14 DAY TRIAL // It appears that the summer holidays have somehow become a source of inspiration for the various PC suppliers and hardware makers around the world. The past few weeks have been crammed with novel desktops, laptops, PC components and even news of companies expanding their business outlook. For the IT market as a whole, this is quite fortuitous as more products always imply a more heated competition and, thus, a higher quality and even affordability.
Sapphire focused more on the quality side when it put together its latest versions of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5670. Granted, since it has no fans and, thus, needs no extra power for cooling, the so-called Radeon HD 5670 Ultimate Edition won't impact much on the monthly power bill, at least not as much as the reference solution. The heatsink itself is, in fact, the main asset of the product. To be specific, it has two heatpipes and an aluminum fin array that almost covers the entire PCB. An extra fin array is placed on the upper edge of the PCB itself.
As far as performance is concerned, consumers will be relieved to hear that no downclocking or compromises were necessary in order to ensure the null sound output. The GPU (graphics processing unit) still works at 775MHz, whereas the 1GB of GDDR5, on its 128-bit interface, retains its clock speed of 4000MHz. Finally, for connectivity, the Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 Ultimate Edition features a DVI, an HDMI and a DisplayPort output.
Unfortunately, as it is sometimes the case with newly-introduced devices, the Sapphire HD 5670 Ultimate Edition has not yet started shipping. Pre-order can be set though, for the price of 112 Euro. In the meantime, those who seek more information on the product may visit the official press announcement on the company's website.