Wednesday, March 23rd 2011

ASUS GeForce GTX 590 Unboxed

A Chinese source, probably a distributor/retailer, leaked the first pictures of a retail-grade ASUS GeForce GTX 590 graphics accelerator. The pictures reveal a fairly standard packaging by ASUS, which features the same green box with a mythological warrior character used on most recent GeForce graphics cards by the company. Inside, there's a harder black paperboard box, which contains the graphics card and its accessories. ASUS' card bears a reference design. As with many high-end graphics cards released by ASUS in recent times, there are no fancy anime stickers on the card, rather it features the company badge.

The pictures also reveal a little bit about the card. It's a little longer than most NVIDIA GeForce cards released, including the GTX 295. The two GPU systems look well spaced apart from the central fan, which looks to be engineered for higher air-flow. Flipping the card, reveals that NVIDIA did not use a single full-coverage back-plate, rather two smaller ones, that just cover the area behind each GPU, and spread heat from memory chips located at the reverse side of the PCB. Display IO includes three DVI and a mini HDMI. You can use all three DVI connectors at a time, to drive a 3-display NVIDIA 3DVision Surround setup.
Source: PCINLIFE Forums
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46 Comments on ASUS GeForce GTX 590 Unboxed

#26
KaelMaelstrom
SammyHayabuzaWow, now I'm a "Troll" for putting a simple opinion that simply states my believes that the card is fake and is photo-shopped...damn , I not a hater!!

Take A Look!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Palit-1792MB-DDR3-Dual-DVI-HDMI/dp/B002WWHF0M

Fudzilla Confirms its fake!!!
www.fudzilla.com/graphics/item/22159-nvidias-gtx-590-pixellized
you are not only a troll but a blind fool.
look at the outputs of the card :banghead:
Palit GTX 295


ASUS GTX 590


And how can it be a fake if the card is already ready and it is going to be shipped and released??
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#27
Tatty_Two
Gone Fishing
SammyHayabuzaThanks for your reply , I absolutely agree that the editor has the right to post the article, I'm not against that....maybe me saying "They wouldn't dare" was a bit tad...that wasn't my intention in any way. Techpowerup is one of the most respected sites and one that I've been enjoying for a long time, there's no disrespect meant in me say that they are under NDA or that they wouldn't post something like this....I chose the wrong words..my badd.

Now as for the "Please move on"....this is why Techpowerup has a forum, to discuss these matters, whether or not I'm right or wrong, will remain to be seen, I still believe its fake and that's my opinion.
When I say move on I am talking move about the "attitude", for example, if I looked at the photo's and thought they might be fake I would have worded my post very differently to yours, my point being that noone is going to jump on your case if you simply said for example " I have looked at these pictures and links in detail and to be honest, they look fake to me, i also cannot see how anyone would post them who has a genuine card as they would still be under NDA"

Because after all you don't actually KNOW they are fake although your origional post clearly stated they were..... hope I have made myself clearer now, anything can be construcive if approached in the right manner and thats perhaps the only reason why one or two disagreed with you.
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#28
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
SammyHayabuzaFake...

C'mon, Techpowerup is under NDA from Nvidia, they wouldn't dare post anything real about the GTX 590 until Nvidia say so.
I'm at liberty to post anything and everything about GTX 590 as long as I have external sources to cite.
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#29
Tau
Current retail price from one of the major Canadian retailers is set at $749.99 Cost being ~$100 less.
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#30
newtekie1
Semi-Retired Folder
SammyHayabuzaWow, now I'm a "Troll" for putting a simple opinion that simply states my believes that the card is fake and is photo-shopped...damn , I not a hater!!

Take A Look!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Palit-1792MB-DDR3-Dual-DVI-HDMI/dp/B002WWHF0M

Fudzilla Confirms its fake!!!
www.fudzilla.com/graphics/item/22159-nvidias-gtx-590-pixellized
So you say it is fake, based on a fudzilla article claiming that a totally different release from a few weeks ago was fake? That really warrants the attitude...
KaelMaelstromyou are not only a troll but a blind fool.
look at the outputs of the card :banghead:
Palit GTX 295
i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g399/Kael_Maelstrom/81P1pF9s8-L_AA1500_.jpg

ASUS GTX 590
i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g399/Kael_Maelstrom/149e-1.jpg

And how can it be a fake if the card is already ready and it is going to be shipped and released??
Not to mention that the fan shroud in the original leak, which was fake, did look like the fan shroud of the GTX295. However, the fan shroud in this leak looks like the fan shroud design from the nVidia renderings.
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#31
erocker
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I'll remind all of you that calling out people as trolls and name calling has nothing to do with the topic at hand and it goes against TPU's posting guidelines. If you have a problem with a post, report it. Consider this your warning.
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#32
copenhagen69
its fun knowing all the info while watching you all guess :)
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#33
Easy Rhino
Linux Advocate
run it in quad sli so you can play your console ports at 1000 FPS :laugh: /bitter
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#34
DannibusX
Animalpak(troll mode on )

Not sure but can handle better than your ceap AMD ( troll mode off )
Not quite sure why you're so defensive. The man has a point.

I can't wait for bench results on this card so I can justify buying a 580.
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#35
Animalpak
DannibusXNot quite sure why you're so defensive. The man has a point.

I can't wait for bench results on this card so I can justify buying a 580.
I have only retained the same treatment as he did to me. :confused:

My quad core is overclocked even have to give, i also pass by year's end to i7.
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#36
DannibusX
AnimalpakI have only retained the same treatment as he did to me. :confused:
Hmm. All I saw was somebody pointing out that there's a possibility of a bottleneck with your CPU if you purchase the card. Maybe he just wanted to help save you some cash?

You could probably go i7 tomorrow if you cancelled your order for the 590 and sat on it for a minute.
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#37
Easy Rhino
Linux Advocate
back on topic people!
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#38
bear jesus
Anyone who buy's this and does not put it under water and games below 2560x1600 or not on a triple monitor setup should be ashamed of themselves.

I look forward to the review but I'm already pretty sure the price/performance wont be that great at stock speeds and be too hot to overclock very far so this card is just crying out for water.
Easy Rhinorun it in quad sli so you can play your console ports at 1000 FPS :laugh: /bitter
:roll:
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#39
CDdude55
Crazy 4 TPU!!!
Looks nice, should be a good card.
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#40
JATownes
The Lurker
The split backplate looks odd. :confused: I think a solid backplate would have been a much better choice.
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#41
bear jesus
JATownesThe split backplate looks odd. :confused: I think a solid backplate would have been a much better choice.
I thought the same but after reading your comment i just thought, could it be to give more space for the bottom cards fan when in sli?
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#42
Gjohnst4
Wheres the peltier? Thought for sure they would have 2 (j/k)
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#43
D4S4
it's shorter than i thought it'll be.
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#44
Aceman.au
SammyHayabuzaFake...

C'mon, Techpowerup is under NDA from Nvidia, they wouldn't dare post anything real about the GTX 590 until Nvidia say so.
I had to see it to believe it. There is a bigger troll than me out there.

Nvidia do not control the internet man and what gets leaked they cannot stop. Get proper signed evidence from Nvidia that it's fake then we will talk about it.

Then as some people said, this is pre launch pics to get people excited.
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#45
zithe
I think this looks pretty badass. I'd drop my pants for this in a heartbeat.
SammyHayabuzaFudzilla Confirms its fake!!!
Quoted.
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