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Possible Radeon 390X / 390 and 380X Spec / Benchmark (do not hotlink images!!!!!!)

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~Mike~ said:
Not sure why people are getting their knickers in a twist over 2x 8pin connectors.....my 7970 has them
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Yes but the reference 7970 didn't, neither did the 290X, in fact I think I am correct in saying this is the first reference single GPU to use 2x 8pin?

Being able to draw a lot of power implies giving off a lot of heat which usually implies a lot of noise, granted the AIO cooler will help with that but it could be a real problem for any custom air cooled designs.
 
Is all that space either side of the pcb going to be to slot a couple of cool packs in?
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ubersonic said:
Yes but the reference 7970 didn't, neither did the 290X, in fact I think I am correct in saying this is the first reference single GPU to use 2x 8pin?

Being able to draw a lot of power implies giving off a lot of heat which usually implies a lot of noise, granted the AIO cooler will help with that but it could be a real problem for any custom air cooled designs.
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My card has 2x8 pin + an extra 6 pin.. for overclocking :cool:

I wasn't shocked to see it at all tbh!
 
Waiting on this card myself, my PSU has 2 x 6+2 connectors as it never came with the 8pin for GFX.

Depending on benchmarks and real world use and the power draw I may require a new PSU anyway xD
 
savagesam117 said:
My card has 2x8 pin + an extra 6 pin.. for overclocking :cool:

I wasn't shocked to see it at all tbh!
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Your card is designed for benchmarking though, this is a reference card, generally speaking you don't see 2x8pin on a reference card unless AMD/Nvidia expect it to break 300w under load.

300w+ under load means lots of heat, it also means noise if air cooled which could be an issue for custom air cooled cards.


Grey M@a said:
Waiting on this card myself, my PSU has 2 x 6+2 connectors as it never came with the 8pin for GFX.
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You don't get 8pin for GFX connectors from PSUs, that's what 6+2pin ones are for, 8pin connectors off PSUs are usually for CPUs.
 
Hopefully those daul 8 pin connectors means this is a true balls out card and we'll see some good OCs. 4096SPs at 1.2GHz+ could be pretty tasty. Don't care if it even uses 400w because I'll be getting the WC edition so it'll dissipate it. I'm used to the 450w the 295x2 can use anyway. Performance, glorious performance AMD!
 
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ubersonic said:
You don't get 8pin for GFX connectors from PSUs, that's what 6+2pin ones are for, 8pin connectors off PSUs are usually for CPUs.
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Seen a few that will bundle in 8pin cables without the 6+2 pin split, I was looking at a 290x as I have a Corsair HX650w from about 4 years ago, built a new system around the 4790k but stuck with my 7870 2GB XFX Black card as I was waiting on 390x in December when I built it.
 
Martini1991 said:
Any PSU that has an 8 pin rather than a 6+2 would become incompatible with a lot of GPU's, so I'm pretty sure none do.
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That's what I would have thought, will try to find the modular model I was looking at, had 6+2 x 2 and 8 x 2 in the box with the psu.

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Was another shop offering custom cables in the box with the PSU. Not standard cables.
 
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Very interested in this now, if it is exceedingly short then it can replace the 980 in my Elite 130 and give me enough room back to fit a reservior onto the pump of my custom loop.

That of course when a decent waterblock for it comes out.


The shortness will be really usefull in cramped ITX builds.
 
ubersonic said:
Yes but the reference 7970 didn't, neither did the 290X, in fact I think I am correct in saying this is the first reference single GPU to use 2x 8pin?

Being able to draw a lot of power implies giving off a lot of heat which usually implies a lot of noise, granted the AIO cooler will help with that but it could be a real problem for any custom air cooled designs.
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The overclocked 290X cards pull in more than 300W, and the air coolers tame them no problem (well the one properly designed not just pulled out from the manufacturers a** like Asus)
 
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