Tuesday, December 21st 2010
Gigabyte Makes WindForce 3X Cooler Standard for GV-N480UD-15I Graphics Card
Gigabyte made the WindForce 3X GPU cooler a standard issue for its base-model GeForce GTX 480 graphics accelerator. Featured on factory-overclocked GTX 480 graphics cards by the company, WindForce 3X is a double-slot GPU cooler that makes use of three fans to cool a large aluminum fin array that spans along the entire area of the card. The GV-N480UD-15I Revision 2.0 features this change. The initial version made of use NVIDIA's reference cooling assembly over Gigabyte's own Ultra Durable VGA blue PCB.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
7 Comments on Gigabyte Makes WindForce 3X Cooler Standard for GV-N480UD-15I Graphics Card
I have to admit i'm a 580 convert. I've been oc'ing it quite a bit and have had it at 910 core. Stock cooler hits 76 degrees and makes very little noticeable noise.
I wanted this on the Gigabyte 480 SOC - glad it didnt make it to UK shores - happier with what i have now :)