MSI Radeon HD 7870 HAWK Edition Pictured

btarunr · Apr 18, 2012, 02:03 PM

MSI is working on a bleeding-edge Radeon HD 7870 graphics card that is both factory-overclocked, and has room for more overclocking. Called the MSI R7870 HAWK, pictured below, the card uses custom-design PCB and cooling by MSI. The PCB is augmented with a revamped VRM that takes advantage of MSI's GPU Reactor module (which conditions power), the PCB also features consolidated voltage measurement points. It draws power from two 6-pin PCIe power connectors. The cooler is MSI's TwinFrozr 4, similar in design to the one featured on R7970 Lightning, albeit slightly smaller, and with less-loud dash of blue color. Although not specifically known, the card is expected to come with factory overclocked speeds, with additional overclocking headroom. More details are awaited.

Source: Guru3D (link died), PCGH

flashcrew · Apr 18, 2012, 02:07 PM

Now that's Tony Stark graphic card.

hhumas · Apr 18, 2012, 02:10 PM

cooler is beautiful

Norton · Apr 18, 2012, 02:22 PM

Nice!!! can't wait to see the review when it comes out

badtaylorx · Apr 18, 2012, 02:33 PM

i think MSI's moving of the "hawk" moniker over to the AMD 7XXX series says a lot....

neliz · Apr 18, 2012, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by badtaylorx

i think MSI's moving of the "hawk" moniker over to the AMD 7XXX series says a lot....

Not sure what that exactly means...

N3M3515 · Apr 18, 2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by neliz

Not sure what that exactly means...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...933_o.jpg?dl=1

msi hq?

PD: didn't see the whole pic xD
Can't wait for the lightning version!

badtaylorx · Apr 18, 2012, 05:31 PM

oh my.....i didnt think msi made hawk ed. amd cards....my bad

Vulpesveritas · Apr 18, 2012, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by badtaylorx

oh my.....i didnt think msi made hawk ed. amd cards....my bad

I remember a 6870 hawk... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...on%20HD%206870

Norton · Apr 18, 2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Vulpesveritas

I remember a 6870 hawk... MSI R6870 Hawk Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PC...

That's the Hawk I have. It's a very good running card

We'll see if it gets replaced with the 7870 Hawk when the reviews come out

powerline777 · Apr 18, 2012, 11:30 PM

These guys are tight. Like what I've seen so far from them. A little bit ahead of the curve I might add.

eidairaman1 · Apr 19, 2012, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N3M3515

msi hq?

PD: didn't see the whole pic xD
Can't wait for the lightning version!

lightening is held for the flagship singl gpu card the hawk is for the next one down from it

neliz · Apr 19, 2012, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by eidairaman1

lightening is held for the flagship singl gpu card the hawk is for the next one down from it

Bingo,

Lightning is reserved for the "enthusiast" GPUs i.e. Fastest single GPU
Hawk is aimed at "Performance" GPUs (think AMD 5770/6870 and NVIDIA 460/560)

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Originally Posted by N3M3515

msi hq?

No, actually .. Russia

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Apr 18, 2012, 11:30 PM	#11
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