Reviewers Liked
- Quicker than reference, Factoryoverclocked memory, Ultraquiet in use
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Temps higher than anticipated, Increased power draw
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCIe
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By TechRadar
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When the HD 7870 first tipped up in March we weren't that fussed about it. Sure, it delivered decent numbers in the benchmarks, but at about £260 it was way overpriced and left us feeling rather cool towards this mid-range Radeon card. Thanks...
By HEXUS.net
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Review: Gigabyte HD 7870 OC and PowerColor HD 7870 PCS+by Parm Mann on 21 March 2012, 09:17 3.5 Tags: Gigabyte, PowerColor Quick Link: HEXUS.net/qabd2f Add to My Vault: Gigabyte HD 7870 OC and PowerColor HD 7870 PCS+ £298.70 Free shipping for HEXUS...
By Kitguru.net
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Today we are looking at the latest card from Gigabyte, the HD7870 Overclock Edition which is supplied with a custom cooler, comprising not two, but three fans. This is the first custom cooled HD7870 we have looked at since the launch of the...
By Legit Reviews
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When I started looking at the HD7870, I was concerned about driver issues. The last time I looked at an ATI card, there were significant driver issues. It took several installs to get it to work correctly and many games would have artifacts or other...
By APH Networks
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Whew, what a hectic past two months it has been. Just to go over a little bit of history, I have started writing reviews ever since I started high school -- and being almost seven years of and counting, now I am typing away on my computer keyboard...
By HardOCP
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GIGABYTE is a hardware manufacturer and one of the most respected PC component builders in the business today. The company was established in 1986 in Taipei, Taiwan, and is best known for its motherboards. GIGABYTE has a vast product line, including...
By Guru of 3D
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Final Words & Conclusion Out of the two R7800 cards AMD released the Radeon HD 7870 is definitely my favorite. It offers good performance and has all variables right. Now, the reference product is already exemplary good in terms of performance,...
By Legion Hardware
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Although the Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC might be a little rich for some at $360, we have to admit even at this price it’s a steal. Regardless of your expectations for the Radeon HD 7870, there is no denying that it can hang with the big boys....
By Gamezoom.net
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Die Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition OC macht eine sehr gute Figur in unserem Testcenter. Puncto Performance kommt die Karte locker an die Leistung einer GeForce GTX 660 Ti heran. Für unser Testmuster spricht auch das effektive sowie angenehm...
By Sabios del PC
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El rendimiento obtenido esta a la altura de lo que teniamos en mente al ver por primera vez esta tarjeta gráfica de Gigabyte, pero a parte del rendimiento obtenido, otros factores la hacen interesante, como su disipador WindForce son sus 3...
By HardwareMX
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Los últimos meses han sido bastante emocionantes para AMD, acompañados de nuevas estrategias que prometen poner a la compañía en el mapa durante el 2013 y de lanzamientos de...
By Hardware France
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A l'issue de ce dossier nous nous retrouvons dans une situation pour le moins regrettable puisque notre premier conseil porte sur une carte en fin de vie, la Radeon HD 7870 originale de Sapphire. Celle-ci est équipée d'un système de...
By 59Hardware
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La Gigabyte GV-R787OC-2GD est une carte particulièrement séduisante grâce à ses excellents résultats. Elle permettra de jouer confortablement y compris dans les résolutions les plus hautes. Grâce à son GPU AMD...
By Tom's Hardware
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Mit der Radeon HD 7870 und dem Pitcairn-Chip eröffnen sich auf Grund des hohen Übertaktungspotentials neue Möglichkeiten, tritt man damit der HD 7950 doch sogar schon leicht auf die Füße. Gigabyte bietet dafür eine leise,...
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