XFX ATI Radeon HD5670 1GB Passive Heatpipe CFx Review

Today we want to see how the XFX HD5670 cards will perform as the centerpiece of a high powered media center. We will look at high definition media performance and the gaming capabilities in both single and CrossfireX configurations at 720p and 1080p.

We will, when possible be setting image quality settings to the limits – we know you don't want to compromise and neither do we.

XFX HD5670 CrossfireX.

Other Hardware:
Processor: Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.6ghz
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 13
Motherboard: ASRock X58 Extreme 6
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1600mhz 6GB (3x2GB)
Power Supply: Thermaltake 750W Toughpower Grand
Chassis: Cooler Master CM 690 II
Monitor: Panasonic Viera NeoPDP 600hz 42inch Plasma.

Software:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

Unigine Heaven Benchmark
3DMark Vantage
HQV Benchmark
Catalyst 10.10 Driver
Fraps Professional
Steam Client
FurMark

Technical Monitoring and Test Equipment:
Keithley Integra unit
Thermal Diodes
Raytek Laser Temp Gun 3i LSRC/MT4 Mini Temp
Extech digital sound level meter & SkyTronic DSL 2 Digital Sound Level Meter

Games:
Resident Evil 5
Lost Planet 2
Far Cry 2
Tom Clancy H.A.W.X.
Alien V Predator
Mafia 2

All the latest BIOS updates and drivers are used during testing. We perform under real world conditions, meaning KitGuru tests all games across five closely matched runs and average out the results to get an accurate median figure.

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