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HIS 7970 X Turbo 3GB IceQ X2 Graphics Card Review

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell August 17, 2012 Featured Announcement, Graphics

Shogun 2 is set in 16th-century feudal Japan, in the aftermath of the Ōnin War. The country is fractured into rival clans led by local warlords, each fighting for control. The player takes on the role of one of these warlords, with the goal of dominating other factions and claiming his rule over Japan. The standard edition of the game will feature a total of eight factions (plus a ninth faction for the tutorial), each with a unique starting position and different political and military strengths.

Fantastic results, only 2 frames behind the class leading Sapphire HD7970 Toxic 6GB solution.

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11 comments

  1. Denna
    August 17, 2012 at 11:26 am

    Thats one of the sexiest video cards ive seen to date!

  2. Brian
    August 17, 2012 at 11:27 am

    havent had the change to read the whole review, but i need to ask why only OCUK stock these cards? I dont like ordering from them as I had bad experiences before.

  3. Nick
    August 17, 2012 at 11:32 am

    I need to ask, did Sapphire sell the HD7970 6GB Toxic at all in the UK? I never even saw it listed and I watched amazon, OCUK, DABS and ARIA for a week.

    This looks like a good second choice, but I want the turbo version. any ideas on stock?

  4. Warren
    August 17, 2012 at 11:57 am

    7950 is better value, although its nice to see some competition to Sapphire as XFX has disappeared this year.

    Shame you cant buy this one yet however

  5. Anusha
    August 17, 2012 at 11:59 am

    HIS are as far as I know, ONLY stocked in OCUK, not sure why. I have read that warranty is a concern with HIS, but OCUK replaced a dead card for me last year from HIS without a problem.

  6. Norman
    August 17, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    I love the look of this card, and I also think its great to see Sapphire getting competition this year, they are alone up here at the top spot.

    One thing I dont understand is why HIS include that weight lifter thing, does it actually work, and do we need it? surely the screw on a case can hold the card in place better?

  7. Paul Davidsen
    August 17, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    I would love to try something like this, im an nvidia purist, but im getting bored and want to try the ‘other team’ for a change. only thing is I had a terrible time with catalyst drivers in the past.

    are they any better now, or still as crap?

  8. Indloon
    August 20, 2012 at 11:30 am

    Great card, I have always been fan of HIS, because they never disappoint !

    And could you guys also use OpenGL in Unigine Heaven? I would be interested of the performence difference between Direct3D and OpenGL, since Valve has said that OpenGL is faster + NVIDIA also.

  9. stsh
    August 21, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    Great card. It’s unbelieveable quiet and mining bitcoins it does steady 600Mhash/s.

    I can recommend this for everyone how has the money needed for the card.

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