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I'm sure they knew about it, but thought hey even if it does throttle they'll still sell enough to make a profit. So at this stage I doubt they'd care really.
New Brix with Nvidia 760 onboard
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Well the mystery deepens, a poster on the HardOCP forums is running Linux on this box and claims that although the Nvidia system management interface reports a 760 GTX, the lspci output reports a "NVIDIA Corporation GK104M [GeForce GTX 870M] (rev a1)...the TDP is about right (100W for the 870M)....all the specs match including ram, cores, memory width and boost clock". Very curious!
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870m is roughly the equivalent of a GTX760 desktop grade chip in terms of shaders, maybe he is running a early/non retail sample.
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Another review came out today, the specs are the same as a 870M (core count, etc), doesn't look good if a mobile GPU is being throttled.
I wonder how well it would run if the GPU was undervolted and maybe underclocked slightly.
The GPU layout + port looks the same as R9 M275X used in AMD BRIX Gaming, it would be really easy for Gigabyte to swap few things around and release a i5/i7 + M275X version, which probably would work out better.
I wonder how well it would run if the GPU was undervolted and maybe underclocked slightly.
The GPU layout + port looks the same as R9 M275X used in AMD BRIX Gaming, it would be really easy for Gigabyte to swap few things around and release a i5/i7 + M275X version, which probably would work out better.
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Hexus review: http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/systems/72173-gigabyte-brix-gaming-gb-bxi5g-760/
(I assume this is the one you are talking about Idartalis?)
As said the GPU appears to be a GTX870M in terms of spec but isn't listed as one (easy enough to do at the bios level of course). I wonder if this is a true 870M or not?!
Regardless of whether it is or not the throttling is simply unacceptable, and makes me wonder whether Gigabyte did ANY testing before launching it?! It almost feels like a system designed by the marketing department, rather than people who know what they are doing.
In hindsite it should have had a 750TI / 860M from the offset. A GPU with a higher TDP was never going to work with the "cooling" setup they have gone for. In fact it begs the question why they didn't increase the height a bit more to fit in more HSF space.
(I assume this is the one you are talking about Idartalis?)
As said the GPU appears to be a GTX870M in terms of spec but isn't listed as one (easy enough to do at the bios level of course). I wonder if this is a true 870M or not?!
Regardless of whether it is or not the throttling is simply unacceptable, and makes me wonder whether Gigabyte did ANY testing before launching it?! It almost feels like a system designed by the marketing department, rather than people who know what they are doing.
In hindsite it should have had a 750TI / 860M from the offset. A GPU with a higher TDP was never going to work with the "cooling" setup they have gone for. In fact it begs the question why they didn't increase the height a bit more to fit in more HSF space.
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Yeah, that's the one, wasn't sure if I should link it because of the site's affiliation with a competitor.
I wonder what Gigabyte were thinking when they went with GTX 760 (or 870M, not sure which it is really, it's labeled as 760 but has the specs of a 870M), it doesn't look like they've tested the machine themselves, GPU getting to 90c+ so quick isn't a good sign.
I wonder what Gigabyte were thinking when they went with GTX 760 (or 870M, not sure which it is really, it's labeled as 760 but has the specs of a 870M), it doesn't look like they've tested the machine themselves, GPU getting to 90c+ so quick isn't a good sign.
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I wonder what Gigabyte will release next? Maybe a upgrade version to this on?