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Old July 16, 2010, 12:43 PM
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Default Powercolor Adds Vortex Technology to the PCS+ HD5770 Series
TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, introduced an innovative cooling technology into the PCS+ HD5770 series: the PCS+ HD5770 Vortex Edition. This special edition offers the flexibility for users to manually adjust the fan and its physical attributes, providing better air flow to effectively cool down the temperature up to... [ Read full article ]
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Old July 16, 2010, 01:00 PM
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I know Powercolor's trying to create a unique product like Sapphire's Vapor-X or MSI's Twin Frozr, and shake their bargain image, but this seems a bit chintzy and pretty ineffective.
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Wow, that looks ridiculously stupid. Why not spend more resources towards improving their RMA/support and offer lifetime warranty?
Oh well, XFX will be the only company receiving my business in the ati card department.
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I agree, this looks dumb. But who knows, it might perform well. XFX and sapphire are the only ones I consider for an ATI card. EVGA is the only one for a Nvidia Card I would consider (Use to have XFX and BFG on this as well).
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Is it me or does this thing look like it may cover 3 slots now? I like the idea of better cooling but not so sure about this.
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