Asus DirectCu II or MSI Twin Frozr III?

[Stealth3si]

Which gives lower temps & higher OC headroom on a single 7850?

Asus - 870/1200
http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/HD7850DC22GD5/#specifications

MSI - 900/1200
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R7850-Twin-Frozr-2GD5-OC.html#?div=Specification

 

[verbalizer]

if these are your only two choices then MSi:
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R7850-Twin-Frozr-2GD5-OC.html#?div=Specification

higher VRM system just in case you want to push it higher with an overclock.

 

[Stealth3si]

Best answer selected by Stealth3si.

 

[Stealth3si]

if these are your only two choices then MSi:
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R7850-Twin-Frozr-2GD5-OC.html#?div=Specification

higher VRM system just in case you want to push it higher with an overclock.

It has VRM cooling?

 

[verbalizer]

this post is about motherboard but it's the same principal that applies to VRM here as well. the VRM for the graphics card itself..

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/315963-30-phase-control-mosfets-motherboard-safety

 

[Stealth3si]

Thanks I read the article. It was very informative. What does the inside of the MSI 7850 TF look like? I want to see if if it has heatsinks/spreaders on its VRM mosfets.

 

[verbalizer]

Thanks I read the article. It was very informative. What does the inside of the MSI 7850 TF look like? I want to see if if it has heatsinks/spreaders on its VRM mosfets.

it does...
I'll try to find a few pics, plus you can Google some pics..

 

[verbalizer]

hey man thanks..!
enjoy the buy and happy gaming...

 

[Stealth3si]

it does...
I'll try to find a few pics, plus you can Google some pics..

My Google search skills yielded nothing on the anatomy of the card, other than the following:

This is the only one I found...

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/HD_7850_Power_Edition/4.html

Is this still the same as the one I linked to in my OP?

The techpowerup link is the PE edition with 950mhz. The MSI link is the OC edition with 900mhz.

 

[verbalizer]

both are excellent choices..
that's a 9 phase system...
real nice.

 

[Stealth3si]

thanks for info!