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29.10.09, 01:05
ASUS EAH5870 and SmartDoctor
The ASUS EAH5870 is ASUS’s first model video card released that is based on the new ATI Radeon HD 5870. That being the case, this is basically a "reference" video card: the GPU is clocked at 850MHz, the memory at 4.2GHz, and it uses the reference dual slot cooling solution. The EAH5870’s one notable distinction from this bland reference crowd is ASUS’s Voltage Tweak, which allows you to set the Vcore by using the supplied SmartDoctor utility. This gives the ASUS EAH5870 an advantage over other similar Radeon HD 5870 based video cards and should provide greater room for overclocking potential, thus better performance for hardware enthusiasts.
ASUS’s SmartDoctor not only allows you to adjust the Vcore but also the GPU frequency, memory frequency, and the fan speed. You can also monitor the GPU temperature and the fan RPMs. Our first screenshot above is the initial screen, which shows the GPU temperature and in the second image is the other tab showing the fan speed.
Take a look at the review by HardOCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/10/25/asus_eah5870_video_card_review)
The ASUS EAH5870 is ASUS’s first model video card released that is based on the new ATI Radeon HD 5870. That being the case, this is basically a "reference" video card: the GPU is clocked at 850MHz, the memory at 4.2GHz, and it uses the reference dual slot cooling solution. The EAH5870’s one notable distinction from this bland reference crowd is ASUS’s Voltage Tweak, which allows you to set the Vcore by using the supplied SmartDoctor utility. This gives the ASUS EAH5870 an advantage over other similar Radeon HD 5870 based video cards and should provide greater room for overclocking potential, thus better performance for hardware enthusiasts.
ASUS’s SmartDoctor not only allows you to adjust the Vcore but also the GPU frequency, memory frequency, and the fan speed. You can also monitor the GPU temperature and the fan RPMs. Our first screenshot above is the initial screen, which shows the GPU temperature and in the second image is the other tab showing the fan speed.
Take a look at the review by HardOCP (http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/10/25/asus_eah5870_video_card_review)