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I've got an XFX RX 470 RS Black Edition. Last night I was working on the system it was in and had it sitting on my desk. It's one of these new "hard swap" dealies, where the fan uses contact points on a PCB in the heatsink frame to get power, so they can be easily swapped out.
I poked around with them a bit and It works really well - two clips hold the fan in place, squeeze and lift out. Snap back in. If you can reach the side of the video card while it's installed you could do a fan swap without ever having to take it out of the system. Neat!
I tried finding a page about them / ordering info on XFX' website, but there doesn't seem to be anything up. They mention it on the product pages for a lot of the RX cards, there's event an entry for it on their page under graphics technology:
"but now with XFX's Hard Swap technology, you can upgrade your fan in an instant. We even offer different upgrade option for higher performance or color LED options for customization."
Heck, even the back of the box says you can swap them out and there are different colors, speeds, LED type, all that, and to see the website for more info.
But!
I can't find anything on the XFX site about them, what types they have available or where to buy them. I also haven't seen it addressed in reviews - several mention the fan swap capability but aside from saying it's a new thing they have, there isn't any further info.
Did I miss the product page? Or is it still so fresh that details aren't out yet?
I poked around with them a bit and It works really well - two clips hold the fan in place, squeeze and lift out. Snap back in. If you can reach the side of the video card while it's installed you could do a fan swap without ever having to take it out of the system. Neat!
I tried finding a page about them / ordering info on XFX' website, but there doesn't seem to be anything up. They mention it on the product pages for a lot of the RX cards, there's event an entry for it on their page under graphics technology:
"but now with XFX's Hard Swap technology, you can upgrade your fan in an instant. We even offer different upgrade option for higher performance or color LED options for customization."
Heck, even the back of the box says you can swap them out and there are different colors, speeds, LED type, all that, and to see the website for more info.
But!
I can't find anything on the XFX site about them, what types they have available or where to buy them. I also haven't seen it addressed in reviews - several mention the fan swap capability but aside from saying it's a new thing they have, there isn't any further info.
Did I miss the product page? Or is it still so fresh that details aren't out yet?