| Tuesday, November 4 2008 |
Palit is ready with what appears to be, a monstrous graphics card based on the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 (R700) design with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, called the Palit Revolution R700 Deluxe. What makes it monstrous apparently is its width that spans across three expansion slots. Under the shroud of the cooler is an elaborate cooling system designed by Palit itself.
The cooler comprises of a large heat radiator, through which several heat-pipes conduct heat from contact blocks for the GPUs, memory, and the PCI-Express bridge chip, with seperate cooling blocks for the VRM area. Two fans of identical sizes blow air on the two thermal zones for the card: GPU and power circuitry. The card boasts overclocking features and company marketed overclocking potential highest for any R700 design so far, while shipping with reference clock speeds of 750/3800 MHz (core/memory). The card is fueled by the usual 6+2 pin and 6 pin power connectors, which are right-angled for accessibility.
The card uses Palit's own PCB design that's richly studded with high grade components throughout. On the outputs front, there are dual-link DVI-D and D-Sub connectors, apart from a DisplayPort and 7.1 channel audio routed HDMI port. Palit tells us that it expects to start shipping this card next week and it should hit the shelves soon enough, with a price-tag that makes it competitive with other HD 4870 X2 cards in the market.
The cooler comprises of a large heat radiator, through which several heat-pipes conduct heat from contact blocks for the GPUs, memory, and the PCI-Express bridge chip, with seperate cooling blocks for the VRM area. Two fans of identical sizes blow air on the two thermal zones for the card: GPU and power circuitry. The card boasts overclocking features and company marketed overclocking potential highest for any R700 design so far, while shipping with reference clock speeds of 750/3800 MHz (core/memory). The card is fueled by the usual 6+2 pin and 6 pin power connectors, which are right-angled for accessibility.
The card uses Palit's own PCB design that's richly studded with high grade components throughout. On the outputs front, there are dual-link DVI-D and D-Sub connectors, apart from a DisplayPort and 7.1 channel audio routed HDMI port. Palit tells us that it expects to start shipping this card next week and it should hit the shelves soon enough, with a price-tag that makes it competitive with other HD 4870 X2 cards in the market.
User comments
....wow
now I wish I had waited a while for mine, but I guess I did get mine cheap..
I find myself more and more annoyed that sapphire implemented all their best ideas on the 4850x2 rather than the 4870x2 also....sigh..
now I wish I had waited a while for mine, but I guess I did get mine cheap..
I find myself more and more annoyed that sapphire implemented all their best ideas on the 4850x2 rather than the 4870x2 also....sigh..
Amazing, finally active and efficent cooling !
very cool.
OMG its a three slot monster. Quite happy with my 4870 though.
now i wonder why in the hell they didnt use this cooler on their 4870 Sonic, because the cooling design from sapphire looked better than the cooler on the Sonic card, but i guess most will swap out the stock cooling to some of the ones from the past few months.
double fan double fun
by: hayder.master;1046345:roll:
double fan double fun
I want one... but I guess it's overkilling my 17" oldskul LCD :nutkick:
That's actually a very good idea ! I wish they would do the same to the normal cards, i would take it 100%.
I hope we will see more cards that have triple-slot cooling solutions.
I hope we will see more cards that have triple-slot cooling solutions.
Dave, if you're listening, I'll take 2 of these please. :D
wow! release date?
Did anyone else notice that this is a triple-slot design?
I mean, really... how is that supposed to fit in most systems without breaking something?
I wouldn't want that in my case...
I mean, really... how is that supposed to fit in most systems without breaking something?
I wouldn't want that in my case...
Yeah if my current 4870 X2 is like hot lava blowing out the back of the case I can imagine this new Palit card blowing it back into my case making it a small "easy bake oven"... Would anyone like some cookies or brownies. :laugh:
by: Wile E;1046356same here :o
Dave, if you're listening, I'll take 2 of these please. :D
too bad it had the reg. vga connector.
by: TheLostSwede;1046367Case? Who needs a case?
Did anyone else notice that this is a triple-slot design?
I mean, really... how is that supposed to fit in most systems without breaking something?
I wouldn't want that in my case...
by: TheLostSwede;1046367It's mentioned in the first line. pressure the card applies on the chassis is somewhat distributed. The 2nd bracket doesn't have a notch to bolt it to the chassis, there's some gap between the fans and the two fin arrays, yes, there are two independent aluminum-fin arrays, one each for a GPU. It's not as heavy as it looks like.
Did anyone else notice that this is a triple-slot design?
I mean, really... how is that supposed to fit in most systems without breaking something?
by: servermonkey;1046366One or two weeks from now. TPU's sample is on its way, expect a review soon.
wow! release date?
Got to hand it to Palit. They are not afraid to try something different.
Anyone that use VGA with that card need an ass-whupping IMO.
Anyone that use VGA with that card need an ass-whupping IMO.
by: CyberDruid;1046382it should be a kickass card for my 17" vga LCD but is this card for 22" and beyond LCD's?
Got to hand it to Palit. They are not afraid to try something different.
Anyone that use VGA with that card need an ass-whupping IMO.
by: CyberDruid;1046382If you happen to have a monitor like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824216007, you're lucky. They could've just added a DVI to D-Sub dongle, but the way I see it, it's cheaper to add a D-Sub port to the card.
Anyone that use VGA with that card need an ass-whupping IMO.
Again just my opinion but oneof the features I find most valuable about the HD cards is they play in HD :D
The sound comes through the HDMI ...unlike Nvidia cards...where you you have to set up something (usually cumbersome) to get the sound to your TV and then it's still not HDCP...
The HD ATI cards offer a single cable solution for running a modern LCD TV. I'm driving my 52" Sammie with a single cable and get decent sound even for music from the PC.
The sound comes through the HDMI ...unlike Nvidia cards...where you you have to set up something (usually cumbersome) to get the sound to your TV and then it's still not HDCP...
The HD ATI cards offer a single cable solution for running a modern LCD TV. I'm driving my 52" Sammie with a single cable and get decent sound even for music from the PC.
that's insanity!
oooooooooooo .; mmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy GOD !!
What have you done Palit !!!
monster !!!
What have you done Palit !!!
monster !!!
sweeet card finaly one 4870 x2 that has good air cooling, all ive saw is waterblocks havnt seen non stock 4870 x2s before
looks like a beast ifi had the cash id get it tho but well i dont
looks like a beast ifi had the cash id get it tho but well i dont
I think it's absolutely beautiful. :laugh:
Wow, 2GB?
2x2GB? 1GBx2? I love these marketing method.
2x2GB? 1GBx2? I love these marketing method.
by: kid41212003;1046473I'm still waiting for someone to make a technically 4GB 4850X2 (2GB x 2) card. :laugh:
Wow, 2GB?
2x2GB? 1GBx2? I love these marketing method.
by: CyberDruid;1046406My 9800GTX+ offers HDMI Audio by having an audio input in the side of the card under a rubber cap, even comes with the cable needed to make it work and DVI-to-HDMI adapter ;) :rockout:
Again just my opinion but oneof the features I find most valuable about the HD cards is they play in HD :D
The sound comes through the HDMI ...unlike Nvidia cards...where you you have to set up something (usually cumbersome) to get the sound to your TV and then it's still not HDCP...
The HD ATI cards offer a single cable solution for running a modern LCD TV. I'm driving my 52" Sammie with a single cable and get decent sound even for music from the PC.
That card is made for modding, remove the plastic cover and cheap fans, strap on 2x 80mm high CFM fans then volt mod the GPU/MEM for some serious performance bump, enthusiast performance card of the year we have a winner...
I thought Dave said he was going to give every TPU member, with 4+ years on TPU, a new Graphics Card??:D
Possibly the best looking 4870X2 I've ever seen! I'm drooling over here! I want one so bad! Cant wait to see the review! :D
by: mdm-adph;1046477You need 2Gb GDDR3 chips, which I doubt exist.
I'm still waiting for someone to make a technically 4GB 4850X2 (2GB x 2) card. :laugh:
by: btarunr;1046565You couldn't just cram two of these together? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131127
You need 2Gb GDDR3 chips, which I doubt exist.
Even with needing to put memory on the back, would it be that much different from the 3870X2's?
I meant 2Gb, not GB. 2 Gb = 256 MB. An R700 PCB takes 16 connections, so 256 x 16 = 4096 MB.
In that PowerColor card, every two 1Gb chips share a connection. There's no room left on an already overcrowded R700 PCB, for two 1Gb chips to share a connection.
In that PowerColor card, every two 1Gb chips share a connection. There's no room left on an already overcrowded R700 PCB, for two 1Gb chips to share a connection.
by: btarunr;1046574So, dual-PCB like a 9800GX2, then?
I meant 2Gb, not GB. 2 Gb = 256 MB. An R700 PCB takes 16 connections, so 256 x 16 = 4096 MB.
In that PowerColor card, every two 1Gb chips share a connection, so there's no room left on an already overcrowded R700 PCB.
by: mdm-adph;1046579Given the market these days, I don't think any AIB would dare do that. It's suicidal in terms of mfg costs.
So, dual-PCB like a 9800GX2, then?
Also that, it's not just two boards with a GPU and its memory each, the GPUs aren't just connected to the bridge chip and to eachother using the crossfire connection, but also the extra bit of wiring Sideport brings in. NVIDIA made it look very easy, with the NF200 suppying a PCI-E connection, and the SLI connection.
Dual PCB would completely kill the value factor relative to nVidia's offering.
by: btarunr;1046582The said the same thing about the Spruce Goose. All we need now is a Howard Hughes character to direct AMD's R&D.
Given the market these days, I don't think any AIB would dare do that. It's suicidal in terms of mfg costs.
Howard was lucky. The people behind the drawing boards shared the same passion he had to nutkick Pan, more importantly, they were skilled to do so.
Pretty friggin' sweet looking.
Paging Palit_Guy for a TPU giveaway bonanza!:roll:
Paging Palit_Guy for a TPU giveaway bonanza!:roll:
by: btarunr;1046607Au contraire -- none of us can be completely sure that the people running AMD are entirely sane, either.
Howard was lucky. The people behind the drawing boards shared the same passion he had to nutkick Pan, more importantly, they were skilled to do so.
I still have use of those other slots - a dual slot GPU is a much space as I'm going to give to one.
hell yes, thats what Im talking about. Iwonder if Palit_guy can give us some more insight or benchmarks or something..
why 3 slots?
all the better to eat the competition, my dear.
damn, that has got to be one of the beefiest, mean & nasty looking cards I've seen in a while.
Nice also to see Palit stepping up to the ATI line as well. I'm so tempted right now to scalp my two 4870s and two 3870s for two of these beasts . . . :p
all the better to eat the competition, my dear.
damn, that has got to be one of the beefiest, mean & nasty looking cards I've seen in a while.
Nice also to see Palit stepping up to the ATI line as well. I'm so tempted right now to scalp my two 4870s and two 3870s for two of these beasts . . . :p
dang nabbit, this is the card i was waiting for...until that Sapphire 4850x2...deciding....hurting...brain...aargh
This IS my next card. I don't care if it takes up four slots, it would be insanity to run two in crossfire.
Sure .... I buy a Palit X2 a little while ago and now they come out with this.
Oh well, I am really pleased with my X2. Smooth as silk at 2560 :toast:
Oh well, I am really pleased with my X2. Smooth as silk at 2560 :toast:
Wow! Triple Decker GFX Godlyness!
anyone know what retail is gonna be for this?
This card is just boss. Makes me wanna turn red for Christmas.
by: Duffman;1047027
anyone know what retail is gonna be for this?
the bulletin said it's gonna be competitive with all other cards. Considering that Palit had a 4870x2 on newegg for a while and now they have this beasty revision and the "old" 4870x2 was cheaper than most of the other cards, it'll probably be in the low 500's. Not bad considering you're essentially getting two cards for the price of one.
by: PP Mguire;1047065ok is the word boss coming back into style LOL! sorry to get off topic
This card is just boss. Makes me wanna turn red for Christmas.
meh two of these would eat it for breakfast voodoo 5-6000 FTW :toast:
FINALLY!!! A triple slot card! I totally want one :cry:
by: ShadowFold;1047080That's not the only one. There's some single slot card with dual slot coolers.
FINALLY!!! A triple slot card! I totally want one :cry:
by: AsphyxiA;1047074Ive been using it for years ;)
ok is the word boss coming back into style LOL! sorry to get off topic
by: mullered07;1047076My brother actually had a prototype version of one of those cards, acquired from somewhere -- I don't know if he ever actually got it to run or not.
meh two of these would eat it for breakfast voodoo 5-6000 FTW :toast: