Recently, the DIY market has stabilized, and many friends want to install a new computer, or upgrade their existing configuration. Among them, the most asked is the choice of the graphics card at the price of 2000 yuan. After all, a particularly entry-level graphics card may not be much stronger than a nuclear graphics card. And the flagship model is known to everyone, but it is expensive!
So today I bring a graphics card product that I personally think is more versatile at a price of 2000 yuan, which is the blue halberd A770 Photon 16G of the Intel camp. Specifically, we will talk about it in detail in combination with the unboxing and use experience.
Graphics card unboxing & installation
The packaging of the graphics card is still the familiar formula of the blue halberd, this graphics card is mainly black, with the classic blue halberd Logo light embellishment.
After unpacking, you can see that the protection of the graphics card is still good, with sponge wrapping and dustproof electrostatic bag protection.
Disposable seals are used to ensure that everyone is hand-out.
After opening, you can see that the appearance of this graphics card belongs to a more technological style and a durable type. The whole adopts the design of three fans, and the middle of the fan is the logo of the blue halberd.
The back is an all-metal backplate, which can not only improve heat dissipation, but also have enough physical strength.
The fan is a three-rotor fan, and the twill decoration does have the feel of a sailboat. The fan supports intelligent start and stop, and will stop during daily low-load operation. It's quieter and lasts longer.
There are Intel ARC lettering on the side. The internal radiator adopts the design of five nickel-plated heat pipes + high-density heat dissipation fins, which not only has a high-value industrial style appearance, but also has a strong heat dissipation capacity.
There is also the word "INTO THE UNKNOWN" at the end of the graphics card, which shows the courage to explore the unknown, which is quite emotional.
The graphics card is powered by dual 8 pins, PL1 195W, TBP 285W, and the personal recommended power supply is 650W or above. The power supply I used this time was 850W, so it definitely moved.
The video interface is 3xDP + 1xHDMI 2.0, which is also more versatile.
Next, I put the graphics card into the case, and I can see that it goes well with my black-style console.
In the MATX case, the size and thickness of this graphics card are also relatively moderate, there is enough space for heat dissipation, and it will not appear to be empty inside the case.
The lighting effect after lighting is also good.
The lighting effect of this graphics card is also not bad, it is this blue breathing lamp, which achieves a certain embellishment effect, but it is not too noisy. However, I still hope that the blue halberd can come out with a driver software to give you more options for personalized settings, and set the mode of off, always on, or keep the breathing light on as needed.
Accessories at a glance
Next, let's briefly talk about the configuration of this set of machines. The one I use with this graphics card is the recently popular Intel i5-13600KF.
The specific configuration of the whole machine is as follows.
CPU：Intel i5-13600KF
主板： 七彩虹CVN B760M FROZEN WIFI D5 V2
显卡：蓝戟A770 Photon 16G
Memory: TEAMGROUP's DELTA RGB DDR5 6600 memory sleeve 2x16GB
SSD：金士顿 NV1 1TB
Chassis: Kyushu Fengshen CH360 Digital Display Edition Black
电源：九州风神 PN850M
Radiator: Kyushu Fengshen Big Frost Tower ARGB Digital Display Version
Chassis: Kyushu Fengshen CH360 digital display version
This case of Kyushu Fengshen is currently available in black and white, and my one is black.
You can see that the size of the chassis is relatively moderate. As a MATX case, it is also relatively versatile, and it is OK to use it on the desktop or on the ground.
The core parameters of the chassis are as follows for the reference of interested partners.
This case comes pre-installed with 3 fans, which is at the level of out-of-the-box use, which is very worry-free for mainstream users. Among them, the rear is a 120mm outlet fan. Behind the front panel, there are also 2 large 140mm intake fans. Comparatively speaking, it is possible to obtain sufficient air intake with lower speed and noise.
On the side panel, there is also a dual real-time digital display screen, with the driver software of Kyushu Fengshen, you can check the working status of the CPU and GPU at any time. In this way, there is no need to cooperate with third-party software such as AIDA64, which is simple to configure and occupies very little system resources.
The IO ports and buttons of the chassis are at the top, specifically an LED control button, a USB-A (USB 3.0) port, an audio 2-in-1 3.5mm port, a USB-C port, and a power on/off key.
Power supply: Kyushu Fengshen PN850M Gold Full Model ATX3.1
The power supply this time is the PN850M of Kyushu Fengshen, which is a gold medal fully modular power supply, which supports the ATX 3.1 specification and PCIe 5.1 native power supply. Coupled with Japanese main capacitors, three-way PCI-E power supply, and 80 Plus and Cybenetics double gold certification, it highlights the stability and durability of the first hand.
The built-in fan is a 120mm FDB bearing fan from the original factory of Kyushu Fengshen, which supports PWM temperature control adjustment, and is also the best among power fans.
With a fully modular interface design, it will be easier to install and manage cables.
The included wire is a black embossed line, such as soft, and the quality is okay. In addition, this power supply also has a 10-year warranty, so you don't have to worry about it.
Radiator: Kyushu Fengshen Big Frost Tower AG620 ARGB Digital Display Edition Dark Night Black
The CPU cooler is the Kyushu Fengshen's Great Frost Tower ARGB digital display version, which is also black, and the overall style is relatively consistent. This air-cooled has a nominal depyretic capacity of 260W, which is really easy to deal with the Intel i5-13600KF.
The height of the radiator is 161mm, which is suitable for mainstream chassis, and it is naturally no pressure to install the CH360. It adopts the design of double tower + double fan, and all of them are blackened.
There is also a digital display module on the top cover of the cooler, which can display the temperature of the CPU.
USB 2.0 interface and motherboard connection, but also use Kyushu Fengshen's own driver software, almost does not occupy system resources, convenient overall, is a function and performance are more reliable air cooling radiator.
SSD: Kingston NV2
Kingston's classic NV2, which is used to hold the SSD for gaming, is good for money.
It adopts the mainstream specifications of the current SSD, the size of 2280, and the design of the standard M.2 interface, which can be adapted to mainstream desktop motherboards and laptops. Coupled with the design of single-sided storage particles, the thickness is controllable, and there is no need to worry about compatibility for ultra-thin laptops.
The performance is not very top-notch, but it is adequate.
Graphics performance
The first thing to do after installation is to upgrade to the latest graphics driver, after all, the "soft power" of Intel's graphics card has always been very strong, and it can really continuously improve performance through driver upgrades.
Let's take a look at 3DMARK's TIme Spy benchmark score. The graphics card score reached 13618 points, which is really high, and it is very good at this price point.
Let's take a look at a 3A picture quality masterpiece like Tomb Raider, here we recommend you to turn on Intel's Xe super sampling function, which can take into account the image quality and smoothness in the game.
At 2K resolution, the average frame rate at high image quality is 115 fps, which is quite smooth for such an ACT game.
As for the popular FPS e-sports online game CS2, which has been very popular recently, I used the image quality setting of G2 star brother Niko.
And adjust the resolution to 1280x960, which is most commonly used by professional players, and then stretch it to full-screen mode.
In a 10-player map, the frame rate fluctuates around 200 fps most of the time.
In some complex scenarios, it is around 150 fps.
It should be said that it is not super smooth, but it can cope with the use of mainstream 144/165/180Hz gaming monitors.
Then there's the battle game that tests the performance of the graphics card: Halo: Infinite.
Although I usually play with 1080P, in order to try the performance of this graphics card, this time I directly changed to the 2K resolution + high quality option.
The final average frame rate is around 80-90 fps, which is still relatively smooth.
Next, let's take a look at another domestic 3A masterpiece, the situation of infinite bright memory.
Again, set to 2K resolution, high image quality, select Intel XeSS performance mode.
The measured image quality is really good, with complex reflections of light and shadow, reflections on the water surface, and flashes in the distance all very realistic.
The average frame rate is also 180 fps, but the GPU is running at 100% full load the whole time, and to be honest, the fan noise is a bit noticeable. But it did run smoothly. It can be seen that A770 still has no pressure to deal with the current mainstream game masterpieces, not to mention crushing casually, there is no problem with taking into account the three-digit frame rate of high image quality, and many new games that support Intel XeSS technology can further improve the frame rate.
At the same time, this graphics card also has the advantage of 16GB of large video memory and support for AV1 codec. It also has its own advantages in the process of producing video content, as well as playing AIGC's AI painting, AI video generation and rendering.
summary
Generally speaking, after the development of the last few years, we are very pleased to see that Intel's graphics cards have made significant progress. In particular, this blue halberd A770 Photon 16G, which is positioned as a flagship, not only can the game performance be better at this price point, but also has the advantage of large video memory, which can give content creators more room to play, and the cost performance is very outstanding.
If you want to buy a full-fledged large video memory graphics card at a price of 2000 yuan in the near future, this Blue Halberd A770 Photon 16G is still worth buying.