Friday, June 4th 2010
Gigabyte Ready with GTX 470 SuperOverclock
Gigabyte displayed its high-end non-reference GeForce GTX 470 based graphics card, the GTX 470 SuperOverclock (GV-N470SO-13I). The card is built using Gigabyte's Ultra Durable VGA Plus (UDV+) technology, and makes use of a 12+2 phase VRM, because of which the PCB is about as long as a GTX 480. The GPU and memory chips used are said to be hand-picked (by binning), to have the highest overclocking potential. The GPU cooler used is no less complex, making use of a large aluminum fin array that's cooled by three fans that's are slightly inclined to reduce turbulence. There is no word on the clock-speeds, though being an SOC model it will likely be on the higher side.
17 Comments on Gigabyte Ready with GTX 470 SuperOverclock
This card is a very nice non-reference design.
Oh yea, and noob question, what's phase vrm and how does the bigger numbers make it better for overclocking (Like 12+2 vs 4+1)? Seems like the reference 470s overclock fine.
hey that rhymes :laugh:
Personally, I dont like the idea of ubersuperoverclocking an already power hungry GPU. We all know that OC'ing improves performance but at the same time performance/watt gets worse; it uses ever more power to get the extra stretch.
I might actually prefer a leanunderclocked GTLV 470, operating at extra low volts and being more power efficient.:pimp:
Kidding, I'll do some research and learn some more.