Monday, September 28th 2009
Galaxy Unveils First Single-Slot Air-Cooled GeForce GTX 260 Accelerator
Constantly innovating new graphics cards designs, Galaxy pushed the limits of engineering by coming up with the first GeForce GTX 260 with a single-slot air cooler. To achieve this, the company designed its own long cooler based on the Vapor Chamber (VC) technology. A VC plate sits on top of the GPU and the aluminum base-plate of the cooler (to cool the memory) On top of the VC plate is a dense copper channel array through which air directed by the blower passes. There is a separate heatsink over the VRM area, which cools off under the air-flow from the main cooler.
The entire set of heatsinks is neatly packed under an aluminum shroud. The card packs standard features of the GeForce GTX 260, including 216 shader processors, 896 MB of GDDR3 memory across a 448-bit memory interface, 3-way SLI support, and support for DirectX 10. Connectivity options include one each of DVI-D, HDMI, and S-Video/composite. It draws power from two 6-pin PCI-E power connectors. Availability and pricing of this card is not known just as yet.
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The entire set of heatsinks is neatly packed under an aluminum shroud. The card packs standard features of the GeForce GTX 260, including 216 shader processors, 896 MB of GDDR3 memory across a 448-bit memory interface, 3-way SLI support, and support for DirectX 10. Connectivity options include one each of DVI-D, HDMI, and S-Video/composite. It draws power from two 6-pin PCI-E power connectors. Availability and pricing of this card is not known just as yet.
43 Comments on Galaxy Unveils First Single-Slot Air-Cooled GeForce GTX 260 Accelerator
I'm tired of CGI anime girls and flames. This looks neat and professional.
"Aw, look at his little single slot card...isn't it cute???"
PWNED...........
:roll:
Edit: I just thought of this. What are the clocks?
i really want one so I can TRi SLi on mt P6T Deluxe V2, one of my slots will only house a 1 slot thick card...
would have been better if they used solid state power phases to allow for the vapor chamber to be larger.
for example this looks like a new burn baby but only dead and stuffed with cotton.:twitch:
Oh, now I see why!