MSI Shows Off Radeon HD 6850 Cyclone OC Power Edition Graphics Card

btarunr · Nov 4, 2010, 12:32 PM

We scored an early look at MSI's latest graphics card, the R6850 Cyclone OC Power Edition. This AMD Radeon HD 6850 based graphics card makes use of MSI's popular Cyclone GPU cooler, which it has used on several generations of graphics cards. It consists of a GPU based turned heatsink with spirally-projecting aluminum fins, from which heat is conveyed to two aluminum fin arrays on either sides of the GPU, by 8 mm thick heat pipes. Carrying the "power edition" label, this card is geared for overclocking, in which software voltage control is provided and made use of.

The PCB draws power from just one 6-pin power connector, it uses a 6+1+1 phase VRM that makes use of high-grade components. Display connectivity includes two DVI, and one each of HDMI 1.4a and DisplayPort 1.2. While MSI did not mention what clock speeds it ships with, it definitely put it through some OC tests. The card was able to achieve 1000/1200 MHz (core/memory) with a core voltage of 1.2V. The card was put through Furmark, where it settled down to 65 degrees Celsius. MSI will introduce this card to the market very soon.

arroyo · Nov 4, 2010, 12:38 PM

Why VRM area is not cooled by any heatsink?

wolf · Nov 4, 2010, 12:46 PM

MSI cyclone cards are very nice indeed. we should see more of them.

20mmrain · Nov 4, 2010, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arroyo

Why VRM area is not cooled by any heatsink?

Again I don't care how good that cooler is.... if the VRM's aren't cooled what good is it??? I agree no VRM cooling sux!

HalfAHertz · Nov 4, 2010, 01:13 PM

The fan blows over them

wolf · Nov 4, 2010, 01:21 PM

another thought, surely someone could make a 6870 with a single 6-pin power connector if this card is stable at 1000/1200 overvolted....

HalfAHertz · Nov 4, 2010, 01:35 PM

My bet is that it runs over the PCI-e limit. Tho that's just a guess. I guess we'll have to see some reviews first to judge properly.

dir_d · Nov 4, 2010, 02:27 PM

This card must fly...

btarunr · Nov 4, 2010, 02:36 PM

Those are good quality FETs. They can stand some heat.

bear jesus · Nov 4, 2010, 04:21 PM

The fact there is mounting holes either side of the vrm's to me suggests that msi intend to have something over them, it's just not there right now

and if not then that just makes it even easier to add something yourself.

Swamp Monster · Nov 4, 2010, 04:35 PM

It looks llike they don't use ChiL mosfet controller on this card (Other HD 6xxx cards has it) But I guess as long as MSI afterburner works it should be fine.

FreedomEclipse · Nov 4, 2010, 05:30 PM

theres no reason why you cant rip a VRM sink off an older card n fit it on yourself. but i agree - for the price you pay for one of these cards, putting on a VRM sink wouldnt hurt. someones got to remind companies that its a good thing to build products that will last

u2konline · Nov 4, 2010, 05:34 PM

Um, should MSI make a new design on their cards by now, why they keep adding that same fan all the time lol

N3M3515 · Nov 5, 2010, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u2konline

Um, should MSI make a new design on their cards by now, why they keep adding that same fan all the time lol

Because it works wonders.

Kantastic · Nov 5, 2010, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N3M3515

Because it works wonders.

And looks badass.

HillBeast · Nov 7, 2010, 01:13 AM

Hmm. I was impressed with those temps, but then I saw the fan speed and then I was disappointed.

My HAWK 5770 can get lower temps then that, at higher voltage at 1000MHz and still not need the fan above about 60%.

pantherx12 · Nov 7, 2010, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

another thought, surely someone could make a 6870 with a single 6-pin power connector if this card is stable at 1000/1200 overvolted....

Or a single 8 pin connector, still less cables and less solder.

Nov 4, 2010, 12:32 PM	#1
btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 15,030 (7.22/day) Thanks: 790 Thanked 13,028 Times in 5,719 Posts System Specs	MSI Shows Off Radeon HD 6850 Cyclone OC Power Edition Graphics Card We scored an early look at MSI's latest graphics card, the R6850 Cyclone OC Power Edition. This AMD Radeon HD 6850 based graphics card makes use of MSI's popular Cyclone GPU cooler, which it has used on several generations of graphics cards. It consists of a GPU based turned heatsink with spirally-projecting aluminum fins, from which heat is conveyed to two aluminum fin arrays on either sides of the GPU, by 8 mm thick heat pipes. Carrying the "power edition" label, this card is geared for overclocking, in which software voltage control is provided and made use of. The PCB draws power from just one 6-pin power connector, it uses a 6+1+1 phase VRM that makes use of high-grade components. Display connectivity includes two DVI, and one each of HDMI 1.4a and DisplayPort 1.2. While MSI did not mention what clock speeds it ships with, it definitely put it through some OC tests. The card was able to achieve 1000/1200 MHz (core/memory) with a core voltage of 1.2V. The card was put through Furmark, where it settled down to 65 degrees Celsius. MSI will introduce this card to the market very soon. Last edited by btarunr; Nov 5, 2010 at 09:23 AM.

System Name:	Blackbox
Processor:	AMD FX-8350
Motherboard:	ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Cooling:	Xigmatek Aegir SD128264 with IC Diamond 24 Thermal Compound
Memory:	16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
Video Card:	Palit GeForce GTX 680 JetStream 2GB outfitted with IC Diamond 24 TIM
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 Series 250GB
Optical Drive:	HT-LG DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	ViewSonic VX2450wm-LED
Case:	Cooler Master CM690 Window
Sound Card:	Creative SB Recon3D
PSU:	Corsair HX850W
Software:	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

Nov 4, 2010, 12:38 PM	#2
arroyo Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bydgoszcz, Poland Posts: 383 (0.22/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 88 Times in 69 Posts System Specs	Why VRM area is not cooled by any heatsink? __________________ AMD 1055T @ 3600MHz cooled by Thermalright 120 Xtreme (lapped) / Asrock 880G@890GX / A-Data + 1600 DDR3 / Seasonic M12D 850W / Asus HD6950 unlocked / 2 button ball mouse / Benchmark: 2.3 promile of alcohol in my blood and still standing

System Name:	"Złotko"
Processor:	AMD 1055T @ 3600 MHz
Motherboard:	Asrock 880G@890GX
Cooling:	Thermalright 120 Xtreme (lapped)
Memory:	A-Data 1600 Plus
Video Card:	Asus HD6950 unlocked - WOW
Hard Disk:	many more than you can imagine
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer AL1923 and Philips 40PFL5605H
Case:	Fractal Define R3
Sound Card:	X-Fi Music / onboard
PSU:	Seasonic M12D 850W
Software:	viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, adware, rootkits
Benchmarks:	2.3 promile of alcohol in my blood and still standing

Nov 4, 2010, 12:46 PM	#3
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,313 (2.38/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	MSI cyclone cards are very nice indeed. we should see more of them. __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

System Name:	MightyX (M-ITX)
Processor:	Core i5 2500K
Motherboard:	Giga H67N-USB3-B3
Cooling:	CoolerMaster Vortex+
Memory:	8gb Geil Corsa 1333
Video Card:	Asus GTX670 DCII oc
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force 3 120gb
Optical Drive:	Zalman ZM-MFC2
CRT/LCD Model:	LCD @ 1080P +TV
Case:	Lain Li PC-Q08B
PSU:	Corsair HX620W

System Name:	My Gaming System
Processor:	Intel i7 3930K @ 4.5Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus X79Pro
Cooling:	Custom Full System Water cooling Loop
Memory:	G.Skill 1866 Mhz Sniper 16 Gb
Video Card:	EVGA GTX Titan
Hard Disk:	2x Intel X25 SSD 80GB 2x Western Digital 500GB Black Caviar 1x Seagate 500Gb 2.5 Storage drive
Optical Drive:	Samsung External CDD DVD Burner USB 3.0
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS W246H - 24" - widescreen TFT active matrix LCD
Case:	Fractal Arc Midi R2
PSU:	XFX Pro Modular 1050 Watt PSU
Software:	Windows 8 Home Primeum

Nov 4, 2010, 01:13 PM	#5
HalfAHertz Join Date: May 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,750 (1.16/day) Thanks: 376 Thanked 351 Times in 253 Posts System Specs	The fan blows over them __________________ smile or the devil will get in your head and sing karaoke forever...

System Name:	Mini Kraken
Processor:	i5-3330
Motherboard:	AsRock B75M-DGS
Cooling:	stock
Memory:	2x4GB Kingston 1600MHz
Video Card:	Saphire Radeon 7850 2GB
Hard Disk:	Plextor M5S 120GB+1TB Seagate
Optical Drive:	-
CRT/LCD Model:	23' Dell
Case:	Nonamebrand ATX case with lots of fans
Sound Card:	stock
PSU:	CM Extreme Power 475W
Software:	W7

Nov 4, 2010, 01:21 PM	#6
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,313 (2.38/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	another thought, surely someone could make a 6870 with a single 6-pin power connector if this card is stable at 1000/1200 overvolted.... __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

Nov 4, 2010, 01:35 PM	#7
HalfAHertz Join Date: May 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,750 (1.16/day) Thanks: 376 Thanked 351 Times in 253 Posts System Specs	My bet is that it runs over the PCI-e limit. Tho that's just a guess. I guess we'll have to see some reviews first to judge properly. __________________ smile or the devil will get in your head and sing karaoke forever...

Nov 4, 2010, 02:27 PM	#8
dir_d Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Manteca, Ca Posts: 780 (0.56/day) Thanks: 69 Thanked 109 Times in 85 Posts System Specs	This card must fly...

System Name:	Rebirth
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k @4.5Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67 Pro
Cooling:	Megahalem 120x25 x2 GT AP-15 Push/Pull
Memory:	2x4Gb Corsair Vengeance
Video Card:	Sapphire HD7950 Vapor-X + MSI HD7950 TF3
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 Pro 120 SSD + Seagate 7200.12 1TB + 500gig WD + 3TB Hitachi
CRT/LCD Model:	X-Star Glossy DP2710
Case:	Antec 1200
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar STX
PSU:	Antec CP-850
Software:	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64

Nov 4, 2010, 02:36 PM	#9
btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 15,030 (7.22/day) Thanks: 790 Thanked 13,028 Times in 5,719 Posts System Specs	Those are good quality FETs. They can stand some heat. __________________ Gadgets, Gaming, Phones, Tablets, Cameras, TVs, HiFi...NextPowerUp

Nov 4, 2010, 04:21 PM	#10
bear jesus Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Britland Posts: 1,534 (1.47/day) Thanks: 328 Thanked 201 Times in 163 Posts System Specs	The fact there is mounting holes either side of the vrm's to me suggests that msi intend to have something over them, it's just not there right now and if not then that just makes it even easier to add something yourself. __________________ The pastafarian jesus

System Name:	Gaming temp// HTPC
Processor:	AMD A6 5400k // A4 5300
Motherboard:	ASRock FM2A75 PRO4// ASRock FM2A55M-DGS
Cooling:	Xigmatek HDT-D1284 // stock phenom II HSF
Memory:	4GB 1600mhz corsair vengeance // 4GB 1600mhz corsair vengeance low profile
Hard Disk:	64gb sandisk pulse SSD and 500gb HDD // 500gb HDD
CRT/LCD Model:	acer 22" 1680x1050
PSU:	Seasonic G-450 // Corsair CXM 430W

Nov 4, 2010, 04:35 PM	#11
Swamp Monster Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Latvia Posts: 543 (0.56/day) Thanks: 127 Thanked 83 Times in 75 Posts System Specs	It looks llike they don't use ChiL mosfet controller on this card (Other HD 6xxx cards has it) But I guess as long as MSI afterburner works it should be fine.

System Name:	Spyder
Processor:	Phenom 2 x4 940 BE
Motherboard:	Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
Cooling:	CM Hyper 612S
Memory:	2x2 GB Patriot Viper 1066MHz [5-5-5-15] DDR2
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 4870 512MB
Hard Disk:	WD Black 1TB + WD Caviar RE 500GB
Optical Drive:	Pioneer DVD-RW Sata
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer F-22
Case:	GigaByte GZ-X5
Sound Card:	X-Fi Platinum+custom made DAC+Sennheiser HD280 Pro
PSU:	Thermaltake Toughpower 850w Modular +FSP EP-1000 UPS
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Nov 4, 2010, 05:30 PM	#12
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,588 (3.37/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,623 Times in 1,299 Posts System Specs	theres no reason why you cant rip a VRM sink off an older card n fit it on yourself. but i agree - for the price you pay for one of these cards, putting on a VRM sink wouldnt hurt. someones got to remind companies that its a good thing to build products that will last __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

System Name:	Codename: Rapture X {MoonPig Edition}
Processor:	Intel 3930k@4.6Ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P9X79 PRO
Cooling:	Corsair H80i {2xScythe G.T AP-15}
Memory:	16GB DDR3 Kingston Hyper X 2133Mhz {4x4GB}
Video Card:	2xMSI GTX680 Twin Frozr OC {SLi}
Hard Disk:	256GB Plextor M5 Pro Xtreme (Boot) \|WD: 2x1.5TB FAEX\|1x2TB EARS\|1x1.5TB Samsung F4EG
Optical Drive:	N/A
CRT/LCD Model:	NEC MultiSync EA231WMi 23" {Black}
Case:	Fractal Define XL {3x140mm,1x180mm Silverstone A.P'}
Sound Card:	Creative SB Z {Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 }
PSU:	Corsair HX1050 Bro'fessional
Software:	Windows 7 7600 x64
Benchmarks:	(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Nov 4, 2010, 05:34 PM	#13
u2konline Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maryland, Dundalk Posts: 1,793 (0.98/day) Thanks: 107 Thanked 97 Times in 80 Posts System Specs	Um, should MSI make a new design on their cards by now, why they keep adding that same fan all the time lol

System Name:	Intel Quad Core
Processor:	Core 2 Quad Q6600
Cooling:	House
Memory:	4GB DDR2 Memory
Video Card:	PNY GTX 550TI 1GB Gddr5
Hard Disk:	WD 500GB
Optical Drive:	DVD
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 21inch Monitor LCD
Case:	Thermaltake
Sound Card:	Real-Tek Audio HD
PSU:	PSU 430 Watts
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Processor:	Intel Core I5 2500K @ 4.5 Ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V
Cooling:	Cooler Master V6 GT
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600 Mhz
Video Card:	MSI 7870 Hawk 2GB
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 4 256GB Sata 3, WD Caviar Black 2TB
Optical Drive:	Asus
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung Syncmaster 2243LNX
Case:	Lian Li PC-K63
PSU:	Corsair TX650 V2
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64 Bits

System Name:	Silencio
Processor:	Intel Core i3-3225
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-Z77N-WIFI
Cooling:	Corsair A70 (Passive)
Memory:	Samsung 8GB MV-3V4G3D/US
Video Card:	MSI GTX 650 1GB + Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Plus (Passive)
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 4 128GB
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell UltraSharp U2312HM
Case:	BitFenix Prodigy (Arctic White)
PSU:	FSP Zen 400 (Fanless)
Software:	OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion

Nov 7, 2010, 01:13 AM	#16
HillBeast Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 407 (0.33/day) Thanks: 13 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts System Specs	Hmm. I was impressed with those temps, but then I saw the fan speed and then I was disappointed. My HAWK 5770 can get lower temps then that, at higher voltage at 1000MHz and still not need the fan above about 60%. __________________ Intel Core i7 930 @ 3.6GHz with HT on @ 1.17V - 8GB OCZ Extreme DDR3-1333 @ 7-7-7-18 timings (still tuning) - Gigabyte X58A-UD3R - Intel X58 Chipset - Sapphire Radeon 5870 Vapor-X Rev.2 - Gigabyte GeForce GTX285 for PhysX - Gigabyte Odin Pro 800W - 2x WD Green 1TB in RAID - Windows 7 Professional - Onboard Realtek 889 HD Audio

System Name:	Kuja
Processor:	Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard:	Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
Cooling:	Corsair H50 HB.o Special Edition with Koolance CHC-122 NB Block
Memory:	OCZ Extreme Edition 4GB Dual Channel
Video Card:	Sapphire Radeon 5870 Vapor-X Rev. 2
Hard Disk:	2x 1TB WD Green in RAID
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ V2400W
Case:	Lian Li PC-A17 HB.o Special Edition
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek 889A
PSU:	Gigabyte Odin Pro 800W
Software:	Windows 7 Professional
Benchmarks:	93632 sysPoints in sysTest '09 47 FPS in Star Tales Benchmark

System Name:	Panther's PC
Processor:	FX8120 4.5 ghz + 0.125 volts over stock
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 990fxa ud3
Cooling:	Ek Supreme, Coolingking Tripple Thick Copper Radiator
Memory:	Hyperx 4x2gb 1600mhz
Video Card:	460 768mb : [
Hard Disk:	WD blue 500gb
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC HD
Case:	Mountain Mods U2-UFO
Sound Card:	Audigy z2
PSU:	Powercool 750w modular PSU ( GAMBLING YAY!)
Software:	Windows SEVEN
Benchmarks:	Pffft benchmarking for me is for the lulz only!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
PowerColor Unveils Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ Graphics Card	btarunr	News	8	Nov 9, 2010 05:19 PM
ASUS Radeon HD 6850 DirectCu OC Graphics Card Pictured	btarunr	News	11	Oct 20, 2010 03:49 PM
MSI Readies GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone OC Graphics Card	btarunr	News	6	Jul 12, 2010 04:04 AM
MSI Shows off N480GTX Graphics Card	btarunr	News	31	Mar 26, 2010 11:57 AM
MSI Shows off R5870 Lightning and R5850 Cyclone	btarunr	News	8	Jan 12, 2010 09:24 PM