AMD HD 7950 Reviews Comment Thread

[NyteOwl]

Originally Posted by Soultribunal

It could be because the Vapor chamber doesn't like the orientation. It might work more efficiently when positioned in the horizontal versus vertical. I've heard of some VC's actually doing worse in a Raven than a traditional case.
-ST

I recall there was a similar issue/discussion surrounding heatpipe performance in the TJ09 due to the inverted arrangement of the motherboard.

Actually I wish someone would make a full sized desktop case again. I know they sue up a lot of space but they can be damn efficient too. CoolerMaster made one a few years ago that could be configured as either a tower or a desktop CM-something I forget the number now.

[JMCD]

Originally Posted by Soultribunal

It could be because the Vapor chamber doesn't like the orientation. It might work more efficiently when positioned in the horizontal versus vertical. I've heard of some VC's actually doing worse in a Raven than a traditional case.

-ST

It's definitely possible, but I don't believe this cooler is a vapor chamber. I read that here or on another review, that this "cheaper" cooler is not a vapor chamber.

My ambient temps are pretty stable, CPU is watercooled and removes heat on the back of the case. I'll stick it in my HTPC this weekend and run some tests to see. I'll report back what I find!