1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:11,200 So today on my video blog unboxing, we have the XFX Radeon 5870. So this is the 2 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:15,679 new well the DirectX11 card on the market right now. So that means if you 3 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:22,080 want to run DirectX11 titles, which are coming out on Windows 7, you will need a 4 00:00:19,439 --> 00:00:26,960 5870. And the 5850 is actually coming shortly. So as I said before, this is an 5 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:32,160 XFX card. So, even though it's using the reference cooler like all of the 5870s 6 00:00:29,679 --> 00:00:36,480 at launch, you do get the benefit of XFX's five-star support, which means 7 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:40,399 you've got a double lifetime modder friendly warranty. And I'm pretty sure 8 00:00:38,719 --> 00:00:44,079 there are other benefits, too. But, uh, this is an unboxing, so we'll go with 9 00:00:42,079 --> 00:00:47,920 the unboxing aspect of it. Okay. I love this. I've seen this before with XFX's 10 00:00:46,160 --> 00:00:52,960 cards. It's a door hanger. Do not disturb. I'm gaming. Awesome. It also 11 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:56,399 has a convenient little thing which has your part number and your serial number. 12 00:00:54,719 --> 00:00:59,440 So, if you ever need to call XFX support, you've got all the info you 13 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:04,000 need right there. Here's your quick installation guide showing you how to 14 00:01:01,039 --> 00:01:10,479 install the card in your system. Then you have a full installation guide which 15 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:15,280 shows you how to install the drivers. So, they're instructing you to use the 16 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:17,680 XFX included CD, but by the time these cards are actually out there, you're 17 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:22,320 going to want to download the latest drivers on ati.com. So, here's your 18 00:01:19,759 --> 00:01:26,000 driver installation CD. And then we have, oh, congratulations on your 19 00:01:24,159 --> 00:01:30,320 purchase of a new hi Radeon graphics card. And you get a copy of Dirt 2, 20 00:01:28,479 --> 00:01:36,000 which is included, as far as I know, with all 5870 graphics cards. So, let's 21 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:41,280 see. Let's do the accessory package here first. Okay. In here, we have a 22 00:01:39,119 --> 00:01:48,720 Crossfire bridge, uh, two Molex to PCI Express 6 pin 23 00:01:44,759 --> 00:01:51,920 adapters, and one DVI to VGA adapter. 24 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:53,840 Now, that brings us to the card itself, 25 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:59,360 which you can see is incredibly well packed in here with all this foam. 26 00:01:55,439 --> 00:02:04,119 That's awesome to see. Okay, here we go. 27 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:06,880 This is the XFX Radeon 28 00:02:04,119 --> 00:02:11,440 HD5870. Now, here, let's just start at the back of the card and move our way to 29 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:16,319 the front. So, we've got DisplayPort, which is an open standard, a lot like 30 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:21,200 HDMI, except with HDMI, which we also have, you got to pay a royalty. Now, 31 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:25,360 like all HD series cards for the last couple generations, you do get audio out 32 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:30,160 via HDMI. So, that's really cool. Then, you've got dual DVI as well as those 33 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:35,440 other display standards. So, you can actually run up to three monitors off of 34 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:38,959 this card. Now, here you've got your vents. So, let's uh go around. We'll 35 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:43,680 have a look at the sticker design because the sticker design is going to be the major difference between all of 36 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:48,720 the launch cards. So, you can see the fan here sucks air in from the back and 37 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:52,800 from the top of the card and then exhausts it out that little tiny vent. 38 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:58,319 Now, that is a bit of a limitation of the design, but there's not much we can do about it. This has been kind of 39 00:02:55,840 --> 00:03:02,080 compared to the Batmobile in uh in shape here and I think that's definitely an 40 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:05,840 accurate comparison. It's pretty cool looking from the front up on the top. 41 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:09,360 Let's get to the uh the nononsense features here. So, we've got two PCI 42 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:14,319 Express six pin connectors. This is a very power efficient card, so there's no 43 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:17,360 need to go crazy and put on a bunch of 8 pin sort of connectors. When it's 44 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:23,440 installed in your case, it's going to look a little bit something like this. You got your ATI Radeon graphics logo 45 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:28,080 thing here. And then on the back, we've seen this before with the launch 46 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:32,640 versions of the GTX 260 and 280. We've got a full heat sink on the back cooling 47 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:37,760 the RAM in addition to your back plate. So, I really like to see that, too. This 48 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:40,080 is a PCI Express 16x card. And I think 49 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:43,080 that pretty much sums up the Radeon HD5870.