4890x2 not killed by AMD
 

ATI partners can and will make a Radeon HD4890 X2
4/8/2009 by: Theo Valich
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At current ratio, the ATI Radeon HD 4890 draws 190W from the wall socket, hence the Maximum current draw of 225W [75W from PCIe slot, 2x6-pin for 150W]. But this 2x6-pin is not final, since reference boards feature room for a 300W TDP configuration [75W from PCIe, 8+6-pin for 150+75W], for the ultra-overclocking boards.
However, our sources in Taiwan claim that the ultra-overclocked board e.g. SuperRV790 isn't exactly what they are interested in. AMD GPG [Graphics Products Group, e.g. division F.K.A. ATI] recognized the need for even more powerful part, and gave the thumbs up to partners that want to do the 4890X2. In a YouTube interview for PC Games Hardware, Sasa Marinkovic [Product Manager for Consumer platforms: CPU, GPU, Chipsets] practically confirmed the X2 part. You can fast forward to six minutes into the interview for the "we're going flat out to capture the crown" statement.

Full Article here: http://brightsideofnews.com/news/200...hd4890-x2.aspx

Just when I thought the bank account was safe

I know, right?

:argh::argh::argh::argh::argh:

Well WTF! Back and forth. Now there are reports of a no go again.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...13228&Itemid=1

Thats a shame... The 4980 x2 would probably have talked me into the red side.


But then there was this little tidbit....

QUOTE: "but partners said that the performance of dual X2 4980 card would not be enough to beat GTX 295 and therefore doesn’t make much sense to make it."

GTX295:trophy::D