Sunday, July 6 2008
With the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, codenamed R700, inching towards an August launch, ChipHell released fresh pictures of the R700, these are product images of the card in the form in which it will be sold, all built to order.

Visually, the R700 can be regarded as a black colored R680 (HD 3870 X2). While early shots of the cooler showed it to have a red colored leaf-blower, these shots show a black one. The appearance can be described as: Black PCB, black see-thru cooler cover, black leaf-blower, black heatspreader over the rear-side of the PCB.



Source: ChipHell
posted by btarunr - 11:00 PM |  Related News

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by intel igent (July 6th - 6:05 AM) - Reply
w00t! lovin' the black PCB

release time august? just in time for my b-day :rockout:
by DaedalusHelios (July 6th - 6:08 AM) - Reply
Any idea on pricing? :confused:

Were there any slides from ATi?
by btarunr (July 6th - 6:08 AM) - Reply
by: DaedalusHelios;871906
Any idea on pricing? :confused:
All yours for $499.
by Conti027 (July 6th - 6:09 AM) - Reply
looks pretty. same with a Aug b-day to!!
by intel igent (July 6th - 6:13 AM) - Reply
by: DaedalusHelios;871906
Were there any slides from ATi?
this is ATi not Nvidia........

nice lookin' card for ~$500
by DaedalusHelios (July 6th - 6:13 AM) - Reply
by: btarunr;871907
All yours for $499.
I can do $499, but will it be worth it?:confused:
by ShadowFold (July 6th - 6:14 AM) - Reply
First thing I thought was "OMG That is sexy" Too bad ill never afford one :ohwell:
by DaedalusHelios (July 6th - 6:16 AM) - Reply
I wonder if it will be that much better than 4850's in crossfire.
by btarunr (July 6th - 6:18 AM) - Reply
by: DaedalusHelios;871911
I can do $499, but will it be worth it?:confused:
As long as GeForce GTX 280 is 1 cent more than this, it is more than worth it. AMD says: "The R700 will overwhelm GeForce GTX 280".
by CrAsHnBuRnXp (July 6th - 6:26 AM) - Reply
Figures. Just because I bought a 9800GTX, ATI finally releases a card in black PCB. :shadedshu
by trt740 (July 6th - 6:51 AM) - Reply
by: btarunr;871899
With the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, codenamed R700, inching towards an August launch, ChipHell released fresh pictures of the R700, these are product images of the card in the form in which it will be sold, all built to order.

Visually, the R700 can be regarded as a black colored R680 (HD 3870 X2). While early shots of the cooler showed it to have a red colored leaf-blower, these shots show a black one. The appearance can be described as: Black PCB, black see-thru cooler cover, black leaf-blower, black heatspreader over the rear-side of the PCB.



Source: ChipHell
my god it gonna be a hot mother in your case my 4870 is unreal. I cannot imagine how hot this thing is gonna be. My 4870 at the default fan setting scares me I hope that it doesn't melt the PCIe slot it so freaking hot.
by thebeephaha (July 6th - 7:02 AM) - Reply
Oh now that is nice looking... I'm not normally an ATI guy but I would honestly consider that as a viable replacement for my 8800 Ultra.
by tkpenalty (July 6th - 7:48 AM) - Reply
by: trt740;871950
my god it gonna be a hot mother in your case my 4870 is unreal. I cannot imagine how hot this thing is gonna be. My 4870 at the default fan setting scares me I hope that it doesn't melt the PCIe slot it so freaking hot.
Actually 4870 is quite cool running. The only reason for high temps is what you said; the low fan speeds. Remember that the fan at like 10~20% runs like at 1000RPM. If you install something like a duo orb onto it, temps will just plummet. However theres no need, just use the fan mod.

Lets hope the partners wont supply us with a bios that makes the fan spin slower than the earth.
by btarunr (July 6th - 7:56 AM) - Reply
Even at 30% fan (stock), my 8800 GT idles at 65~70 C at an ambient temp of 24 C. You can imagine what a RV770 at 20% fan would do.
by From_Nowhere (July 6th - 8:23 AM) - Reply
Looks nice, but didn't some preliminary photos of this card's cooler have a heat pipe? If this is the final design it is going to be one hot card (ex. 3870X2 stock cooler)
by DaedalusHelios (July 6th - 8:29 AM) - Reply
by: From_Nowhere;872015
Looks nice, but didn't some preliminary photos of this card's cooler have a heat pipe? If this is the final design it is going to be one hot card (ex. 3870X2 stock cooler)
I agree. Its going to be a lackluster cooler on a great card. Aftermarket will be essential for anybody that wants to OC. A nice looking cooler, doesn't mean its a very useful cooler. :laugh:
by mandelore (July 6th - 8:33 AM) - Reply
seriously tho, think on this, get the x2, get a waterblock, get an unlocked bios and ramp up some volts, then overclock that bitch like crazy and watch ur widescreen monitor melt lol..

well.. not really but its gonna be one awesome card. Im half tempted to wait a bit longer to see if ATI releases some of those rumoured higher binned versions :)
by btarunr (July 6th - 8:35 AM) - Reply
There are bigger rumours than that running aroung now.
by mandelore (July 6th - 8:37 AM) - Reply
o.O such as?
by hayder.master (July 6th - 8:59 AM) - Reply
yeh i can call it black edition
by btarunr (July 6th - 9:24 AM) - Reply
by tigger (July 6th - 10:29 AM) - Reply
A nice looking card,nice performance too.Pity we will get reamed up the bottom in the uk on the price.$499 ooh ha ha ha more like £499 in the uk:banghead:
by Polarman (July 6th - 12:06 PM) - Reply
It looks like a very long card. Is it more than 10 inches?
by tigger (July 6th - 12:11 PM) - Reply
The card? :p

It looks a big one.
by calvary1980 (July 6th - 12:15 PM) - Reply
3870X2 was 11 inches. this will be 11 inches lol.

- Christine
by Mussels (July 6th - 12:41 PM) - Reply
that thing looks soooo fracking long...
by DaedalusHelios (July 6th - 12:49 PM) - Reply
by: Mussels;872161
that thing looks soooo fracking long...
I hear that alot. But once you get it inside, its really not to bad.

How much longer is it than an ATX motherboard?
by tofu (July 6th - 1:53 PM) - Reply
That metal plate BEHIND the pci express connector will murder my sata ports and my chipset cooler as well :nutkick:

I don't think amd would be stupid enough to include that plate in the retail version.
by Cold Storm (July 6th - 2:14 PM) - Reply
by: DaedalusHelios;872167
I hear that alot. But once you get it inside, its really not to bad.

How much longer is it than an ATX motherboard?
That's what she said.. The card looks nice, nothing more then sweetness. But, I just can't wait for it to be shown as benching and so forth. Then with people on here having one to try also.. That's what will seal the deal for me.
by PVTCaboose1337 (July 6th - 2:16 PM) - Reply
I'm pretty sure this WON'T fit in my case...
by roconights (July 6th - 2:22 PM) - Reply
man that card is larger than a whore's dream
by eidairaman1 (July 6th - 2:40 PM) - Reply
My case being close to a decade Old, can support this card, but i dont need such raw power.
by WarEagleAU (July 6th - 4:03 PM) - Reply
I dont either, but dayum I want to have it. I may forgo the 4870 and wait for these to pop out and grab one. That way, I got a Xfire solution raring to go.
by Megasty (July 6th - 4:04 PM) - Reply
Poor thing, when I get mine the sweet black casing is going to stay on it for exactly 2 seconds.
by overclocker! (July 6th - 4:06 PM) - Reply
i dont have a problem to fit 2 off them in to my bady:rockout::rockout:
by eidairaman1 (July 6th - 4:09 PM) - Reply
looks more like a test stack than a case, cases were designed to protect the components from dust, physical damage etc.
by intel igent (July 6th - 4:15 PM) - Reply
@ eidairaman1 : that would appear to be a danger den torture rack.

nice setup overclocker! how do you like the pump mounted directly to the w/b?
by TooFast (July 6th - 4:16 PM) - Reply
I hope the cores are clocked high. 850 each would be nice!
by overclocker! (July 6th - 4:16 PM) - Reply
by: eidairaman1;872411
looks more like a test stack than a case, cases were designed to protect the components from dust, physical damage etc.
no worries I have a compressor to keep it clean :laugh:
by alexp999 (July 6th - 5:59 PM) - Reply
Well last week I was thinking of getting another 3870 to go Xfire. Then I realized its better value for money to get a 4870 and sell on my 3870. then i see this. and its a black PCb and cooler!!! :D
if i can get this for the rumoured price of $500 (probably about £300 in UK) i just might get it.

Cus the X2's use less power than two cards in Xfire right? (like the 3870x2 did)

only thing i'm worried about is that "plate" or something, cus it would mean it wouldnt fit cus of sata ports, SB heatpipe. Unless its optional??? Surely they wouldnt design something that wouldnt actually fit on a lot of peoples mobos??

i would love to have an all black system. ATM mobo is black, case is black, new ram and cpu cooler im looking at are black, then if i can get a black gfx card that is a 4870x2! :D
by CDdude55 (July 6th - 6:21 PM) - Reply
Cards looks awesome!! But i have a 680i chipset board so i will just get a 9800 GX2 or a GTX 280.
by CDdude55 (July 6th - 6:24 PM) - Reply
My case should fit it(Cooler Master RC 690) I know it can fit a 8800 GTX so it should fit this to.
by TheLostSwede (July 7th - 2:08 AM) - Reply
by: tofu;872242
That metal plate BEHIND the pci express connector will murder my sata ports and my chipset cooler as well :nutkick:

I don't think amd would be stupid enough to include that plate in the retail version.
It's not a metal plate, it's a piece of PCB. It'll be removed on functional cards, it's just there to help the card being held in place in the machines that add the components onto the PCB.
by trt740 (July 7th - 2:33 AM) - Reply
by: Mussels;872161
that thing looks soooo fracking long...
I hear that alot :laugh: :toast:
by INSTG8R (July 7th - 3:37 PM) - Reply
Prettiest ATI card I have seen in years. I get so tired of building my black rigs and having my Red ATI PCB's. I was thinking of upgrading to a 4870 and a Q9450 recently I may just wait a bit longer.
by alexp999 (July 7th - 3:54 PM) - Reply
by: INSTG8R;873781
Prettiest ATI card I have seen in years. I get so tired of building my black rigs and having my Red ATI PCB's. I was thinking of upgrading to a 4870 and a Q9450 recently I may just wait a bit longer.
Same I was thinking. I was gonna have a nice black PC even a black cooler, then a bright red gfx card, lol! i have to admit the colour is one of the factors making me wait for the 4870x2. aw well as the potential performance, lol!
by Wile E (July 8th - 3:44 AM) - Reply
by: eidairaman1;872411
looks more like a test stack than a case, cases were designed to protect the components from dust, physical damage etc.
Yeah, but the dust is a hell of a lot easier to clean without a case. As far as physical damage, just use common sense. (And don't let DaMulta anywhere near it. lol) I don't use a case either.
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