Two XFX RX 500 series GPUs have been pictured

[WYP]

Two XFX RX 500 series GPUs have been pictured, coming without the replaceable fan design that was added in their RX 400 series counterparts.



Read more on XFX's RX 500 series GPU designs.

 

[Excalabur50]

Why oh why did XFX change their cooler design their last series was the nicest looking GPU on the market IMHO or am I thinking of another brand here? You remember the one with that lovely smooth shroud with soft curves?

 

[WYP]

Why oh why did XFX change their cooler design their last series was the nicest looking GPU on the market IMHO or am I thinking of another brand here? You remember the one with that lovely smooth shroud with soft curves?

Was that not the Sapphire RX 480?

 

[Excalabur50]

No not that one the piano black finished one I'm sure it was XFX

 

[Doomslayer]

These GPU's look like complete trash XFX have gone completely backwards compare to the 200 series GPU's

 

[AngryGoldfish]

I'm not sure how I feel about these guys. I'm glad to see someone stepping outside of the norm, and they look better than EVGA's newest cards, but I'm not sold entirely.

 

[Reloaded2]

The XFX 480 Black Edition looks way better and had amazing OC capability

 

[AngryGoldfish]

The XFX 480 Black Edition looks way better and had amazing OC capability

I actually thought that was a really tacky looking GPU. It reminded me of the Xbox 360: plastic-y and chintzy. Very good card though.

 

[Reloaded2]

I actually thought that was a really tacky looking GPU. It reminded me of the Xbox 360: plastic-y and chintzy. Very good card though.

The photo does it no justice. In person its looks alot better

 

[AngryGoldfish]

The photo does it no justice. In person its looks alot better

I'm sure it does. It was definitely a pretty popular card.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Why can't we go back to this..

 

[MadShadow]

Thats one of my favourite coolers all time, in terms of looks that is. The cooling was questionable as far as I know

 

[NeverBackDown]

Thats one of my favourite coolers all time, in terms of looks that is. The cooling was questionable as far as I know

I am 90% sure that cooler was amongst the best there was for the 290/x. It stayed in the 70C range, albeit it wasn't the quietest, but not the worst either.

 

[MadShadow]

I am 90% sure that cooler was amongst the best there was for the 290/x. It stayed in the 70C range, albeit it wasn't the quietest, but not the worst either.

I seem to remember problems with VRM cooling over the long term. In terms of cooling the core in benchmarks, it didnt have a problem.

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

I seem to remember problems with VRM cooling over the long term. In terms of cooling the core in benchmarks, it didnt have a problem.

I have the r9 290 and I have it slightly overclocked, vrm temperatures are within reason and the cooler is as silent as the two noctua fans on the cpu cooler, can't complain at all

 

[AlienALX]

Heh, good old XFX. Win a round, back to the cheap and nasty.

 

[MadShadow]

I have the r9 290 and I have it slightly overclocked, vrm temperatures are within reason and the cooler is as silent as the two noctua fans on the cpu cooler, can't complain at all

Fair enough, maybe it was a slightly different version, but i know a similar xfx cooler had vrm issues

 

[Excalabur50]

Why can't we go back to this..

Thank You NBD that's the card I was referring to! I was just wrong about the piano finish

 

[NeverBackDown]

Thank You NBD that's the card I was referring to! I was just wrong about the piano finish

Best looking card I ever seen.
I would sell my Rx480 just to get it even if it was a RX580

 

[Excalabur50]

Yep it's deffo the best looking GPU from either camp, it just says CLASS.