That i don't know. You might be right, but you'd think paid reviewers would have picked up on that if that was the case.
I am not fussed but if we can spot it, I am sure a neutral reviewer would have picked up on it straight away.
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That i don't know. You might be right, but you'd think paid reviewers would have picked up on that if that was the case.
I suspect it just increases the fan profile overwise they would have only been too pleased to have used it at the Montreal event.
Now looking at those images and claims of identical systems except for GPU's...BS
You can't get a stock cooler for a 3960X CPU.
Maybe. But why use Bioshock DDOF which favours Nvidia cards and disable TressFX? I feel like they're holding back for some reason. Could well be wrong on this but its like they want to spring a surprise and outdo titan performance. Time will tell.
High temps aren't ideal but it won't damage the card is the point i think. If you want cooler temps, just raise that fan. Knowing how a reference card sounds above 60% i think id prefer quiet mode and 90c temps.![]()
If it can get the better of a Titan, they should have used one for the Montreal event. This would have stopped anyone dead in their tracks who was considering buying a GTX 780.
So is it possible to fit a stock cooler on a 12 core chip or or won't it fit?
I would say it wouldn't fit but looking at the coolers on here, I can't see anything that resembles the cooler they are using. I am scratching my head, as it is an X79 board but just not sure on the cooler. The ram is also completely different but I wouldn't expect that to make much of a difference in games.
I don't think it is an intel stock cooler. I do however think its a very similar type of cooler. Regardless i don't think cooler temps will have made a difference in short benchmark gaming runs.
Little more info from reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/1onv1y/official_r9_290x_benchmarks/ccu3mo0
Originally Posted by Shadow_UGZ:
Just came back from the AMD event in Montreal and wanted to share the info I got. The event was in a small room with 3 AMD guys, 2 identical rigs (except for GPUS) and some refreshments.
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They are testing some BETA drivers with 12K (3 x 4K) eyefinity support which they will be releasing soon
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IIRC you can use a 1366 cooler on the RIVE
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/48277-asus-x79-rampage-iv-extreme-socket-2011-motherboard-review-10.html
I think you can also buy a stock cooler for a 3960X separately but they are not good so no one bothers.