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Water-cooled Radeon X1950 XTX Benchmarks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the overcompensate-much? dept.

sand writes "Sapphire has just released their liquid-cooled Radeon X1950 XTX card, the Toxic X1950 XTX. Located on top of the GPU is a water block from Thermaltake that is connected to an separate cooling unit which houses a 12V pump, radiator, and fan. The card is also overclocked to 695MHz for added performance. Firingsquad has a complete review of the board, including benchmarks against NVIDIA's GeForce 7950 GX2 Quad SLI card."

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  1. Skip the BS by Billy+the+Impaler · · Score: 4, Informative

    Read the print article: http://firingsquad.com/print_article.asp?current_s ection=Hardware&fs_article_id=2018

  2. Overclocking is good? by From+A+Far+Away+Land · · Score: 4, Insightful

    " The card is also overclocked to 695MHz for added performance."

    I remember when chip stability was a feature of production equipment. I suppose some people like to use more power and get more from their chip, but when the company does it for you, is it really "over" clocked? I presume it doesn't invalidate the warranty. If it doesn't, then its simply a marketing buzzword gimick, giving you underpowered chips, and eeking out more than they are best suited for.

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    1. Re:Overclocking is good? by Billy+the+Impaler · · Score: 3, Informative
      I remember when chip stability was a feature of production equipment.

      This isn't for production work. 99% of the buyers for this product will use it in high-end gaming systems and as such it is ostensibly for gaming. ATi and nVidia both sell production-level video adapters that are designed for accuracy and stability more than absolute speed. This card is built for speed, pure and simple. I think it's an important distinction to make.

  3. Re:Yes, yes...more Video card reviews!! by kjart · · Score: 3, Funny

    The internet needs more video card reviews!

    Web 1.0 was all about porn; Web 2.0 is all about video card reviews.

  4. Re:I don't know... by Psiven · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmm, judging by your sentence structure I'd say you were driven to drink quite recently! ;)

    But your point is sound. Most gamers play at 1280x1024 and I'd be hard pressed to find a *popular* game that will stress out a 6800GT. Sure, the games coming out this winter will render that card defineably mid-range, but it still competes in the big leauges overall.

    GPU vendors need DX10 in a bad way, I'd say. There's very little else beyond ultra-high resolution thats stressing high end cards these days, and the market that's capable of that is quite small.

  5. Great but... by tonigonenstein · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...does it come with a cooler for my wallet ?

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  6. bah by User+956 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sapphire has just released their liquid-cooled Radeon X1950 XTX card, the Toxic X1950 XTX.

    Bah, that's nothing. You should see my liquid-cooled Dell laptop.

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  7. Re:Yes, yes...more Video card reviews!! by deppe · · Score: 2, Funny
    Web 1.0 was all about porn; Web 2.0 is all about video card reviews.
    I don't see the difference.
  8. As a general guide... by St0rmwarden · · Score: 2, Funny
    Toxic X1950 XTX.

    To calculate the rough performance of any given 3d card, take the number of "X"s in the name and multiply by the price. Should give a fairly accurate 3dmark score.
  9. Too little, too late by Mr.+Samuel · · Score: 3, Funny

    Next month, nVidia will release the 7777 Lucky Seven Fever GTX-EXR-Type S-Twin Turbo. It can transform into a fighter jet, power zord, or GPU. I might be able to afford the card itself, but I'm going to ask my parents to co-sign a loan for me so I can afford a new PSU to power it. I'll post my 3dMark score ASAP!