MSI R7850 Power Edition

MSI HD7850 Power Edition Video Card

Just after thinking we might have seen the most well-rounded AMD graphics card from our vendors, we came to check out the MSI R7850 Power Edition 2GB factory overclocked graphics card. This card has completely blown us away with its quiet operation, low temperatures, and great performance for its class. Read on to find out how MSI achieved all of this! We recently covered the launch of Nvidia's latest mid-range budget reference design GeForce GTX 660 graphics card, which turned out to be one of the best bang for the buck graphics cards available on the market as of Fall 2012. But of course, we were not quite satisfied with its overclocking potential and it's cooler design. While the card was quiet, and did not exceed 74C at full load, it still could have a bit of improvement on the cooling and overclocking side. We're sure manufacturers that decided to go with a non-reference designs will provide better cards for enthusiast gaming members and overclockers, but that will also come with a higher price tag of $239+. Today we're taking a look at MSI's AMD offering, the MSI R7850 Power Edition 2GB factory overclocked card.