Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:59:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Sapphire explains why its new Toxic models are so cool https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/harrison/sapphire-explains-why-its-new-toxic-models-are-so-cool/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/harrison/sapphire-explains-why-its-new-toxic-models-are-so-cool/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:59:18 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=161345 With a huge release of updated AMD products in Q4 this year, many manufacturers decided to launch with standard coolers (reference design). When KitGuru looks back across all of the new Radeons, one cooling solutions stands out – and that is the Toxic cooler fitted to the R9 280X and R9 270X. When you look …

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With a huge release of updated AMD products in Q4 this year, many manufacturers decided to launch with standard coolers (reference design). When KitGuru looks back across all of the new Radeons, one cooling solutions stands out – and that is the Toxic cooler fitted to the R9 280X and R9 270X.

When you look at the Thermal Dynamics of the Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition, you can see that when you're engaged in hardcore, full HD gaming – it can be up to 10 degrees cooler than rival cards.

What makes it more remarkable, is that this cooling is achieved while noise output remains around average for the group of cards it competes with.

So that's a cool looking card (style -wise), that is actually around 10 degrees cooler (thermal dynamics-wise) – without a significant increase in noise?

Impressive.

If you were wondering exactly where the improvements came from, here is Sapphire's Bill Donnelly with an explanation:-

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KitGuru says: It will cost you a bit more than a reference card, but it will deliver much more than a reference card. One of the most impressive cooling solutions we have ever seen.

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Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition OC 3GB Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/sapphire-r9-280x-toxic-edition-oc-3gb-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/sapphire-r9-280x-toxic-edition-oc-3gb-review/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:00:03 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=156868 The launch day coverage on AMD R7/R9 earlier this week may have been tied into mainly boring reference samples, but the really good products are being showcased today. This review focuses on something rather special – the new ultra high end Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition which features a triple fan cooler, out of the …

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The launch day coverage on AMD R7/R9 earlier this week may have been tied into mainly boring reference samples, but the really good products are being showcased today. This review focuses on something rather special – the new ultra high end Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition which features a triple fan cooler, out of the box overclocked speeds and the highest build quality standards on the market. With a UK asking price of £269.99 inc vat – should this be the card to get for a new high end system upgrade?

Sapphire have earned a reputation for releasing some of the highest grade graphics solutions on the market. Their Vapor X coolers have impressed us over the years for their cooling proficiency and low noise characteristics.

The Toxic Edition we are reviewing today slots in right at the top of Sapphire's R9 280X portfolio and features a 12 phase power configuration.
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The Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition is overclocked out of the box by 100mhz, to 1,150mhz. The GDDR5 memory has also received a boost to 1,600mhz (6.4Gbps effective). The Toxic Edition will be available in the United Kingdom within the next couple of weeks and Overclockers UK are taking pre-orders at £269.99 inc vat.

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