HIS 5770 IceQ 5 Turbo Review

The HIS 5770 IceQ 5 Turbo comes packaged in a thin glossy cardboard outer shell. We quickly notice the sword covered partially in ice which to us related directly to the IceQ 5 cooling technology used by HIS on this release.

Inside the package we have the HIS driver cd and installation guide along with a free coupon for Dirt 2 which is a very impressive title to showcase DirectX 11 features. Also included is a CrossFire connection bridge, a Molex to 6 pin PCI-e adapter and a DVI to VGA adapter.

This card measures around 9 ½ inches in length. This size should make it an easy choice for system builders wanting to use a smaller chassis for their system.

The images below shows the different type of connections available. There is a Display Port and HDMI connection as well a 2 DVI-D connections, HIS has also provided a DVI-VGA adapter for those that may still require one. The second image displays the connection that the HIS 5770 uses for CrossFire configurations.

HIS is using 3 copper 6mm heatpipes to draw heat away from the GPU as quickly as possible and since the plastic shroud has the heatsink  enclosed it forces air to escape out the rear vents and out of our case.

If we flip the card upside down and zoom in close to the fan we can see the single 6 pin power input that provides all the required juice to our card. The HIS 5770 only draws 18 watts when sitting idle and has a maximum power draw of 112 watts under full load.

The memory used on the HIS 5770 is supplied from Samsung (K4G10325FE-HC-04) and is rated for 1250 MHz which in turn translates to a speed of 5 GHz. With the memory clocked to it's theoretical limit out of the box we are left to wonder if we will find any further overclocking head room later on.

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