Some manufacturers produce "richer" designs that differ from the reference.
According to VR-Zone information, some manufacturers are not satisfied with the design proposed by AMD and want to launch their own unique cards. Of course, you don’t have to think about major remodels, they almost only touched the floor plan where it was absolutely necessary.
GeCube HD 3870 X2
Seeing the reference cooling, it is also clear that one or two manufacturers will try to banish it as soon as possible and use other solutions to cool the two RV670 cores and the 1GB of memory lined up around them. The other novelty is the doubling of the number of DVI outputs, which is an unnecessary extra for many, but it is commendable, because if you have something from the two GPUs, why not take advantage of it ?!
Asus EAH3870X2 / G / 3DHTI / 1G
However, the above two cards are just the beginning. Powercolor is also available with a 4 DVI version that houses the ZEROtherm GX810 cooler. Sapphire and ref. In addition to the card, it also produces an Atomic edition, which will be controlled by a special water cooling block.
