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The HIS HD6870 ICEQX graphics card is shipped in a rather bland looking box with the name of the product on the front.
Inside there is an installation guide, VGA adapter, power converter cables and Crossfire cable.
The HIS ICEQX is certainly an eye-catching card with an aqua tinted cooler – we are sure that some people will find this rather unappealing. The PCB is finished in a similar colour.
The cooler is a substantial 4 way heatpipe design, spilt into two sections of fins on either side of the card. The translucent blue fan is an 11 blade design with angular blades to help direct the airflow across the surface of the PCB and surrounding components.
The card offers dual DVI x2 connectors, an HDMI out and two mini displayport connectors.
The card is powered by two 6 pin power connectors and it is CrossfireX capable.
Once the cooler is removed we can see the PCB, which is a custom HIS implementation. HIS are using high grade capacitors with higher conductivity and less leakage. The cooler itself is a high quality design with four thick heatpipes transferring radiated heat into separate racks of fins on either side of the core.
GPUz screenshot highlights the massive ‘out of the box' overclocks.
WOw that cooler melts my eye balls.
Thank god you dont have to look at it all the time once its installed !
Hey, anyway we can petition them to make the cooler a different colour? that really is dire looking.
but hey it works I ‘pose ! nice one.
Why have they a y shaped plate over the memory? whats that about?
Bit of a contradiction that card. one of the best AMD 6870s and easily the ugliest.
Those temperatures are great, especially for the new version of Furmark, which melts some cards. I am not sure I value furmark anymoer for temps, but I like the fact you include gaming results.
@ Dave. the metal plate is obviously for cooling, there are probably thermal pads under it. and then the fan above keeps it cooler and it takes the heat from teh chips.
Nice card design and great performance. as the review says though the 560 is a tough card to beat at this price point.
Weird choice of colours for the cooler design. its very bright. looks like cheap plastic.
I still have concerns about HIS warranty in UK, ive read horror stories.
Wow, 975mhz core, thats insane for an out of the box setting. They must have a good batch for this release.
Very good card from HIS. Its a make I never look at when buying a card, but this one looks like one of the best.
the color isn’t for everyone, apparently. It’s a good match though for Gigabyte Mobo’s. Not that anyone should be buying a VC because of the color. Excluding case modders, possibly.
Where can I buy this exact card? I recently read a review in PC Gamer magazine noting it at £149, but can’t find this model online anywhere!