Palit Wants to Pack Your Computer Case with Three-Slot Graphics Card
Posted 11/06/08 at 02:10:50 PM by Paul Lilly
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Who says thin is in? Not Palit, who has just introduced a massive three-slot graphics card based on AMD's dual-GPU ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2. Dubbed the Revolution 700 Deluxe, the new card owes its wide load to a giant heatsink consisting of a two-fan cooling solution outfitted with heatpipes and a plethora of connection options.
The Revolution 700 Deluxe comes equipped with DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual-Link DVI, and D-Sub (VGA) connections, so while you might have to worry about how you're going to cram this card inside your case, you at least won't face any problems connecting it to nearly any type of display.
Other specs include 2GB of GDDR5 slightly overclocked at 3800MHz (compared to 3600MHz reference), 750MHz core clockspeed, DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support, and a 512-bit memory interface resulting in 2.4 teraFLOPS of graphics horsepower.
No price has yet been set for the mammoth videocard, but according to TGDaily, Palit spokesman Darren Polkowski said it sell in a similar price range as other 4870 X2 cards.
Is three slots too much? Hit the jump and post your thoughts.
Image Credit: Palit
3 slots would be ok....but will it sound like an aircraft!
Submitted by zodi on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 7:04pm
If the cooler is quieter then the normal X2 cooler then yes I think its a good idea. If its just an excuse to make it look bad ass with the same cooling and noise as a normal X2 then umm...thanks but no thanks
Looks pretty beastly to me,
Submitted by s3th on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 6:52pm
Looks pretty beastly to me, and the 2 fans on the GPU, I Wonder how much wattage this baby will use.
Submitted by AndyYankee17 on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 8:14pm
the same. the GPU uses most of the electricity, a very small percentage goes to fans. never see anyone buying a new PSU so they can have more case fans do you?
Submitted by Emotional Post-... on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 9:02pm
Actually, he is correct in that the PALIT will consume more power, seeing as how it is factory overclocked. Of course the difference won't be staggering, but it should be greater, nontheless.
Submitted by s3th on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 10:26pm
Lol no, I guess not
Submitted by spacegoast on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 6:05pm
At Devo85x;
Of course the 3-slot cooler is for thyermals only. What else would it be for? You are right though, I think it is a bit pointless, as it wouldnt give much more, if any advantage over a dual slot cooler. It looks cool though, I just dont think it is very practical for such a large cooler. It makes CF a little difficult.
Submitted by devin3627 on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 5:05pm
this is obviously for the enthusiasts...
Kinda pointless...
Submitted by Devo85x on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 4:15pm
Kinda pointless... Using three slots will help thermals only (say the connectors all you want but i think if you can afford this card the only 2 connecters you would ever use is HDMI and DVI) I would be willing to pay more (and I think anyone buying this card probibly has enough money as it is) for a liquid cooled version of the card if it took up two slots... not only would it have better themals than this but it would give you room if you wanted another one...
Submitted by Nick Burns on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:49pm
Which X58 motherboard can hold two of these (ie, crossfire)?
Yes, I am serious.
Submitted by skhills on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:47pm
I think this will set off a new round of complaints about people buying it and either having to replace their case because it doesnt fit, or their motherboard because they lost their SATA ports.
I can't wait to see the
Submitted by XSV DBLs on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:18pm
I can't wait to see the performance specs on this thing.
Three slot
Submitted by Asevening on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:03pm
I wouldn't be as badly worried about case space as I would be about the weight. That looks like it can put alot of stress on my motherboard.
well assuming you use all
Submitted by Gailim on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:10pm
well assuming you use all three screws to secure it the weight shouldnt be an issue.
props to palit, at least sombody is thinking out of the box. love all the connectors on the back
Submitted by sgmcenroe on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 2:56pm
From the photo, it appears that you can use 2 mounting screws - on the left and right, but not in the center.
at this rate we're going to
Submitted by nekollx on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 1:25pm
at this rate we're going to be connection mini mother board to our computers just for the GPU
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