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As we recorded on the last page the HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo has a formidable cooling solution which offers huge reductions against the reference solution. We measure noise from a distance of around 30 inches – our Lian Li case is closed as this mirrors a real world situation.
At idle the HIS HD5870 fan is spinning faster than the reference design which helps to reduce temperatures but it also increases noise, it is noticeable under lab conditions. Back in the real world it really wouldn't be that obvious, especially if your computer room has other background noise. Personally in a high end gaming system I prefer to see slightly reduced temperatures so this trade off is acceptable to me. If I was building a media center however I wouldn't be happy … that said, I wouldn't be using a HD5870 for a media center anyway.
HD5870 is a great card and I like the look of this one. cooler is a bit ugly I think but its nice to see improved/higher fan speeds for cooler temps.
I never really notice fan noise, unless its wild helicopter style noise. This looks like a good buy. I never see them in america tho, not in stores anyway
Sapphire model is better but it costs more. which I would say would be pretty obvious
Well I like being proved wrong, I had assumed HIS was a POS, but this review has certainly changed my view.
mega OC on that. weird they only overclock it a little out of the factory. its hardly ‘turbo’ more ‘shoved a little’
Glad to see you mentioning the hardly overclocked speeds. I dont know why they launch these as TURBO editions when its hardly even overclocked in the least, which is shown on the graphs. So much headroom and I think a small portion of the audience will even know how much they can get out of it. ID have gave it 3 out of 5 just for that point. TURBO should be TURBO.
Well I was expecting good temps, but more noise over reference? surely thats not right
nice review, very thorough, thanks.
Excellent, I like that card a lot. I prefer cooler to quieter.
I would probably still opt for Sapphire, they just seem a better company
I would probably still opt for Sapphire, they just seem a better company
I just ordered one of these and got a bit of a bargain, 50 off retail price 🙂