WEBVTT 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:06.240 Today we're going to be unboxing something very exciting from AMD. And 00:00:04.640 --> 00:00:11.920 actually, it's funny that I should say from AMD because right here you can see 00:00:09.840 --> 00:00:18.400 they've actually changed the branding. Finally. AMD acquired ATI way long time 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:24.480 ago, but now finally instead of ATI Radeon graphics, it is now officially 00:00:20.800 --> 00:00:27.760 AMD Radeon Grai Graphics as of the 6000 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:30.160 series. So this is the Radeon 6870 which 00:00:27.760 --> 00:00:36.399 is one of the first two Radeon 6000 series graphics cards. It supports up to 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:38.800 four displays in AMD iinity. So that's 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:43.840 an increase of up of one more display from the 5870 series. Okay. So that 00:00:41.680 --> 00:00:48.719 means you can run two off of the DisplayPort. So those are two mini DisplayPort 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:52.239 and then two off of DVI or HDMI. So you've got a total of three connectors 00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:55.600 there. Let's turn this over and we'll have a look at what it's got to say 00:00:54.079 --> 00:00:59.840 about itself on the box. So, this is an MSI card. That means they've got a lot 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:04.239 on here about MSI Afterburner, which allows you to overclock and uh do 00:01:02.160 --> 00:01:07.520 optimal fan profiles, all that good stuff. After Burner is an awesome piece 00:01:05.760 --> 00:01:11.520 of software. You've probably seen me use it on my blog a lot of times. It's got 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:15.040 solid caps, which means up to 10 years of lifetime. They actually calculated 00:01:13.360 --> 00:01:20.479 out to 12 years, assuming you're actually gaming 24/7 for all 12 years. 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:23.840 Here's a couple of highlighted features which I guess I'll sort of I'll talk 00:01:22.080 --> 00:01:27.040 about that briefly while I open the box and we'll have a look at this card right 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:32.720 away because to be perfectly honest with you. I have not seen this. I have never 00:01:30.320 --> 00:01:37.600 seen one of these cards. This is going to be my first time just like you. Oo, 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:45.000 nice sticker actually. Okay, so there it is. That is the Radeon HD 6870. 00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:49.840 So, let's get it undone here and then I'm just going to lay this 00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:54.479 out for you to sort of for cameraman to look at while I tell you a little bit 00:01:51.439 --> 00:01:56.000 more about it. So, in terms of we 00:01:54.479 --> 00:01:59.600 already talked about the displays out. So, we have support for AMD Avivo. 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:04.479 That's their HD video and display technology. We've got Crossfire X. Okay. 00:02:02.240 --> 00:02:07.520 We've got only one Crossfire finger up there. So, that means we've only got 00:02:05.759 --> 00:02:13.280 two-way Crossfire, not three-way Crossfire. We have iinity technology 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:13.280 with support for up 00:02:13.959 --> 00:02:18.920 to three displays. Hold on a minute. 00:02:17.040 --> 00:02:23.360 Pause the video. Blu-ray movie acceleration. By 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:26.879 the way, that looks like a typo on the features of the box cuz it does support 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:31.360 four displays. It's compliant with DirectX11, which we already have come to 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:35.760 expect. And it is designed for direct compute 5.0 and Open CL. Windows 7 00:02:33.760 --> 00:02:41.040 support is a given. and it can accelerate Office 2010 applications. It 00:02:38.160 --> 00:02:47.519 supports HDMI 1.4A, which means that you do have support for Blu-ray 3D playback 00:02:45.599 --> 00:02:50.720 with the appropriate software. So, let's start moving this card around and have a 00:02:49.120 --> 00:02:54.640 look at it. So, as I mentioned before, we've got one Crossfire finger up here 00:02:52.480 --> 00:02:59.680 at the top for up to two-way Crossfire. So, you can run two 6870s in a Crossfire 00:02:57.760 --> 00:03:03.840 configuration. You got a really slick looking shroud on here. So, this part is 00:03:01.760 --> 00:03:08.560 actually metal. So, what I'm going to go ahead and speculate actually here, maybe 00:03:05.440 --> 00:03:10.319 I can see through there. Um, no, I can't 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:13.280 really can't really see in there, but I would speculate that this piece of metal 00:03:11.760 --> 00:03:17.200 is actually cooling some of the RAM chips on the front of the card, and then 00:03:15.040 --> 00:03:21.120 it turns into plastic at this seam right here, as far as I can tell. And so, 00:03:18.959 --> 00:03:25.280 that's just a plastic fan shroud. You've got two six pin PCI Express connectors. 00:03:23.920 --> 00:03:30.319 And then moving around to the back of the card, you've got a continuation of that pattern that's just going to look 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:33.599 really, really sharp in your case. Whether you have uh a case with that 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:37.680 where the graphics cards are installed this way or one where you've got your motherboard tray on the other side and 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:43.040 it installs this way. It just looks really good. All right, so let's move 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:49.200 around to the business end of the card where we have two DVI connectors, one 00:03:46.319 --> 00:03:53.360 HDMI connector. Now, just like the 50 uh 5000 series, you can only use two of 00:03:51.440 --> 00:03:57.519 these at a time. If you want four displays, that means that two of them 00:03:55.120 --> 00:04:02.560 will be powered by the mini DisplayPort connectors, which you find here. Much 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:07.040 like the 5870, it has only a half exhaust 00:04:04.120 --> 00:04:10.319 uh at the back of the IO panel. So, that means that all of the air will have to 00:04:08.319 --> 00:04:14.480 be exhausted out that small hole. With the 5000 series, it didn't have a huge 00:04:12.720 --> 00:04:18.239 impact on the cooling performance. So, I wouldn't worry too much about it for 00:04:16.239 --> 00:04:21.359 this one because I'd say based on the overall weight of the card, the 00:04:19.840 --> 00:04:26.160 dimensions of the cooler, the size of the fan, it's probably got pretty 00:04:23.840 --> 00:04:30.880 similar thermal characteristics to the last generation card. On the back, we 00:04:28.320 --> 00:04:36.880 find a slick black PCB. Now, one thing that might seem like it's missing from a 00:04:33.320 --> 00:04:40.080 6870 card is like a shroud on the back, 00:04:36.880 --> 00:04:43.680 but you got to remember the 6800 series 00:04:40.080 --> 00:04:45.919 is not the equivalent of the 5800 series 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:51.600 in terms of where it belongs in the AMD lineup. This is actually going to be a 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:53.680 performance uh like a performance card, 00:04:51.600 --> 00:04:59.120 but not an extreme card. This isn't the highest end series. So, let's go ahead 00:04:56.080 --> 00:05:00.639 and put this down and let's take out 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:06.000 what we have in here in terms of accessories. So, first we have a quick 00:05:02.479 --> 00:05:07.440 users guide. Then we have a driver disc, 00:05:06.000 --> 00:05:12.960 which you may actually need to use depending on uh when AMD releases the 00:05:10.320 --> 00:05:17.280 drivers on their site. Okay, driver and utility. Then we have a mini display 00:05:14.960 --> 00:05:21.360 port to DisplayPort adapter. So, that'll allow you to at least run uh 00:05:19.520 --> 00:05:24.560 iffinity with three displays if you don't have any mini DisplayPort 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:29.039 monitors or adapters. Then you've got two Molex to PCIe six pin power 00:05:26.880 --> 00:05:33.840 connectors. You've got one Crossfire bridge, which is all you will need. Then 00:05:30.960 --> 00:05:39.560 you have a DVI to VGA adapter if you are still using a VGA monitor. Last but not 00:05:36.560 --> 00:05:41.919 least, we've got a 6800 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:45.280 series. Well, another quick start guide by the look of things. Shows you how to 00:05:43.199 --> 00:05:51.840 update your drivers using their live update. So, there you have it. The 6800 00:05:48.080 --> 00:05:53.199 or 6800 series 6870 from MSI. And we're 00:05:51.840 --> 00:05:57.840 going to be doing a ton of videos about this guy, power consumption, length, 00:05:55.919 --> 00:06:00.320 review, all that good stuff. So stay tuned.