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Originally Posted by GT7R  And less heat, noise, etc.. I really don't get why does the 7990 gets the "Dam Innovative" award... It's (relatively, of course) not a big deal to make a monstrously sized card with whatever cores, power and performance, while the 690 on the other hand is a truly amazing achievement. |
Because unlike the 690, Powercolour was doing this Alone, without AMD's help/engineering support. Unlike EVGA which has a history of doing eccentric designs (460 2WIN etc). This is out of PC's element. I for one totally agree with the award.
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