Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP Sneak Peek

Ever get the hankering to run not one but four panels from a single graphics card?  Let's see... How about a quartet of 24" widescreens spanning your desktop or game environment?  The good folks at Asus sent this beefy plank-o-silicon over for test and evaluation and needless to say, it seemingly has the gifts. 

Asus' EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP - Radeon HD 3870 X2

Features:

• 1GB of .8ns Hynix GDDR3 DRAM (1200MHz/2.4GHz GDDR3)
• Quad dual-link DVI outputs
• Overclocked out of the box (speeds to be announced in our full review)
• Custom cooling with dual fans
• All copper heat-plate with heatpipes linked to dual aluminum heatsinks.
• Much lighter wieght than the original reference design AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2
• Dual slot solution

In typical fashion, Asus steps out to market with something innovative and different versus a run-of-the-mill reference design.  The Asus design team was able to cram four dual-link DVI connectors and an S-Video port into a single dual-slot back plate.  Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead as to how this new high-end board performs.