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Another day and another AMD R9 280X review. Today we’ve got another custom cooled and overclocked graphics card but this time we’ve got a graphics card vendor that we haven’t taken a look at for ages – HIS Digital. This is the first HIS Digital graphics card I’ve ever looked at some I am quite excited to see what it can offer. Despite the fact this is an AMD R9 280X we won’t recap all the monotonous information about the R9 280X GPU that you’ve probably already heard a million times by now, if you want to read more about the R9 280X you can do so here. We want to focus specifically on this HIS card which is the “HIS R9 280X iPower IceQ X² Turbo Boost” – yes quite a mouthful.
Firstly let’s quickly break down that really long name into what it all means. “iPower” is HIS’ way of saying an improved VRM and power delivery system. This graphics card has a 9 phase VRM, versus 8 phases on the reference design, uses DirectFET MOSFETs compared to your bog standard MOSFETs on the reference design and it has a pair of 8 pins instead of the 6+8 pin reference design meaning there is more power to be delivered to the GPU. Secondly, the “IceQ X²” part means this is using HIS’ IceQ X² cooling solution that features a pair of 89mm fans, two 8mm heat pipes and three 6mm heat pipes. That’s all encased in a large aluminium shroud which features the IceQ X² and Turbo branding on it. Thirdly and finally the “Turbo Boost” part is predictably an overclock. AMD’s reference R9 280X comes with a 850MHz core and 1000MHz boost, aka “up to 1GHz” while the HIS version comes with a 1000MHz core clock and 1050MHz boost clock. You can see those clocks below, the core is up 5% on reference and the memory is identical to reference.
Graphic cards
Since the onset of the computer, graphics have always been a major part of the user interraction. Early days saw graphics in the form of lights and numbers, but since the dawn of the GUI interface, the need for more and more power to produce high resolution and detailed images has been a constantly growing demand.
Just to keep things fresh and prevent you all from getting bored with all the headset reviews we’ve been putting out recently, here’s something a bit more internal,a GPU from HIS. This is the IceQX variant of their HD 6870 Graphics card from AMD.
Am Anfang einer Grafikkartenserie stehen zum einen die Karte selbst und dann natürlich der dazugehörige Kühler, stets in der Referenz gehalten und meist gerade ausreichend für den Alltag. Doch viele PC-Nutzer sind längst weit über den so genannten Alltag hinaus, besonders im Bereich Gaming ist es daher von höchster Not, dass die Ingenieure der Hersteller hinter der Bühne das Kühlerdesign weiterentwickeln. Hier muss eine Grafikkarte meist mehrere Stunden am Stück Höchstarbeit leisten was sich durch den Referenzkühler meist in beachtlich hohen Temperaturen oder einer entsprechenden Lautstärke widerspiegelt.
Graphic cards
Today we are looking at the HIS Radeon HD 5450 1GB Graphics Card. It is a passively cooled card which uses little to no power and is aimed mainly at the HTPC market.
The AMD HD5450 has proven to be a popular card with the enthusiast HTPC audience, due to the low pricing and media acceleration capabilities. This particular series has also been adopted by the business audience who value a low cost strategy with support for multiple monitors.
The other day we had a look at the reference version of the HD 5550 GDDR5 model from ATI. Today we'll be having a look at a retail version from HIS; along with that we'll also be looking at the HD 5570 which has had the same treatment as its little brother, the HD 5550, with the addition of GDDR5 memory.
Nicht jeder Nutzer ist geneigt sich eine XBOX oder Playstation ins Wohnzimmer zu stellen um in den Genuss von HD-Material, Internet am großen TV oder grandiosen Spielen zu kommen. So entstanden vor einiger Zeit die sogenannten HTPC´s die sich bis heute großer und wachsender Beliebtheit erfreuen. An so einen Mini PC stellt der Besitzer allerdings bestimmte Anforderungen. Diese reichen von preiswert über lautlos bis hin zu leistungsstark. Das dieser Spagat mitunter recht kompliziert ist sollte klar sein. Umso wichtiger ist hier für den Käufer die Wahl der richtigen Komponenten. Ein wichtiges Element neben dem Mainboard die ist Grafikkarte. Meistens wird diese im low-profile Format benötigt und sollte passiv gekühlt werden, sowie eine akzeptabler Spieleleistung bieten. Nach einem langen Dornröschenschlaf der Hersteller kamen nun gleich zwei der Anbieter auf die Idee eine Lösung mit ATI´s Redwood Pro Grafikchip feil zu bieten. Sapphire legte mit der Ultimate Radeon HD 5550 vor und HIS kontert nun mit der HD 5550 Silence. Welche der beiden Kreationen die bessere ist wollen wir in unserem Test ermitteln.
Graphic cards
Today we are looking at the HIS Radeon HD 5570 1GB Graphics Card. It is a card which uses little to no power and is aimed mainly at the HTPC market and low end gaming market too.
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