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HIS Radeon X1900 XTX 512MB IceQ 3 Turbo Review |
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Written by Mavke
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
TweakTown has published a review on the HIS Radeon X1900 XTX 512MB IceQ 3 Turbo graphics card. While today we aren't looking at something as fancy as liquid cooling, we are looking at the brand new IceQ version from HIS, which we heard about months ago. the HIS Radeon X1900 XTX is using the third revision generation of the IceQ cooling solution funnily enough known as IceQ 3. It has a few improvements over the previous one and is of course a lot more peaceful than the screamingly loud fans that we find on most other Radeon X1900 XTX graphics cards. It might not be as impressive as the liquid cooling of Sapphire but it is certainly an improvement.
 HIS Radeon X1900 XTX 512MB IceQ 3 Turbo Review
This is the second product from HIS that we have seen use the new black box, which in our opinion looks fantastic. When you see a lot of graphics cards from companies, you really get tired of seeing the same box over and over again so it is nice to see HIS mixing it up and using the new design for their IceQ 3 series of cards. We can also see the sticker in the top right corner stating that it is a Turbo model capable of a 700MHz core and 1700MHz memory speed. We can also see the CrossFire ready logo like for all the Radeon X1900 series cards. The new box is excellent in the way it points to features of the card.
The good news is that the cooler doesn't take up any more room then the standard cooler yet is quieter and cools more efficiently. We had chance to let the new IceQ cooler loose when it came to overclocking. HIS guarantee a clock speed of 700MHz on the core and 1700MHz DDR on the memory but we were able to push that further and get as high as 717MHz on the core and 1740MHz DDR on the memory. While this isn't a huge gain when compared to what is offered from HIS, when compared to the stock speeds which is 650MHz on the core and 1550MHz DDR on the memory, it is quite substantial.
The IceQ versions from HIS always have been a good option with the ability to have a better cooler not only in performance terms but also the level of volume output. This saves you having to spend extra dollars on buying an aftermarket cooler but also having to worry about avoiding your warranty because you're changing the standard cooler as well as overclocking the graphics cards. The HIS Radeon X1900 XTX IceQ 3 has a lot going for it, good bundle, Radeon X1900 features, an aggressive price and of course the new and improved IceQ cooling which is better then ever.
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