Konklusion
HIS HD 7970 IceQ X2 lever ikke op til de sædvanelige stille og velkølede dyder vi kender fra HIS. Bevares den store køler gør et rigtig godt arbejde med at køle HD 7970 chippen. Men sammenlignet med Asus’ DC2-3GD5 køler, som vi kender fra Matrix kortet og MSIs Lightning køler, støjer IceQ X2 køleren simpelthen for meget.
IceQ X2 kortet er ikke dårligt, men i den priskategori er konkurrenterne simpelthen alt for gode.
Innovation/Teknologi - 5
HIS kortet benytter HD 7970 eller Tahiti chippen produceret med 28nm produktionsteknologi og AMDs Core Next arkitektur. Ligeledes sørger hele 3GB ram for, at kortet ikke løber tør for hukommelse i den nærmeste fremtid.
Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Kortet kommer med et fint bundle, der er alle ledninger, drivere og adapterer med i kassen man kunne få brug for. Som en ekstra bonus følger der også en aktiv Display Port adapter med, den skubber lige scoren op på 4 points.
Design/Layout - 3
Som vi er vant til med HIS kølere så er de ikke super kønne at se på. Selvom IceQ X2 køleren er en af de mest effektive vi har testet, så støjer den mere end andre kølere til samme pris, og af denne grund når vi kun 3 points.
Software/BIOS - 3
Kortet benytter AMD's standard drivere som fungerer ganske fortrinligt.
Ydelse - 5
HD 7970 chippen er med den nye driveropdatering super hurtig. Faktisk er den i adskillige tests hurtigere end Nvidias GTX 680, som koster godt 500,- kr mere for en tilsvarende model.
Pris - 3
Prisen på 3250,- kr er sådan set udmærket for et rigtig velkølet HD 7970. Men hvis man kigger markedet igennem, kan man erhverve Gigabytes 3GD køler for 2800,- kr eller Asus og MSIs topmodeller for samme pris som IceQ X2. Af denne grund lander vi på en middelmådig 3’er.
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UK summary
HIS HD 7970 IceQ X2 does not match the usual quiet and well cooled virtues that we have come to know from HIS. However the large cooler does a really good job of cooling the HD 7970 chip. But compared with the Asus DC2-3GD5 cooler, which we all know from the Matrix card and MSi´s Ligthning cooler, the IceQ X2 simply is to loud. The IceQ X2 card is not bad, but in that pricerange the competitors is simply to good.
Innovation/Technology - 5
The HIS card uses HD7970 or the Tahiti chip produced with 28Nm production technology and AMDs Core Next architechture. Also 3GB memory ensures that the card does not run dry on memory anytime within the nearest future.
Bundle/Accessories - 4
The card comes with a great bundle. There is all the cables, drivers and adapters you could ever need embedded in the box. As a extra bonus there is also an active Display Port adapter embedded, and this is the reason that the grade is pushed up to 4 points.
Design/Layout - 3
As we are used to with HIS cooler, they are not excactly pretty to look at. Eventhough the IceQ X2 cooler is one of the most effective we´ve ever tested, it´s way more noisy than the rest of the coolers in this pricerange, and for that alone it only achieve 3 points.
Software/BIOS - 3
The card uses AMDs standard drivers which works quite ok.
Performance - 5
The HD 7970 chip is with the new driver update super fast. In fact it´s faster than the Nvidia GTX680, which costs around 500DKK more for a corresponding model in several test
Price - 3
The price which is 3250 DKK is actually ok for a well cooled HD 7970. But if you look through the market, you can purchase Gigabytes 3GD cooler for 2800 DKK or Asus and MSI topmodels for the same price as the IceQ X2. And for that reason we land on a avarage 3.
Test: HIS 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition
| Innovation / Teknologi | 5 |
| Bundle - Tilbehør | 4 |
| Design - Layout | 3 |
| Software - BIOS | 3 |
| Ydelse | 5 |
| Pris | 3 |
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| Samlet | 76% |
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