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Gigabyte's Acutal Custom 7970 on the Egg

blackened23 said:
Looks nice, but 610$? Hmm...
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Isn't it kind of expected for a custom product? I'd rather pay $610 for that than $600 for a reference Asus. 😕


Golgatha said:
Here's one - http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/33697-gigabyte-radeon-hd-7970-oc-gv-r797oc-3gd/
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Meh, they only push it to 1125MHz. That's kind of a wasted review. The whole point is to see how it does further than that! It's seems so far so good, though. It's much cooler than the reference.
 
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From the Hexus link, it doesn't look like a custom card...just a reference card with a different heatsink, so components are probably reference.
 
thilanliyan said:
From the Hexus link, it doesn't look like a custom card...just a reference card with a different heatsink, so components are probably reference.
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Apparently it is a custom PCB using higher end parts. Also according to the hexen review this will not be the Gigabyte top dog, that will be the SOC (super overclock) and will likely have a higher core as well as OCed RAM.

Taken from Gigabyte Site: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4102#ov

Ultra Durable VGA™
Features & Benefits
GPU Temperature 5%~10% down
Ultra Durable VGA board provides dramatic cooling effect on lowering both GPU and memory temperature by doubling the copper inner layer of PCB. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA can lower GPU temperature by 5% to 10%.
Overclocking Capability 10%~30% Up
Ultra Durable VGA board reduces voltage ripples in normal and transient state, thus effectively lowers noises and ensures higher overclocking capability. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA graphic accelerators improve overclocking capability by 10% to 30%.
Power Switching Loss 10%~30% Down
Ultra Durable VGA board allows more bandwidth for electron passage and reduces circuit impedance. The less circuit impedance, the more stable flow of current and can effectively improve power efficiency. GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA can lower power switching loss by 10% to 30%.
 
Quantos said:
The PCB in that review is black, and the one on Newegg is blue. Different card?
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PCB in Hexus review is 100% reference.
PCB in Newegg is different color but still is using reference design/components.
PCB is not a Gigabyte Ultra Durable, or else it will say so on the packaging.

The PCB is still using reference design but is manufactured from Gigabyte's sources. My guess is Gigabyte will release a custom "ultra durable" pcb on a updated revision of this card.
 
ader098 said:
PCB in Hexus review is 100% reference.
PCB in Newegg is different color but still is using reference design/components.
PCB is not a Gigabyte Ultra Durable, or else it will say so on the packaging.

The PCB is still using reference design but is manufactured from Gigabyte's sources. My guess is Gigabyte will release a custom "ultra durable" pcb on a updated revision of this card.
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Wonder if it's the alternate budget PCB without the AMD logo pictured here? http://twitarmy.com/community/showthread.php/439-AMD-Radeon-HD-7900-PCB-Pictures-Leak-To-Web

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Kenmitch said:
Wonder if it's the alternate budget PCB without the AMD logo pictured here? http://twitarmy.com/community/showthread.php/439-AMD-Radeon-HD-7900-PCB-Pictures-Leak-To-Web
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It doesn't look like Gigabyte is using the budget pcb.
If you look at the hsf mounting holes on the end of the pcb near the power connectors you'll notice that the Gigabyte card matches the reference pcb and not the "budget" pcb.
The budget pcb only has two mounting holes at the very end of the pcb while the reference has four.

Gigabyte 7970 pcb
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7970 refrenece pcb
7970-oc-02.jpg


7970 budget pcb
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Going to give team read the college try again. Really worried about the quality of AMD's drivers still, but I'm not going to use Crossfire so here's to hoping everything works out. I am kinda miffed that I can't use PhysX now though.
 
thilanliyan said:
From the Hexus link, it doesn't look like a custom card...just a reference card with a different heatsink, so components are probably reference.
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Presumably it has a beefed up VRm and obviously the improved cooler. I understand that non reference cards are more expensive, but I don't think i'd get anything less than TF3 msi lightning for a pre built aftermarket cooler. Also you must consider that if you go out and buy an aftermarket cooler on your own, it generally costs 70-100$. So you're saving money with the pre-attached cooler.

Anyway, I'm not saying the windforce or asus DC2 are bad, they're both great, but TF3 remains my favorite. Customer loyalty I suppose?
 
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