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asus 5870 v2 questions?

jej_knowles said:
does anyone know for sure if the board is a reference design in this graphics card? and why havent ocuk got them in yet?
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I doubt it, as it's a shorter card. Don't think it matters as far as overclocking goes, as it has the Asus voltage tweak technology.
 
I got this card recently, and it is not a reference card. It is about 1.5 inches shorter than the reference design, and has a different IO and Express cable layout (uses 1x6pin and 1x8pin). The voltage regulators are custom and currently can only be accessed with Asus Smartdoctor.

It has a beefy fan and cooler, and idles at 30c at 21% fan speed. The fan really is a monster, I have so far never seen it go above 32% even after hours of gaming. The disclaimer is the fan on 100% is the loudest fan I have ever heard, it is louder than my 2 San Ace 2500 rpm fans on max combined.

I have not had much time to voltage tweak so far, but at stock it has been to 970/1280 stable.
 
I suspected that was what you were asking about. Unfortunatly I just don't know, as I don't have my own reference 5870 to compare to. As far as I know, the design is not reference.
 
Just read a review on the Asus 5870 V2 (can't link as the site has competitor ads, but google IYF).

Tad disapponting as although the card runs cooler under load, it's louder than the reference card!


Review conclusion:

Pros:

- Great looking design
- Revised heatsink provides good temperatures
- Voltage Tweak Software works if you want to push overclocks
- ASUS Xtreme Design means this card is a cut above a reference product


Cons:

- Louder than the stock heatsink when playing games
- Slightly higher power consumption than a reference card
- Location of power connectors means card will actuall end up being longer than a stock HD 5870
 
Definatly a suprise to see how poorly their sample overclocked, considering me and a lot of people who have purchased and reviewed this card have had pretty good success. Again the fan is quite loud, but the temperatures at the same time are very good.
 
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