Palit's Radeon HD 4870 X2 has preposterous clock speeds, marketing hype

Hong Kong-based video card manufacturer Palit is excited about its Revolution 700 Deluxe video card -- so much so that we're a little frightened by the force of its enthusiasm. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 GPU is no slouch to begin with, but this iteration has cores overclocked to 750MHz and 2GB of GDDR5 memory at a face-melting 3.8GHz. As imposing as clock speeds are, they likely can't measure up to the epic hype from Palit. "All other cards beware," the press release boldly cries, "there is a new king in town and it only comes from Palit!" Tap the read link for the whole thing -- best enjoyed while listening to the Mortal Kombat theme song.

[SNP @ Nov 7th 2008 12:33AM]

For maybe like 3 months...if at that

[Samboini @ Nov 7th 2008 12:49PM]

Will it whine like a bitch though? Noise = not good. :(

[Lucas @ Nov 7th 2008 12:36AM]

750mhz for the cores isn't overclocked. That's the standard speed for all 4870 X2's.

[The Purveyor of Justice @ Nov 7th 2008 11:24AM]

Yeah! I could get one with 800mhz core clock months ago. This ain't no overclock! IT'S FACTORY SPECS!!!!

[loosely_coupled @ Nov 7th 2008 7:04PM]

first thing I thought of... "preposterous clock speeds" my ***...

[Knives_Out @ Nov 7th 2008 12:39AM]

cost?

[pt0ne @ Nov 7th 2008 12:46AM]

$550

btw, that guy in your avatar looks like a complete douche

[Tom @ Nov 7th 2008 1:26AM]

That douche can kick your ass!

[1234321 @ Nov 7th 2008 1:38AM]

aint that governor schwarzenegger

[Monty B. @ Nov 7th 2008 1:39PM]

At first I thought the avatar was Barack Obama tripping on drugs while being held/rubbed down up by a sea of hands.

[Wwhat @ Nov 7th 2008 3:49PM]

If he kicks your ass you can sue him and the state and make millions, not a bad deal perhaps.

[loosely_coupled @ Nov 7th 2008 7:05PM]

That looks nothing like Obama whatsoever.. I mean not even close dude...

[jack @ Nov 7th 2008 12:41AM]

Palit

[Einhanderkiller @ Nov 7th 2008 1:07AM]

Palin

[Decoy @ Nov 7th 2008 7:48AM]

Nailin'.

[Samboini @ Nov 7th 2008 12:47PM]

Fuck?

[jack @ Nov 7th 2008 12:42AM]

Palit

[)ROFL( @ Nov 7th 2008 1:37AM]

Failit. Twice.

[Bob @ Nov 7th 2008 12:45AM]

I read it while listening to Mortal Kombat. It was indeed pretty epic. I feel the power already.

[Romesh @ Nov 7th 2008 1:10AM]

Ditto, incredibly epic. Good call

[bolezhinkov @ Nov 7th 2008 2:46AM]

final combat has had 39 plays this week at lastfm.

[aznofazns @ Nov 7th 2008 12:45AM]

honestly engadget... sometimes you are so clueless... stock 4870 core speed is 750mhz, stock memory speed is 4x900 = 3.6ghz... 3.8ghz is only a 50mhz overclock of the memory.

[James @ Nov 7th 2008 3:07AM]

Theyre too used to macs.

[Vinnie @ Nov 7th 2008 12:48AM]

Wow, a triple slot cooler

[Laughing Man @ Nov 7th 2008 2:25AM]

Thats a Hugh Bitch!

[James @ Nov 7th 2008 12:52AM]

Really it takes up 3 pci slots?

[Dave Chappelle @ Nov 7th 2008 1:20AM]

3 PCI SLOTS? wtf,

if this is true this in my opinion does not even count as a advancement in technology. I am sure Nvidia could make a DUAL CORE X2 GTX280 if size did not matter.

[1234321 @ Nov 7th 2008 1:40AM]

actually no one can make a dual core GPU yet

[Rogue_Genius @ Nov 7th 2008 1:50AM]

Yep, she's a big girl alright...

Big girls need love too.

[James @ Nov 7th 2008 3:05AM]

Imagine 2 in crossfire and having no room for a soundcard.

[gonintendo @ Nov 7th 2008 8:09AM]

why would you want dual core when this has 1600 "cores" (800 stream processors per gpu, 2 gpu's so 1600)

[RijilV @ Nov 7th 2008 12:54AM]

ah, mortal kombat - though seriously there were some good tunes on those soundtracks..

[whatishalo? @ Nov 7th 2008 1:01AM]

can this handle my email through AOL? I'd hate to spend my $$ on something that cannot render AOL email fast enough

[Samboini @ Nov 7th 2008 12:48PM]

Your comment is just as unfunny as yor name.

[digitallysick @ Nov 7th 2008 1:07AM]

I liked the graphics card part

[Jamesy @ Nov 7th 2008 1:09AM]

Cost? Heat? Doesn't seem worth it right now when a 3850 does everything I need just fine.

[thethirdmoose @ Nov 7th 2008 1:42AM]

It can't run two copies of Crysis at the same time. Ergo, it is worthless.

[aznofazns @ Nov 7th 2008 1:59AM]

apparently you don't play the latest graphically intense games at 1680x1050 or higher... a 3850 doesn't even compare to a single 4850, much less a 4870X2

[Lyle @ Nov 7th 2008 2:00AM]

The main story here is that the 4870X2, which is a resoundingly HOT card, has a triple slot cooler, the first of its kind marketed.

What is overlooked is that those who purchase this kind of video card are typically better-served by water cooling them, as it allows for better motherboard-slot utilization...and it greatly reduces the noise.

Basically a non-story, as the card itself is nothing special compared to other 4870X2s...but, graphics-cardland is pretty slow at the moment, so I'll not hold it too much against them, as Palit themselves are really to blame.

[aznofazns @ Nov 7th 2008 2:08AM]

Another fault by Palit is its statement that the core is overclocked... great way to mislead the uninformed consumer (not to mention both HotHardware AND Engadget) into thinking that the card is something special. And in all honestly, 3.8ghz overclock on the memory is a joke... all I had to do to my VisionTek 4870 was move the slider from 900 to 1100 and voila... an effective 4.4ghz speed.

[Ori Matalon @ Nov 7th 2008 3:01AM]

Looks good. Does technically it must take 3 slots?

my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim

[Ryback @ Nov 7th 2008 3:13AM]

Then what's that on the first line you wrote if it's not a comment?

Seriously - stop marketing your own blog on other blogs. It's lame.

[jefffaucher @ Nov 7th 2008 9:11AM]

this thing looks exactly like my crappy little window fan from Target.

http://www.target.com/Aloha-Twin-Window-Fan-White/dp/B000HWJSL8/sr=1-7/qid=1226067081/ref=sr_1_7/184-5819325-7394458?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Awindow%20fan&page=1

[Troy @ Nov 7th 2008 9:20AM]

Looks noisy... loading up your computer with fans to keep it cool is very 90's...

[captain underpants and the bringdown gang @ Nov 7th 2008 3:15PM]

or early 2000s if your an apple G5. (9 fans at launch!)

[Pete @ Nov 7th 2008 9:59AM]

I read it while listening to the Mortal Kombat theme... and without music. And they were right... it really is best read with the Mortal Kombat Theme!

[Pete @ Nov 7th 2008 10:01AM]

No No No.... that is the Aloha branded Video version of the adapter. They call it the "Crappy Cool"

[Peter @ Nov 7th 2008 4:49PM]

It's staring at me!

[Eli Gundry @ Nov 7th 2008 5:20PM]

While this card is extremely epic, Palit's graphic design department should be fired for the box are. Typically when showing off something that's supposed to have crazy amounts of power, your box art should help convey this message. Art that includes tigers, lions, hot chicks, burly men, a universe exploding, or Crysis box art are examples of power. Palit thought it would be a good idea to put a poorly rendered, kiddy-esqe frog on their box. Seriously, he looks like that frog from Starfox. Oh well, sweet card.