Sparkle Debuts White Design Arc B580 TITAN Luna OC Card

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Sparkle's Arc B580 TITAN Luna OC graphics card model—featuring an all-white design—was discovered via leaked renders around mid-December. By that point in time, the Taiwanese company had already sent Intel Arc B580 "Battlemage" GPU-based products to market—most notably in the form of its Arc B580 TITAN OC SKU, bearing a signature blue design. W1zzard—TechPowerUp's resident evaluator of GPUs—honored this particular model with two awards: "Highly Recommended" and "Great Value." We expect the newly announced "Luna" (almost all-white) counterpart to perform nigh identically—Sparkle has simply rolled out a different color option for customers who favor pale-tinted PC builds.

The inclusion of a differently shaded I/O ruins the overall effect, but snow-white enthusiasts will be happy to discover that Sparkle has produced a white PCB design for its TITAN Luna lineup. Similarly, certain Chinese brands have consistently delivered many white-hued boards. Western PC gaming hardware enthusiasts have often admired the (more recognized) PowerColor Hellhound "Spectral White" aesthetic. A limited edition GPU holder will be bundled in the Arc B580 TITAN Luna OC's retail package—unfortunately, Sparkle has seemingly settled on including this all-blue accessory.



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[lexluthermiester]

Oooo! Very Nice! Me likey!

 

[Chomiq]

White PCB, always a plus in my book. I like it.

 

[Nanochip]

Is this Sapphire??

 

[lexluthermiester]

Is this Sapphire??

Seriously? Where does it say anything about Sapphire?

 

[Nanochip]

Seriously? Where does it say anything about Sapphire?

The design language reminded me of sapphire. But in actuality Sapphire is affiliated with another Arc brand, Onix! Look it up!

 

[Ruru]

White PCB, always a plus in my book. I like it.

Asus for example should take a note from these manufacturers, since they have the "white editions" but the PCB still isn't white.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Sparkle will make 5 of these ever and then they'll be OOS for the rest of time.

 

[lexluthermiester]

The design language reminded me of sapphire.

Fair enough.

But in actuality Sapphire is affiliated with another Arc brand, Onix! Look it up!

But not Sparkle..

Sparkle will make 5 of these ever and then they'll be OOS for the rest of time.

What makes you say that?

 

[GodisanAtheist]

What makes you say that?

- The generally poor availability of B series Intel cards.

Either out of stock or jacked up in price on Amazon/Newegg (please don't say "but my local microcenter has X on store shelves" yes because there are like 15 microcenters in the world).

 

[lexluthermiester]

The generally poor availability of B series Intel cards.

The reception and demand for the new BattleMage cards was much higher than they expected. I don't think that will effect this card's availability.