MSI Radeon 6870 HAWK review

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MSI R6870 HAWK edition review

That's five connectors, four can be used in Eyefinity mode. Small tip - if you have a very high resolution monitor at 2560x1600 and connect your card to the single link connector, your resolution could be limited to ~1280x1024 or something close depending on your monitor. Use the dual-link connector, and you'll have the full 2560x1600 resolution available. This of course only applies to the two DVI connectors.

MSI R6870 HAWK edition review

Cooling uses four thick 8mmheatpipes .. with two 80mm fans which can operate in silent and performance mode. We'll be using the performance mode today, which offers tremendously good cooling and remains quite silent tbh.

MSI applies their Military class component usage meaning only the very best Hi-c Capacitors, Solid capacitors and supa dupa ultra troopah Ferrite Chokes.

MSI R6870 HAWK edition review

The custom OPCB itself is based on a 8+2 phase PWM design allowing more headroom in the overclocking department. Make note of the one Crossfire connector, this card can only be setup in 2-way multi-GPU mode, anything higher is not possible.

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