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PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 Packs Custom Dual-Fan Cooler

More than a month after AMD’s Radeon HD 7970 reached retail, add-in board makers still come out with new solutions based on this graphics card design, the latest to do so being PowerColor which just launched the HD7970 Dual Fan. The card is based on a proprietary PowerColor design and includes two large fans (p...

11 February 2012
04:20 GMT

PowerColor Readies Custom-Cooled Radeon HD 7970 Card

PowerColor is currently working on yet another graphics card based on the Radeon HD 7970 GPU, which will use an in-house developed cooler meant to make PowerColor’s solution more efficient than AMD’s reference design. The yet unnamed graphics card was recently pictured by TechPowerUp and it seems to rese...

9 February 2012
03:00 GMT

PowerColor Builds LCD HD7970 Liquid Cooled AMD Graphics Card

Over the past week, the video market has been filled with news about AMD's latest graphics card, Radeon HD 7950, but PowerColor is now going back to the stronger HD 7970, even giving it liquid cooling. Going right to the point, PowerColor has revealed the LCD HD7970, a new iteration of the AMD Radeon HD 7970 g...

3 February 2012
05:02 GMT

PowerColor Has a Pair of AMD Radeon HD 7950 Graphics Cards Too

Since Advanced Micro Devices finally made the official introduction of the Radeon HD 7950, PowerColor decided to reveal its own two cards. We have already seen the video controllers prepared by VTX3D and Micro-Star International (with and without Twin Frozr III cooling). Now, we are looking at PowerColor, otherwi...

31 January 2012
10:21 GMT

PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 PCS Pictured Ahead of Launch

PowerColor is getting ready for the imminent launch of AMD’s Tahiti Pro GPU and one of its most impressive graphics cards to use this new core, the Radeon HD 7950 PCS, has just made its appearance thanks to a leaked picture published just recently.The card was designed to use a custom cooling solution developed...

19 January 2012
03:10 GMT

CES 2012: PowerColor Shows Custom Radeon HD 7970 Graphics Card

Wanting to improve the reference Radeon HD 7970 design, PowerColor has developed a custom version of AMD’s graphics card that packs both an improved cooling system as well as an in-house designed PCB.The so called Radeon HD 7970 Vortex II was presented by PowerColor at this year’s CES fair and on a first ...

12 January 2012
20:01 GMT

Another HD 7970 Card Appears, from PowerColor

Like several others of AMD's partners, PowerColor has announced its own Radeon HD 7970 graphics adapter. Alas, anyone interested in buying it will have to wait for a while. This isn't because PowerColor isn't ready to sell them, but because the cards are already sold out, on Newegg at least. Like...

9 January 2012
16:31 GMT

PowerColor's Heavily Customized Devil 13 HD 6970 Listed in Europe

Back at the beginning of October, PowerColor announced us that they have finalized the design of a high-end custom HD 6970 graphics card known under the name of Devil 13, and now this GPU has finally made it to retail in Europe.Pricing for the card seems to be set at €428, about $599 US, which makes it quite a b...

31 October 2011
05:58 GMT

PowerColor Outs the SlingIt, a Full HD Wireless Video Streaming Device

PowerColor isn't the first company that comes to one's mind when thinking about wireless multimedia streaming solutions, but this hasn't stopped the maker from releasing such a device, which it calls the SlingIt.Like most other wireless streaming devices, the SligIt is comprised of two units, a transmi...

20 October 2011
09:40 GMT

PowerColor Unleashes Devil 13 HD 6970 Graphics Card

PowerColor has just announced the release of a new high-performance graphics card based on the AMD Radeon HD 6970 design, which uses a custom design in order to deliver higher gaming performance as well as silent operation.The new card is dubbed the Devil 13 HD6970 and doesn't seem to resemble in any way AMD...

5 October 2011
04:21 GMT

Next-Gen AMD GPUs Come in Early 2012, PowerColor Says

Reports concerning AMD's future series of graphics adapters have emerged in the past, but a recent one appears to contradict them, at least as far as the estimated time of arrival is concerned.As end-users must be aware, Advanced Micro Devices, like NVIDIA, has been working on its next range of graphics adapter...

19 August 2011
07:29 GMT

Club 3D Has a Dual-GPU HD 6870 Graphics Card of Its Own to Show

Hot on the heals of PowerColor's announcement of the Radeon HD 6870 X2 graphics cards, Club 3D has also introduced a dual-GPU solution based on the Barts XT core which should also become available in the first week of July.Even though the news may seem surprising at a first glance, the explanation is quite simpl...

23 June 2011
02:41 GMT

PowerColor Makes Official the Radeon HD 6870 X2, Expected in Early July

Showcased for the very first time during the Computex 2011 fair, PowerColor's dual-GPU Radeon HD 6870 graphics card was now made official and the initial shipments are expected to reach store shelves in the first week of July.The card is based on a custom PowerColor design and it uses a dual-fan cooling system t...

22 June 2011
06:11 GMT

PowerColor HD 6870 X2 to Arrive Next Month, HD 6970 X2 Will Follow Soon

Showcased at the recent Computex 2011 fair, the dual-GPU PowerColor Radeon HD 6870 X2 and HD 6970 X2 graphics cards, are expected to be launched later this summer, with the former scheduled to arrive at the end of June. Both cards use custom PCBs and cooling solutions, since PowerColor wanted to improve their over...

6 June 2011
02:48 GMT

AMD E-450 APU Gets Computex 2011 Preview

There has been quite some talk about what Intel has begun to show off at this year's Computex trade show, but AMD is no less prepared having brought forth, among other things, a new accelerated processing unit.Since Computex is such a large computer and electronics trade show, it stands to reason that there wou...

1 June 2011
03:50 GMT

PowerColor Shows Off Dual-GPU Radeon HD 6870

Outside of the monstrous Radeon HD 6970 X2 graphics card that we presented a short while ago, PowerColor is also working on developing a dual-GPU HD 6870 solution, which was also on display at Computex. The card is based on a custom PowerColor design and it uses a dual-fan cooling system that packs a massive alumi...

1 June 2011
02:35 GMT

PowerColor Challenges Asus Mars II with HD 6970 X2

Not contempt with AMD's own dual-GPU solution based on the Cayman XT core, PowerColor has developed a Radeon HD 6970 X2 solution of its own, which the company has created in order to challenge the supremacy of Asus' Mars II graphics card. Just like its GTX 580 counterpart built by Asus, the card uses a c...

31 May 2011
09:49 GMT

PowerColor Counters NVIDIA's GTX 560 with Radeon HD 6850

It looks like NVIDIA video cards aren't the only ones gracing the consumer market with their presence, as AMD partners, in this case PowerColor decided to offer a sort of response to the new 500 series model.By now, end-users will no doubt be aware of the fact that NVIDIA, and its partners, have released the Ge...

19 May 2011
04:44 GMT

PowerColor's PCS+ HD6770 Vortex II Edition Graphics Card Comes Factory Overclocked

PowerColor has just announced the introduction of a new graphics card built on the Radeon HD 6770 design which uses the company's second generation Vortex custom cooling system in order to deliver up to 25% better operating temperatures when compared to reference designs.The new graphics card, which is dubbed th...

12 May 2011
06:00 GMT

PowerColor to Release Dual GPU Radeon HD 6870 Graphics Card

PowerColor, one of AMD's most important graphics cards partners, is working to develop a special version of the Radeon HD 6870 that will use two Barts XT GPUs connected together in an internal CrossFire mode. The graphics card, which hasn't been yet named, is based on a custom PowerColor design and will ...

9 May 2011
02:55 GMT

PowerColor Makes Official the Liquid Cooled Radeon HD 6990 LCS

In mid-April, PowerColor has showed the world the first images of its upcoming liquid cooled Radeon HD 6990 LCS graphics card and now the Taiwanese company has officially announced that it started shipping this solution to its distributors. The PowerColor Radeon HD 6990 LCS combines AMD's flagship video card ...

6 May 2011
06:11 GMT

PowerColor Readies Single Slot Radeon HD 6850, Comes 4-Way CrossFireX Ready

PowerColor has started to develop a new single slot graphics card based on the Radeon HD 6850 design which is compatible with 4-way CrossFireX configurations and uses a custom-printed circuit board (PCB) as well as an in-house developed cooling solution.The redesigned PCB is just slightly longer than that of the refe...

21 April 2011
02:10 GMT

PowerColor Gets Ready to Release the Passively Cooled SCS3 Radeon HD 6850

PowerColor has been teasing us with pictures of its passively cooled SCS3 Radeon HD 6850 graphics card for more than six months now, and it finally seems that the company is getting ready to launch this new solution into the wild. The delays were most probably caused by design issues that came to light during the ...

14 April 2011
06:11 GMT

PowerColor Readies Liquid Cooled Radeon HD 6990 with EK Waterblock

Over the course of the last few years, many have argued that dual-GPU graphics cards should drop the regular air cooling employed in such solutions in favor of more advanced liquid cooling setups, so PowerColor has decided to develop the LCS Radeon HD 6990 model which pairs AMD's dual-GPU flagship card with an E...

13 April 2011
06:11 GMT

PowerColor's Vortex Line Welcomes Radeon HD 6950

Though the AMD Radeon HD 6950 was released quite a while ago, it looks like OEMs are still not done with making custom versions of it, as proven, most recently at least, by PowerColor.It looks like companies from around the world really are quite focused on promoting their graphics cards, both new and old.Just a sho...

13 April 2011
03:25 GMT

PowerColor Radeon HD 6790 Up for Grabs on Newegg, Priced at $150

With just a day to go until the Radeon HD 6790 becomes official, the very first graphics cards based on the Barts LE core are already up for grabs from various online stores, as the PowerColor Radeon HD 6790 has been listed on popular retailer Newegg.com for $149.99 US. Compared to most of the company's Radeo...

4 April 2011
02:53 GMT

PowerColor PCS+ Radeon HD 6870 Formally Unleashed

It appears that MSI is not the only company to release a Radeon-branded video controller, even though some might expect all focus to be on promoting the new, dual-chip graphics adapter from NVIDIA. With NVIDIA having released the GeForce GTX 590, its partners have released the floodgates, so to speak, and provided t...

25 March 2011
07:28 GMT

PowerColor Also Offers Warranty Support for the Radeon HD 6990 OC Mode

Soon after AMD said that the Radeon HD 6990 warranty wouldn't cover the cards that were damaged when the special OC switch was activated, XFX has announced that it will offer its customers full support no matter what mode the cards were run in. Now, just two days after this news was made public, PowerColor has i...

17 March 2011
06:30 GMT

Radeon HD 6870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Unleashed by PowerColor

Both NVIDIA and AMD are getting ready to officially launch their respective dual-GPU DirectX 11 cards but, in the meantime, their partners have to keep themselves busy, like PowerColor did recently with a new Radeon board.NVIDIA and Advanced Micro Devices don't often launch new consumer-oriented or professional...

3 March 2011
05:29 GMT

PowerColor Preps New Eyefinity 6 Card, Radeon HD 6870

Right now, neither NVIDIA nor AMD plan on soon releasing any new and amazing video card, so it falls to their partners to challenge each other, much like how PowerColor plans to play the multi-monitor card sooner rather than later.Right now, there seems to have been a situation reversal of sorts on the consumer grap...

23 February 2011
10:05 GMT

PowerColor Revels PCS++ HD 6950 Graphics Card with Dual BIOS

AMD's currently strongest single-GPU video controllers are the Radeon HD 6900 series and it seems that a certain one of its manufacturing partners, PowerColor to be more exact, has again customized one of the series' members.There are several ways through which a manufacturer can differentiate its products...

20 January 2011
03:42 GMT

PowerColor Changes Its Tune with mini-ITX AMD Brazos Motherboard

At CES 2011, quite a few unexpected things happened, like certain companies revealing products they don't usually deal in, and PowerColor seems to have become one of these hardware makers, having released a mini-ITX motherboard. Since Advanced Micro Devices released its Fusion-based APUs, quite a few platfor...

8 January 2011
06:40 GMT

First Modified PowerColor HD 6900 Graphics Cards Formally Released

Though it wasn't as quick as some of its competitors, PowerColor has now made the official introduction of its own redesigned versions of the AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950.As enthusiasts no doubt know, Advanced Micro Devices, not too long ago, brought out its own Radeon HD 6000 Series high-end graphics adapter...

27 December 2010
07:58 GMT

PowerColor Also Outs Radeon HD 6900 Graphics Cards

Although the Radeon HD 6900 graphics card series has just been made official, nobody expected PowerColor to miss from the launch party as the Taiwanese company is one of AMD's closest partners, building exclusively Radeon powered GPUs. As is the case with most other HD 6900 graphics cards launched today, Powe...

15 December 2010
03:33 GMT

PowerColor Radeon HD 6970 Unboxed and Detailed

Since the AMD Radeon HD 6970 is just a couple of days away from its release day, it is not surprising to find that it has become the subject of leaks, and it seems PowerColor's own model is the one that entered the spotlight early.Many rumors have been going around the web about the assumed performance of the A...

13 December 2010
03:10 GMT

PowerColor HD 6870 PCS+ Giveway Accompanies New GPU-Z Release

As end-users may or may not know, TechPowerUp periodically updates its CPU-Z and GPU-Z programs, and it seems that the latest GPU-Z one did not come alone. As end-users know, the GeForce GTX 570 video cards from NVIDIA is just a short way off, being the latest Fermi-based GF110 card. Since it wants its softwar...

4 December 2010
04:34 GMT

PowerColor Enables Eyefinity on DVI-Enabled Monitors

While AMD's Eyefinity technology can, indeed, enhance immersion, it relies on less than common monitors, so TUL corporation figured it would make it so that more displays can be used for such setups.For those that need an update, the Eyefinity technology allows a video card from advanced micro devices to spread...

26 November 2010
08:39 GMT

PowerColor Set to Release First Passive-Cooled HD 6850 Graphics Card

Usually, high performance graphics cards and passive cooling just don't mix, but don't try to tell that to PowerColor since the company is working on the first ever passively cooled Radeon HD 6850 video card, its design following to be finalized in the not so distant future.This is good news indeed for all ...

25 November 2010
02:39 GMT

PowerColor PCS+ HD 6870 To Sell This Month

There have been many sightings of custom-made video cards lately, and it seems that PowerColor is intent on making its own contribution, in the shape of the PCS+ HD 6870, a factory-overclocked card with a non-reference design. Among the most recent releases of NVIDIA or AMD-based graphics adapters are Sapphire&...

16 November 2010
05:35 GMT

PowerColor HD 6870 PCS+ Factory Overclocked Card Inbound

Now that most of NVIDIA's partners have more or less finished feeding the stream of GeForce GTX 580 releases, market watchers are again paying attention to other products, such as a certain iteration of AMD's Radeon HD 6870.NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580, which was brought to market just a couple of days ag...

12 November 2010
02:58 GMT

Overclocked Radeon HD 6850 PCS+ Created by PowerColor

PowerColor decided to once again apply its PCS+ design to one of the more popular, and recently released video cards, namely the Radeon HD 6850 which Advanced Micro Devices brought forth last last month.The HD 6000 series of graphics cards is, so far, composed of the HD 6870 and HD 6850, both of which use GPUs based...

2 November 2010
03:35 GMT

PowerColor Plans to Unleash New Radeon HD 5830 and HD 5850

With the Southern Islands family of GPU from AMD just around the corner, its manufacturing partners are apparently quite bent on selling as many current-generation cards as possible, and PowerColor's latest strategy is to unveil more compact versions of its existing cards.PowerColor has been selling its version...

27 August 2010
10:47 GMT

PowerColor Makes EyeFinity Cheaper with DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

Knowing of the price issues associated with Eyefinity setups, and the fact that the necessity for displays with distinct input options can limit one's choice when buying suitable monitors, PowerColor decided to create and release an adapter that transforms a DisplayPort into a single-link DVI.The ATI Eyefinity ...

25 August 2010
03:53 GMT

PowerColor Brings Out a Low Profile Radeon HD 5750

Home-Theater Personal Computers can always do with some new hardware options, and since low profile video boards practically determine the overall performance, PowerColor decided to increase the collection of available solutions by one model, namely the Radeon HD 5750 Low Profile.Though meant for compact PCs, the ne...

19 August 2010
06:54 GMT

Single-Slot PowerColor HD 5770 Debuts

When it comes to reasonably capable systems, especially those with support for DirectX 11 graphics, one does not feel compelled to assume that the desktop they build will actually be very compact, and some even prefer it when their casings are of colossal proportions. Mostly this is because competent parts, especial...

30 July 2010
03:38 GMT

PowerColor Radeon HD 5870 Gets Watercooled

NVIDIA is on its way towards finally covering the entire graphics market and Advanced Micro Devices won't manage to bring out anything new for a while. AMD also does not seem to have any intention of lowering its price points. This is just another reason for its partners to once again bring out customized versio...

23 July 2010
02:36 GMT

PowerColor Trumpets PCS+ HD5770 Vortex Edition

A large variety of GeForce GTX 460 graphics cards have shown up over the past few days and the so-called pressure placed on AMD was enough to even lead to a price reduction of the ATI Radeon HD 5830. Nevertheless, it appears that the time has come for AMD's partners to retaliate, and PowerColor seems quite eager...

16 July 2010
05:17 GMT

PowerColor Also Brings VGA Cooler with Adjustable Thickness

Today definitely seems poised to be the day of odd announcements, in a manner of speaking. Granted, that Samsung, Acer and ASUS would unveil new mobile PCs is not exactly that odd a development, but the so-called PowerJack from PowerColor definitely was out of the ordinary. Now, the same company has brought out a rat...

6 July 2010
05:47 GMT

PowerColor Makes Graphics Cards More Stable

Most computer accessories usually have something to do with peripherals or plugs and cables, if not with adding an overall impression of style to a certain machine. Still, once in a while, a certain hardware maker will come up with something less ordinary, even if the idea of its new product isn't exactly easy ...

6 July 2010
05:08 GMT

PowerColor Sticks DirectX 11 Low Profile HD 5770 into HTPCs

Home Theater Personal Computers may not normally benefit from as much attention from the media as gaming desktops or enthusiast hardware, but they are still quite widespread. This is because they can deliver a high-quality multimedia experience in a small form and, usually, an aesthetically-pleasing packaging that fi...

4 June 2010
03:46 GMT


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