Swiftech to release heatsinks for HD6900 series

[samsarulz]

There´s a easy way to know if you have the 6950 2gb ref. design or the new one design ? Any clues ?

Thanks

[m0r7if3r]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageG...th%20Eyefinity

if it says AMD right above the pcie connector it's reference, otherwise it may or may not be.

[samsarulz]

Head shot! It seems that my HD 6950 2gigs is a reference one. It´ll be good news if they release another heatsink for the reference designs.

[gabe]

I'm done with validation - Production will now begin - ETA 2 1/2~3 weeks for release.

[MengNa]

So no chance in hell of a version for the original reference design?

[KetelOne]

We should be getting really close on this release shouldn't we?

I guess still no word on an original reference design version.

[Pyr0]

any more news on these?

[zalbard]

Looks great, Gabe.

So no chance in hell of a version for the original reference design?

That's a pity. I believe quite a few people are interested in the old design since the new 6950s don't unlock (correct me if I am wrong), and, obviously, a lot of people have the old 69x0 cards already.

[samsarulz]

Looks great, Gabe.

That's a pity. I believe quite a few people are interested in the old design since the new 6950s don't unlock (correct me if I am wrong), and, obviously, a lot of people have the old 69x0 cards already.

You aren´t wrong bud, only the 1st generation of 6950 2gb (reference cards) with "old" PCB design can unlock to a 6970 2gb.

It´s a shame, I suppose that the only thing to do is to pick some normal aluminium heatsinks....

[gabe]

The Heatsink is compatible as follows:

HD6950 1 & 2 Gb Series Brand Models:

• DIAMOND 6950PE51G Radeon HD 6950 1GB
• HIS H695FN1G2M Radeon HD 6950 1GB
• HIS H695FN2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB
• HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT1G2M Radeon HD 6950 1GB
• PowerColor AX6950 1GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 6950 1GB
• PowerColor AX6950 2GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 6950 2GB
• SAPPHIRE 100312-1GSR Radeon HD 6950 1GB
• SAPPHIRE 100312-2SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB
• XFX HD-695X-CNFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB
• XFX HD-695X-ZDDC Radeon HD 6950 1GB
• XFX HD-695X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6950 1GB

HD6870 1 Gb series Brand Models:

• DIAMOND 6870PE51G Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• HIS H687F1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• HIS IceQ X Turbo H687QNT1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• PowerColor AX6870 1GBD5-M2DH Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• SAPPHIRE 100314-2SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• XFX HD-687A-ZDBC Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• XFX HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• XFX HD-687A-ZNBC Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1GB
• XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB

and NOT compatible with the following:

HD6950 1 & 2 Gb Series Brand Model:

• ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/1GD5 Radeon HD 6950 1GB
• GIGABYTE GV-R695UD-1GD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
• PowerColor PCS+ Vortex II Edition (COD Edition) AX6950 2GBD5-PPVG Radeon HD 6950 2GB
• SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB
• SAPPHIRE FleX 100312FLEX Radeon HD 6950 2GB

HD6870 1 Gb series Brand Model:

• ASUS EAH6870 DC/2DI2S/1GD5 Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• GIGABYTE GV-R687OC-1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• GIGABYTE GV-R687SO-1GD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• SAPPHIRE FleX 100314FLEX Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• SAPPHIRE Toxic 100314TXSR Radeon HD 6870 1GB
• SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100314VXSR Radeon HD 6870 1GB

[Pyr0]

no love for the 6970 ?

[Roadhog]

No reference 6970?

[gabe]

no love for the 6970 ?

No reference 6970?

6970 is a Different product:

In fact, the HD6970-HS has actually just been released.








It is compatible with AMD's most recent PCB revision (not the launch version), so it still has a short compatibility list. But this is expected to expand rapidly as reseller inventories of the early PCB deplete and are gradually replaced by the newer PCB.

Current compatibility list includes:

• HIS IceQ Turbo H697QT2G2M Radeon HD 6970 2GB (subject to confirmation)
• PowerColor PCS+ AX6970 2GBD5-PP2DHG Radeon HD 6970 Call of Duty Edition 2GB
• SAPPHIRE 100311-2SR Radeon HD 6970 2GB
• PowerColor PCS+ Vortex II Edition (COD Edition) AX6950 2GBD5-PPVG Radeon HD 6950 2GB

I kow I know, some of you will say that it leaves all the early adpoters of 6970's out in the cold; but my rationale when I made the design choice was quite simple: early adopters tend to use full cover blocks anyways.. Since the new PCB 's will bring reduced costs for the 6970's, and my primary customers for these heatsinks are those who are more price-sensitive, the decision made sense at the time.

Now, that was theory.. let's see what happens in practice. If inventories of early 6970's don't drop rapidly, it would mean that even the reduced quantities produced by AMD for the initial launch are satisfying the demand (should we say a flop in terms of product success?), and newer cost-reduced PCB's will be slower to show up. This might also push more Brands to go to non-reference designs to drop costs even further. In which case the HD6970-HS is doomed. It's quite hard to predict in fact. Time will tell I guess.

[Pyr0]

Thanks for the explanation gabe.
How big are the differences between the original 6970 pcb and the new ones?
I really hoped for some decent sinks for the vrms on my card... :-(

[KetelOne]

Yeah, I'm pretty disappointed that it doesn't fit the launch Sapphire 6950 2GB PCB

[jinsean]

Hi Gabe,

I have the XFX HD-695A-CNFC 2gb video card, but on your post above and the swiftech website it states

XFX HD-695X-CNFC

Is this a typo?

Thanks

[jinsean]

Oh and the xfx website only has the XFX HD-695A-CNFC 2gb listed.

[acebmxer]

Sorry for the bump.

Gabe or anyone else can you confirm if either of these will work with this card, and which one?

HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB

You list the 1gb version. I just need confirmation that it will work with 2gb card also.

Also will these hit the other stores soon or only sold by swiftech?

[Sparky]

Performance PCs has them last I checked.

Does anyone know if any other cards are starting to use the newer board design yet or is it still limited to the 3 cards mentioned previously?