Reference-Design Radeon HD 7990 No Longer a Unicorn

eidairaman1 · Mar 28, 2013

15th Warlock said:
looks like AMD is being really smart here by using 3 big fans as opposed to a blower design, bigger fans = + more air flow at lower RPMs, this should keep thermals and acoustics in check, this should be a monster of a card.

for it to be a dual slot cooler unit which looks like something from arctic cooling

15th Warlock · Mar 28, 2013

eidairaman1 said:
for it to be a dual slot cooler unit which looks like something from arctic cooling

Yes, reminds me of the Arctic Accelero, only in a two slot package, much more convenient

Xzibit · Mar 28, 2013

This is what AMD said about having 3 fans

AMD Radeon Graphics‏@AMDRadeon
@keyboardN1nja @Guilte Three WHISPER-quiet fans... why? Because why not?!

eidairaman1 · Mar 29, 2013

15th Warlock said:
Yes, reminds me of the Arctic Accelero, only in a two slot package, much more convenient

Best of all it matches the boards colors right

n0tiert · Mar 29, 2013

jigar2speed said:
A drop of water or Extreme high voltage at lowest possible for both GPU will do amazing job.

they are on water already... she would not belive it ..... in first case

tacosRcool · Mar 29, 2013

Will this be the fastest gpu for like a few months until the next series of gpus comes out

Slizzo · Mar 29, 2013

DRDNA said:
well both my 4870x2's together are really starting to show just how long in the tooth they really are and this is appealing for sure I am sure I will only be able to afford one but still a foot in the right direction.

Well, good thing is that one of these will no doubt utterly destroy your 2x 4870x2s.

tokyoduong · Mar 29, 2013

15th Warlock said:
Looks like AMD is being really smart here by using 3 big fans as opposed to a blower design, bigger fans = more air flow at lower RPMs, this should keep thermals and acoustics in check, this should be a monster of a card.

The only issue is blowing this heat into the case as mentioned by others, but if your case has a good airflow (and it should) this shouldn't even be a problem

Any case that can fit this will probably come stock with good air flow. Anyone buying this card probably already has an elaborate set up with watercooling or massive fans.

NeoXF · Apr 2, 2013

renz496 said:
why now? i thought they gave up on making one last year. what improvement or advantage will it have over 7990 from AIB before this?

Better power usage (and thus, silicon)... probably faster overall (than even ASUS Ares II) and most probably full-on driver support... rather than makeshift R7970 CF ones... or however stock drivers treat AIB models... oh and also hopefully a price lower than 1000$... I'm hoping for 700... 900 tops... that would seriously cripple nVidia's TITAN/GTX690 market...

Edit: Also, I really hope the stock cooler is decent, temperature and noise -wise... because it might not look as stylish as nVidia's ones... but it sure as hell looks beastly and just screams "bitch, I own this game"...

n0tiert · Apr 2, 2013

i would love to see some benchmarks with this baby and the ARES2, the 7990´s from Club 3D/PowerColor & Devil 13 non reference

MxPhenom 216 · Apr 2, 2013

cadaveca said:
Shush. I have 2x7970 and a 7950. 400W is minor, really. I bloody well want this card.

But, I want many things.

First, crossfire has to work............... :eek:

NeoXF · Apr 3, 2013

n0tiert said:
i would love to see some benchmarks with this baby and the ARES2, the 7990´s from Club 3D/PowerColor & Devil 13 non reference

HIS also has the Radeon HD 7970 X2 in the same category...

IMHO, looks like the best card for 2560x1440@120Hz setups, wish AMD would also release a monitor overclocking tool as well... or a compact Eyfinity setup.

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Reference-Design Radeon HD 7990 No Longer a Unicorn

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

15th Warlock

Xzibit

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

n0tiert

tacosRcool

Slizzo

tokyoduong

NeoXF

n0tiert

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

NeoXF

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