Product on Review: HIS HD7790 iCooler Turbo 1GB GDDR5
Manufacturer and Sponsor: HIS
Street Price: £105.95 inc. VAT (GBP)
The AMD HD 7790 was greeted by mixed reviews upon release. The positives were it offered decent value for money and offered gamers an entry point to play games at 1920x1080p for around the £100 mark. Perhaps the biggest negative was that the HD7790 could not compete with the HD7850. To be fair to the HD7790, the HD7850 is more expensive and has been perhaps the best 'bang-per-buck' card on sale both this year and last, a card if we dare say could justify a higher price point than it is sold for. This however makes little difference to the facts we have before us, the prices are what they are and the criticisms are valid.
Today's sample, the HIS HD7790 Turbo looks to close the gap on the HD7850 because it arrives in a factory overclocked state. From a reference speed of 1Ghz, the Turbo edition gives us an extra 75Mhz on the core. It has has significantly higher memory clockspeed of 6400MHz against a reference 6000MHz. HIS feel justified in asking an extra £10-20 for this luxury so while it is still £30 cheaper than an average 2GB HD7850, at £105 the price may be a little steep for an entry level 1GB graphics card. The proof is in the pudding so they say so we will reserve our judgement until the end of the review.
About HIS
HIS is proud to be AMD's Authorized 1st Tier AIB Partner, Certified Partner and Launching Partner. Long term and favourable relationship with AMD, enable HIS to work closely with AMD to promote the HIS AMD Graphics Board; and to strive for best value on the marketing and sales of HIS AMD Product Line. In Sept 2003, HIS incorporated the state-of-the art Supreme Cooling Technology in the award winning HIS 9800Pro IceQ, which caught the attention of worldwide media. Since then, HIS IceQ series and the latest IceQ X series has been the limelight in the market for its outstanding performance and features over the other rivals. Today, HIS continues its avid commitment to quality product and service. HIS is certain to be Your Choice of Graphics Board Supplier.
