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Guru3D.com » Review » ASUS Radeon HD 7970 ROG MATRIX Platinum review 4

ASUS Radeon HD 7970 ROG MATRIX Platinum review 4

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/16/2012 07:21 AM [ 13 comment(s) ]

We review the ASUS Radeon HD 7970 MATRIX Platinum. A factory overclocked three slot wide beast with massive cooling capacity. The completely customized card comes with voltage measurement points, a 20-phase VRM circuitry with supper alloy caps and chokes as well as a special capacitors added to maximize overclocking headroom, according to ASUS.

The ASUS Matrix AMD Radeon HD 7970 Platinum video card is aimed at the enthusiast crowd. You'll see features like a Safe Mode button for situations where an overclocking attempt is unsuccessful or a BIOS flash goes bad. The GPU is clocked at a great 1100 MHz and this is the default frequency as the card. A very nice fact as well is that the GDDR5 memory that runs at 6600 MHz effective frequency directly out of the box.The card features a 20-phase GPU power circuit plus two more additional power phases for the memory and the PLL. But wait there's more my man. Let's startup the review please.

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Enmity
Senior Member



Posts: 1309
Posted on: 10/16/2012 10:09 AM
my god, what an incredible looking card, not to mention the low noise and temps!

Allbeit, a "standard" non reference card is capable of reaching the same level of performance, just at a higher temp, higher noise level..with boring looks when compared to this work of art.

If I had the money, i'd buy two of these right now!...guru3d, would you like to gift me one? I'll buy the second ;) hehe

PS: I love guru3d and Hilbert, you're always my first choice when it comes to reviews on any hardware.

my shipping details are..lol

Hilbert Hagedoorn
Don Vito Corleone



Posts: 44364
Posted on: 10/16/2012 10:11 AM
Oh my sample is already back @ ASUS .. but I understand the sentiment alright :) Thanks for the kind words my man.

Enmity
Senior Member



Posts: 1309
Posted on: 10/16/2012 10:26 AM
Anytime man, excellent review :)

Ven0m
Senior Member



Posts: 1830
Posted on: 10/16/2012 10:53 AM
Thank you for this review.
This card is really amazing, especially considering noise levels. But it makes decision even harder, when someone wants to get top of the line stuff - 7970 or 680. And with so many options on both sides, it's not an easy choice.

StewieTech
Chuck Norris



Posts: 2537
Posted on: 10/16/2012 11:53 AM
Oh my sample is already back @ ASUS .. but I understand the sentiment alright :) Thanks for the kind words my man.


Great card! Although i find my girl more sexy. A bit.

I must too also thank the hard work done. Seems like people don“t do this enough.

So, a bit off topic topic but...is "Hilbert Hagedoorn" a real name? It sound so strange and silly.

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