Featured

Sapphire R9 285 2GB ITX Compact OC Edition Graphics Card Review

A Closer Look


Sapphire’s ITX Compact graphics card looks stunning, it’s almost Nvidia-esque with that GTX Titan style silver-on-black contrast. There’s no metal used here but nonetheless it still looks lovely.

Sapphire have chosen a full matte black PCB, always nice to see.

The rear I/O has great flexibility, DVI and HDMI are essentials but the dual mini DisplayPort is great for maximum display flexibility, the fact Sapphire also provide adapters helps too.

The top of the card reveals a lot of cooling has been crammed into a small space, four heat pipes reside underneath the outer shroud. Two appear to be 8mm and the other two 4 or 6mm. Near the rear I/O we find a BIOS select button to switch between UEFI and legacy modes.

Around the end we see an end-mounted 8 pin power connector, strange as I would have thought top mounting makes more sense to keep the length of the card down. There’s also a very dense heatsink on show.

At the bottom we can see the capped ends of those four cooper heat pipes.

Finally a couple more sexy shots of this great graphics card for your viewing pleasure!

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Ryan Martin

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 – 13 Inch 2-in-1 Tablet PC

Surface Pro 9 combines laptop-level performance with the flexibility of a tablet for people who…

25 mins ago

AOC Gaming 25G3ZM/BK – 24.5″ 240Hz FHD Monitor

The AOC 25G3ZM/BK meets the needs of both e-sports games and competitive players and casual…

29 mins ago

MSI Prestige 16 AI Studio

16:10 QHD+ panel Latest Intel Core Ultra 7 155H RTX 4050, GDDR6 6GB Intel Killer…

30 mins ago

CORSAIR VIRTUOSO PRO Open Back Multiplatform Wired Gaming Headset

Hear What Matters: Open your world to a new audio experience tailor-made for streamers, gamers,…

33 mins ago

AOC 27″ Q27G4X IPS 180Hz FreeSync Gaming Monitor Review

AOC is a leading name for gaming monitors, and while they have some affordable and…

3 hours ago

Square Enix Announces Layoffs in US and Europe

In a significant move reflecting ongoing changes in the gaming industry, Square Enix is laying…

5 hours ago