MSI Radeon R9-290X Lightning PCB Spotted
The PCB of MSI's R9-290X Lightning has been spotted, and it's pretty!
Image Source: TechPowerUpTechPowerUp has posted some pictures of MSI's upcoming Radeon R9-290X Lightning; or well, its PCB. The PCB pictured is still in its pallet form, so there are no components on it yet. Regardless, you can still see a number of things on the PCB, each more impressive than the last.
Looking at the PCB, the first thing that you might or might not notice is that it is actually a bit taller than the standard width of graphics cards. This is to accommodate the more elaborate power circuitry, which is hands down baffling. MSI has packed the PCB with room for a massive VRM design, which is fed by a staggering two 8-pin PCIe power connectors, topped off with an extra 6-pin PCIe power connector. This is one 8-pin PCIe power connector more than the reference design, giving the card 150 more watts to play with.
The 'Lightning' name is probably more appropriate for this card than the GTX 780 Lightning, given its immense power consumption.
The PCB also features a number of voltage measurement points as well as three 4-pin fan headers, so clearly, it'll also carry the TriFrozr cooler, or a variant of such, that we saw on the GTX 780 Lightning.
The report also indicates that Hong Kong-based hardware vendors intend to release their custom cooled R9-290(X) cards between the end of December and early January. Sorry, Santa won't be bringing you your silent R9-290 or R9-290X.
that said, this shall be exciting to witness in benchmarks
Man, we need an update to that one with AMD, hahaha.
Cheers!
Man, we need an update to that one with AMD, hahaha.
Cheers!
Not going to lie, that's the pro-est thing I have ever seen.
It needs 2 air conditioners too cool it and a nuclear reactor to power that thing.
now my PC will double as an easy bake oven so i can hast my cake and eat it!
tits man.
Hah!!!!
That's good. Strange thing though, a friend of mine at my old job told me something interesting. The owner decided to bitcoin/litecoin and had 2 R9-290s running and they were only pushing 81-85c each. I was surprised but I guess it must depend on ambient and air flow.
I can't wait to see the AiB ones as I know they will be way better.
You sir/ma'am get a +1 interwebs for the day. That's very possible HOWEVER I'm looking forward to it being a 2x8 1x6 because my psu has 6x6+2's on it and the power to back it. Not that I want the board to require 450w each, just that they have the ability, hell maybe the 8 or the 6 will be an "optional" plug that we don't even need.