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The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 25c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this.
Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by playing Crysis Warhead for 30 minutes and measuring the peak temperature. We also have included Furmark results, recording maximum temperatures throughout a 30 minute stress test. All fan settings were left on automatic.
The cooler is underperforming, peaking at 83c after 30 minutes of intensive gaming. When placed under synthetic Furmark load, the temperatures rise another 10c, to 93c. The fan is meanwhile spinning at a whopping 3,638 rpm which generates a lot of noise. More on this on the next page.
Its a problem when sapphire are constantly pushing new boundaries with their coolers.
I could tell on the first page that the cooler wasnt going to be good. It might work on the hD7850 as its much cooler running.
Its a nice looking little card actually, very neat and the size of the actual PCB.
Sadly that cooler is never going to work, lok at the size of the aluminum heatsink, its much too small for a start. its more suited to a HD7770.
Never seen their cards for sale here anyway, first ive read about them, ever.
The cooler does look almost identical to the HD7770 model, I doubt its any different http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition.html
its how companies save money between ranges, but it normally works from a higher spec model to a lower spec model, not the other way around
Avoid this card at all costs, I had the royalqueen version and it was so loud I couldnt live with it. I had it returned and got an XFX card, it was so quiet and about 15c cooler.
this info about graphics card is very completly,,tank,s