The Card
Gigabyte's cooler uses a dual-fan approach that fits neatly into the space defined for standard PCI-Express cards. It does look a bit plasticky at times, but the matte color helps. Dimensions of the card are 25.0 cm x 11.5 cm.
Installation requires two slots in your system.
Display connectivity options include two DVI ports, one HDMI port, and three DisplayPorts, a unique output configuration Gigabyte calls "FlexDisplay". Gigabyte put an automatic TMDS switch chip on the board, so you may run 2x DVI, 1x DP and 1x HDMI or 3x DP, 1x DVI and 1x HDMI at the same time. This setup provides additional flexibility while allowing for a triple-monitor-surround gaming setup with a single card.
The GPU also includes an HDMI sound device. It is HDMI 2.0 compatible, which includes HD audio and Blu-ray 3D movies support.
You may combine up to two GTX 960 cards in a multi-GPU SLI configuration.
Pictured above are the front and back, showing the disassembled board. High-res versions are also available (
front,
back).