Wednesday, January 18th 2012
Here is the first picture of PowerColor Radeon HD 79xx PCS graphics card (note how the last two digits of the model number are blacked out). It seems this card is PowerColor's Radeon HD 7950 PCS, with which it will start its HD 7950 lineup. From this fairly large, and fairly clear picture PowerColor released, one can make out its new PCS (professional cooling system) cooler design, which uses a slightly larger aluminum fin-stack heatsink than the one found on previous generation PCS coolers. Heat is drawn from the GPU and conveyed to this fin-stack a number of nickel-plated copper heat-pipes (we count four). The heatsink is ventilated by two 80 mm fans. The card appears to stick within the confines of two expansion slots.

posted by btarunr - 6:13 PM |  Related News

User comments
by eidairaman1 (6:22 PM) - Reply
looks like What Sapphire would Use on their Toxic/VaporX series, even their second non ref release series
by Delta6326 (6:30 PM) - Reply
I know this looks like a Sapphire card even their colors lol.
by eidairaman1 (6:38 PM) - Reply
by: Delta6326
I know this looks like a Sapphire card even their colors lol.
didnt i just say that :wtf: :banghead: -- just playin lol--:laugh:
by radrok (7:07 PM) - Reply
Seems like a Sapphire color scheme :roll:
by hclarkjr (7:10 PM) - Reply
hopefully reviews and release can't be far behind
by AlienIsGOD (7:44 PM) - Reply
minor aesthetics aside the cooler is almost exactly as my Sapphire 6870 Dirt3 Edition
by Dj-ElectriC (8:42 PM) - Reply
It does look like the sapphire Dual-Fan design
by m1ch (9:16 PM) - Reply
I think that "it looks just like Sapphire card" has to be said at least few more times
by hclarkjr (9:17 PM) - Reply
by AlienIsGOD (10:18 PM) - Reply
by: m1ch
I think that "it looks just like Sapphire card" has to be said at least few more times
great 1st post :D
by ViperXTR (1:21 AM) - Reply
Hey it looks like Sapphi[THIS CONTENT HAS BEEN BLOCKED BY SOPA/PIPA]
by jalex3 (3:06 AM) - Reply
Not that I want to add to the sapphire comments. Its true, scrolling past it a few time did I notice its was powercolor.
by Super XP (4:09 AM) - Reply
Nice looking Card.
by alwayssts (6:13 AM) - Reply
Totally looks like a Sapphire card, but that isnt new. They did it on (at least) the 6800 series as well. Oddly, even with almost the same-looking cooler design it wasnt of the same performance/noise characteristics from every review I read...but when they look the same and powercolor is cheaper, that is probably a winning formula worth repeating.
by mediasorcerer (7:11 AM) - Reply
How do you say? "fugly but functional"
by Nihilus (12:51 AM) - Reply
by: mediasorcerer
How do you say? "fugly but functional"
fugtional?
by Delta6326 (4:11 PM) - Reply
And here is the Sapphire card it sadly doesn't look like one.
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