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XFX have some of the finest artwork in the industry, often focusing on robotic/futuristic designs.
The bundle is rather spartan, but considering the price point this is expected. You get a ‘do not disturb, im gaming' door sign and literature on the product. Always best getting the newest drivers from AMD's website.
The card is based on a design which looks very similar to the Sapphire HD5670 Ultimate Edition. A super oversized heatpipe based cooler which wraps around the PCB for maximum heat dissipation.
The cooler is a chunky design which consists of two heatsinks on either end of a fat dual heatpipe configuration.
As we pointed out in previous XFX reviews, they have started placing ‘anti tamper' stickers on the cooler mounting screws. This is a common procedure with power supplies, but clearly they are trying to stop user interference via warranty claims.
We will be looking at both single GPU and Crossfire X performance today.
Gotta love these boards. they look just as nice as Sapphires, which is going to piss them off 🙂
Love them, im building a new media pc and I think ill send dabs a few quid tmoorrow.
The heatsink looks quite big on the back of the PCB. would that be an issue for some smaller chassis designs?
@ Jonathan – I wouldnt think it would be a problem. only thing would be on an mini itx board, if the slot was close to the cpu slot and the cpu cooler was a little wider than reference. Tough one to call for all situations, but generally, no.
Need to talk my parents into this for christmas, my old nvidia board is knackered.
Onmly downside with one of these is that in a year it will be not able to power anything. maybe you could pick another up early next year, but im not sold. I like the silent operation and media IQ performance, but for gaming , not a good move imo.
People buying this probably wont even be gaming at 1080p. that is maybe a little misleading, although I apprecaite its good testing for TV resolutions. 720p is this market, and the hardware is fine.
Also this is ideal for media HD playback. blueray, MKV etc. and you get the benefits of AMDs driver options for noise reduction etc. onboard solutions just dont cut it for this. its a better buy than the 5550 which is so weak.
no power connectors and fans. This excites me more than a 5970 :p
Once you go fanless, you never go back.
hm… looks really nice, and with the current price at 65 euro’s, it is impossible to ignore.
and will get one of these asap, as my passive 5450 is starting to die TT_TT.
also, maybe ill zip-tie an 80mm fan at (very) low rpm to keep the card a few degrees cooler, without adding to the sound
So much about these gadgets revolves around style and being
an early-adopter. It is very compact to carry and easy to operate as well.
With this mobile phone you will be able to program it to recognize your own handwriting alone.
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