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7/23/12 at 5:31pm

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We already reported about what probably is the world’s first video card cooled by a 120-millimeter cooling fan here.

Now, we have more details on the company’s wonder product.

ColorFire Radeon HD 7870 XStorm graphics card is a completely custom design with characteristics that could house the “Tahiti 2” GPU from AMD.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-Most-Powerful-Radeon-HD-7870-Video-Card-279005.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Powerful-AMD-Radeon-HD-7870-Custom-Video-Card-with-120mm-Cooling-Fan-278702.shtml
http://wccftech.com/colorfire-prepares-radeon-hd-7870-xstorm-series-graphics-card-powered-dual-8pin-connectors/

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To keep the card at acceptable temperature levels, ColorFire has opted for a large cooler with five heatpipes. On the rear of the card, an aluminium backplate is present. What sets the card apart from its competition is that it features an expansion slot on the back of the card, something we saw earlier with Colorful's GTX 680 iGame. In this slot, a second PCB can be placed, which adds four more phases to the power design. In order to keep these additional chips cooled, the expansion slot has its own dedicated heatsink.

http://uk.hardware.info/news/28733/colorfire-hd-7870-xstorm-with-second-pcb

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The new card is called Colorfire XStorm 7850 X6 Eyefinity Pro and is based on AMD’s Radeon HD 7850 design.

Radeon HD 7850 is AMD’s product name for the 800 Mhz version of the “Pitcairn” GPU.

Pitcairn comes with 1,280 shaders and 80 texture units all using GDDR 5 memory running at 4800 MHZ effective speed.

ColorFire has reportedly decided to outfit its new card with six mini DisplayPort connectors that can connect to HDMI, DVI or D-SUB slots using the proper adapters.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/ColorFire-Eyefinity-XStorm-Radeon-HD-7850-Pro-X6-Video-Card-Unveiled-281783.shtml

Currently they're only available in China, but they may become available online with international shipping. Currently Colorfire's HD 6000 cards can be ordered here with free shipping worldwide:

http://www.madeinchina.com/wholesale/colorfire.shtml

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7/23/12 at 5:46pm

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hm this company is trying to establish a reputation for "overkill"

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7/23/12 at 5:47pm

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I don't understand why companies deem it necessary to put all this money and work into a mid range card. The 7950 can probably be had for the same price and will still blow this out of the water.

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ColorFire Radeon HD 7870 XStorm graphics card is a completely custom design with characteristics that could house the “Tahiti 2” GPU from AMD.

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The new card is called Colorfire XStorm 7850 X6 Eyefinity Pro and is based on AMD’s Radeon HD 7850 design.

Radeon HD 7850 is AMD’s product name for the 800 Mhz version of the “Pitcairn” GPU.

So they can't decide if it is a 7970 or a 7850 apparently.

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7/23/12 at 6:27pm

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So.... where is the eyefinity 6 7970? and why make such a radical and presumably expensive version of an already overpriced gpu (7870)?

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7/23/12 at 7:25pm

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Well you certainly won't have any problems with VRMs and will have smooth power.

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7/23/12 at 7:28pm

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They didnt do this with the 7970 why?

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