[TPU] MSI HD 7870 Twin Frozr III Review

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Despite the overclock out of the box, we saw significant additional manual OC potential, up to 1230 MHz, which a good deal higher than the AMD reference design, but again, not the highest we have seen on any HD 7870. Memory overclocking works very well, reaching 1615 MHz, almost standard with today's fast Hynix ICs.

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Where is my 7870 HAWK >.>?!?!?

 

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#2 · Apr 3, 2012

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Man these HD78xx/79xx chips are going to be so dirty under water...

I can't wait to pick one up once water blocks start coming out!

 

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Didn't the price premium for a Twin Frozr cooler over the reference card used to be 30$ or more? Its nice seeing it only 10$ more for a great cooler. Honestly why even buy a reference card with such a small difference in price?

 

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Didn't the price premium for a Twin Frozr cooler over the reference card used to be 30$ or more? Its nice seeing it only 10$ more for a great cooler. Honestly why even buy a reference card with such a small difference in price?

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Even 30 dollars is reasonable for such an amazing cooler

 

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Isn't there a Twin Frozr IV version coming out soon? I'm looking forward to that. I love MSI.

You may have to pay a little extra but you definitely get what you pay for.

 

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Nice OC they got on stock voltage, but wish they would post more OC benches and not just COD4. Wonder if there's any 1300 mhz 7870 benches out there.

 

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#7 · Apr 4, 2012

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Can't wait till these drop in price!

And I want a 7870 Hawk, not this one =/

 

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I like the hawk too but guys.... this is a nice card and they rock in crossfire

 

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#9 · Apr 4, 2012

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I like the hawk too but guys.... this is a nice card and they rock in crossfire

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But the HAWK will be even better and have even more overclocking headroom. I assuming it's going to be quieter and cooler, too! I would rather wait for the HAWK. I'm not sure when it's supposed to be released, but I hope it's around by this summer. I'm hoping by then, more GTX 6xx cards are available too, so prices finally drop. A 7870 would be a huge upgrade from my GTX 460. I would even consider crossfire if I ever get the extra cash around.

*edit* Plus the blue and black will fit my color scheme.

 

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#10 · Apr 5, 2012

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Didn't the price premium for a Twin Frozr cooler over the reference card used to be 30$ or more? Its nice seeing it only 10$ more for a great cooler. Honestly why even buy a reference card with such a small difference in price?

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so people who wants to put it under water can?