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Old June 22, 2008, 10:25 AM
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Didn't I read somewhere that they've also got a new Demo in the works for the 4800 series cards?

IMO, they don't do enough of that stuff these days. Every new series should come out with a demo that pushes the cards to the limit and showcases what is different about the new tech.
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Old June 22, 2008, 11:09 AM
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Didn't I read somewhere that they've also got a new Demo in the works for the 4800 series cards?

IMO, they don't do enough of that stuff these days. Every new series should come out with a demo that pushes the cards to the limit and showcases what is different about the new tech.
I believe they do. This time it is called The Froblins and it is pretty cute yet impressive but I don't know if it will be released to the public. There is also a new Ruby demo which is pretty stunning but it is all CGI and not rendered in real-time.
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I think this might be the one to make me switch from nvidia.
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Old June 22, 2008, 03:53 PM
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does anyone notice the fact that of the 2 cards, only one had crossfire fingers?
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You're right...why would they not include them for the X2? Oh noes my dreams of my new rig are shot straight to hell.
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You're right...why would they not include them for the X2? Oh noes my dreams of my new rig are shot straight to hell.
Calm down :P we have no clue what card thats a picture of, and even if it has no *VISABLE* Crossfire fingers, doen't mean the're not located somewhere simply outtasight of the picture.

Oh also not to mention the fact that ATi supports dongleless crossfire
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No worries, the card has Crossfire connectors.
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Calm down :P we have no clue what card thats a picture of, and even if it has no *VISABLE* Crossfire fingers, doen't mean the're not located somewhere simply outtasight of the picture.

Oh also not to mention the fact that ATi supports dongleless crossfire
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You're right...why would they not include them for the X2? Oh noes my dreams of my new rig are shot straight to hell.
[Autopsy] ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256bit - Expreview.com

check out the pictures, its just hidden in pictures by some kind of bar :)
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Old June 24, 2008, 09:38 AM
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My momentary worry is alleviated, assuming those beasts can perform I think I can definately see my next upgrade on the horizon:)
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I think you all will be very, very, very, very happy with performance of the HD4870. Some may even be stunned. But shhhhh....don't tell anyone.
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