The HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo X offers us a new cooling solution and higher frequencies, but is that enough to outdo the tried and true reference Radeon HD 5870 and a GeForce GTX 480? We put it to the test in Splinter Cell Conviction, Metro 2033, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Aliens vs. Predators, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Furmark for our power and temperature testing.

HIS (Hightech Information System) was established with a mission to produce the highest quality PC components. Founded in 1987 they gained much of their fame in the video card market in 2003 and onward with their introduction of the IceQ video card line. Today they are an ATI Authorized 1st Tier AIB Partner, Certified Partner, and Launching Partner. It should be no surprise that most of their products focus on the PC video card market.

Today we are going to be taking a look at HIS’s unique vision of the Radeon HD 5870: the HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo X. As its name suggest this versions includes iCooler V, a special cooling solution offered by HIS. The reference GPU and memory frequencies have also been boosted, hence the Turbo X part of its name.

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