14 DAY TRIAL // HIS (Hightech Information System Limited) just unveiled its latest graphics card - the HIS X1600Pro IceQ 512MB, which is said to deliver a cooler and most of all quieter 3D performance architecture, informs Hardware News.
HIS X1600Pro IceQ 512MB features a 256-bit Ring Bus memory controller, 512MB DDR2, a new cache design, enhanced 90nm micron process, and an optimized Shader Model 3.0 and DirectX 9 technologies for superior gaming sessions, according to the manufacturer.
The name says it all - Ice Q. Therefore, the HIS X1600Pro IceQ 512MB sports one of the most efficient cooling solutions, which is said to considerably decrease the GPU's temperature as it is able to blow the hot air out of the PC case and, in the same time, to draw the cool air within.
Moreover, Hardware News editors said that, during the tests, the cooling solution proved to decrease the temperature by approximately 11?C.
But HIS's latest card also benefits from the performance of the latest ATI technology development - the ATI Avivo. "With an impressive quality in video capture and play back via H.264/VC1 acceleration and universal connectivity, it turns HIS X1600Pro IceQ 512MB into an HD ready media PC perfect for watching videos and viewing/editing photos. The advanced High Dynamic Range rendering, enhanced realism with adaptive anti-aliasing. The 2x Dual link DVI are implemented, supporting ultra high resolution LCDs capable of 2560 x 1600," writes Hardware News.
Last month, HIS released what is said to be the world's first PCIe x1 solution on X1K series of products - HIS X1300 512MB HyperMemory PCIe x1 card.
As the solution features an advanced combination which includes HyperMemory II signed ATI and 3D sharder-core architecture, the HIS X1300 dynamically determines the entire system to attain the next level of performance as 512/256MB configuration, according to the manufacturer. It seems that HIS iFan is able to work as low as 20dB, this capability being developed in order to extend the card's life span.