ASUS Unveils a Limited Edition Radeon R9 Nano with White Cooler Shroud

btarunr · Oct 26, 2015

ASUS unveiled a limited edition Radeon R9 Nano graphics card with a matte white cooler shroud, replacing its matte-black reference twin. Besides this, there's absolutely nothing that sets this card from AMD's reference design. The underlying PCB is reference, and so are the clocks, with up to 1000 MHz core, and 500 MHz (512 GB/s) memory. It remains to be seen if ASUS seeks a small premium for this card, and if that's enough to lure case-modders building machines around this color scheme.

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Nokiron · Oct 26, 2015

If it was a reference design, the PCB would be AMD-branded?

The Asus-branding in the bottom right hints of a non-reference PCB.

Ruru · Oct 26, 2015

Probably just a reference board without AMD logo but Asus logo instead, just my guess.

GhostRyder · Oct 26, 2015

Its cool to see something nice about it, but I doubt the card itself has any changes even slight ones. Would not mind one in a small white build!

Fourstaff · Oct 26, 2015

White is the new black?

Finners · Oct 26, 2015

Should have a white PCB, if your going to do something go all in.

Casecutter · Oct 26, 2015

I read other places indicating the PCB might not be reference, but similar as there just isn't a bunch of real-estate to do a lot of difference. It's said they might have upgrade the 4+2 power phase design, while higher quality power circuitry to provide longer component life span and have it run a little cooler While most bemoan Asus didn't design a new cooler, hard to improve on the AMD vapor chamber/heat pipe design. To do that and make it any cheaper in low volume would be arduous.

bogami · Oct 26, 2015

The color of the frame will certainly not raise the FPS and such added in terms of price could be an indicator of poor sales. In order to make the price dropped to € 300 would be much better because it would have a real price of his class. What we can when traders taxes and customs more than double the price. The colors will not solve a bad option for the OC.
Anyone can the mask painted over in the desired color. Spray colors are available in stores, and if they put a little effort and made the base in the same color that would be attractive.

Vlada011 · Oct 27, 2015

Fourstaff said:
White is the new black?

For me is black color scheme for hardware better.
It's good to be and one more color but not black/white.

newtekie1 · Oct 27, 2015

Nokiron said:
If it was a reference design, the PCB would be AMD-branded?

ASUS could use the reference design and produce the PCBs themselves. That happens a lot.

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