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    5870 Question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Andre56, Aug 25, 2010.

  1. Andre56

    Andre56 Notebook Evangelist

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    Andre56, Aug 25, 2010
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    i looks like a dual dell card... not a single 5870 but dual 5870.. look for something else.. its too big for a single card.
     
    sean473, Aug 26, 2010
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    But, it only has 1 bracket for a heatsink?
     
    Nick, Aug 26, 2010
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    If you have a dual card set up is it not just 2 single cards?
     
    Andre56, Aug 26, 2010
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    it looks too big for a single card.. it looks like a 4870X2 board.. with 2 cards joined together.. i don't know but that's my opinion.. ur better off asking someone in the alienware forum.
     
    sean473, Aug 27, 2010
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    Probably similar to a mobile 5970?
     
    nikeseven, Aug 27, 2010
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    Wait, wait, wait...I thought dual GPU on a single PCB didn't existed for laptop cards.

    Plus, the card in the pic closely resembles my 4870's...so its definitely a single GPU card.
     
    AndroidVageta, Aug 28, 2010
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    like i said , a CF user would know.. so its a single card.
     
    sean473, Aug 28, 2010
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