7850 Questions

[RichH]

Hi Guys,

Just recieved my new 7850 (have already eaten the Haribo).

I have the VTX one, which I thought was a reference design.

I am very suprised by how small it is, much smaller than my 6870, and a much smaller cooler.

Is the cooler on this going to be sufficent? I was planning on overclocking the pants off of it.

Also the PCB does not have AMD written on it. I thought that was the mark of a reference part, am I wrong?

 

[555BUK]

Assuming you card is the one in this picture it will be fine. Mine did 1200MHz on 1.15v and stayed below 80 during gamiing with a quiet fan profile.

 

[Geezer]

Does it exhaust the air from the rear of the case?

 

[HeX]

Does it exhaust the air from the rear of the case?

The shroud will direct airflow out of the case.

Also these cards run very cool, so you shouldn't have a problem with the cooler when OC'ing.

 

[RichH]

Thanks, it is the one in the picture, except it does not have AMD written on the PCB like the one in the photo does.

Just a bit worried that I got a cheap VTX PCB that wont fit a waterblock and will wear out quicker than a reference one.

 

[555BUK]

Thanks, it is the one in the picture, except it does not have AMD written on the PCB like the one in the photo does.

Just a bit worried that I got a cheap VTX PCB that wont fit a waterblock and will wear out quicker than a reference one.

VTX PCB is reference, as is the cooler. Every retail 7850 I have seen so far has had a reference PCB.

 

[RichH]

OK thanks, even thought it doesn't have AMD written on it?

 

[HeX]

Stop worrying, get it ramped up

 

[RichH]

Ha, I would but im at work. The overclocking will begin at 6 tonight.

 

[Geezer]

The shroud will direct airflow out of the case.

Also these cards run very cool, so you shouldn't have a problem with the cooler when OC'ing.

Excellent, I'm putting together a build with a 6850 but when cash is less tight and there is more price competition (come on Nvidia!) I'll upgrade to the HD 7850, hopefully it'll be £140 by then