Hello,
I have a quick question for you, this might sound like a newb question but I want to know for sure
I had to RMA my BBA Powercolor HD 4870 1GB. It was sent to the supplier to be exchanged and they sent me a new one but this one was Powercolor's new HD 4870, not a reference design. This one. Yes, it's very similar to the PCS+ version.
Now, my question is: My card also has some similar 4 chokes next to the MOSFETs like the Asus HD 4870 D5 which has a 4 phase power circuit. Does it mean my card also has 4 phase VRM power? BBA cards only have a 3 phase design and it's not advertised anywhere that my card has 4 phases like the PCS+ version. Unfortunately, unlike my previous BBA card this one doesn't seem to have a VRM temperature sensor.
Maybe they decided to ditch the reference design and instead use the PCS+ version's PCB for the regular cards as well?
I have a quick question for you, this might sound like a newb question but I want to know for sure
I had to RMA my BBA Powercolor HD 4870 1GB. It was sent to the supplier to be exchanged and they sent me a new one but this one was Powercolor's new HD 4870, not a reference design. This one. Yes, it's very similar to the PCS+ version.
Now, my question is: My card also has some similar 4 chokes next to the MOSFETs like the Asus HD 4870 D5 which has a 4 phase power circuit. Does it mean my card also has 4 phase VRM power? BBA cards only have a 3 phase design and it's not advertised anywhere that my card has 4 phases like the PCS+ version. Unfortunately, unlike my previous BBA card this one doesn't seem to have a VRM temperature sensor.
Maybe they decided to ditch the reference design and instead use the PCS+ version's PCB for the regular cards as well?