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Test System
- ASUS P6X58D Premium motherboard
- 24GB Kingston DDR3-1866MHz memory
- Thermaltake SpinQ CPU cooler
- Intel Core i7-980x CPU
- XFX RADEON HD 6870 1GB Dual Fan Edition video card running Catalyst 10.12a Preview
- Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate Edition
- Cooler Master 1100 UCP Ultimate Circuit Protection Power Supply
Tests
- Uningine Heaven benchmark 1920x1200 8x FSAA 16x AF benchmark
- Just Cause 2 1920x1200 8x FSAA 16x AF benchmark
- Aliens Versus Predator 1920x1200 8x FSAA 16x AF Custom FRAPS walkthrough
- Dirt2 1920x1200 8x FSAA 16x AF benchmark
- 3DMark11 Performance preset
The XFX Dual-Fan HD 6870 is one of the quietest video cards I’ve seen in a long time. Even at full 100% fan speed the card was subjectively quieter than the reference HD 6870 card was at normal operating speeds.
