9800 GX2 in view to 3870 X2 Temp. R&D XFX

[TulipGTX]

This comes from where http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2149352&enterthread=y left here is how i heard it stright from Ajay (A tester) the 9800 GX2 has a core that not only hotter in temp than the 3870 but is also scores better i bet that you all know that but now something you dont know:-

He told me that the 9800 gx2 slows down when a certain temp is reached.. for example the core in the bottom (which has a higher temp according to ajay) will slow down from the real clock speed to a safer speed so that the bottom core has a lower temp. but this will give it lower performance....

So as per Ajay the 3870 X2 has a advantage there as all core are on the same silicon but he says that the advantage is really pointless as in some months a new nvidia card will come and right now 8800 high end cards can give the 3870 x2 a run for its money/....

 

[Hauk]

In other words reaching core thresholds is easy with this design. Looks like a fan speed bump is the first order of business for those looking to buy this thing.

See if you can find out the release date...

 

[CP5670]

So as per Ajay the 3870 X2 has a advantage there as all core are on the same silicon but he says that the advantage is really pointless as in some months a new nvidia card will come and right now 8800 high end cards can give the 3870 x2 a run for its money/....

Do you know how many months it's supposed to be?

Thanks for the information.

 

[Fallen Kell]

Hopefully soon, with AMD/ATI's release of the 3870 X2, Nvidia FINALLY has a REASON to come out with a higher end card.