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Connectivity wise the output connectors will vary per brand. But on the reference 7800 cards we see four connectors supporting all high-resolution monitors. We get two display port connectors (mini), HDMI and a DVI connector.

The ICEQ cooler does an excellent job, even pre-overclocked at 1100 MHz the temps during gaming remain UNDER 65 degrees C.

The board's overall power consumption from idle to load is excellent really. Expect an idle wattage of roughly 10 Watts and, when the monitor goes into power save mode, the card throttles down even lower towards 3 Watts. We measured the TDP for the 7870 at roughly 140 Watts for the card tested today.

The 7870 utilizes two 6-pin power connectors, a 550W PSU would be sufficient. The cooler applied to the reference models work fantastic, remains silent and properly cools the GPU down. We'll show you that on the next few pages though.