HIS Intros Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Series Graphics Cards

btarunr · Jan 19, 2011, 08:13 AM

HIS started shipping two new models of graphics cards based on the AMD Radeon HD 6850 GPU, that use the company's in-house IceQ X design board and cooling solution. The two consist of a base model that sticks to AMD reference clock speeds, and a Turbo model that comes overclocked out of the box. The IceQ X cards use a standard length blue-colored PCB on which sits the IceQ X cooler. The cooler makes use of a slightly large aluminum fin array to which heat is conveyed by 8 mm thick nickel-plated copper heat pipes, which is centrally ventilated by a 92 mm fan. The cooler is covered by a frosty-looking shroud. The base model uses 775/1000 MHz (core/memory actual) clock speeds, and the Turbo model runs at 820/1100 MHz.

francis511 · Jan 19, 2011, 08:25 AM

Good-looking cooler

arroyo · Jan 19, 2011, 08:26 AM

Ice Cool baby. Ice Cool...

I like the design of this little one.

Shihabyooo · Jan 19, 2011, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arroyo

ice cool baby. Ice cool...

+1

scooper22 · Jan 19, 2011, 08:46 AM

smells and tastes like menthol

HXL492 · Jan 19, 2011, 08:52 AM

It doesn't exhaust all the hot air out of the case?

bear jesus · Jan 19, 2011, 09:13 AM

It looks like two 8mm and two 6mm heat pipes, it should do a great job of cooling the core.

I think these days unless you are using a case from the 90's venting into the case is not a big problem, i admit i do prefer blower style coolers as it's easier for me to direct my airflow as i don't use a case but i will happily use either kind.

R3DF13LD · Jan 19, 2011, 09:19 AM

heatspreader shape is almost similar like 5770 old iceq wasn't like this

craigo · Jan 19, 2011, 09:22 AM

Finally! I honestly thought HIS had dropped the iceQ.
I have not bought a new (Brand New that is) card since my HD3850 iceQ 3`s
nothing has really drawn my attention enough to buy
(oh sure maybe my i7 rig has dual 9800gx2`s I bought second hand BUT THAT IS IRRELEVANT) .

MY NEW CARDS ARE FINALLY HERE!!!

SetsunaFZero · Jan 19, 2011, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HXL492

It doesn't exhaust all the hot air out of the case?

the 6850 with this cooling system doesn't get really hot. I have the sapphire 6850 with some smiler cooler ingame temp about 60°C Oc'ed 1,156V/850/1150 ~65°C

btw 850 is the core limit need to get ride of this, try ed it via bios flash but didn't worked

HXL492 · Jan 19, 2011, 10:31 AM

@SetsunaFZero
I know, but i prefer the ICEQ coolers which actually vent the air out of the case. Just my preference

gvblake22 · Jan 19, 2011, 01:13 PM

Great looking cooler, terrible color.

btarunr · Jan 19, 2011, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arroyo

Ice Cool baby. Ice Cool...

Lol that sounded like Brucie.

Aleksander · Jan 19, 2011, 01:50 PM

This design is so damn cool
Also this is my preferred color

Animalpak · Jan 19, 2011, 01:51 PM

it makes bubbles too ?

wolf · Jan 19, 2011, 01:56 PM

On a looks perspective I still prefer the old Ice-Q models which exhaust outside the case, ever since my 9800Pro 128mb Ice-Q they just kept looking better and better...

DOM · Jan 19, 2011, 02:28 PM

Girly Colors

bear jesus · Jan 19, 2011, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOM

Girly Colors

i assume they were going for a frosty or ice blue but ended up with turquoise, makes me think more of clear water... so less frosty and more wet

[H]@RD5TUFF · Jan 19, 2011, 09:05 PM

The see through plastic shroud makes it look cheap and fugly!

D4S4 · Jan 19, 2011, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

On a looks perspective I still prefer the old Ice-Q models which exhaust outside the case, ever since my 9800Pro 128mb Ice-Q they just kept looking better and better...

yeah, i remember that 9800 well - i wanted that card so bad but never got the moniez for it back then... it looked great

DanishDevil · Jan 20, 2011, 12:22 AM

By far my favorite IceQ cooler from HIS:

That beast even glowed blue under UV. Man I loved that card pencil modded.

I honestly think the new cooler doesn't live up to some of their previous ones.

u2konline · Jan 20, 2011, 11:22 AM

Love the ice editions.

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