Club 3D 7950 Royal King Review
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Published: 20th November 2012 | Source: Club 3D | Price: |
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We loved the packaging for the Royal Queen and the Royal King continues the trend of stylish looking, sturdy packaging.
With so many cards these days, especially AMD ones, having an array of DisplayPorts, but DP monitors still not being as pervasive as their DVI or HDMI cousins it's nice to see that Club3D have included plenty of adaptors to ensure you can connect easily.
Whereas the Royal Queen had a single fan as part of the CoolStream cooler, the Royal King ups the ante (ha) with two PWM fans alongside a serious set of heatpipes and fins.
As the second most powerful single GPU card in the AMD range the Royal King requires two 6pin power inputs.
The red PCB is a bit divisive. On the one hand it is almost retro, reminding us of the 9800Pro and other outstanding early Radeon cards, and certainly will match any red and black system. However, it does rather dominate proceedings and if you have chosen any colour combination other than the near-default red and black it will stand out like a Belieber at a Slayer concert.
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Nice review Tom! Really enjoyed the video 
yay 
wished my card would clock that high...
Great review, looks an amazing card, however as you said in the video the red PCB is the deal breaker. But otherwise is a great card to look out for.
Would like to see how the 7970 performs.
Would like to see how the 7970 performs.
As always a fantastic review Tom! Nothing more to point at this card....that red PCB at this days..... 
Maybe they Could Also start doing green,blue and brown pcb´s for each model, so everyone can be happy with the best color scheme possible on the rig!
You said everything!! A very well deserved gold award!
Maybe they Could Also start doing green,blue and brown pcb´s for each model, so everyone can be happy with the best color scheme possible on the rig! You said everything!! A very well deserved gold award!It would match my socket 775 motherboard but it does look like something i may consider in the future, great review!
but it does look like something i may consider in the future, great review!deffo an eye-opening review..
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nice revieuw Tom, wot should give 2 of these cards in xfire... Got 2 old 5870 from club 3d, also running at pretty high speeds... I love club3d!
un-be-flipping-leavable performance from that overclock.. amazing
I have been reading that the latest drivers have been a significant upgrade, could this have given an altered picture of the match up with the 680?
Both AMD and Nvidea's recent driver updates have shown big improvements in performance.
That does not diminish the results, this thing overclocks like mad.
If this is not just a winner of the silicon lottery, this card is on my shortlist for my next upgrade.
Both AMD and Nvidea's recent driver updates have shown big improvements in performance.
That does not diminish the results, this thing overclocks like mad.
If this is not just a winner of the silicon lottery, this card is on my shortlist for my next upgrade.
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I have been reading that the latest drivers have been a significant upgrade, could this have given an altered picture of the match up with the 680?
Both AMD and Nvidea's recent driver updates have shown big improvements in performance. That does not diminish the results, this thing overclocks like mad. If this is not just a winner of the silicon lottery, this card is on my shortlist for my next upgrade. |
Most 7950s are capable of hitting 1200 though, but this one does seem like a good option, apart from the red PCB
Yea both my 7950s clock roughly 1 for 1 too (1160 @ 1.2v) so that's not a big deal although TTL's sample looks like a good clocker but there are still some weird results going on...
This is a reference pcb isn't it? I don't understand how it could produce such powerful results?
This is a reference pcb isn't it? I don't understand how it could produce such powerful results?
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Yea both my 7950s clock roughly 1 for 1 too (1160 @ 1.2v) so that's not a big deal although TTL's sample looks like a good clocker but there are still some weird results going on...
This is a reference pcb isn't it? I don't understand how it could produce such powerful results? |
Ive said before the ref pcb is more than capable of maxing cores out on air. Most of the mega dandy super dooper overclocking cards are adding things on that are not really needed for 99% of users that will use them on air or water.
This card proves that with a good core on the card the ref design is epic. AMD really did do a cracking job straight out the box on these.
Good good, thought I might have missed a change with the re-release of the range with the boost clocks or something similar. The 7950 was epic when it came out and still is
Nice performance But i would love to se the 7970 ace version's review. If you can get that tom
But i would love to se the 7970 ace version's review. If you can get that tomI Just needed to sign up to this site and thank you for the great review. This review just made me buy one XD
When its time to upgrade your reviews have always helped thanks!
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Now on another note... When I get this card I will OC straight away. Whats the max voltage/Temps you can put though these cards? I never before did an overclock on a GPU.
When its time to upgrade your reviews have always helped thanks!
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Now on another note... When I get this card I will OC straight away. Whats the max voltage/Temps you can put though these cards? I never before did an overclock on a GPU.
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I Just needed to sign up to this site and thank you for the great review. This review just made me buy one XD
When its time to upgrade your reviews have always helped thanks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now on another note... When I get this card I will OC straight away. Whats the max voltage/Temps you can put though these cards? I never before did an overclock on a GPU. |
Welcome and enjoy the stay!
Makes me kinda sad I bought a GTX 670... Looks like a great card though!
This one looks like it's going to be my next card, thanks for the great review Tom!
Aside from performance of this beast...
Idle power consumption: 15Watt?
My 8800 GTS 320MB has 50watt when iddle.
Idle power consumption: 15Watt?
My 8800 GTS 320MB has 50watt when iddle.
Thanks Tom,
Was trying to make my mind up on a Vapour-x / PowerColor PCS+ and ended up with the Royal King.
Was trying to make my mind up on a Vapour-x / PowerColor PCS+ and ended up with the Royal King.
This or the XFX 7950 DD?
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This or the XFX 7950 DD?
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Why not look at our XFX 7950 review.......
I wasn't thinking when i posted it...
I will be going with the Royal King since it overclocks like a beast (i hope mine will) and the red pcb looks good to me
I will be going with the Royal King since it overclocks like a beast (i hope mine will) and the red pcb looks good to me
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I wasn't thinking when i posted it...
I will be going with the Royal King since it overclocks like a beast (i hope mine will) and the red pcb looks good to me |
If you do buy it then I'd suggest that you don't get too excited about the overclocking potential (this is not guaranteed on any card) and you'll probably want to consider playing with the fan profile in MSI AB.
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