Posted on Friday, July 23 2010 @ 18:37 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
PowerColor starts shipping its LCS HD5870 V2, a new overclocked Radeon HD 5870 card with a waterblock from EK. The card's GPU is overclocked to 950MHz and there's 1GB GDDR5 memory clocked at 4800MHz.
TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, announced an upgraded version of the LCS HD5870. The PowerColor Liquid Cooling Solution (LCS) HD5870 V2 features unprecedented factory overclocked settings, clocking in at 950MHz core speed and 1200MHz memory speed. The features easily boost gaming performance never seen on a single-GPU.
The PowerColor LCS HD5870 V2 is equipped with an award-winning EK cooling solution once again. It’s equipped with a full water block mounted on the card, fully covering the memory and power regulator chip. The LCS5870 V2 is also designed with a copper base able to reduce temperatures under 50°C at load, offering outstanding thermal performance and enhancing the overclocking potential in an ultra-stable environment.
"We got very positive feedback from the first version of the LCS HD5870,” said Ted Chen, CEO of TUL Corporation. “Now we released an upgraded version with factory overclocked settings and offer a cool working environment. We’re sure that it will exceed expectations from gamers.”
DiRT2 Game Bundle: Unleash DirectX® 11 gaming power
PowerColor includes the latest DiRT2 into LCS HD5870 V2 to utilize the DirectX® 11 technology. DiRT2 is a world tour of adrenaline-fuelled extreme off-road events in stunning real-world locations. With the support of DirectX® 11 technology, this latest game delivers the most realistic, immersive and exhilarating racing experience to gamers.
The PowerColor LCS HD5870 V2 packages a high-flow 3/8" and 1/2" fittings (barbs) to maximize water flow with captured o-rings to prevent leakage. Gamers can easily customize their own liquid cooling system using these two fittings.
