[QUOTE=reapaninja;18451311]and the 295 and 5970 are age different. the 5___s are meant to compete with the 3__s[/QUOTE]
The 5___s are often compared with the 2__s. What do you expect benchmarks to be compared with? 3___s estimates?
[QUOTE=Soldier32;18458584]The 5___s are often compared with the 2__s. What do you expect benchmarks to be compared with? 3___s estimates?[/QUOTE]
welll...... i was kinda thinkin they could be compared with teh 6000 series... but what do i know?? heh
[QUOTE=Soldier32;18458584]The 5___s are often compared with the 2__s. What do you expect benchmarks to be compared with? 3___s estimates?[/QUOTE]
He said what they're supposed to be compared to. Of course they're going to be benchmarked against the GTX 2 series.
[QUOTE=ShitBalls;18458158]You'd need several CPU's to run them in crossfire without a bottleneck.[/QUOTE]
Several cores, obviously; but that's completely different than having multiple CPU's.
Now, would someone who's actually technologically inclined, please give me a reasonable answer to my question? At the very least, the grade of a CPU you'd need to run a single 5970 without a major bottleneck.
[QUOTE=Soldier32;18458584]The 5___s are often compared with the 2__s. What do you expect benchmarks to be compared with? 3___s estimates?[/QUOTE]
meant to compete =/= currently compared with
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;18459423]Several cores, obviously; but that's completely different than having multiple CPU's.
Now, would someone who's actually technologically inclined, please give me a reasonable answer to my question? At the very least, the grade of a CPU you'd need to run a single 5970 without a major bottleneck.[/QUOTE]
i7 920.
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It's just two 5870s.
[QUOTE='Odellus[v2];18459543']i7 920.
[editline]06:52PM[/editline]
It's just two 5870s.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the reasonable reply. What about 4 in crossfire, I'm curious what that would take. That would be equivilant to a bit less than 8 5870's. PSU too, is that even really feasible? Each draws what under load, 350 watts?
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;18459906]Thanks for the reasonable reply. What about 4 in crossfire, I'm curious what that would take. That would be equivilant to a bit less than 8 5870's. PSU too, is that even really feasible? Each draws what under load, 350 watts?[/QUOTE]
Crossfire/SLi only support 4 GPUs, so you can only have 2 5970s
[QUOTE=reapaninja;18460071]Crossfire/SLi only support 4 GPUs, so you can only have 2 5970s[/QUOTE]
I thought that it treated the 5970 as a single card allowing for crossfire, although it's a dual GPU card. Huh.
[QUOTE=reapaninja;18460071]Crossfire/SLi only support 4 GPUs, so you can only have 2 5970s[/QUOTE]
I thought Crossfire supported up to 8 GPUs.
[QUOTE='Odellus[v2];18460447']I thought Crossfire supported up to 8 GPUs.[/QUOTE]
by the looks of a quick google search, it's the drivers that only have support for 4
[QUOTE=reapaninja;18460640]by the looks of a quick google search, it's the drivers that only have support for 4[/QUOTE]
I thought that the drivers treated the 4870x2 and 5970 as singular cards.
[quote=http://www.techpowerup.com/65649/R700_Supports_4-way_Crossfire_X.html]AMD has already built a computer that has four 4870X2s in it. So it has eight GPUs; drivers will not be supporting eight GPUs at this point of time.[/quote]
from 08 though, might have changed since then
[QUOTE=reapaninja;18461121]from 08 though, might have changed since then[/QUOTE]
I hope so. (not that I'll ever get a quad 5970 build though)
assuming it's possible, how long d'you guys think it'll be before Trubritar got quad 5970s
I'm going to say a week, maybe 2
Come to think of it, it would be impossible because the 4870x2 and 5970 cards have only 1 crossfire connector each.
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[QUOTE=reapaninja;18461698]assuming it's possible, how long d'you guys think it'll be before Trubritar got quad 5970s
I'm going to say a week, maybe 2[/QUOTE]
Depending on the amount of time it takes to have the stores back in stock.
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;18461725]Come to think of it, it would be impossible because the 4870x2 and 5970 cards have only 1 crossfire connector each.[/QUOTE]
oh shit yeah
well there's the 4 GPU limit
Each card draws 393 watts under-load. 393x4=1572. 1572+consumption from all else= about 1850 Watts.
Good luck finding a single PSU with that much juice. It would be impractical in theory as well.
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[QUOTE=reapaninja;18461828]oh shit yeah
well there's the 4 GPU limit[/QUOTE]
yeah
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;18461837]Good luck finding a single PSU with that much juice. It would be impractical in theory as well.[/QUOTE]
2 PSUs [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKQVqcHRos4[/media]
[QUOTE=reapaninja;18461995]2 PSUs [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKQVqcHRos4[/media][/QUOTE]
Thought about that, not many cases are able to house 2 PSU's though. Then you have to take into mind cooling, and how hot a case is going to get with all that in it. HAF932 has 2 spots though, doesn't it?
A full comparison for people like me that own the 4870 and want to know how much better this card is.
[B]Im going to go cry after this.[/B]
Ripped this image from: [url]http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5970-review-test/2[/url]
[img]http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5122/capturedr.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Rougelead;18464831]A full comparison for people like me that own the 4870 and want to know how much better this card is.
[B]Im going to go cry after this.[/B]
Ripped this image from: [url]http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5970-review-test/2[/url]
[img]http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5122/capturedr.png[/img][/QUOTE]
:aaaaa:
They can't keep making these things bigger and bigger. It has to stop soon.
[QUOTE=Zoo;18470294]They can't keep making these things bigger and bigger. It has to stop soon.[/QUOTE]
Can't wait for the 2' 8970. :downs:
[QUOTE=Zoo;18470294]They can't keep making these things bigger and bigger. It has to stop soon.[/QUOTE]
so they just stop until technology advances far enough for them to halve the sizes? :downs: they don't make them bigger because they fucking feel like it
For Australians:
[url]www.pccasegear.com[/url] had 2 different 5970's (Powercolor and Sapphire) which are both sold out with no ETA when the next will be arriving, both were priced at $999.
Does it have crossfire support? :smug:
[QUOTE=Black0ut;18483769]For Australians:
[url]www.pccasegear.com[/url] had 2 different 5970's (Powercolor and Sapphire) which are both sold out with no ETA when the next will be arriving, both were priced at $999.[/QUOTE]
jesus christ
nooo :(
[QUOTE=Black0ut;18483769]For Australians:
[url]www.pccasegear.com[/url] had 2 different 5970's (Powercolor and Sapphire) which are both sold out with no ETA when the next will be arriving, both were priced at $999.[/QUOTE]
I built my last computer for around that price.
Fuck that.
[QUOTE=Rougelead;18464831]A full comparison for people like me that own the 4870 and want to know how much better this card is.
[B]Im going to go cry after this.[/B]
Ripped this image from: [url]http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5970-review-test/2[/url]
[img]http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5122/capturedr.png[/img][/QUOTE]
Jesus fuck, my 4870 is a cunt, I need a 5series for less power consumption alone!
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