First GTX 480 pcb shots - Gpu is huge

[MarcVenice]

Why would they black out the PCI-e slot connections?

The pcb had been marked on all kinds of places. Hence there are no foto's of the back, no foto's of the topside of the cooler, etc. Some places are made black just in case. With the markings, Nvidia might have been able to trace back the videocard to whatever vendor it belongs too.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Glad I got a P183... Goodbye secondary 3.5" drivebay though.

+1 P183 here as well. Bro is using my older P182.

 

[PM650]

6pin + 8pin for 1 chip, oh my

 

[toyota]

6pin + 8pin for 1 chip, oh my

hardly a big deal as even the gtx280 had that.

 

[Ika]

jeez man, I'm surprised every time I see the size of the top-end GPU PCB, even if I'm expecting it. It's worse when I have it in my hands - first the 6800NU, next the 8800GTS... fortunately the 5770 was quite small :^)

 

[Tsavo]

You'll need a four clift just to install it.

 

[Kakkoii]

While it is big, it's not going to be the biggest. ATI's 5870 is actually longer than it. At a whopping 11.1 inches. And most X2 cards are well into the 11 inch range, some even hitting 12.

I merged the 2 leaked images of it together and did a measurement in photoshop based on the shadow of the PCIe connector that was blacked out. It comes to around a little less than 11 inch's long. (Couldn't get a precise measurement due to the 2 different perspectives of the photos.)

 

[zerocool84]

While it is big, it's not going to be the biggest. ATI's 5870 is actually longer than it. At a whopping 11.1 inches. And most X2 cards are well into the 11 inch range, some even hitting 12.

I merged the 2 leaked images of it together and did a measurement in photoshop based on the shadow of the PCIe connector that was blacked out. It comes to around a little less than 11 inch's long. (Couldn't get a precise measurement due to the 2 different perspectives of the photos.)

The 5870 size you said includes the enclosure which makes it longer. The actual PCB isn't that long.

 

[F1shF4t]

Hmm doesn't look any bigger than my old 8800gtx. Saying that, the gtx was a beast of a card.

 

[MoMeanMugs]

You'll need a four clift just to install it.

Are those four clifts a new design of forklifts built from the ground up? If so, are they being delayed as well? That would be terrible not to be able to install a new card because you're waiting on one to be delivered.

 

[Keysplayr]

The 5870 size you said includes the enclosure which makes it longer. The actual PCB isn't that long.

Did you plan on running one without the enclosure?
Mebbe some H2O cooling action.

Looks like 10.5 inches for the PCB. Same as 8800/9800/GT200.

 

[CitanUzuki]

^^^^captain save a'fermi

You need to stop trolling -Admin DrPizza

 

[Axon]

Did you plan on running one without the enclosure?
Mebbe some H2O cooling action.

Looks like 10.5 inches for the PCB. Same as 8800/9800/GT200.

Nice.

I'll reserve the rest of my opinion for the official benches. That heatsink is a bit scary, however.

 

[Keysplayr]

^^^^captain save a'fermi

Or, captain fact o' GF100.
Any other little digs you would like to get in for no apparent reason?
Welcome to the forums.

 

[AdamK47]

Looks like nVidia is brute forcing performance in their cards. I remember another graphics card company doing the same thing back in 2000.

 

[tviceman]

This card looks to be noticeably longer than the gf100 pcb: http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/17890/1/

 

[MrK6]

Looks like it's the same size PCB; 10.5" sounds reasonably correct. However, that heatsink's size and design speaks volumes. Yikes.

 

[cbn]

Looks very similar to G80:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Nakedgtxku5.jpg

Wikipedia:
As of September 2007, the G80 was the largest commercial GPU ever constructed. It consists of 681 million transistors covering a 480 mm² die surface area built on a 90 nm process.

As of June 2008, the GT200 was the largest commercial GPU ever constructed. It consists of 1.4 billion transistors covering a 576mm² die surface area built on a 65nm process.

This looks like it's around 500mm² based on the article linked; falling between G80 and GTX280. The power circuitry is beefy though.

How does the heatpipe size look in comparison to G80 and GTX280?

 

[Lonyo]

Looks like nVidia is brute forcing performance in their cards. I remember another graphics card company doing the same thing back in 2000.

Either you're confused, or I'm confused.
Last I knew, 3dfx ended up using multiple chips on single cards because their single GPU wasn't good enough.
That strategy is more similar to ATI than NV. ATI designs a more mid-level chip which can be put on a dual GPU card for the high end, and give a reasonably priced high-mid card.
NV is trying to brute force by making a single GPU that's as powerful as possible, which wasn't what 3dfx did...

 

[RussianSensation]

How does the heatpipe size look in comparison to G80 and GTX280?

The cooler and heatpipes appear to be significantly larger.

G80:
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgu...s?q=8800gtx+cooler&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbs=isch:1

GTX285:http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/09/asus-matrix-gtx-285-review/6.jpg

 

[yh125d]

Yeah it may be the same PCB length as 8800GTX but the cooler is definitely much beefier

http://www.knopers.net/webspace/tweakers/Nvidia%208800 GTX 3.jpg

 

[anand_user]

I hope it's not too expensive. Please keep bashing nvidia so I can get my gtx 480 at lower price.

 

[v8envy]

I hope it's not too expensive. Please keep bashing nvidia so I can get my gtx 480 at lower price.

Bashing has nothing to do with causing price movement.

If the card is good from a performance/value metric, people will dogpile to buy it while praising it to high heaven while reviling the competition (See: G80 & G92 vs radeon contemporaries). If it's a terrible performer for the dollar people won't buy nearly as many. This is the situation which causes forum bashing and sometimes lower prices.

In summary, you're confusing cause with effect.

 

[disappoint]

Are those four clifts a new design of forklifts built from the ground up? If so, are they being delayed as well? That would be terrible not to be able to install a new card because you're waiting on one to be delivered.

He means four of these:

 

[dzoner]

This card was reported to have an A2 chip on it.

It may be an early testing board and not represent the final board.

And why it 'happened' to be left laying about.