BLIZZARD RADEON X1900 XTX, when can i buy it?

[996GT2]

Looks like ATi is trying to squeeze the most out of their R580 setup instead of going to a more efficient architecture. I've read that R580 uses ~40% more power than G71 and G73.

Nontheless, it looks awesome

 

[Wreckage]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Ackmed

Originally posted by: Vesper8
well it's been confirmed today that the card is a 3 slot solution. and also that it's now official shipping

No, they are wrong. It can be a three slot solution, if you place the cooler just over the card. However, if you place it in any other empty slot, its a two slot solution. As you can put a card just above the video card, because the two slot stock cooler is no longer there.

Yep not a very difficult concept to grasp here guys, it's not rocket science. This card is very nice, if I didn't have water cooling I'd have gone for this.

Even if you move the cooler 4 slots down it's still taking up 3 slots in your system. The card clearly takes up 2 and the cooler takes up 1. 2+1 = 3.

 

[Ackmed]

No it doesnt. The card takes up one, because the stock cooler isnt there anymore. You can put a PCI card in the next slot above the video card.

 

[5150Joker]

Originally posted by: Wreckage

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Ackmed

Originally posted by: Vesper8
well it's been confirmed today that the card is a 3 slot solution. and also that it's now official shipping

No, they are wrong. It can be a three slot solution, if you place the cooler just over the card. However, if you place it in any other empty slot, its a two slot solution. As you can put a card just above the video card, because the two slot stock cooler is no longer there.

Yep not a very difficult concept to grasp here guys, it's not rocket science. This card is very nice, if I didn't have water cooling I'd have gone for this.

Even if you move the cooler 4 slots down it's still taking up 3 slots in your system. The card clearly takes up 2 and the cooler takes up 1. 2+1 = 3.

For my mainboard (DFI SLI NF4) there is room above the PCI-e 16x slot to fit the cooler. I'm pretty sure most other popular mainboards have a similar configuration. Most people don't use that PCI-e 4x slot for anything.

 

[Cheesetogo]

The water cooler goes in the second slot of the video card, exhausting through the video card's second slot. 2 slots.

 

[SkylinGTR26]

wow...wow....
This is a nice card but yeah ATI does need to just make some better power efficiancy.
But i dont really understand why you guys care soo much about pci slots?
If i had even 6 slots used up by these 2 cards in CF then id still have room for 1 or 2 PCI cards, and all you really need is a soundcard.
And just if you guys are wondering i dont have a full tower i have a spire black fin (mid tower).

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: 996GT2
Looks like ATi is trying to squeeze the most out of their R580 setup instead of going to a more efficient architecture. I've read that R580 uses ~40% more power than G71 and G73.

Nontheless, it looks awesome

:roll: It's a vendor choice - Gainward pioneered factory watercooled GPU.. guess which accelerator brand they were using?

Anyway OP, I think it's time for you to consider full blown water cooling if contemplating this.. 3 slots is crazy and there is no way that fan can be "silent" too small for that..

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Ackmed

Originally posted by: Vesper8
well it's been confirmed today that the card is a 3 slot solution. and also that it's now official shipping

No, they are wrong. It can be a three slot solution, if you place the cooler just over the card. However, if you place it in any other empty slot, its a two slot solution. As you can put a card just above the video card, because the two slot stock cooler is no longer there.

Yep not a very difficult concept to grasp here guys, it's not rocket science. This card is very nice, if I didn't have water cooling I'd have gone for this.

Apparently it is rocket science, because even if you move the coooler to another slot 2 slots for the card and 1 slot for the cooler still add up the 3. (2+1 = 3)

 

[5150Joker]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Ackmed

Originally posted by: Vesper8
well it's been confirmed today that the card is a 3 slot solution. and also that it's now official shipping

No, they are wrong. It can be a three slot solution, if you place the cooler just over the card. However, if you place it in any other empty slot, its a two slot solution. As you can put a card just above the video card, because the two slot stock cooler is no longer there.

Yep not a very difficult concept to grasp here guys, it's not rocket science. This card is very nice, if I didn't have water cooling I'd have gone for this.

Apparently it is rocket science, because even if you move the coooler to another slot 2 slots for the card and 1 slot for the cooler still add up the 3. (2+1 = 3)

The card itself shouldn't take more than 1 slot, why they added the extra PCI slot holder to it is confusing. Like I mentioned above, most people don't use the 4x PCI-e slot that resides above the PCI-e 16x slot in most decent mainboards and that's where the cooler can be placed. So while technically it might take 3 slots, the 3rd slot it takes is useless for most.

 

[JPB]

The cooler itself affixes itself to an empty pci slot. so that is one gone there, the card is another, and maybe no room for a card inbetween

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Ackmed

Originally posted by: Vesper8
well it's been confirmed today that the card is a 3 slot solution. and also that it's now official shipping

No, they are wrong. It can be a three slot solution, if you place the cooler just over the card. However, if you place it in any other empty slot, its a two slot solution. As you can put a card just above the video card, because the two slot stock cooler is no longer there.

Yep not a very difficult concept to grasp here guys, it's not rocket science. This card is very nice, if I didn't have water cooling I'd have gone for this.

Apparently it is rocket science, because even if you move the coooler to another slot 2 slots for the card and 1 slot for the cooler still add up the 3. (2+1 = 3)

The card itself shouldn't take more than 1 slot, why they added the extra PCI slot holder to it is confusing. Like I mentioned above, most people don't use the 4x PCI-e slot that resides above the PCI-e 16x slot in most decent mainboards and that's where the cooler can be placed. So while technically it might take 3 slots, the 3rd slot it takes is useless for most.

Jeez you like to argue pointless stuff sometimes. Yes, if you have a dremel you can chop the two slot bracket on card in half and the card will be one slot due to it's thin profile from not having a HS on there and one more slot for the water cooler making two. Forgoeing that mod the card will render 3 of your slots unusable therefore it's a three slot card.

 

[5150Joker]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: Ackmed

Originally posted by: Vesper8
well it's been confirmed today that the card is a 3 slot solution. and also that it's now official shipping

No, they are wrong. It can be a three slot solution, if you place the cooler just over the card. However, if you place it in any other empty slot, its a two slot solution. As you can put a card just above the video card, because the two slot stock cooler is no longer there.

Yep not a very difficult concept to grasp here guys, it's not rocket science. This card is very nice, if I didn't have water cooling I'd have gone for this.

Apparently it is rocket science, because even if you move the coooler to another slot 2 slots for the card and 1 slot for the cooler still add up the 3. (2+1 = 3)

The card itself shouldn't take more than 1 slot, why they added the extra PCI slot holder to it is confusing. Like I mentioned above, most people don't use the 4x PCI-e slot that resides above the PCI-e 16x slot in most decent mainboards and that's where the cooler can be placed. So while technically it might take 3 slots, the 3rd slot it takes is useless for most.

Jeez you like to argue pointless stuff sometimes. Yes, if you have a dremel you can chop the two slot bracket on card in half and the card will be one slot due to it's thin profile from not having a HS on there and one more slot for the water cooler making two. Forgoeing that mod the card will render 3 of your slots unusable therefore it's a three slot card.

I'm not arguing with you just pointing out that the 3 slots it takes up only matters if you waste PCI space. Placing it above the PCI-e 16x slot doesn't matter for 99% of people out there since hardly anyone uses the PCI-e 4x slot.

 

[Vesper8]

so where, when can i buy it and how much will it cost me ;p

 

[EightySix Four]

It's rediculous, you'd get BETTER heat transfer with the core directly on that large heatsink... A waste if you ask me :-\