Finally a cool and quiet gtx 470...

[happy medium]

"Inno3D claim the Hawk gives a maximum noise level of 30dB, and is 22ºC cooler than the reference design."

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3707/inno3d-announce-triple-slot-gtx-470-hawk-

Temps and noise are better ,but I'm sure people will find something else to complain about. OH yea , It's 3 slots.

They should make a gtx 480 with this cooler.

Edit : looks like someone heard me....gtx 480 3 slot

http://www.techpowerup.com/121576/Zotac_Readies_GeForce_GTX_480_Amp_Edition_Graphics_Card.html

 

[alcoholbob]

I had to do it:

And the 5870 is faster and quieter and cooler.

 

[happy medium]

I had to do it:

And the 5870 is faster and quieter and cooler.

Honestly , if the 22c cooler temps and only 30db is true , no it's not.
5870 runs in the 80's and about 45db.

 

[Leyawiin]

If Inno3D had an appreciable US presence (as in RMA service) I'd stick my neck out and buy one.

 

[happy medium]

If Inno3D had an appreciable US presence (as in RMA service) I'd stick my neck out and buy one.

Galaxy and Palit are also comming out with non reference factory overclocked designs, I'm sure others will follow.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Just because they run cooler doesn't mean the heat is going to disappear. It still is going to require your air conditioning to dissapate the heat. Let me know when there is a truly cooler running gtx.

 

[lsv]

Looks good, I don't need the performance myself but I can see people who would make great use of that.

 

[happy medium]

Just because they run cooler doesn't mean the heat is going to disappear. It still is going to require your air conditioning to dissapate the heat. Let me know when there is a truly cooler running gtx.

Does the temperature of your room increase from a 75 watt lightbulb?
Thats ridiculous unless you live in a closet.

If it's too hot for your case, you picked the wrong case for your hobbie.

 

[alcoholbob]

Does the temperature of your room increase from a 75 watt lightbulb?

Yes it does.

 

[BFG10K]

I like the looks of that Zotac GTX480, and being pre-overclocked is a bonus too.

I should’ve waited and got one of those instead. But then I never expected non-reference cooling solutions to come out so fast, and I also expected GF100 cards to be in really short supply.

 

[toyota]

Just because they run cooler doesn't mean the heat is going to disappear. It still is going to require your air conditioning to dissapate the heat. Let me know when there is a truly cooler running gtx.

yes but it would be nice to have the gpu temps AND fan noise reduced at the same time. also most people getting this card probably already have a card that uses about the similar amount of wattage anyway.

 

[Sylvanas]

"Inno3D claim the Hawk gives a maximum noise level of 30dB, and is 22ºC cooler than the reference design."

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3707/inno3d-announce-triple-slot-gtx-470-hawk-

Temps and noise are better ,but I'm sure people will find something else to complain about. OH yea , It's 3 slots.

They should make a gtx 480 with this cooler.

Edit : looks like someone heard me....gtx 480 3 slot

http://www.techpowerup.com/121576/Zotac_Readies_GeForce_GTX_480_Amp_Edition_Graphics_Card.html

Zotac always make awesome 'Amp' edition cards that overclock well- this is welcome news. Looks like copper base and fins aswell. I wonder if MSI will come out with a 'Lightning' version or something that uses better VRMs and caps- I'm sure someone eventually will.

 

[SHAQ]

It would be easier to pop off the shroud and cable tie your own 80mm fan to the stock heatsink. It should work on the 470 but not the 480.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Oh, wow, it's 3 slot...

NVidia should have made the 480 triple-slot from the get-go, it would have meant they wouldn't have had to do that stupid shit with the shroud being part of the heatsink.

 

[Madcatatlas]

Looks like a good card, but has two downsides to it.

whats the price of this? cost more than the standard 470?

And triple slot cooler, no matter which card = forget about it.
Maybe MSI can put out something that requires only 2 slot card/cooler.

 

[Lonyo]

Looks like a good card, but has two downsides to it.

whats the price of this? cost more than the standard 470?

And triple slot cooler, no matter which card = forget about it.
Maybe MSI can put out something that requires only 2 slot card/cooler.

AT said +$30~50 which puts it squarely in HD5870 territory.
With the extra overclocking against a stock GTX470, it might push the HD5870 for performance, so it would depend on how much extra a stock HD5870 has in it and precisely how much extra headroom this cooler gets you, but it's conceivable that could be close to a wash for overclocked performance and price.

 

[konakona]

Oh, wow, it's 3 slot...

NVidia should have made the 480 triple-slot from the get-go, it would have meant they wouldn't have had to do that stupid shit with the shroud being part of the heatsink.

QFT. who cares about extra PCI slots anyway, when everything else pretty much comes either onboard or outboard (USB, etc)? Seeing how beefier aftermarket coolers always do better, it's about time someone did this on fermi. Great move indeed!

Have not seen the cooler reviewed yet to have those noise figures claimed substantiated, but with that size I am pretty sure it's much quieter.

And triple slot cooler, no matter which card = forget about it.

why not? do you actually MUST have something other than gfx in those other slots being blocked by the cooler? Not sure if SLI would work on certain boards though.

One thing that I *might* be weary of is VRM cooling; on ATi cards, only TTpro + with stock heatplate seems to work well, otherwise (in case you can't make the stock heatplate fit) you need to get a separate VRM cooler like HR-03. I would imagine they haven't messed up on this, should be pretty easy to verify once someone decides to review the card.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Galaxy and Palit are also comming out with non reference factory overclocked designs, I'm sure others will follow.

Does the temperature of your room increase from a 75 watt lightbulb?
Thats ridiculous unless you live in a closet.

If it's too hot for your case, you picked the wrong case for your hobbie.

You have to remember that there is a difference between heat and temperature. Even if this new cooler lowers the temp of GPU 30C, it's still a 'hotter' running part than any non-overclocked/non-volated bumped 5870 GPU.

The GTX470 is still going to put out x amount of heat, no matter what cooler is on it, no matter what the actual GPU temperature. A better cooler does nothing other than lower the GPU's operating temperature, but the GPU still puts out more heat.

So while this new cooler may lower the temps and have the GPU technically run cooler, it's still a hotter part... or at least a part that produces more heat.

 

[BFG10K]

Oh, wow, it's 3 slot...

If it’s much quieter than the stock cooler, it may be worth it.

NVidia should have made the 480 triple-slot from the get-go, it would have meant they wouldn't have had to do that stupid shit with the shroud being part of the heatsink.

They’d never do that because triple slot is not really viable for SLI.

 

[BFG10K]

So while this new cooler may lower the temps and have the GPU technically run cooler, it's still a hotter part... or at least a part that produces more heat.

The heat is largely irrelevant (open a window or something), and so is power consumption for the kind of people that would buy this thing.

Noise however is a big problem for many, so if the cooler is silent then it’s a big plus.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Does the temperature of your room increase from a 75 watt lightbulb?
Thats ridiculous unless you live in a closet.

If it's too hot for your case, you picked the wrong case for your hobbie.

I'm pretty sure my ATCS 840 case with 3 240mm fans has plenty of airflow.

 

[tviceman]

I don't care about SLI /Crossfire setup so if I was in the market for a Fermi these cards would be top on my list.

 

[tviceman]

AT said +$30~50 which puts it squarely in HD5870 territory.
With the extra overclocking against a stock GTX470, it might push the HD5870 for performance, so it would depend on how much extra a stock HD5870 has in it and precisely how much extra headroom this cooler gets you, but it's conceivable that could be close to a wash for overclocked performance and price.

Good analysis, but IMO if it's the same price as a 5870, the 5870 is still the better deal for current games - unless the buyer wants/must have physx. Realistically the gtx470, custom coolers or not, needs to stay cheaper (even if only by a little bit) than the hd5870 to make sense.

 

[Leyawiin]

Just because they run cooler doesn't mean the heat is going to disappear. It still is going to require your air conditioning to dissapate the heat. Let me know when there is a truly cooler running gtx.

Any capable GPU is probably putting out at least 200F in raw heat prior to being cooled by some sort of HSF. A cooler running GPU is better of course, but ATI or Nvidia, they're all putting out substantial heat while gaming (along with the CPU and power supply). If I was that sensitive about it I probably would have a low powered rig with integrated graphics and not game at all. Such a useless point.

 

[Daedalus685]

Any capable GPU is probably putting out at least 200F in raw heat prior to being cooled by some sort of HSF. A cooler running GPU is better of course, but ATI or Nvidia, they're all putting out substantial heat while gaming (along with the CPU and power supply). If I was that sensitive about it I probably would have a low powered rig with integrated graphics and not game at all. Such a useless point.

Heat is measured in joules (cal, btu etc.), with rates in watts... it is not a temperature... at any rate.

It is certainly not a useless point... I may not care that my machine consumes a lot of power while I play games but that is in no way a free pass for companies to maintain the same power/performance ratio for the rest of time (not that any ever have). Just because one may care about power efficiency does not mean they should go to integrated graphics... One can still choose the most efficient of two high end options as their primary purchasing factor without giving up gaming..

There is something oh so special with a part that accomplishes great things on an efficient energy budget, which is not something I've seen in a while outside of the mobile market. Imagine a video card with the same efficiency rating as your average iphone...