Well,most of them since some are to be sent to other reviewers...
But i ve seen he has a ton of them...Every high end card there is and was!
If u ask politely he might sent u a pic:laugh:
all needed to keep the comparison scores up to date
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#16
theorw
W1zzardall needed to keep the comparison scores up to date
U mean when a new KING of the hill card arrives along with more powerfull CPUs u rebench other cards too along with the new card?
That would be a great PITA....
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#17
YinYang.ERROR
theorwU mean when a new KING of the hill card arrives along with more powerfull CPUs u rebench other cards too along with the new card?
That would be a great PITA....
And that is why Wiz gets all the video cards :p

I am sure his stash is GIANT and expensive.
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#19
W1zzard
theorwU mean when a new KING of the hill card arrives along with more powerfull CPUs u rebench other cards too along with the new card?
That would be a great PITA....
yes i rebench every several months. look at all the cards in the vga reviews
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#20
gvblake22
W1zzardyes i rebench every several months. look at all the cards in the vga reviews
Wow, that's awesome dedication right there. I definitely appreciate the work you do though. The relative performance summary charts by resolution are my personal favorite. Keep up the great work man! :toast:
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#21
fullinfusion
Vanguard Beta Tester
Nice, I cant wait for the review :D

Downside IMO is it vents inside the case :shadedshu
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#22
madswimmer
wiz if cards ever get dated feel free to send me them :) haha
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#23
dir_d
I like the way the 5870 looks but overall i really dont care if it looks like a turd because i dont stare into my case everyday
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#24
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
Looks like for once asus means business with the release of 2 top tier boards being of custom designs.
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#25
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
the 5850 looks good, i always did like coolers smaller than the card (as opposed to hanging over the end and making more clearance issues)
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