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ASUS MATRIX HD 7970 Platinum Video Card Review

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ASUS MATRIX HD 7970 Platinum Video Card Review@[H]


Wtf ???

[H] gave an AMD card GOLD?!? I'm having another drink......
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Made me laugh, but it's that fast they probably didn't have an option, this thing is a beast!:eek:

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Yes shame there aren't many like for like comparisons. I like the graphs but the testing methodology isn't great.

Fantastic card though, 1300mhz air cooled and decent display outputs.
 
I have not read the review (will after work) but are they cherry picked chips or just normal chips clocked at 1300?
 
Nobody is going to buy a 680 classified over this anymore, that's for sure :p
I expect the price to be around £400 when it gets here though. To some its worth it.

Just look at the PCB though, its what a high end card really looks like.
 
Not bad at all, 1300mhz on air is pretty impressive, looks like the lightning has a legitimate rival on the red side of things :)

You grabbing one of these 8 Pack?

Edit: didn't read the whole thing, any mention of the vrms used?
 
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pgi947 said:
Not bad at all, 1300mhz on air is pretty impressive, looks like the lightning has a legitimate rival on the red side of things :)

You grabbing one of these 8 Pack?

Edit: didn't read the whole thing, any mention of the vrms used?
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I read 20 phase vrm's for the GPU, 2 phases for memory and 2 for PLL if that's any help to you. Its certainly aimed squarely at the lightning and the lightning BE :cool:
 
If the vrms are the same type then gpu tweak will be updated to support core voltage on these vrms, which could let me bypass the 1.35v afterburner cap I have on my lightning ;)

Edit: you'd either have to be very lucky or be using the asus test bios to get even close to 1400mhz, not doing it on a ref cooler though I'd say.
 
From what I read the power tune limit comes into play with these cards at 1.3v and above, even though they will do 1.4v. I think the power tune 20% limit is removed on the lightnings LN2 bios isn't it?

If its true then there needs to be a bios release with powertune limit removed so these can be more useful for extreme over lockers.
 
Rusty0611 said:
But, but, but... I heard a rumour that reference 7970's can do 1400 Mhz quite easily which means there must surely be no need for this card?? :D :D
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You quoted a post where i stated a 7970 on a good custom PCB will do ~1400 Mhz on the stock cooler.

And your talking about not needing a good custom card because you read that as the Reference 7970 despite the fact that i clearly said custom PCB. what is wrong with you? :p
 
It it is on the stock cooler, its the one that came with the card, and it's not a reference card is it?
 
pgi947 said:
Not bad at all, 1300mhz on air is pretty impressive, looks like the lightning has a legitimate rival on the red side of things :)

You grabbing one of these 8 Pack?

Edit: didn't read the whole thing, any mention of the vrms used?
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Mine is on its way!!!!
 
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