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Full dual-link DVI connectivity, you can use both connectors to utilize two high-resolution monitor's. We had it connected to a 30" LCD at 2560x1600.

Here we go, these are the two new Crossfire connectors. With each card you'll receive one Crossfire bridge. You'll need to connect both to be able to enable Crossfire.

Memory then, as opposed to every and any HiS card we tested in the past, the ram sinks are gone. Honestly it really doesn't matter other than the cool factor. It's a bit of a shame to see HiS forfeiting on features though. Anyway, this is 1ns gDDR3 memory which you can take easily up-to 2 GHz.

It's quite amazing how all IceQ based cards show similar temperatures, and yes, I know that this text is getting a little typical with any of our HiS reviews, but hey it's the same cooler over and over again as all cards include the charming IceQ cooling technology. Their plastic shell is UV reactive, so spend a few bucks on a blacklight okay? The outcome is really something else.

IceQ works fantastically. The cooling system uses the air inside your PC case and exhausts warm air outside the case. This is a huge plus as videocards these days can get quite hot. With normal cooling, heat will warm up the ambient temperature of your PC's interior and cascade the effect by warming up other components. The IceQ technology helps prevent this as that heat is exhausted outside the PC. Also part of IceQ technology is cooling the cards memory.

Based on the graphics core temperature the fan will rotate either faster or slower (RPM) to maintain acceptable noise levels, but to be honest, even when it's at 100% the noise is hardly noticeable.