*UPDATE*The devil is back....with nemo fins,enter the first custom 295x2

[VSG]

Some guy is going to buy 2 of them to put them in crossfire...............and bring about the end of this world.

Isn't one 8 pin pci-e power connector able to output 150W? So the potential max TDP could be 600W, plus 75W from the pci-e lane it self. 675W?

Please tell me if i am wrong. No tell me that i AM wrong.

Only 3 of the 8 pin PCI-E connectors are mandatory, the 4th is only for benching. Each 8 pin PCI-E connector can provide more than 150w power easily so don't go by those numbers for actual power consumption or TDP.

Two of these cards will still be just fine, they will consume less than my 2 KPEs lol.

[thewhitestig]

The power of 2 Hawaii chips for the price for 4! Call now and get a 19,95 $ discount with a special deluxe limited edition, one time only, exclusive, custom made PowerColor branded sticker! 

[UnknownEngineer]

Only 3 of the 8 pin PCI-E connectors are mandatory, the 4th is only for benching. Each 8 pin PCI-E connector can provide more than 150w power easily so don't go by those numbers for actual power consumption or TDP.

Two of these cards will still be just fine, they will consume less than my 2 KPEs lol.

I wish i knew what the 6 pin and 8 pin were able to output, or at leas what GPU manufacturers would dare pull from one. I just did a 5 min look up to get an idea of the 8 pins output.

Even then the TDP could max out at 525W, or even higher if the hardware will actually try to pull more from the pins like it could.

[brownninja97]

The power of 2 Hawaii chips for the price for 4! Call now and get a 19,95 $ discount with a special deluxe limited edition, one time only, exclusive, custom made PowerColor branded sticker! 

dont jump to conclusions, nothing has been said about the price, there is a chance that its cheaper then the reference due to the lack of an AIO water cooler.

[VSG]

I wish i knew what the 6 pin and 8 pin were able to output, or at leas what GPU manufacturers would dare pull from one. I just did a 5 min look up to get an idea of the 8 pins output.

Even then the TDP could max out at 525W, or even higher if the hardware will actually try to pull more from the pins like it could.

It's not the GPU manufacturers who decide how much a PCI-E connector can consume, it's just the ATX standard that says that. A single 8 pin PCI-E connector can provide 450-500w by itself if needed but of course that isn't recommended always.

Honestly for this card, I would recommend at least a 1000w PSU to do it justice. Of course this depends on what else is in the rig.

[WiiManic]

Will be interesting to see how an air cooled card fairs against the stock.

Which is weird to say thinking about it, the rest of the R series of cards its been best to avoid stock coolers if you wanted it quiet and cool, with the 295 its already both those things.

 

Obligatory, holy crap 4 8pins!?1

[UnknownEngineer]

It's not the GPU manufacturers who decide how much a PCI-E connector can consume, it's just the ATX standard that says that. A single 8 pin PCI-E connector can provide 450-500w by itself if needed but of course that isn't recommended always.

Honestly for this card, I would recommend at least a 1000w PSU to do it justice. Of course this depends on what else is in the rig.

I already know that the maximum output is massive, i was just wondering how much would be drawn in practice. Bad choice of words on my part.

As far as i know a manufacturer may well try to pull 450W from an 8 pin, but i am assuming that they will stay within the 150W range. They would't make a 2KW card right....RIGHT?

[VSG]

A lot of single GPU cards have 8+8 PCI-E connectors, so why are double of each so shocking for everyone? If anything, Powercolor and AMD deserve recognition for not gimping on dual GPU cards as the norm has been recently.

I already know that the maximum output is massive, i was just wondering how much would be drawn in practice. Bad choice of words on my part.

As far as i know a manufacturer may well try to pull 450W from an 8 pin, but i am assuming that they will stay within the 150W range. They would't make a 2KW card right....RIGHT?

Ya they stick close. The 295x2 is the only exception I can think of in recent times that goes beyond the ATX theoretical specs with just dual 8 pin PCI-E connectors.

[Stormie 2]

JUST PUT ALL THE 8 PIN CONNECTORS IT!

So basically it’s a time machine with nemo fins. 

My goodness, what a beast.

Good on amd for letting board partners just go insane with their solutions. I love how it seems like when ever amd comes up with a new card, it’s with a sprinkle of reckless abandon and with a tad of yolo-ism.

Nvidia: “make sure it’s quite, and it can’t run to hot...and don’t forget it can’t be too big. Oh yeah and no one likes a card that runs on blue whale”

Amd: “put a hat on it if you need to, just make it go fast”

[Inkz]

Will it run hotter without the AIO on the 295x2? You would think that it would be hard to beat the liquid cooled one. But why 4x 8 pins? I know the two 8 pins on the reference were really stressed but 3 would probably be enough for a lot of head room for even overclocking? Or am I wrong?

[brownninja97]

Will it run hotter without the AIO on the 295x2? You would think that it would be hard to beat the liquid cooled one. But why 4x 8 pins? I know the two 8 pins on the reference were really stressed but 3 would probably be enough for a lot of head room for even overclocking? Or am I wrong?

there needed to be an opinion without a AIO, it might be worse but there needs to be a version because so many people dont want that AIO coming from their gpu.

[matin94]

OMG that power consumption

[Peopie]

It looks like those fans are oriented to suck air out of the GPU, rather than the usual blow air into it.

[The_Strict_Nein]

My reaction when I saw the 4 8-pins:

 

'Holy ************* christ'

[Misanthrope]

This product can also be called "Why AMD went with a water cooler: The physical demonstration"

[WelshDdraig]

Holy crap. 4 8 pin connectors? going by PCI spec, 4x150w=600w + the 75w taken through the PCI slot, so 675w needed to run this beast. I can see why motherboard manufacturers are puting auxeliry power input for multiple card. you'll need to use them just for one of these monsters. 

Here come the jokes,

Throw away the central heating and radiators. On a cold morning, "kids, gather around the R9 295x2 to keep warm" They say the polar ice caps are diapering, and I know why, this monster of a card.

Enough, all joking aside, I think the cooler will be able to handle the heat, as it is a triple-slot 3x100mm fan cooler. But it will be intresting to find out. Now, if only Nvidia would allow board partners to go nuts with their designs for top tier cards. 

[Poocannon]

God, it's so annoying reading all those "Gosh, it's going to burn down your house" and "Better open up an extra Power Plant for that card" posts, you guys rode those jokes into the ground so hard, let em go, they want to rest.

 

I´m optimistic that this Cooling Solution will be able to cool that card, Water Cooling is not the be all and end all, there are still Tower Cpu Coolers that can compete against AIO's.

[LegendKillerRG]

Why is everyone so surprise this GPU have four 8-pins... This is a dual GPU card of top end... It's like a R9 290X two 8-pins

[ajoy39]

Not sure why they wouldn't do a full waterblock instead of an air cooler, that's the only custom cooler I really care about, but DAMN them 8 pins. That's both impressive and terrifying. 

[daemonowner]

Instead of heatpipes, use vapor chambers.

Instead of aluminium, use all pure copper (or that diamond copper that Noctua might be making, unless that was a joke).

Triple slot, good fans.

 

Easy.

[Biased Opinion]

there needs to be more cards that come with 4 8pin connectors, why you say, because why not. That being said, i think they should have made the thing even wider and longer to allow for even larger fan(120mm anyone). Not only would the thing be a monster but it would be even cooler.

[Kamina]

Looks like it would snap the slot.

[Rageodontist]

omg. code name the sun.

[That Norwegian Guy]

God, it's so annoying reading all those "Gosh, it's going to burn down your house" and "Better open up an extra Power Plant for that card" posts

 

Graters gonna grate...

 

Though to be fair, people around here tend to be repetitive no matter what the subject is. Like a hive mind singularity.

[brownninja97]

Looks like it would snap the slot.

its not an asus card dont worry.The pci-e bracket can handle a LOT more weight