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The reference HD6970 is an impressive graphics solution, and one KitGuru has firmly supported since it was released. The option to use three screens out of the box is fantastic, especially when a decent 24 inch screen can be purchased for £150. This hardware is capable of powering many engines at 5760×1080 resolution without the need for an expensive Crossfire configuration.
Powercolor have taken AMD's reference hardware and totally redesigned the cooler, concentrating on creating the quietest possible solution. The Powercolor HD6970 PCS+ has achieved these goals with flying colours, reducing dBa emissions to the point that the dual fan system won't be heard under real world situations, even when gaming. For such a high powered graphics card, this is not an easy goal to achieve. Even with a very diffident fan bios configuration, the card remains cooler than the reference solution.
When we reviewed the GTX570 we noticed that it was generally slightly faster than the reference HD6970. The overclocked Powercolor HD6970 PCS+ has retaken this performance crown in the majority of engines, apart from nVidia favourites such as Far Cry 2 and Tom Clancy HAWX 2.
If you are in the market for a performance graphics card and want the quietest possible solution, then the Powercolor HD6970 should be right at the top of your shortlist. We have heard louder mid range cards and this in itself is some achievement.
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Some very nice hardware this week Zardon. thanks man.
Great pictures of the board, great looking card that, very hefty
I always like their PCS+ cards, but I never know what their UK warranty is like, so I buy sapphire everytime.
That is fucking killer looking ! those heatpipes are wicked. Are yoyotech going to stock it?
Dual fans always works for me, better coverage and slower speeds. makes sense to everyone.
Apart from AMD.
As much as I love Sapphire and XFX, I think PC get ignored a lot and its not really fair, some of their designs are just as radical as sapphire. I think this card is brilliant, those noise levels are class leading
The cooler is awesome, really works well. I think their balance might be a bit in favour of noise though, but I suppose you could set up a manual profile for a little more noise for slightly lower temps
Its all good. apart from the free game. seriously, its over a year old now, can none of these manufacturers clear stock? how about Dead space 2 or something people really want?
WHats the price? dont see it anywhere 🙁
I dont think its out yet man. probably £20-30 more, as usual. worth it. I might sell my 6850 cf setup and get one of these, to lower the noise levels, as my system is quite bad atm
Seems its quite near the core limit. wonder why they went with such a relaxed memory timing, clearly that hynix is way capable of more. that OC was very good indeed.
Hmmm, looking at the cooler taken out from the video card. I am wondering what is cooling the memory chips and other components?
@rickshaw – the dual fans are. Clearly indicated by the huge oc potential on the memory.
Nice~~~ Powercolor has done it again, cant wait to get one of those
Wow, just wow, ultra heavy wow! After my comment on the PCS+ 6870, this was exactly what I was expecting, and that’s why I asked you to ask them for a sample to review.
I’m going to buy it right now. Enough said!