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It’s been a while since the release of the AMD Radeon R9 290, and in this review again we have Radeon R9 290 from the company XFX. A key feature of the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (R9-290A-EDFD) is strict corporate design.

Discussing the design layout, cooling system and key features as compare to reference Radeon R9 290, also the performance of the card and its overclocking potential.

Let’s start with the detailed specifications of the new XFX Radeon R9 290.

Specification Details:

Model XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION (R9-290A-EDFD) Graphics Core AMD Radeon R9 290 (Hawaii PRO) Unified Shader Processors 2560 Microarchitecture AMD GCN Technology Support And API DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.3, AMD Mantle, AMD Eyefinity, AMD App Acceleration, AMD HD3D, AMD CrossFireX, AMD PowerPlay, AMD PowerTune, AMD ZeroCore, AMD TrueAudio GPU Frequency 947 – MHz Rated Frequency Memory 1250 (5000) – MHz Memory 4 – GB Memory Type GDDR5 Memory Bus Width 512 – Bit Type The Internal Interface PCI Express 3.0 x16 Resolution Supported DisplayPort – up to 4096 x 2160

HDMI – up to 4096 x 2160

Dual-link DVI-D – up to 2560 x 1600

Display Output Interfaces 2x Dual-link DVI-D

HDMI

DisplayPort

Power Supply 750 – W

Well as you can see the most of the details of the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION is almost as same as it reference design.

Package and Content:

As in the first sight, you will see the futuristic design of the new card. The surface has a nice matte finish, and the colors and fonts and well-matched well with each other. Well this is also Battlefield 4 edition that mean you will get the Battlefield 4 Game key in box, which is also mention on the front side of the box along with the lists the key advantages of GPU, which are listed below:

Support UEFI BIOS;

Use firm cooler with two fans DOUBLE DISSIPATION

Ability to raise the voltage of the GPU

Support AMD Power Tune 2.0 Technology

And at the back side of the box you can read the features library support DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.3, technology combining multiple graphics cards AMD CrossFireX, as well as the ability to play video in 4K Ultra HD. And on the side of the box minimum system requirements are listed, the capacity of the power supply should not be less than 750 watts, and its design must attend one 6-pin and one 8-pin connectors PCIe.

It should be added that the company reinsured XFX simply because the real power consumption of the graphics card is much lower. However, many producers of cheap PSUs incorrectly specify their output.

In the box of the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION you will find the following items:

Adapters for additional power connection: two 4-pin Molex (PATA) to one 6-pin and two 6-pin to one 8-pin

Software And Drivers Cd

Instructions Manual

Quick Start Guide

Download Code Of Battlefield 4

Warranty Card for the Graphic Card

This is quite good package for the Radeon R9 290, especially key code of the Battlefield 4.

Design Layout and Features:

XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION is made on a fully black PCB, and if you look at the design and functional elements, including components of the power supply, memory chips and additional connectors, follows the reference design.

Back side of the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION have some elements of the power system, also screws of the cooling system. It is worth noting that two of these special stickers placed in connection with the dismantling than regular SB will void the warranty.

And as for the interface panel XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION have 4 ports as follows:

2x Dual-link DVI-D

HDMI

DisplayPort

You can easily create multi-screen display system for high-resolution images or even in 3D with this interface panel.

Power subsystem of the card is built on the new, time-tested semi-faznoy scheme items, which is also used in reference AMD Radeon R9 290X and AMD Radeon HD 7970. Five phases in it are used to power the GPU, one for memory chips and another for PLL. The undoubted advantages XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION also include the presence of high-quality components, solid state capacitors and ferrite core choke coils.

As the controller chip it used International Rectifier 3567B, which has the ability to automatically switch the active phases, as well as special modes Overclocking and Gaming.

As for the power for the graphic card, it used two additional connector: 6-pin and 8-pin, in addition to PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slots. Connecting terminals without any problems, but a little difficult to disable them located near the cooling system.

There is a switch that will change the modes of the video located at the top of the PCB of card. In this case, a change position of the toggle does not lead to any result. Perhaps this functional element will be used after the new BIOS version of the graphics accelerator.

XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION used AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics chip which can be seen by utility GPU-Z 0.7.7 with its code name – Hawaii. It is produced by a 28-nm process technology and includes 2560 unified shader processors, 64 blocks ROP and 160 texture units. The frequency of the graphics processor may be dynamically changed depending on the load and temperature GPU, reaching a value of 947 MHz.

Total memory of the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION is 4-GB, which is recruited through sixteen chips ELPIDA W2032BBBG-6A-F 256MB each. Their normal frequency is 6 GHz. Exchange of data between memory and the GPU via a 512-bit bus whose bandwidth is 320 GB / s.

Cooling System:

XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION is equipped with a DOUBLE DISSIPATION cooling system, which occupies two slots for expansion cards. One of its main advantages is the stylish design which gives a very harmonious novelty and elegant look.

Thing you should keep in mind is that, the space between the card PCB and cooling system is small on the both sides, which mean hot air will be emitted inside the computer. So you have to put it out though your system cooling fans. Fans of the coming system mounted on a special frame. The manufacturer has applied First DO FD7010H12S turntable diameter of 85 mm, having dust protection level IP-5X.

A special copper surface that touches the GPU through a layer of thermal paste is used for the heat. Function heatsink operate seven copper heat pipes with diameter of 6 mm. They are securely soldered the copper base as well as to the fins, however, they are not covered by a layer of nickel, which may adversely affect the efficiency of heat transfer during operation due to the influence of corrosive processes. For memory and power system elements cooling they have used large aluminum plate-black radiator in contact with these elements through special PCB thermal pads.

In automatic control fan speed at maximum load, the GPU heated to 79 °C. Cooler working with 84% of its maximum speed, which corresponds to 3019 rev / min. this will make a little bit noise which will not disturb you.

When it was forced to increase the fan speed to 100% (3030 rev / min), the noise level of the cooling system has not changed, as the temperature has not changed and the graphics chip.

In idle mode frequency of the GPU automatically decreased to 300 MHz. Remperature did not exceed 41 °C, and the fan noise was almost indistinguishable CO compared to other system components.

Cooling system done well with their direct duties, demonstrating not only good performance but also quite moderate performance level of the noise emission. Also, during the study of CO was rated LED lighting company logo XFX, located on the bottom.

  Testing Performance

To test the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION we have used Intel Core i7-3770K, with GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 motherboard and G.Kill 8-GB ram, more details of the tested system is listed below in he table:

Processor Intel Core i7-3770K (LGA1155, 3.5 GHz, L3 8 MB) @ 4.49 GHz Motherboard GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 (LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express, DDR3, ATX) Cooler Scythe Mugen 3 Rev. B PCGH Edition (LGA 1155, 40,17 CFM, 6 mm, 10.7 dB) Memory 2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX Drives HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB (WD30EZRX) Power Supply Seasonic X-1050 Gold Monitor 3x Dell UltraSharp U2212HM Black OS Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit SP1 Mouse And Keyboard Razer Goliathus Speed ​​Edition, Razer BlackWidow

Comparing with the other models, start with the AMD, as compare to the AMD Radeon R9 280X, this XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION gives almost 15% better performance, and this is because of more unified shader processors (2560 vs. 2048) and greater memory bus width (512 vs 384 bit). Also XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION 4 GB of internal memory, 1 GB more than the opponent.

As compare to the AMD Radeon R9 290X, the performance of the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION is abpout 7 – 8 % low, because of increased frequency of the GPU and more unified shader pipelines.

If we compare the performance of the card to NVIDIA card, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 – tested model was ahead by an average of 7%, in some results NVIDIA Kepler has reduced the gap to a minimum. And If look the performance of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 – it was almost same (little bit low) as XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION.

In general this model showed a very good performance, demonstrating a high level of frame rates in almost all games. It was especially nice to see good performance even in difficult modes like multi-monitor configurations with a total resolution of 5760 x 1080.

Overclocking:

With the overclocking, the voltage on the GPU has been raised by 62 mV, which gave an opportunity to increase its frequency from 947 to 1120 MHz. This led to a great increase of 18.3%. Has also been increased memory frequency from 1250 MHz to 1400 MHz (effective value increased from 5000 to 5600 MHz).

Speed of fan blades was recorded at around 100% and the GPU temperature did not exceed 81 °C.

With the manual overclocking the performance of the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION increased by an average of 8% in game, which allowed almost equalize the result with the flagship model based on AMD Radeon R9 290X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780.

The performance of the XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION in the Games FPS and in Benchmark can be seen in the table below in the overclocking mode.

Standard Frequencies Overclocked Increase Performance – % Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Performance Score 39932.0 41665.0 4.6 GPU Score 43425.0 46507.0 7 Futuremark 3DMark 11 Performance Score 13040.0 14217.0 9 Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0, DirectX 11, Ultra Quality 1920×1080 55.1 60.3 9.3 Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality 1920×1080, AA4x/AF16x 60.8 65.8 8 5760×1080, NoAA/AF4x, Multi monitor 46.2 50.0 8 Borderlands 2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality 1920×1080 282.0 300.6 6.9 Crysis 2 v1.9 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Extreme Quality 1920×1080 88.0 95.8 9 5760×1080, Multi monitor 32.6 34.0 4 Batman Arkham City Benchmark, DirectX 11, FXAA-Hi, Tesselation-Hi, Extreme Quality 1920×1080 137.0 143.0 4.4 5760×1080, Multi monitor 64.0 70.0 9.8 Metro 2033 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality 5760×1080, Multi monitor 35.7 38.9 9

You can see the difference of the performance with the overclocking in the games and Benchmark results.

Last Word for the Card:

XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION has an attractive minimalist design that is in harmony with almost any computer case. Key advantage is a dual-slot cooling system DOUBLE DISSIPATION, which copes well with their duties without creating excessive noise even at 100% fan speed. XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION has very good performance that allows you to learn all the latest games at the highest graphics settings.

Free version of Battlefield 4 in the kit you can immediately take advantage of this opportunity.

Advantages:

Quiet cooling system  - DOUBLE DISSIPATION

Good overclocking potential

Full support for UEFI BIOS

Quality components

Battlefield 4 Key Code

XFX Radeon R9 290 DOUBLE DISSIPATION Review, Design and Testing Performance It’s been a while since the release of the AMD Radeon R9 290, and in this review again we have Radeon R9 290 from the company XFX.

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HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock is mid-range graphic card, based on the AMD Radeon R9 270 Chipset. It has its own original design and efficient cooling system to give you the maximum performance with the price you can affordable price. Model Code of this product is H270QMT2G2M.

As you know, before going into the details of the card, let’s have a look at the graphic card specifications.

Specifications Details:

Model

HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock

Graphics Core

AMD Radeon R9 270 (Curacao PRO)

Unified Shader Processors

1280

Supported API And Technology

DirectX 11.2, DirectCompute 11, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.2, AMD Eyefinity, AMD CrossFireX, AMD HD3D, AMD PowerPlay, AMD PowerTune, AMD Eyespeed, AMD ZeroCore, AMD Mantle

Nominal / Dynamic Core Frequency

950/975 – MHz

Memory Frequency (Effective)

1400 (5600) – MHz

Memory

2 – GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bus Width

256 – Bit

Memory Bandwidth

179.2 – GB/S

Bus Type

PCI Express 3.0 x16

Display Output Interfaces

DVI-I

HDMI

2x Mini DisplayPort

Supports HDCP And HD-Video Decoding

Yes

Power Supply

500 – W

There is factory overclocking in HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X² Turbo Boost Clock, but it differs from the recommendations of the presence of factory overclocking AMD graphics core, which instead of 900/925 MHz operating at frequencies of 950 MHz (Normal) and 975 MHz (Dynamic).

Package and Content:

The box of the graphic card is little bit small, due to the small size of the card, and decorated in a corporate style. On the front there is cooler logo IceQ X², mentioned advantage of factory overclocking, and at bottom, notifications of internal PCI Express 3.0 interface and support for video output in the ultra-high resolution of 4096 x 2160 pixels (4K Ultra HD).

On the back of the box is mention that, it used high-quality solid capacitors and PWM controller supports Active Phase Switching, which helps to reduce energy consumption in idle moments or weak load on the graphics card

One side of the box there is a requirements list of the system, which will help to get the better performance. Based on the recommendations, the power supply in such a system must have a capacity of at least 500 watts. As for the additional power, requires a single 6-pin cable, PCIe.

In the box with the card, box includes:

Drivers And Utilities CD

Sticker for Case

User Manual Guide

AMD Crossfirex Bridge

DVI To D-Sub

It is a good package for a mid-range graphic card, only this thing you need a 6-pin connector to give it an additional power.

Design Layout and Electronic Components:

HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock is made on a compact PCB colored in blue as always. All the memory chips soldered on the front side of the board around graphic chip.  Power subsystem for node power graphics core is located on the left side of the board, while the elements responsible for the work of PLL and video memory chips are published on the right side.

There is nothing much on the back side of the PCB, because all memory chips and PWM controller are on the front side, so that there are only screws of the cooling system, as well as stickers with service information.

For video and display there is 4 different ports including:

DVI-I

HDMI

2x Mini DisplayPort

Processing system of the graphic card is performed on the six phases for the GPU and one for PLL and memory chips, while the recommended design includes a single phase in the food chain than the graphics core.

Power subsystem for graphics core implemented on a digital PWM controller CHIL CHL8225G. Note that these element increased video quality, it includes a ferrite core inductors and MOSFETs Dr.MOS with higher levels of productivity.

For the additional power supply, graphic card used 6-pin connector on the back. In this close proximity to the casing cooler little difficult to connect and disconnect an additional power cable.

To implement AMD CrossFireX with HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock need a CrossFireX bridge, which allows you to combine two cards.

HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock used 28-nm process technology and consists of a 1280-minute unified shader pipelines, 32 ROP units and 80 texture units. Graphics core frequency was increased on the recommendations of AMD, 950 MHz (Normal) and 975 MHz (Dynamic).

The total memory of the card is 2-GB, using 8-chip, 256MB each, which is manufactured by ELPIDA. Their normal frequency is 6 GHz. Data exchange between the graphics core and memory through a 256-bit bus, which is capable of passing information to 179.2 GB per second.

Cooling System:

HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock used cooler IceQ X². The total length of the video accelerator installed a cooling system which occupies two expansion slots is 225 mm. Cooler itself consists of a large copper base (62 x 62 mm), massive radiator, made of 36 nickel-plated aluminum plates, and two fans with impeller diameter 75 mm, fixed to the housing, the covering on top of the entire structure.

Radiator uses three copper heat pipes with a diameter of 6 mm. They are not coated with a layer of nickel, which serves to prevent oxidation of copper during the process operation and the subsequent fall of heat exchange effectiveness. To improve the efficiency of the cooler, heat pipes with fins improved using solder, which clearly did not regret trying to provide more high-quality contact.

The memory chips and MOSFETs are not in contact with the cooler, which may adversely affect the overclocking potential.

In automatic control fan speed, at maximum load, the graphics core warmed up to 75 degrees, and cooler worked with 50% of its maximum capacity.

When forced to increase the fan speed to the maximum level, the GPU temperature dropped to 61 degrees. Which gives little bit high noise, which is not good for the long term use, this mode is only to be claimed in the case of manual overclocking.

Under no load operating frequency of the graphics core and memory automatically fall, allowing them to reduce power consumption and heat. GPU temperature did not exceed 37 degrees, and the noise level was fairly quiet.

Cooling system IceQ X ² proved itself as a high-quality and fairly powerful solution that can cope without any problems with cooling factory overclocked graphics core.

Testing Performance:

For the system we have used Intel Core i7-3770K with GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 motherboard and 2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX RAMs, more details is given below in the table.

Processor

Intel Core i7-3770K (LGA1155, 3,5 GHz, L3 8 MB) @ 4,49 GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 (LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express, DDR3, ATX)

Memory

2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX

Drives

HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB (WD30EZRX)

Power Supply

Seasonic X-1050 Gold

Monitor

3x Dell UltraSharp U2212HM Black

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit SP1

Mouse And Keyboard

Razer Goliathus Speed ​​Edition, Razer BlackWidow

First let’s see the results against its own family AMD, against AMD Radeon R9 260X, HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock performance is about 25% above and if look against the AMD Radeon R9 270X, the performance of the graphic card is little bit low, with an average of 10%, but this gap can be fill with the help of the manual overclocking.

Now if have a look against the NVIDIA, recently announced NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti is ahead of HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock with an average of 18%. However, the solution from NVIDIA has a more affordable cost, and in some gaming benchmarks it shows even higher levels, which is associated with better optimization of these projects under the micro-architecture features a series of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce.

Final Though:

HIS R 9270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock is is a great modification AMD Radeon R9 270. The main advantage is its good performance, the availability of factory overclocking, power system, quality base element, which includes solid capacitors, ferrite core chokes and MOSFETs Dr.MOS. Cooling system IceQ X² not only has great reserves of power, but does not disturb you a high level of noise in everyday use.

Manual overclocking settings increase the performance of the graphic card just as equal of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Advantages:

Good performance

Factory overclocking;

Enhanced digital power subsystem

Quiet cooling system IceQ X ²;

Excellent overclocking potential of the GPU and memory

HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock Review, Design and Testing Performance HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock is mid-range graphic card, based on the AMD Radeon R9 270 Chipset.

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In this new review, we will discuss the details of the HIS R9 270X Iceq X2 Turbo Boost Clock 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E DLDVI-I/HDMI/2xmini DP , as you can guess it is based on the AMD Radeon R9 270X chip. This graphic card has the original design and efficient cooling system and functional software for monitoring Temp. and overclocking from the HIS company.

But before started with the review and details of the graphic card, we will use a short name of the card, just say it, HIS R9 270X Iceq X2 Turbo Boost Clock 2GB instead of full name, which will be good for you as well to understand easily, and the model code is (H270XQMT2G2M).

Now move to the specifications details of the graphic card. Which are listed below in the table.

Specification Details:

Model

HIS R9 270X IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E DLDVI-I/HDMI/2xMini DP (H270XQMT2G2M)

Graphics Core

AMD Radeon R9 270X (Curacao XT)

Unified Shader Processors

1280

Microarchitecture

AMD GCN

Technology Support And API

DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.3, AMD Mantle, AMD Eyefinity, AMD App Acceleration, AMD HD3D, AMD CrossFireX, AMD PowerTune, AMD ZeroCore

Nominal / Dynamic GPU Frequency

1100/1140 – MHz

Rated Frequency Memory (Effective) Mhz

1400 (5600)

Memory

2 – GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bus Width

256 – Bit

Type The Internal Interface

PCI Express 3.0 x16

Maximum Resolution

DisplayPort 1.2 – up to 4096 x 2160

HDMI – up to 4096 x 2160

Dual-link DVI-I – up to 2560 x 1600

Display Output Interfaces

1 x Dual-link DVI-I

1 x HDMI

2 x Mini DisplayPort

Power Supply

500 -

This video card is factory overclocked GPU: from 1050 MHz to 1140 MHz. This provides an additional level of its performance in comparison to the reference card.

Packaging and Content:

The box of the video card is decorated in typical colors from HIS style, which is dominated by blue, purple and white. On front, the logo and the model name of the graphics card, factory overclocking, software iTurbo, interface PCI Express 3.0 x16, 2 GB of GDDR5 memory and output capabilities images in resolution 4K Ultra HD.

On the back side of the box, there is a list of the supported technology and interface panel connectors. Which are listed below:

Efficient and quiet cooler compared to the Reference model

Use cooling system IceQ X ², which has two fans (diameter 86 mm) with a special blade shape that provides a larger airflow to blow the GPU

Use of solid capacitors for stability of the card for a long service life

Use high-quality PWM controller that supports Dynamic Phase Control technology for dynamic off idle phases and energy savings

One side of the box has the minimum system requirements for the computer on which you plan to install this graphic card. Also the capacity of the power supply should be at least 500 watts, and it must include two 6-Pin PCIe. In the case of assembly configuration AMD CrossFireX, the minimum power requirement for the power supply is increased to 600 watts.

Box of HIS R9 270X IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock includes:

Quick Start Guide Manual

Adapter Dual-Link DVI-I ↔ D-Sub

User Correct Transportation System Unit With An Installed Video Card

Drivers And Software CD

Computer Case Sticker

You can say it a standard package form HIS with the card. But if you want to take advantage of the CrossFire, you have to buy the CrossFire Bridge. But they need not all users, so their absence in the kit allows you to reduce the final cost of new items.

Design Layout and Electronic Components:

Just like the most of the other cards form the HIS, this model is also made on a Blue PCB, whose height is 112 mm. The main difference from the reference is more quality components. Which we will discuss below.

Back side of the PCB has special metal frame is attached to cool the system and protect the PCB from deformation. On the left side model code on a Sticker.

To display HIS R9 270X Iceq X2 Turbo Boost Clock 2GB have the following set of ports:

2x Mini DisplayPort

HDMI

Dual-link DVI-I

You can easily use any modern monitor with the card without any problem.  And for connecting analog monitors present in the kit adapter DVI ↔ D-Sub.

Processing power subsystem is based on a five-phase circuit. The key feature of it is the availability of reliable solid-state capacitors, used CHiL CHL8225G controller chip, which support Dynamic Phase Control technology, which can dynamically disable phase idle to save power.

For the additional power, video card is equipped with the 2x 6-Pin power connectors. There will be a little problems when you will put the power connectors, because there is little space between the cooling system and connectors, but you can make it without much difficulty.

AMD CrossFireX panel is located near the interface panel, which allows you to combine two video cards in a single configuration with the appropriate bridge. This makes it possible to increase the computing power in applications or games that support this technology.

HIS R9 270X IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock 2GB is based on the graphics chip AMD Radeon R9 270X, which is produced at rates 28-nm process technology and is composed of 1280 and unified shader pipelines and 80 texture units and 32 ROP units. Depending on the load, the GPU can be changed, and its maximum value is 1140 MHz, 90 MHz above the benchmark.

The total memory of the graphic card is 2-G, which use 8x ELPIDA W2032BBBG-6A-F chips, 256MB each. Their normal frequency is 6000 MHz, but in this case it was lowered to 5600 MHz. Exchange of data between the graphics processor and memory through a 256-bit bus bandwidth is equal to 179.2 GB/s.

Cooling System:

HIS R9 270X IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock 2GB is equipped with IceQ X ² cooling system, which will have two slots for expansion cards. The total length of the video card in this case is 280 mm and the CO itself is slightly larger than the length of the PCB.

Fans that have used with the cooling system (Firstd FD7010H12D) have a diameter of 86 mm. The special shape of the blades is designed to increase the airflow created and reducing noise.

Cooling system used five 6 mm copper heat pipes, and for the GPU that part is copper base, with the dimensions of 60 x 62 mm and has a special design.  Heat pipes soldered to the copper as the base, which should also increase the efficiency of the whole system. A metal plate is used on the PCB, which removes heat from the memory chips and the elements of the power subsystem.

Let’s see the performance of the cooling system during the test.

In automatic control fan speed at maximum load, the GPU heated to 67 °C. Cooler working with only 43% of its maximum speed, which corresponds to 2262 rev / min.

After the forced increase the speed of the cooling fan up to 100% (3558 rev/min), the GPU temperature dropped to 58 °C. The noise level is little bit high, and it became unacceptable for long term use.

In idle mode frequency of the GPU automatically decreased to 300 MHz. In this state, the temperature did not exceed 34 °C, and the fan noise was almost indistinguishable CO compared to other system components.

HIS R9 270X IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock 2GB has a fairly efficient cooling system, which automatically maintains temperature and noise levels to an acceptable level.

Testing Performance:

In the test system, used Intel Core i7-3770K and GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 with the 2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX, other details of the tested system is given below in the table.

Processor

Intel Core i7-3770K (LGA1155, 3,5 GHz, L3 8 MB) @ 4,49 GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 (LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express, DDR3, ATX)

Memory

2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX

Drives

HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB (WD30EZRX), HDD Western Digital VelociRaptor 1 TB (WD1000DHTZ)

Power Supply

Seasonic X-1050 Gold

Monitor

3x Dell UltraSharp U2212HM Black

OS

Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit SP1

Mouse And Keyboard

Razer Goliathus Speed ​​Edition, Razer BlackWidow

First of all if we compare the results with AMD Radeon R9 270, the performance of the HIS R9 270X IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock 2GB is more than 8% due to the greater frequency of the GPU that the tested model is at 1140 MHz. And against AMD Radeon R7 260X, the performance is 31% better, due to the large number of unified shader processors, as well as twice the width of the memory bus (256 bit vs. 128-bit).

If looking against the NVIDIA, Graphics card based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti has 10% less performance than the competitor. And card based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, ahead of HIS novelty from an average of 15%.

Overclocking:

Using MSI Afterburner 3.0.0 Beta, GPU frequency was increased to 1205 MHz, which is a good result. The gain was 5.7% as compared with the initial frequency pattern and 14.8% compared with the reference model. Memory frequency was increased up to 1560 MHz. This result is 11.4% higher than the frequency which has been initially set by the manufacturer. During overclocking speed of the cooler fans was fixed at 100% and the GPU temperature did not exceed 59 °C. In general we can say that the cooling system IceQ X ² coped well with the increased load.

Manual overclocking results in 3DMark Performance and Games FPS, is given in the table below:

Standard Frequencies

Overclocked

Performance Increased

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage

Performance Score

30935.0

33050.0

6.8

GPU Score

30596.0

32645.0

6.7

Futuremark 3DMark 11

Performance Score

8745.0

9212.0

5.3

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0, DirectX 11, Ultra Quality, AA4x

1920×1080

31.1

32.5

4.5

Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality

1920×1080, AA4x/AF16x

38.2

40.6

6.3

5760×1080, NoAA/AF4x, Multi monitor

28.4

30.2

6.3

Borderlands 2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AF16x, Fps

1920×1080

202.0

212.0

5.0

Crysis 2 v1.9 Benchmark, DirectX 11, AA4x, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

54.8

58.1

6.0

5760×1080, Multi monitor

19.7

20.5

4.1

Batman Arkham City Benchmark, DirectX 11, FXAA-Hi, Tesselation-Hi, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

107.0

112.0

4.7

5760×1080, Multi monitor

41.0

44.0

7.3

Metro 2033 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AA4x / AF4x

5760×1080, Multi monitor

21.0

22.0

4.8

After the manual overclocking frame rates in games has increased on average by 5.7%, which is a good result.

Software Details:

Software for overclocking which comes with the card is called iTurbo. This utility has easy to use interface and allows you to see detailed information about your video card and overclock control and cooling fans.

Info Tab: There are two buttons: to save the system information in a tabular format and to create a backup BIOS.

Overclock Tab: Here you can overclock the card, also maintain good control set, using built-in profiles.

Users can access the two profiles of the fans, which can be attached to keys Quieter and Cooler, special control panel at the bottom of the program window.

Settings Tab:  Settings that relate to the utility itself and its functions.

Final Words:

HIS R9 270X IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock 2GB is good for the games, which are released in last year and also for the upcoming games. Card has a high-quality power supply subsystem, which includes durable solid capacitors and PWM controller with the function Dynamic Phase Control. Cooling system IceQ X ², equipped with two fans of the original blade shape, is not only effective, but also quiet enough for everyday use.

Graphic card has its original design and high-quality metal body, which performs not only decorative, but also contributes to better cooling PCB component. HIS R9 270X IceQ X ² Turbo Boost Clock 2GB is certainly a good candidate for purchase in its price category.

Likes:

Factory overclock;

Quality components;

Used IceQ X ² cooling system with a special form of fan blades;

Software for monitoring and overclocking (HIS iTurbo)

HIS R9 270X Iceq X2 Turbo Boost Clock 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E DLDVI-I/HDMI/2xmini DP Review, Design and Testing Performance In this new review, we will discuss the details of the HIS R9 270X Iceq X2 Turbo Boost Clock 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E DLDVI-I/HDMI/2xmini DP , as you can guess it is based on the…

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MSI Lighting Series was introduced back in 2009, with the replacement of the cooling system and low frequencies show the basic units, which makes it completely unique in hi-end-class.  MSI LIGHTNING have a set of additional features, using which the user can achieve even greater performance. These cards are not only aimed of the modern games, but also for overclocking.

MSI LIGHTNING improved and become more and more new elements and optimization, which makes them even better year to year. Here in the latest review, consider the single-chip graphics cards based on AMD Radeon R9 290X, it belongs to the high-performance segment of the market and has a significant set of interesting and unique features.

Let’s start with the characteristics of MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING and comparing them with the reference solution.

Specification Details:

Model

MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING

Graphics Core

AMD Radeon R9 290X (Hawaii XT)

Unified Shader Processors

2816

Supported API And Technology

DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.3, AMD Mantle, AMD Eyefinity, AMD App Acceleration, AMD HD3D, AMD CrossFireX, AMD PowerPlay, AMD PowerTune, AMD ZeroCore, AMD TrueAudio

GPU Frequency, Mhz

1080

Memory Frequency

1250 (5000) – MHz

Memory

4 – GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bus Width

512 – bit

Memory Bandwidth

320.0 – GB/S

Type The Internal Interface

PCI Express 3.0 x16

Maximum Resolution

4096 x 2160

Display Output Interfaces

2x DVI-D

HDMI

DisplayPort

Supports HDCP And HD-Video Decoding

Yes

Minimum Power Supply

500 – W

According to the table, the differences between the MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING and reference card is minimum, only increased frequency of the graphics chip with standard 1000 to 1080 MHz (8% increase). The rest of the specifications are identical.

Package and Content:

The box of the card is quite large and have industry graphic art, in yellow and black.  On the front there is model name with the original LIGHTNING series logo and the jet, which symbolizes the high speed of this graphics adapter

Back side of the box have the details of the features and technologies that have been used in MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING. Let’s look at them in more detail:

Triple Level Signals LED:

Set of lights green, blue and red colors, which tell us about the small, medium and high power load on the graphics card.

TriFrozr Thermal Design:

Design of the cooling system with independent control of each fan, which should ensure better heat dissipation from the GPU and force elements.

PureDigital PWM:

Digital power system is more stable and reliable as compared to analog. Her reaction time is significantly reduced, which helps to get more stability at maximum load. There are the possibility performance management principal stresses using the MSI Afterburner.

Twin BIOS:

Which provides for a two-chip BIOS: original and extreme overclocking. While it’s all understood, the second removes all restrictions on the voltage and TDP, which will help you unleash the full potential of the frequency of the graphics accelerator using the modified cooling systems on the basis of rare nitrogen.

SuperPipes:

Which provides for the cooling system of two 8mm heat-pipes for better heat dissipation.

Dust Removal:

Which is used for cleaning the fans. The first 30 seconds after the start of the propellers spinning in the opposite direction to remove accumulated dust.

Military Class 4:

Which correspond to the harsh elements of military standard MIL-STD-810G. It included new power transistors CopperMOS , which guarantee the robot at the highest loads; black solid capacitors Dark Solid CAP with aluminum core, corrosion protection, low impedance and ESR-guaranteed 10-year life; efficient stabilizing capacitors Hi-C CAP Tantalum core; new effective ferrite coil Super Ferrite Choke (SFC) with polished surface for better heat dissipation and corrosion resistance.

On the bottom of the package list of system requirements. In particular, the minimum power supply wattage shall be 500 watts. In its composition should be two 8-pin power connectors. MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING wrapped in transparent anti-static bag and securely fixed in the foamed polyethylene.

Well for the supplies in the box is quite good with this card, it includes:

Drivers and MSI Afterburner CD, which allows for overclocking and monitoring of components

Quick Start Guide

Booklet Describing Technologies Supported

Product Quality And Stability Military Class 4

2x 6-Pin To 8-Pin Power Connector And 1x of The Two 4-Pin Molex (PATA) To 6-Pin PCi-E

3x Adapters for Connecting Monitor

Additional Radiator for Power switches

Presence of adapters PCIe, let you easily connect a graphics card, even if the power supply is not equipped with the necessary connectors. An additional radiator VRM, which is useful under extreme test sessions.

Design layout and Features:

MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING has a length of 315 mm and width of 131 mm. Weight is more than 1.5 kg. Not everybody can accommodate a video card and provide him the necessary air circulation, but most gaming system units specially designed for mounting such flagships.

Front of the video card is totally covered with the 3 fans, which harmoniously combines black with yellow accents. Back side of the video card has an aluminum plate, painted black, which not only complements the overall style, but also protects board members from mechanical damage, prevents sagging under the weight of massive PCB design of the cooling system.

There are number of LEDs, illuminate in blue and allowed to follow the work of the main power phase.

On the left side, there are 3 LEDs with multicolored lights. Which help you quickly determine the mode of operation of the accelerator and diagnose the fault.

Red – Not Enough Food

Blue – Normal Mode

Yellow – Ramp

Edge side of the video card has “LIGHTING” logo, which has three modes depending on the lighting load:

Green – General Operation

Blue – Playing Demanding Games

Red – Maximum Load

The video card is designed so that it takes almost three expansion slots, but does not cover the last full.

MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING has a switch which will help you to switch between chips BIOS:

Original – contains the settings for normal operation.

LN2 – Allows you to unleash the full potential of the new items when using extreme cooling systems

On the interface panel, MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING provided the following set of interfaces:

2x DVI-D

HDMI

DisplayPort

Supports maximum resolution of digital signal up to 4096 x 2160. Such a configuration of external interfaces is quite successful because it provides a comfortable connection of various digital monitors and televisions, but does not support analog displays. In addition, the organization facilitated multi-screen systems.

On the opposite side, there are 3 new items to measure key supply voltages. These connectors connect V-Check Points with sockets for multimeter probes or other measuring device, which greatly simplifies the process of monitoring the voltage on the GPU, memory and PLL during overclocking.

Main-Board:

Cause of the unique design MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING used multilayer PCB, enhanced power system and high-quality and durable components.

Power processor of the model is made as in 3-10-2 phase (GPU / MEM / PLL). It uses only the highest quality components Military Class 4:

Coppermos power transistors – guarantee at the highest loads

Black Solid CAP capacitors with aluminum core

Corrosion Protection

Low impedance and ESR-guaranteed 10-year life

Hi-C CAP Tantalum core – efficient stabilizing capacitors

New effective ferrite coil Super Ferrite Choke (SFC) with polished surface for better heat dissipation and corrosion resistance.

The reference solution supply system is built on a modest scheme – 5 +1 +1 (GPU / MEM / PLL).

PWM Controllers IOR 3567B and IOR 3570B, support I2C protocol and a large number of energy-saving and safety technologies. First controller has a function of switching the active phases and Improved Technology AMD PowerTune. On-board power supply phases near both sides provide improved smoothing voltage pulsations. This should have a positive impact on the overclocking potential new items.

For the power, MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING has additional connector (2x 8-pin and 6-pin), which are located on the side of the graphics card. Through all of these connectors can be supplied up to 450 watts of power, which should ensure the stability of all components.

MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING GPU is based on the AMD Radeon R9 290X (Hawaii XT), which is made ​​in accordance with the rules of the 28-nm process. It is based on microarchitecture AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN). AMD Hawaii XT includes 2816 unified shader pipelines (stream processors), 64 blocks ROP and 176 texture units. This crystal contains 6.2 billion transistors on a square 438 mm 2. Whichhas increased the GPU frequency up to 1080 MHz.

MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING has totaling 4GB GDDR5-memory, using 16-FCBGA-chip capacity of 256 MB each, manufactured by Samsung Semiconductor. Microchips are marked K4G20325FD-FC03 and work on the effective frequency of 5 GHz. Bandwidth 512-bit memory bus is 320 GB of information per second.

Cooling System:

MSI used TriFrozr Thermal Design for the cooling instead of reference turbine cooler, this is part of an exclusive architecture Triple Force. The cooling system is markedly different from the usual Twin Frozr Advanced, which became the privilege of the game series MSI GAMING.

Cooler uses 5 copper heat-pipes, 3 of them are 6-mm and 2 are 8-mm (Superpipe), which have improved heat transfer performance in comparison with the conventional. Radiator consists of two massive sections. On one side is a large nickel-plated base with flattened and firmly embedded heat pipes, other  riddled with heatpipes through. All plates are fixed neatly and very hard. Copper heat pipes securely soldered to the aluminum radiator and a copper base. At the same solder spared and everything is done efficiently.

Cooling system have 3x fans that are mounted on the plate radiator. Two are extreme 92-mm and one central of 80-mm. Fans manufactured by Power Logic with an operating voltage of 12 V and a current of 0.55 A. They have a 4-pin connection, so their speed is controlled by PWM modulation. Blades themselves are made ​​using design PropellerBlade, which provides a 20% greater air flow. And to keep their automatic cleanup of dust used Dust Removal technology. Design TriFrozr provides independent control of each fan, depending on the temperature of various components: GPU PWM controller and power supply circuit elements.

Front and back plates are fit together with PCB. This design protects it from mechanical damage and subsidence under a massive cooling system. Contact with power via the thermo elements.

Testing the cooling system of MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING.

With automatic speed control of the fan blades, under the maximum load, the graphics core warmed up to 74 degrees, according to the testimony monitoring, fans worked for 61% of its maximum capacity, which is about 2402 rev/min.

After the forced increase in the speed of the blades to the maximum level, the GPU temperature dropped to 72 degrees, according to the testimony monitoring, untwisted to 3649 vol./Min. At the same time the noise level generated is high.

In the normal mode, under no use GPU temperature did not exceed 41 degrees, and the noise level was very low. Cooler TriFrozr is high-tech and high-quality cooling system with a moderate level of noise in automatic control.

Testing Performance:

To test the new MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING, used Intel Core i7-3770K with GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 and 18-Gb Memory from G.Skill, more details of the tested system are listed below in table:

Processor

Intel Core i7-3770K (LGA1155, 3.5 GHz, L3 8 MB) @ 4.49 GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 (LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express, DDR3, ATX)

Cooler

Scythe Mugen 3 Rev. B PCGH Edition

Memory

2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX

Drives

HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 3-TB

Power Supply

Seasonic X-1050 Gold

Monitor

3x Dell UltraSharp U2212HM Black

OS

Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit SP1

Mouse And Keyboard

Razer Goliathus Speed ​​Edition, Razer BlackWidow

First of all, compared to the reference AMD Radeon R9 290X, it has averaged 4.5%, which was made ​​possible with the factory overclock. It should be noted and increase energy consumption by 5% in a simple and 16.5% at full load. As compared with the AMD Radeon R9 280X – advantage was more significant and amounted to – 18-20%.

As compared with the NVIDIA card, MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING is ahead from the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 with an average of 4-5%, but against the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780-TI, it was behind with an average of 8-9%.

Overclocking:

3×3 OC Kit: It includes the ability to monitor and control performance voltages at the nodes of the GPU / memory / PLL using proprietary utility Afterburner. And thanks to the connector V-Check Points greatly simplifies precise control voltages on the main nodes. In turn VGA Fan Control feature helps to easily manage fan speed in real time, which further simplifies the process of dispersal.

With utility MSI Afterburner, managed to raise the voltage of GPU up to 1211 mV (Normal value – 1172 mV) also, rising memory voltage (100 mV) and AUX (100 mV). It is possible to increase the GPU frequency from 1080 to 1190 MHz.

Increase amount of frequency of MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING is 10.2% and 19% relative to a reference sample index, which is an excellent result. GPU temperature during the acceleration does not rise above 73 °C, and the fan speed was fixed at 100%. Cooling system TriFrozr is quite good with the extra load while significantly picked up frequencies of the GPU and memory, which means its great efficiency.

Benchmark and Games FPS results of MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING with the manual overclocking is in table below:

Standard frequencies

Overclocked

Increase productivity,%

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage

Performance Score

42133.0

43545.0

3.4

GPU Score

47303.0

49970.0

5.6

Futuremark 3DMark 11

Performance Score

14570.0

15382.0

5.6

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0, DirectX 11, Ultra Quality, AA4x

1920×1080

62.7

71.3

13.7

Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality

1920×1080, AA4x/AF16x

70.5

81.2

15.2

5760×1080, NoAA/AF4x, Multi monitor

52.6

61.0

16.0

Borderlands 2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AF16x

1920×1080

296.2

330.5

11.6

Crysis 2 v1.9 Benchmark, DirectX 11, AA4x, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

99.2

113.0

13.9

5760×1080, Multi monitor

38.1

43.6

14.4

Batman Arkham City Benchmark, DirectX 11, FXAA-Hi, Tesselation-Hi, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

144.0

160.0

11.1

5760×1080, Multi monitor

70.0

83.0

18.6

Metro 2033 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AA4x / AF4x

5760×1080, Multi monitor

38.9

45.0

15.7

The performance of the MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING with the manual overclocking is 12% increased, with this it has compete its main competitor NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti.

Final Word for the Video Card:

MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING - offer a unique printed circuit board with enhanced 15-phase power system, a powerful proprietary cooling system and excellent overclocking potential. MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING has good factory overclocking, high quality cells base Military Class 4, an elaborate system of independent monitoring and the ability to control the speed of the cooling fan.

Lovers of extreme overclocking as useful additional heatsink on VRM; specialized LN2 BIOS, which removes all restrictions on the voltage and TDP, as well as connectors V-Check Points for physical control parameters GPU / memory / PLL.

MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING is a product of the highest class, which is sure to attract the attention of gamers and fans of uncompromising extreme overclocking.

Advantages:

Factory overclocking

Dual BIOS

Efficient cooling system TriFrozr

Support for a variety of useful technologies

Unique circuit board and enhanced digital power subsystem

High quality and durable element base Military Class 4

MSI Radeon R9 290X LIGHTNING Review, Design and Testing MSI Lighting Series was introduced back in 2009, with the replacement of the cooling system and low frequencies show the basic units, which makes it completely unique in hi-end-class.  

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This time another card with NVIDIA GM107 graphic chip in it and it is from Palit company. Name of theh card is Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual, which has a factory overclocked, efficient cooling system, low power consumption and qualitative base element.

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Before proceeding to the detailed review and testing let’s find out the specifications of the card first.

Specification Details:

Model

Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual 2048 MB GDDR5 (NE5X75TT1341-1073F)

Graphics Core

NVIDIA GM107 (Maxwell)

Tehprotsess Nm

28

Unified Shader Processors

640

Technology Support And Api

DirectX 11.2 (Shader Model 5.0), OpenGL 4.4, NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0, NVIDIA TXAA, NVIDIA FXAA, NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync, NVIDIA Surround, NVIDIA PhysX, NVIDIA 3D Vision, NVIDIA G-SYNC, NVIDIA ShadowPlay, NVIDIA SHIELD

Nominal / Dynamic GPU Frequency

1202 – MHz (1281 – MHz with GPU Boost 2.0)

Memory Frequency (Effective)

1502 (6008) – MHz

Memory

2 – GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bus Width

128 – Bit

Bus Type

PCI Express 3.0 x16

Maximum Resolution

Digital – to 4096 x 2160

Analog – up to 2048 x 1536

Display Output Interfaces

1x mini-HDMI

1x DVI-D

1x D-Sub

Power Supply

400 – W

As you can see with the GPU Boost 2.0 you can increased its frequencies both GPU and memory chips compared with the recommended values.

Package and Content:

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The box of the Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual is very colorful. On front side you can see the logo of the manufacturer, cooling system StormX Dual and information about the Total memory which is 2 GB GDDR5.

At the back side a brief technical specifications in different languages, list of supported technologies: physics engine NVIDIA PhysX

NVIDIA TXAA

NVIDIA GeForce Experience

NVIDIA SHIELD

Also system requirements , which must have to work correctly, minimum power supply must be 400 V and the minimum load capacity of the +12 V line is declared at 20 A. Also Palit Thunder Master software for overclocking and monitoring.

Supplied Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual includes:

Manual Of Instructions

CD With Utilities And Drivers

Manufacturers to reduce the final cost of the product with these accessories.

Design Layout and Components:

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Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual performed on a compact PCB, which has a length of 145 mm. Graphic chip is protected with the frame, which reduces the risk of damaging when installing or removing the cooling system.

Back side of printed circuit board has only screws of the cooling system and stickers with a brief description and serial number of the model.

To display an image provided the following set of interfaces: which is just like the reference design.

Mini-HDMI

DVI-D

D-Sub

These ports allow you to connect any monitor, this model use a mini-HDMI connector instead of a full-size HDMI. So for compatible displays require an additional adapter or the appropriate cable.

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The power subsystem is based on the standard three-phase scheme: two phases for the GPU and one for the memory. Solid capacitors are used, which have a long service life, low internal resistance, wide operating temperature range and the ability to work under extreme loads. Also apply MOSFETs with low channel resistance in the open state, characterized by a low level of heat and high efficiency. Another set ferrite chokes having a low DC resistance and lower interference.

Maximum power consumption of the graphics accelerator is only 60 watt, it does not require an additional power connector – completely missing 75 W, which can provide a slot PCI Express 3.0 x16.

Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual is based on the NVIDIA GM107 (Maxwell) graphic chip, which is made at 28-nm process technology. It consists of a 5-SMM-active units, 640 unified shader pipelines (or CUDA cores in accordance with the terms of NVIDIA), 16 ROP units and 40 texture units. The graphics processor is clocked at 1202 MHz at rated speed and 1281 MHz using GPU Boost 2.0 technology.

Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual has 2-GB of total memory, using four chips of Samsung K4G41325FC-HC03 512MB each. Exchange of data between memory and the graphics chip is performed by a 128-bit bus bandwidth is 96.1 GB / s.

Cooling System:

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Cooling system of the Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual use two slots for expansion cards. Its total length is 230 mm. at the top there are two fans, cooler is much longer than the PCB, special design allows it StormX Dual purge fins through one of the fans that increases the efficiency of heat dissipation. Apistek GA82S2M have a curved blade, TurboFan Blade, which increases the flow of air.

For heat removal using a large aluminum radiator with increased length of edges on one side. this design increase airflow velocity and heat dissipation.  To test the cooling system with the software it use FurMark and fix the sensor readings conducted using a utility MSI Afterburner.

In the automatic control mode fan speed at maximum load, GPU heated up to 71 ºC. In this fan rotates at 43% of its maximum speed (1685 r / min), and the level of noise is quite low.

After forcing the fan speed to 100% (3060 rev / min), the noise level is little bit high. He became uncomfortable for prolonged use. GPU temperature in this dropped to 62 ºC.

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In idle mode, GPU automatically dropped to 300 MHz, and the fans started to work very quietly, spinning at 30% of its maximum speed. Temperature at this figure dropped to 35 ºC.

Cooling system of the Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual is quite well, demonstrating the high efficiency and quiet operation in normal mode (game) load.

Testing performance:

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Processor

Intel Core i7-3770K (LGA1155, 3.5 GHz, L3 8 MB) @ 4.49 GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 (LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express, DDR3, ATX)

Memory

2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX

Drives

HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB (WD30EZRX)

Power Supply

Seasonic X-1050 Gold

Monitor

3x Dell UltraSharp U2212HM Black (E-IPS, Full HD)

Mouse And Keyboard

Razer Goliathus Speed ​​Edition, Razer BlackWidow

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Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual shows more performance with an average of 8-10% against the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST. These results are great from the new micro NVIDIA Maxwell. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 was able to get ahead of the test novelty by 2-5% due to significantly greater number of CUDA-cores and more memory subsystem performance with a 192-bit bus. Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual demonstrated advantage in average 11-14% over AMD Radeon R7 260X and 28-32% of AMD Radeon R7 260.

Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual showed good performance in modern games and synthetic benchmarks.

Overclocking:

With the help of MSI Afterburner 3.0.0 Beta GPU frequency of Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual been raised from 1202 to 1262 MHz, and dynamic increased from 1281 MHz to 1341 MHz. Growth in this was 5% and 4.7%, respectively. If we compare with benchmarks (1020 and 1085 MHz), the performance gain achieved impressive 23.7% and 23.6%, respectively. Maximum memory was detected at around 1677 MHz, which is 11.65% higher than the nominal value of new items. During the dispersal fan speed was fixed at 100% and the GPU temperature does not exceed 62 ºC.

Manual overclocking performance in 3DMark Performance and Games FPS of Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti can be seen in the table below:

Standard frequencies

Overclocked

Increase productivity,%

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage

Performance Score

24652

25556

3.7

GPU Score

22888

23963

4.7

Futuremark 3DMark 11

Performance Score

6605

6766

2.4

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0, DirectX 11, Ultra Quality, AA4x

1920×1080

26.5

27.8

4.9

Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality

1920×1080, AA4x/AF16x

30.4

32.1

5.6

Borderlands 2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AF16x

1920×1080

182.7

194.7

6.6

Crysis 2 v1.9 Benchmark, DirectX 11, AA4x, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

43.1

45.9

6.5

Batman Arkham City Benchmark, DirectX 11, FXAA-Hi, Tesselation-Hi, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

90

95

5.6

With the manual overclocking it increase frame rate average of 5%. Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual comes with a significant time factory. Ultimately manual overclocking allowed novelty compared with the result of more expensive graphics accelerator NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660.

Last Words For The Card:

Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual 2048MB GDDR5 has high performance and performed well in gaming and synthetic benchmarks, it also have quality base element, which includes solid capacitors with long life, and wide operating temperature range, field-effect transistors with low resistance of the channel in the open state and ferrite chokes. Cooling system StormX Dual shows the quite good performance, but it has little bit noise. Fan with TurboFan Blade and special design with the possibility of blowing air through the fins.

Advantages:

Good factory overclock the GPU and memory chips

Low power consumption

Efficient and quiet cooling system StormX Dual

Fans with TurboFan Blade Design

Palit ThunderMaster software for monitoring and overclocking

Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual Review, Design and Testing Performance This time another card with NVIDIA GM107 graphic chip in it and it is from Palit company.

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Recently announced model from the ASUS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC (GTX 750 TI - OC -2 GD 5) received higher operating clock speeds. Also it has improved cooling system. As we have discussed about the in our recent review MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti that it is first 28nm microarchitecture NVIDIA Maxwell, which is marked by a significant reduction in energy consumption and a significant increase in performance compared to similar solutions Series NVIDIA Kepler.

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Before going for detailed review let’s meet the specifications of ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC.

Specifications Details:

Model

ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC – (ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5)

Graphics Core

NVIDIA GM107 (Maxwell)

Unified Shader Processors

640

Supported API And Technology

DirectX 11.2 (Shader Model 5.0), OpenGL 4.4, NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0, NVIDIA TXAA, NVIDIA FXAA, NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync, NVIDIA Surround, NVIDIA PhysX, NVIDIA 3D Vision, NVIDIA G-SYNC, NVIDIA ShadowPlay, NVIDIA SHIELD

GPU Frequency

1072 – MHz

Memory Frequency

1350 (5400) – MHz

Memory

2 – GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bus Width

128 – Bit

Memory Bandwidth, GB/S

86.4

Bus Type

PCI Express 3.0 x16

Maximum Resolution

Digital – to 4096 x 2160

Analog – up to 2048 x 1536

Display Output Interfaces

2 x DVI-D

HDMI

D-Sub

Supports HDCP And HD-Video Decoding

Yes

Power Supply

400 – W

Additional Power Connector

6-pin

As compared to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, this model has some changes and improvements also availability of factory overclocking which increase NVIDIA GM107 graphics core from 1020 to 1072 MHz (increase 5%), improved base element, cooling system, an improved set of video outputs, increased power subsystem.

Package and Content:

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On the front side of the box of ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC the name of the manufacturer and model, also amount and type of video memory, as well as accessories new items to the series’ OS Edition. Cooling system has Dual Fan and improved base element, made in accordance with the concept of Super Alloy Power. It includes a ferrite core chokes, and solid capacitors with increased to 50,000 hours of life and 20% increase in endurance at high temperatures.

At the back detailed description of the benefits listed on the front side. Also here is a schematic representation of the interface panel. List of system requirements for the computer on which you plan to install a video card, is located on one side of the box.  Power supply must have a capacity of at least 400 W and provide at least 20 A on +12 V line As for the power connector, the model ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC requires the connection of one 6-pin cable PCIe.

Box with the graphic card include: CD of Software and Drivers and brief instruction manual guide.

Design Layout and Features:

ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC is made on a compact PCB in black with a matte finish. PCB of the graphic card is little bit big than the reference, but the location of basic key elements are still very similar to the reference.

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Back side of the printed circuit board is remarkable except that the mounting screws of the cooling system and several components of the power subsystem.

To display an image provided the following set of interfaces:

2x DVI-D

HDMI

D-Sub

ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti interface panel is much comfortable than reference, this model used standard HDMI instead of the mini-HDMI and also D-Sub output.

Food processor is performed on four Phase (three-phase on the left side and one for the GPU memory chips). Base elements are with the concept of Super Alloy Power and high-quality components: Solid capacitors and ferrite core chokes.

Power subsystem core implemented on a digital PWM controller uPI Semiconductor uP1608TK, which depending on supported version up to four phases and has a number of protections against excessive supply voltage.

For the additional power, ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti used a 6-pin connector unlike NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, which power is carried out through the slot only PCI Express 3.0 x16. It’s on the non-standard location on the front of the graphics card.

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At the center of the card novelty used NVIDIA GM107 (Maxwell) to modify GM107-400-A2. It is produced by a 28-nm process technology and consists of a 5-SMM-active units, 640 unified shader pipelines (CUDA cores in the terminology of NVIDIA), 40 texture units and 16 ROP units. Normal operating frequency of the graphics core is 1072 MHz, also support GPU Boost 2.0 technology, in its turbo speed average is 1150 MHz.

Total memory of the ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti is 2-GB, recruited through 4 chips SAMSUNG K4G41325FC-HC03 512MB each. Their nominal effective frequency is 6 GHz, but in our case it was lowered to the reference 5400 MHz. Data exchange between the graphics core and memory through a 128-bit bus, which is capable of passing information to 86.4 GB per second.

Cooling System:

Cooling system of the ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti is installed on two expansion slots and, with the total length of 225 mm. According to the manufacturer, it is able to generate more than twice as powerful airflow and still operate three times quieter than the reference SB.

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Cooler consist metal radiator with fins and two fans with impeller diameter of 74 mm. Radiator of the cooling also cover the graphics core, but with a special thermal interface contact with the memory chips as well as FET power subsystem GPU, which should have a positive impact on the overclocking potential new items.

With automatic speed control of the fan, graphics core warmed up to 65 degrees, and cooler, as indicated by the monitoring work while only 56% of its maximum capacity. The noise level on subjective feelings can be described as quite.

Under the maximum speed of the fan, GPU temperature dropped to 53 degrees. The noise level is little bit high, but he was still comfortable even for permanent use video in this mode.

Under no load operating frequency of the graphics core and memory automatically fall, allowing them to reduce power consumption and heat. GPU temperature did not exceed 35 degrees.

ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti cooler, provide excellent cooling. At the same time it does not create excessive noise during everyday use.

Testing Performance:

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Processor

Intel Core i7-3770K (LGA1155, 3.5 GHz, L3 8 MB) @ 4.49 GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 (LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express, DDR3, ATX)

Memory

2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX

Drives

HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB (WD30EZRX)

Power Supplly

Seasonic X-1050 Gold

Monitor

3x Dell UltraSharp U2212HM Black

Mouse And Keyboard

Razer Goliathus Speed ​​Edition, Razer BlackWidow

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With the factory overclocking, ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti to surpass the reference graphic card Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti with an average of 3%.

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As for AMD Radeon R7 260X, ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti to is ahead with an average of 12-14%. And for the AMD Radeon R7 260 with 1 GB of memory gives ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti is more impressive 21-23%. As for the NVIDIA, the presence of factory overclocking allowed to surpass NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST on average by 3-4% and reduce the backlog of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 on average from 25% to 12 – 15%.

Overclocking:

With the help of ASUS GPU Tweak utility version 2.5.4.2, managed to overclock the GPU to 1197 MHz. The increase amounted is up to 11.66% from the normal frequency of the video card  which is 1072 MHz and 17.35% more than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (1020 MHz). Given the technology GPU Boost 2.0 frequency of the GPU averaged 1275 MHz, which is an excellent result and once again confirms its high overclocking potential.  Video memory while unable to expedite 5928 MHz (9.7% increase relative to the reference value), which is a good result, but it is somewhat less than our expectations.

Performance of the ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC with the manual overclocking, See the result in 3DMark Performance and Games FPS, in the table below:

Standard frequencies

Overclocked

Increase productivity,%

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage

Performance Score

22985.0

24682.0

7.4

GPU Score

21012.0

22884.0

8.9

Futuremark 3DMark 11

Performance Score

6049.0

6545.0

8.2

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0, DirectX 11, Ultra Quality, AA4x

1920×1080

24.1

26.5

10.0

Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality

1920×1080, AA4x/AF16x

27.5

30.1

9.5

5760×1080, NoAA/AF4x, Multi monitor

20.2

22.3

10.4

Borderlands 2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AF16x

1920×1080

164.6

178.8

8.6

Crysis 2 v1.9 Benchmark, DirectX 11, AA4x, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

39.5

43.3

9.6

5760×1080, Multi monitor

13.6

15.1

11.0

Batman Arkham City Benchmark, DirectX 11, FXAA-Hi, Tesselation-Hi, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

83.0

88.0

6.0

5760×1080, Multi monitor

31.0

34.4

11.0

Metro 2033 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AA4x / AF4x

5760×1080, Multi monitor

13.7

15.1

10.2

According to the result frame rates in games increased, an average of almost 10%.

Final Words About The Card:

ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC is much improved than the reference card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, presence of factory overclocking, advanced element base, enhanced digital power subsystem, appropriate range of video, very good cooler, which not only coped with cooling the overclocked GPU and all the key elements. ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC is an excellent choice for those who wish to purchase a version of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti with improved design, factory overclocked and more efficient cooling system.

Advantages:

Good performance

New 28nm NVIDIA Maxwell Chip

Enhanced digital power subsystem

Good overclocking potential

Low power consumption

Support NVIDIA ShadowPlay , NVIDIA SHIELD

Availability factory overclocking

Efficient and quiet cooling system

ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC (GTX750TI-OC-2GD5) Review, Design and Testing Performance Recently announced model from the ASUS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC (GTX 750 TI - OC -2 GD 5) received higher operating clock speeds. 

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After the release of the NVIDIA new 28nm microarchitecture Maxwell – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, now this time in this article we review card from MSI of gaming series, MSI GeForce GTX 750-Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING.

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MSI GeForce GTX 750-Ti TWINFROZR GAMING offers to the buyer rather large list of advantages in comparison with the reference solution. It is these features of new items we focus on in this review.

Specifications Details:

Model

MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING – (MSI N750Ti TF 2GD5/OS)

Graphics Core

NVIDIA GM107 (Maxwell)

Unified Shader Processors

640

Supported API And Technology

DirectX 11.2 (Shader Model 5.0), OpenGL 4.4, NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0, NVIDIA TXAA, NVIDIA FXAA, NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync, NVIDIA Surround, NVIDIA PhysX, NVIDIA 3D Vision, NVIDIA G-SYNC, NVIDIA ShadowPlay, NVIDIA SHIELD

GPU Frequency

Silent Mode

1020/1085 – Mhz

Gaming Mode

1059/1137 – Mhz

OC Mode

1085/1163 – Mhz

Memory Frequency

1350 (5400) – Mhz

Memory

2 – GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bus Width

128 – Bit

Memory Bandwidth, GB/S

86.4

Bus Type

PCI Express 3.0 x16

Maximum Resolution

Digital – to 4096 x 2160

Analog – up to 2048 x 1536

Display Output Interfaces

DVI-D

HDMI

D-Sub

Supports HDCP And HD-Video Decoding

Yes

Power Supply

400 – W

As a legacy from the reference solutions novelty only got the graphics core and memory subsystem, it can be concluded that MSI has paid much attention to the improvement of this card.

Package and Accessories:

MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING box is designed in the MSI GAMING series: Red and Black and Dragon logo, also OC Edition Logo, indicating factory overclock key parameters.

Other information about the features and tech, is located on the back of the box, description of the key benefits of video card is written below:

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GAMING APP:

Complete with graphics adapter supplied proprietary software with which has a function to quickly switch between three different operating modes Graphics adapter: Silent, Gaming and OC. Each of them will be relevant depending on the user’s current tasks.

List of system requirements for the computer located on the back of the packaging. Based on these recommendations, the power supply must have a capacity of not less than 400 watts.

Military Class 4:

Used in the production of high quality novelty element base with a high level of efficiency and reliability (ferrite chokes, and solid tantalum capacitors).

Advanced twin Frozr IV:

Cooling System provides a lower noise level, as well as more efficient cooling compared to the reference cooler.

Predator:

Using the built-in utility, you can save any gameplay in full screen mode. MSI is positioned as a free alternative to the Predator is very popular program Fraps, licensed version for which you have to pay about 37 dollars.

In the box with the card found:

Standard Instructions

User manual Guide

CD with software

Given the affordable price trends, its configuration interface panel, and the lack of an additional power connector, this set is quite predictable and sufficient.

Design Layout:

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MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING is made on the printed circuit board in black with a matte finish and improved design. Its size is about 262 mm in length and versus 159 mm.

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Back side of the printed board has mounting screws of the cooling system, several components of the power subsystem. At one of the screws has a special sticker, so remove the cooler without voiding the warranty will not work.

To display an image on the graphics adapter is provided a modified set of video outputs:

DVI-D

HDMI

D-Sub

This configuration allows you to avoid the use of any adapters to connect to different monitors.

Accelerator test performed on a reinforced five-phase scheme (four phases for the GPU and one for memory chips) that the two phases in the food chain GPU more than the reference design requires. Element base recruited in accordance with the concept of Military Class 4 and includes only high-quality components: Ferrite Chokes (SFC), tantalum (Hi-C) and solid (Solid) capacitors with high efficiency and longer life.

Core power subsystem implemented on a digital PWM controller uPI Semiconductor uP1608TK.Depending on the modification, maintains control of up to four phases, and also has a number of protections against excessive supply voltage.

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Reference design, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, needs PCI Express 3.0 x16. While the PCB has a seat for a 6-pin power connector, which tells us about the possible release of modifications that will experience a need for it. MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING has a switch between the two firmware BIOS: Legacy BIOS and Hybrid BIOS.

Graphics chip NVIDIA GM107 (Maxwell) is produced by a 28-nm process technology and consists of a 5-SMM-active units, 640 unified shader pipelines (CUDA cores in the terminology of NVIDIA), 40 texture units and 16 ROP units. In nominal operation (OC Mode) base GPU frequency was increased to 1085 MHz, and with GPU Boost 2.0 technology you can turbo speed in average 1163 MHz.

Total memory of the card is 2-GB, recruited through 4 chips SAMSUNG K4G41325FC-HC03 512MB each. Normal effective frequency is 6 GHz, but the manufacturer it was lowered to the reference 5400 MHz. Data exchange between the graphics core and memory through a 128-bit bus, which is capable of passing information to 86.4 GB per second.

Cooling System:

Cooling system Twin Frozr IV Advanced occupies on two expansion slots and has a total length of 250 mm according to MSI. Directly from the cooler is rather large radiator 36 of the dialed longitudinally spaced aluminum plates plated, the two fans Propeller Blade design and blade 95 mm diameter, and of a plastic housing, which covers the entire structure above.

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To improve the heat exchange efficiency using two heat pipes 8 mm and 6 mm. Note that they are covered with a layer of nickel, which is used to reduce the risk of a possible oxidation of the copper. Technology of direct contact heat pipes with a graphics core through a small layer of thermal paste.

With automatic speed control of the fan blades, the maximum load, the graphics core warmed up to 57 degrees, and cooler, as indicated by the monitoring work while only 36% of its maximum capacity. The noise level on subjective is quiet.

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Under the maximum speed of the fan blades, the GPU temperature dropped to 47 degrees. The noise level can be characterized as slightly above average.

Under no load operating frequency of the graphics core and memory automatically fall, allowing them to reduce power consumption and heat. In this mode, the GPU temperature did not exceed 31 degrees.

On the whole cooling system Twin Frozr IV Advanced is one of the best among all tested to date modifications NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti. It has a high headroom and low noise level, which was achieved through the optimal selection of the parameters of passive and active components of its design.

Testing Performance:

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Processor

Intel Core i7-3770K (LGA1155, 3.5 GHz, L3 8 MB) @ 4.49 GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 (LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express, DDR3, ATX)

Cooler

Scythe Mugen 3 Rev. B PCGH Edition (LGA 1155, 40,17 CFM, 6 mm, 10.7 dB)

Memory

2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX

Drive

HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB (WD30EZRX)

Power Supplly

Seasonic X-1050 Gold

Monitor

3x Dell UltraSharp U2212HM Black

Mouse And Keyboard

Razer Goliathus Speed ​​Edition, Razer BlackWidow

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MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING has the highest operating frequencies among all tested to date modifications NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, it is logical shows higher frame rates in games: in average 4% higher than reference.

AMD Radeon R7 260X and AMD Radeon R7 260, the first novelty loses an average of 5-10%, while the second version with 1 GB of memory behind an average of 20-25%. As against the NVIDIA, with the factory overclocking, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST on average by 4-5% and reduce the backlog of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 to an average of 10-13 %. High level of factory overclocking virtually no impact on the system power with the test model, which is only a few watts higher than the reference card.

Overclocking:

With the utility MSI Afterburner 3.0.0 Beta 18 version, overclock the GPU up to 1220 MHz. The increase amounted to 12.4% relative to the nominal frequency of MSI N750Ti TF 2GD5/OS and 19.6% relative to the reference value model NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti. In view of GPU Boost 2.0 technology speed GPU averaged 1298 MHz, which currently is a record result of all who visited our lab versions of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti. We were able to speed up the video memory to 6352 MHz (an increase of 17.6% compared to the reference value), which can also be described as a very good achievement, given the lack of additional cooling memory chips themselves.

As for the manual overclocking of MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING, see the result in 3DMark Performance and Games FPS, in the table below:

Standard frequencies

Overclocked

Increase productivity,%

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage

Performance Score

23021

24964

8.4

GPU Score

21070

23284

10.5

Futuremark 3DMark 11

Performance Score

6055

6630

9.5

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0, DirectX 11, Ultra Quality, AA4x

1920×1080

24.1

27.8

15.4

Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality

1920×1080, AA4x/AF16x

27.6

31.3

13.4

Borderlands 2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AF16x

1920×1080

164.9

187.1

13.5

Crysis 2 v1.9 Benchmark, DirectX 11, AA4x, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

39.7

44.5

12.1

Batman Arkham City Benchmark, DirectX 11, FXAA-Hi, Tesselation-Hi, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

84

92

9.5

As a result achieved an average 12% increase in frame rates in games. This can significantly reduce the backlog of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 in games and once again confirms the appropriateness of the model acceleration.

Last Word For Card:

You can call MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti TWIN Frozr GAMING very successful modification of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti. Ability to select one of three modes, allowing you to flexibly manage the performance, depending on the situation. High level of factory overclocking, and record levels of manual overclocking graphics.

As for the cooling system Twin Frozr IV Advanced, too powerful for cooling the graphics core NVIDIA GM107 (Maxwell). However, due to this fact the cooler has a large supply of power, as well as low-speed fans that do not produce excessive noise. MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING can be called one of the best among all tested to date. Therefore, without a twinge of conscience can recommend it for purchase.

Advantages:

Good performance

Excellent overclocking potential

Quality components

Two versions of firmware BIOS

28nm microarchitecture NVIDIA Maxwell

Support NVIDIA ShadowPlay, NVIDIA SHIELD

Enhanced digital power subsystem

Factory Overclocking

Twin Frozr IV cooling system

  MSI GeForce GTX 750Ti TWIN FROZR GAMING Review, Design and Testing Performance After the release of the NVIDIA new 28nm microarchitecture Maxwell - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 and 

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This time we are going to review and testing of high-performance graphics card from GIGABYTE based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770. Gigabyte GV-N770WF3-2GD – used graphics core NVIDIA GK104 with the highest operating frequency, which in standard version is on average 1085 MHz (including technology GPU Boost 2.0).

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But first let’s meet the specifications of the card:

Specifications Details:

Model

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W – (GV-N770WF3-2GD)

Graphics Core

NVIDIA GK104 (Kepler)

Shader Processors

1536

Supported API And Technology

DirectX 11.1 (Shader Model 5.0), OpenGL 4.3, NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0, NVIDIA TXAA, NVIDIA FXAA, NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync, NVIDIA Surround, NVIDIA PhysX, NVIDIA 3D Vision, 3-way NVIDIA SLI, NVIDIA CUDA

GPU Frequency

1046-MHz

Memory Frequency

1752.5 (7010)-MHz

Memory

2-GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bus Width

256-Bit

Memory Bandwidth

224.4-GB/s

Bus Type

PCI Express 3.0 x16

Maximum Resolution

Digital – to 4096 x 2160

Analog – up to 2048 x 1536

Display Output Interfaces

1 x DVI-I

1 x DVI-D

1 x HDMI

1 x DisplayPort

Supports HDCP And HD-Video Decoding

Yes

Minimum Power Supply

600-W

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W differs from the standard version only execution, while the frequency formula card is fully consistent with the recommended values.

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Package and Content:

On the front side of the GIGABYTE GV-N770WF3-2GD box key information, volume and Type of video memory, Mark to support the cooling system WINDFORCE 3X 450W, able to remove up to 450 W output.

On the back side, descriptions of the benefits of corporate WINDFORCE 3X cooler 450W and its features:

Triangle Cool:

Special inserts in the form of hexagons between trapezoidal fins, heated air is diverted to the side of the card.

Copper Heat Pipe:

For more efficient heat removal from the core components of the graphics card as part of the cooler uses six heat pipes: two eight millimeter and four six-millimeter in diameter.

Unique RAM Heatsink:

For cooling the FETs and the memory chips on the front side of the PCB uses a special low-profile heatsink that improves their temperature and improves the stability and reliability of the new items even in a substantial acceleration.

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Also List of system requirements for the computer on which you plan to install a video card, also located on the back of the box.

In the box of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W Include:

A Brief Manual

Disk With Drivers And Utilities

2x Power Supply Adapters

You can safely describe it as good, because it will help you to intelligently organize the GPU’s power in case of lack of power supply connectors required.

Design Layout:

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W original circuit board is in black. As for the element base, it corresponds to the concept of Ultra Durable VGA, according to which the production of high-quality components are used exclusively, namely, Japanese solid capacitors, ferrite core chokes and MOSFETs with low channel resistance (RDS (on)).

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On the back side of the board, the presence of PWM controller, as well as the mounting screws of the cooling system. Visible rib, fixed at the top of the PCB, which supports a massive structure of the cooler.

To output images to test the new product provides a reference set of interfaces:

DVI-I

DVI-D

HDMI

DisplayPort

Food processor of GIGABYTE GV-N770WF3-2GD performed by enhanced scheme (eight phases for the GPU and two memory chips), while the standard version includes three phases in the food chain than the graphics core.

For power subsystem a digital PWM controller NCP4208 manufactured by ON Semiconductor, which supports active management of eight phases. It is protected against short circuit and is characterized by high efficiency by supporting power saving function (Auto-PSI).

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In addition to slot PCI Express 3.0 x16, two additional connectors located on the side of the card. In accordance with the reference design one 6-pin, and the second – enhanced 8-pin. Of special mention is the GIGABYTE care about users, which sold very well plugging and unplugging cables PCIe.

For operation NVIDIA SLI technology used two connectors for connecting the respective bridges. They allow you to combine two to four graphics cards to the joint calculation of graphic effects. For the performance of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 2-Way SLI and 3-Way SLI, visit ZOTAC GeForce GTX 770 AMP! Edition.

The basis of the test of graphics chip NVIDIA GK104 (Kepler), produced on 28 nm process, which consists of 8 active SMX-blocks 1536-ti unified shader pipelines (CUDA cores in the terminology of NVIDIA) and 32 ROP units. The operating frequencies fully meet those recommended by NVIDIA and make 1046 and 1085 MHz for nominal and dynamic modes.

Total memory of the card is 2-GB typed using 8 chips Samsung K4G20325FD-FC28 256MB each. Their effective frequency is 7 GHz. Exchange of data between the graphics processor and memory through a 256-bit bus, which is capable of passing information 224.4 GB per second.

Cooling System:

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For cooling system is used WINDFORCE 3X 450W, installed CO occupies two expansion slots and has a total length of 292 mm. Directly from the cooler comprises a two-part heatsink dialed 53 and 50 of nickel-plated aluminum plates, as well as three fan blades with a diameter of 74 mm mounted on the plastic housing. Key features is a radiator technology GIGABYTE Triangle Cool, the principle of which is the presence of special inserts in the form of hexagons between trapezoidal fins, through which heated air is taken in hand by the graphics accelerator.

To improve the heat exchange efficiency are six copper heat pipe four 6 mm diameter and two – 8 mm. Heat pipes are not covered by a layer of nickel, which prevents oxidation processes of copper, which in the future could adversely affect the cooling efficiency. In turn, memory chips, and power elements are cooled thanks to the presence of a low profile heatsink mounted on the main by screws.

With automatic speed control of the fan blades, the maximum load graphics engine warmed up to 79 degrees, and cooler, as indicated by the monitoring, worked with 63% of its maximum capacity. Noise levels of the cooling system are completely comfortable and subjective evaluation can be described as average.

Under the maximum fan speed GPU temperature dropped to 8 degrees. Published at the same time the noise can be described as above average. Although he was quite intrusive, but at the same time is not very loud.

Under no load GPU frequency and memory are automatically reduced, which leads to less power consumption and heat them. Cooler in this mode worked quietly and graphics core temperature did not exceed the mark of 35 degrees.

Performance cooling system WINDFORCE 3X 450W is quite good.

Testing Performance:

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Processor

Intel Core i7-3770K (LGA1155, 3.5 GHz, L3 8 MB) @ 4.49 GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 3 (LGA1155, Intel Z77 Express, DDR3, ATX)

Cooler

Scythe Mugen 3 Rev. B PCGH Edition

Memory

2x DDR3-2400 8GB G.Skill TridentX F3-2400C10D-16GTX

Drives

HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB (WD30EZRX)

Power Supply

Seasonic X-1050 Gold

Monitor

3x Dell UltraSharp U2212HM Blac

Mouse And Keyboard

Razer Goliathus Speed ​​Edition, Razer BlackWidow

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Due to the presence of factory overclocking modification GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W OS exceeds the test model by an average of 2-4%. Comparing the performance of new items NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 – GIGABYTE GV-N770WF3-2GD first over an average of 15-17%, and the gap between the second reaches average 22-24%.

As compared with AMD, AMD Radeon R9 280X, it gives an average of just 5.3%. In a number of benchmarks, for example, Metro 2033, it even surpasses the test novelty, which means better optimize some games under AMD.

Overclocking:

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With MSI Afterburner 3.0.0 Beta 18 version, managed to raise the voltage of the GPU by 12 mV and increase its frequency to 1161 MHz.  An increase of 11% relative to the nominal frequency model GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W. Given the technology of GPU Boost 2.0 frequency of the GPU averaged 1200 MHz, which is an excellent result. Video memory while unable to expedite 8012 MHz – increase of 14.3% compared to the reference value.

Evaluate test performance gains due to manual overclocking the video card, see the result in 3DMark Performance and Games FPS, in the table below:

Standard frequencies

Overclocked

Increase productivity,%

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage

Performance Score

37401.0

39023.0

4.3

GPU Score

39580.0

42380.0

7.1

Futuremark 3DMark 11

Performance Score

10531.0

11371.0

8.0

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0, DirectX 11, Ultra Quality, AA4x

1920×1080

44.4

48.0

8.1

Sniper Elite V2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality

1920×1080, AA4x/AF16x

59.8

66.0

10.4

5760×1080, NoAA/AF4x, Multi monitor

45.8

49.4

7.9

Borderlands 2 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AF16x

1920×1080

287.3

297.4

3.5

Crysis 2 v1.9 Benchmark, DirectX 11, AA4x, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

76.2

83.4

9.4

5760×1080, Multi monitor

28.2

30.6

8.5

Batman Arkham City Benchmark, DirectX 11, FXAA-Hi, Tesselation-Hi, Extreme Quality

1920×1080

150.0

159.0

6.0

5760×1080, Multi monitor

70.0

74.0

5.7

Metro 2033 Benchmark, DirectX 11, Maximum Quality, AA4x / AF4x

5760×1080, Multi monitor

25.5

27.6

8.2

Achieved an average 7.4% increase in frame rates in games, which is a good indicator for modification NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 without factory overclocking.

What We Find:

According to results GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W, you can say it the copy of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W OC. The presence of factory overclocking allows modification index “OS” to show an average of 2-4% higher frame rates, however, and increases its cost.

In the rest has same great graphics quality element base, concept of Ultra Durable VGA, as well as productive and quiet cooling system WINDFORCE 3X 450W.

Advantages:

Efficient and quiet cooling system

Availability cooling FETs and video memory chips

Enhanced power subsystem

Good overclocking potential of the GPU and video memory

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 770 WINDFORCE 3X 450W Review, Design and Testing Performance This time we are going to review and testing of high-performance graphics card from GIGABYTE based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770.