GTX 480 Detailed Card Pics

[Hauk]

I ran across these today and thought it was worth sharing. Solid looking card, no backplate though. I've come to like them.. no matter I suppose.

 

[cbn]

I like the heatsink and the fan design. How much do the back cuts on the PCB add to airflow?

 

[Hauk]

Probably only a small percentage of total airflow coming in through the slots; I'm curious if they'll help with noise levels though, perhaps changing/lowering pitch or lowering turbulence? All in all a solid looking card. Looks like a very high quality heatsink.

 

[nitromullet]

Probably only a small percentage of total airflow coming in through the slots; I'm curious if they'll help with noise levels though, perhaps changing/lowering pitch or lowering turbulence? All in all a solid looking card. Looks like a very high quality heatsink.

Agreed, it does look like a good cooler. Both ATI and NVIDIA really have been putting solid reference coolers on their high end cards for a while now. They both really stepped up during the 7900GTX/X1950XT era with better, quieter cooling.

 

[GTaudiophile]

NVIDIA to get official with Fermi GPUs, will 'more than double the performance' of existing cards.

So when does the NDA lift?

 

[1h4x4s3x]

26th, 7pm your time.

 

[nitromullet]

more pics from the same shoot: http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/Gallery/170368,nvidia-gtx480-disassembly-guide.aspx/1

Edit: looks like these got pulled.

 

[ronnn]

Nice pictures! This should all be in 1 thread. Am too lazy to read 8 threads on the same card.

 

[RussianSensation]

more pics from the same shoot: http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/Gallery/170368,nvidia-gtx480-disassembly-guide.aspx/1

Awesome pics. The components on the PCB are very neatly laid out. But that fan is made by Delta :\ (hopefully it wont sound like a Tornado)

 

[GTaudiophile]

Awesome pics. The components on the PCB are very neatly laid out. But that fan is made by Delta :\ (hopefully it wont sound like a Tornado)

 

[Bl0cks]

I really like that heatsink. Looks like they bought into the heatpipe direct touch trend, and I like it.

 

[RaistlinZ]

That die is huge.

 

[Barfo]

Looks pretty badass in all black.

 

[thilanliyan]

That die is huge.

That's just the heatspreader I think...not the actual die size.

 

[PM650]

That's just the heatspreader I think...not the actual die size.

This is correct.
Still large enough though

http://forums.vr-zone.com/news-around-the-web/582170-nvidia-gf100-die-shots.html

 

[faxon]

no that's the actual die. look at the edges of the die, you can see the resin based material which allows the die to expand and contract on board without fracturing and holding it in place at the same time. if you look at PCB shots of the GTX280 you will see it's also quite huge

ed: to the post above, you realize that the article was about the first die shots of fermi right?

 

[nitromullet]

no that's the actual die. look at the edges of the die, you can see the resin based material which allows the die to expand and contract on board without fracturing and holding it in place at the same time. if you look at PCB shots of the GTX280 you will see it's also quite huge

ed: to the post above, you realize that the article was about the first die shots of fermi right?

exposed:

covered with heat spreader:

 

[WelshBloke]

I like the heatsink and the fan design. How much do the back cuts on the PCB add to airflow?

Yeah, thats a serious heatsink.

Doesnt look like its making that good contact though. Looks like only 3 of the heat pipes have any pressure on the heatspreader and then only in the middle.

 

[BD231]

lol @ GT's pick, classic. I remember my first delta for my Athlon Thunderbird, back when high powered computers doubled as space heaters!