Asus Promises "Extreme Overclocking" with New EAH5000 Series Graphics Cards
Asus Promises "Extreme Overclocking" with New EAH5000 Series Graphics Cards
Posted 02/26/2010 at 8:56am
| by Paul Lilly
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Asus today launched a pair of Radeon HD 5000 series videocards -- EAH5870 and EAH5850 -- the company claims will accommodate extreme levels of overclocking thanks to an "innovative thermal design."
Both cards come equipped with specially-flattened copper heatpipes Asus says helps dissipate heat up to 20 percent better while playing games, while also offering up to 35 percent quieter operation when idle.
Similar to what was so successful in Cooler Master's Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler (see review here), Asus looks to have gone with a direct contact solution, squashing the 5.8-ounce heatpipes at the base. Combined with the company's exclusive "Voltage Tweak" technology, which allows users to ramp up the GPU voltage through the included SmartDoctor application, Asus says users can expect up to a 50 percent performance gain (when overclocking).
No word yet on price or availability.
Image Credit: Asus
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zaphodbeeblebrox 42
March 01, 2010 at 7:53pm
why they dont make the entire heatsionk copper or silver(evenbetter heeatconducter but expensive)
is a mystery
gendoikari1
February 26, 2010 at 6:58pm
That 5870 looks mighty fine compared to the stock board, but I can't say the same for the 5850...
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americaeh
February 27, 2010 at 10:43pm
I like the idea of having the heat pipes have direct contact with the chips but what is keeping us from having a solid copper base on our heatsinks? There may be some crucial thing that i'm ignorant about here but so far all i've seen is direct contact copper is adding big change in heatpipe design.
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