Christmas is a great time for finding deals on various bits of equipment, and Newegg is offering an AMD Fury X at rock-bottom pricing. There’s an XFX version of the GPU for $319 at Newegg right now, and while we don’t normally recommend cards based on rebates, you can pull the total price down to $299 if you’re willing to submit one. That’s a pretty insane deal by any measure. ...
High-end water coolers have become popular at the top of the graphics card market in recent years, but a recent lawsuit victory for Asetek could spell trouble for companies like AMD and Gigabyte. In late September, Asetek won a patent infringement lawsuit against CoolerMaster. The judgment hinged on CM’s use of a cooling pump mounted directly to a cold plate, which was found to violate Asetek’s ...
When AMD’s Fury X launched last week we, along with multiple other reviewers, made note of the odd cooler whine coming off the GPU. When we spoke to AMD about the problem initially, we were told that ” Yes, AMD received feedback that during open bench testing some cards emit a mild “whining” noise. This is normal for most high speed liquid cooling pumps; Usually the end user cannot hear the noise as the ...
Today, after months of previews, leaks, and a smattering of official disclosures, AMD is launching its much-touted Radeon R9 Fury X. The new GPU packs a number of potent firsts — it’s the largest GPU AMD has ever built, the first GPU to use HBM, and the first high-end card AMD has launched to compete directly against Nvidia’s Maxwell since that card debuted almost nine months ago. AMD has been promising ...