ASUS R9 380 Strix pics and video - one of first AMD cards made with ASUS Auto Extreme Technology

[Bouzoo]

As we know, ASUS is the first manufacturer to fully automate their GPU production which gives them a number of advantages. You can find more about that here (as well as many other things, like a debate of what evil is). OC3D has got their hands on one of these cards and my god it's a thing of beauty. You can barely see any solder, no matter where you look.

 

The increased precision in which ASUS is making their GPUs allows them not just to produce cleaner PCBs, but allows them to use much stricter methods for internal testing, meaning that their GPUs will be less likely to be built with or delivered to retailers with faults. With this new method of production ASUS will have a greatly reduced rate of returns and their users will have a reduced chance of buying a faulty or dead GPU. 

ASUS were not lying when they said that their PCBs would be cleaner than ever before> Every point where we would usually see soldering points on the PCB (like under the capacitors and the MOSFETs) we see barely any solder, which makes the PCB look much tidier and much less visible inside your system.

We would almost say that this eliminate the aesthetic need for a back plate on lower end GPUs, as the large solder points are what we typically want a backplate to cover up.

We definitely see this new manufacturing process give ASUS a distinct advantage in the lower end market, where GPUs typically do not have a backplate, as the PCBs of their GPUs should look much cleaner than the competition.

 

 

 

 

What do you think? Prefer this or do you like more solder?

 

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[PineappleHolidays]

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[blu4]

*cough*280*cough*rebrand*cough*

 

285 rebrand. Got too much shit for getting this wrong.

[Albatross]

Couldn't they have attempted to make it look different than their other cards?

[SuperPug]

*cough*280*cough*rebrand*cough*

285 actually..

[marldorthegreat]

*cough*280*cough*rebrand*cough*

Its not. 280 was cut down tahiti. This is tonga and is gcn 1.2

[blu4]

285 actually..

*cough*same*cough*thing*cough*

[Homicidium]

*cough*same*cough*thing*cough*

 

Are you completely incapable of writing something more intelligent? 

[minibois]

*cough*same*cough*thing*cough*

I think there is something stuck in your throat, could it be.. Salt? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

/jk

[Bouzoo]

For some reason it was posted when I was editing, just updated it to full post.

@Mihemine it's not mine, it's from OC3D

[blu4]

Are you completely incapable of writing something more intelligent? 

Yep. Hate me for it. The performance of this card isn't going to be anything groundbreaking so this is why I have a silly approach to this topic.

[PineappleHolidays]

*cough*280*cough*rebrand*cough*

It's a R9 285 rebrand if I remember right

[M156]

*cough*280*cough*rebrand*cough*

 

285 actually, Tonga. GCN 1.2

 

Don't be an ass. 

[Homicidium]

Yep. Hate me for it. The performance of this card isn't going to be anything groundbreaking so this is why I have a silly approach to this topic.

 

Have you ever considered not to post anything instead of posting something that comes of as mentally retarded and doesn't add anything to the topic and discussion? 

[flibberdipper]

Not bad. I kinda want one.

 

Have you ever considered not to post anything instead of posting something that comes of as mentally retarded and doesn't add anything to the topic and discussion? 

oooooooooooooooooooooooo rekt 10/10 IGN

[Unlikelyjoker]

*cough*same*cough*thing*cough*

Cough Did you know that my GT 210 is as good as a retarded Titan X Cough

[Bouzoo]

Yep. Hate me for it. The performance of this card isn't going to be anything groundbreaking so this is why I have a silly approach to this topic.

Not sure if you noticed, but this is not about it's performance, so if you wanna bash about that, go to the topic about 3xx performance and don't post stupid things here because you "have a silly approach", or even better, don't post them.

 

[Interfectorem]

This soldering process looks promising and will be good news for folks without backplates However, that cooler looks like it actively cools the core and disregards the Memory and VRMs.

[PillowSmoke]

I want linus to take a tour of this factory.

[Bouzoo]

I want linus to take a tour of this factory.

I'm sure Linus wants that more than all of us together.  :lol:

[Lays]

*cough*same*cough*thing*cough*

 

 

Who gives a crap really?  As long as they're staying competitive and releasing products, why does it matter?

 

Nvidia has been rebranding GPU's for ages, go bitch about that as well pls.

[blu4]

Who gives a crap really?  As long as they're staying competitive and releasing products, why does it matter?

 

Nvidia has been rebranding GPU's for ages, go bitch about that as well pls.

Not bitching about anything here.

[TorqueS]

As someone pointed before...the Strix cooler, and DCUII for that matter overlooks the VRAM and mosfets.

I'd wait for MSI's TFV. Those are some really good built cards and also look badass.

[NumLock21]

With the back plate on, you can't even tell whether it's soldered by hand or done by Auto Extreme.

Asus should do like a clear back plate or a small cut out window, showing a portion of the clean pcb.

[Guest]

*cough*280*cough*rebrand*cough*

 

285 rebrand. Got too much shit for getting this wrong.

Good, fanboys deserve to be punished