http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=229127
Even if those numbers are not real, the 9800 is still underclocked and no more than SLI on one PCI-E lane, lowering bandwith+scalability and causing some nasty heat issues. So far, it's not even beating the 8800GTS in SLI, while the 3870X2 is.
Keep in mind that the 3870X2 is also going to be selling for much less. Also, as the 3870 is also gonna be released before the 9800 (1/28/08), ggnore nvidia.
3870X2 > 9800GX2
Discuss.

So if the HD3870X2 is $AU653, how much will this thing be?

Oh, and the poll is empty.

Sorry about that.
Meh, i heard around 300 bucks.

I've seen it for $US485.99 http://www.motherboardpro.com/Sapp [...] p-514.html

quite honestly, i think the 9800gx2 shows just how cheap nvidia is. they couldn't redesign the thing for one board, so it can actually cool itself? quite honestly, what does the dual pcb design actually do besides make it cheaper to produce?

Nothing that I can think of Frozenlead. makes things a lot more inconvenient though. I think the 3870x2 was a step in the right direction, where the 9800GX2 is looking like the 7950GX2

I do have one question though, is the 1GB memory shared between the two GPUs or is it 1GB for both GPUs?

Unless you play at 2560x1600 with 4xAA, it doesn't generally matter currently.

3870 x 2 and 9800GX2, technically, are just more or less the same...
I guess 9800GX2 will end up a little bit faster than 3870 x 2,
just because it will release a bit later...
Intel GMA, of course, will win, for market share. Only those who play
Crysis will need something more than 8800GT or 3870 in the mean time,
and I guess it will be much more economic friendly to buy one card,
and then upgrade to SLI/XFire when needed.

The 2900XT was released after the 8800GTX, it wasn't faster.

It's cheaper to get 2 3870s or 2 8800GTs here than an X2

Wow... You guys are blind... The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator is clearly the winner!

Where?

Yea good question, I haven't seen it less than 485 US

I think Nvidia are going to be hurt badly by the 3870X2 release, and if I were in the market for a new video card, absolutely no question I'd go with the 3870X2! I definitely wouldn't be holding out for the 9800GX2.
If the rumours turn out to be true, I think Nvidia have made a real ****-up in thinking that enthusiasts would go for an 8800GTX(X2) renamed and essentially a single-card solution....

Nuh uh, AMD sucks, they are going to go out of business and Ruiz is going to be fired, and we're all going to die..
You heard it all here first from the experts!

I think it's a pretty good card with all the numbers I am seeing.
The current price will drop when more start showing up in inventories.
It still beats out the prices of it's competition by a decent clip as is.

I am waiting to see what happens over the next couple weeks and then I think I'll bite.
Just want to make sure I won't be stuck with a card that has dookie drivers.

my 2 cents:

Intel media graphics accelerator rules