XFX Radeon HD 7770 Black Super Overclocked Edition DD Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2012-02-21

The Radeon HD 7770 Black Super Overclocked Edition Double Dissipation is a video card from XFX featuring the new "Cape Verde" mainstream GPU. The card is cooled by the new dual fan cooling system from the same manufacturer, which is both efficient and silent, the GPU reaching no more than 65 degrees after 15 minutes of stress testing in Furmark. The card comes pre-overclocked and still has some headroom left without the need of raising the stock voltage.

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A Closer Look Part II

The drivers are located on a separate disk, but we can always download the latest version from the AMD website:

 

 

 

The XFX Driver/CD Install Guide shows us what steps we need to perform for proceeding with the software installation:

 

 

 

XFX has available a lot of accessories concerning the VGA department, so here we can find adapters, low profile kits, a stand for multiple monitors and so on:

 

 

 

The other guide explains us step by step the procedures for installing the card inside our computer:

 

 

 

A small enclosure inside the cardboard box also contains hardware accessories, like a DVI to VGA adapter, a Crossfire bridge, one Mini-DP to DP adapter and a small black envelope:

 

 

 

The previously mentioned envelope contains a case badge which features the Black Edition inscription:

 

 

 

By removing the top side of the box, we can reveal the card fully wrapped inside an anti-static bag:

 

 

 

The top metallic plate is fully covered with a transparent plastic film, which needs to be removed before using the card for the first time:

 

 

 

XFX 7770 Black SOE features a dual fan cooling system and the top is covered with a metallic plate; in the center there is the XFX logo:

 

 

 

Each fan has 11 blades and is screwed onto a metallic frame that is linked to the top shroud:

 

 

 

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