ATi RD400 Board Exposed

**MIG-31** · May 21, 2005, 02:09 PM

ATi is going to unveiled their RD400 chipset that supports Multi VPU technology during Computex. RD400 will be classed under the Radeon Xpress 200 series and will be paired up with ULi M1573 southbridge. Notice the distance between the two PCI Express x16 slots is very narrow so only single slot card solution will be able to fit.
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Image/Source: VR-Zone

griswoold · May 21, 2005, 02:16 PM

it's fake.

**MIG-31** · May 21, 2005, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griswoold

it's fake.

the pic does not look good,but can you show something to back up youre claim.

griswoold · May 21, 2005, 05:39 PM

http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture...p-spec.jpg&1=1

That's the pic of the original board. Exactly the same color,layout everything besides the second PCIe 16 slot. It's for AMD

Ratchet · May 21, 2005, 06:53 PM

That's clearly a fake. The first hint comes when you realize no motherboard manufacturer would be stupid enough to put dual-PEG slots that close together. They are even too close for standard slots, you couln't even fit two regular cards in those slots at the same time (compare the disatance between them with the PCIe 1x slots). They aren't even perfectly paralell with each other, and if you look at the second slot closely you can actually see that the end isn't even all there because of the fact that then end of the first one is hidden behind the audio riser. You can also see where whoever did it tried to "draw" in the edge of the 2nd slot that is hidden behind the Northbridge heatsink on the first slot, but did a vcery bad job of it.

For the ultimate proof, you only need to go look at this Inq article, which has the same shot along with a profile shot of the board. The problem is, whoever did the photochopping forgot to photochop the profile pic. The 2nd slot isn't even there!

Not only is it a fake, it's a piss poor fake.

The box is probably real etc, but the manufacturer clearly photochopped the photo.

davidnsibs · May 21, 2005, 07:35 PM

respect to griswood for finding the original picture. some tech sites seem a bit dodgey whenever fake pics or fake benchmaks are posted, they should check their sources better

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 22, 2005, 05:02 PM

There there is a clear line that makes the image look edited noticed the end of the PCIe slot is missing in the same place it's obscured. This is a amatureish image hack job @ best (not talking about my MS quick paint job lol). Also notice the second PCIe slot is slightlu crooked!

also it with out a doubt the exact same board as that one
http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture...p-spec.jpg&1=1
it a single PCIe slot 939 board... the layout are exatly the same.

**MIG-31** · May 22, 2005, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griswoold

http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture...p-spec.jpg&1=1

That's the pic of the original board. Exactly the same color,layout everything besides the second PCIe 16 slot. It's for AMD

cheers for the link.....as i said the first image i posted did look slightly odd.. but as it has been pointed out in further detail by our resident cowboy... that is hilarious.

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 22, 2005, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MIG-31

cheers for the link.....as i said the first image i posted did look slightly odd.. but as it has been pointed out in further detail by our resident cowboy... that is hilarious.

heheehehe

I try .... least someone got a chuckle
it's amazeing what you can see and what you notice
when you blow an image up to 400%

even the best editors leave small marks & mistakes

before anyone asks i was bored

yes i know it was
already pretty well proven already I justed added the
iceing to the cake

EDIT:

while I was at it I took a minute and added two more of those crooked PCIe 16X slots

and 1/2 arse fixed the missing part of PCIe #2

If I had to guess the real board would have the two slots (lower brown) like that
with the two PCI 1x slots above. Or with the slots at postions 1 top and 4 with the
two PCIe 1x slots inbetween.

Ratchet · May 22, 2005, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

heheehehe

I try .... least someone got a chuckle
it's amazeing what you can see and what you notice
when you blow an image up to 400%

even the best editors leave small marks & mistakes

before anyone asks i was bored

yes i know it was
already pretty well proven already I justed added the
iceing to the cake

EDIT:

while I was at it I took a minute and added two more of those crooked PCIe 16X slots

and 1/2 arse fixed the missing part of PCIe #2

If I had to guess the real board would have the two slots (lower brown) like that
with the two PCI 1x slots above. Or with the slots at postions 1 top and 4 with the
two PCIe 1x slots inbetween.

lol, I wonder how long it'll be before The Inquirer claims to have proof of a quad-graphics motherboard!

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 23, 2005, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ratchet

lol, I wonder how long it'll be before The Inquirer claims to have proof of a quad-graphics motherboard!

Bwhahahha!

May 21, 2005, 02:09 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,856 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	ATi RD400 Board Exposed ATi is going to unveiled their RD400 chipset that supports Multi VPU technology during Computex. RD400 will be classed under the Radeon Xpress 200 series and will be paired up with ULi M1573 southbridge. Notice the distance between the two PCI Express x16 slots is very narrow so only single slot card solution will be able to fit. _______________ Image/Source: VR-Zone __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

May 21, 2005, 05:39 PM	#4
griswoold mr. vögi Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 161 Rep Power: 0	http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture...p-spec.jpg&1=1 That's the pic of the original board. Exactly the same color,layout everything besides the second PCIe 16 slot. It's for AMD __________________ Glad to hear it because somebody has to blow that sucker up! Last edited by MIG-31; May 22, 2005 at 05:16 PM. Reason: accidental pressed edit instead of quote (sorry)

May 21, 2005, 06:53 PM	#5
Ratchet Rage3d Administrator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 33 Rep Power: 0	That's clearly a fake. The first hint comes when you realize no motherboard manufacturer would be stupid enough to put dual-PEG slots that close together. They are even too close for standard slots, you couln't even fit two regular cards in those slots at the same time (compare the disatance between them with the PCIe 1x slots). They aren't even perfectly paralell with each other, and if you look at the second slot closely you can actually see that the end isn't even all there because of the fact that then end of the first one is hidden behind the audio riser. You can also see where whoever did it tried to "draw" in the edge of the 2nd slot that is hidden behind the Northbridge heatsink on the first slot, but did a vcery bad job of it. For the ultimate proof, you only need to go look at this Inq article, which has the same shot along with a profile shot of the board. The problem is, whoever did the photochopping forgot to photochop the profile pic. The 2nd slot isn't even there! Not only is it a fake, it's a piss poor fake. The box is probably real etc, but the manufacturer clearly photochopped the photo. Last edited by Ratchet; May 21, 2005 at 07:02 PM.

May 21, 2005, 07:35 PM	#6
davidnsibs 9500pro Forever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 273 Rep Power: 0	respect to griswood for finding the original picture. some tech sites seem a bit dodgey whenever fake pics or fake benchmaks are posted, they should check their sources better __________________ Goodbye 9500pro, you've been a faithful servant through Half life, Deus Ex, Unreal 2, Max Payne 1+2, Nolf 1+2, CoD, Far Cry, Civ IV, F.E.A.R and many more

May 22, 2005, 05:02 PM	#7
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	There there is a clear line that makes the image look edited noticed the end of the PCIe slot is missing in the same place it's obscured. This is a amatureish image hack job @ best (not talking about my MS quick paint job lol). Also notice the second PCIe slot is slightlu crooked! also it with out a doubt the exact same board as that one http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture...p-spec.jpg&1=1 it a single PCIe slot 939 board... the layout are exatly the same. __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; May 22, 2005 at 05:38 PM.

May 21, 2005, 02:16 PM	#2
griswoold mr. vögi Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 161 Rep Power: 0	it's fake. __________________ Glad to hear it because somebody has to blow that sucker up!