The Card

Unlike the 9800 GX2, NVIDIA has chosen not to cover the back PCB with a metal cover. This is certainly to help reduce cost. As expected the card occupies two cooling slots in your system, so there should be enough space left for another one in case you plan to go SLI.


The card has two DVI ports and one HDMI output. The two DVIs come from one card and the HDMI comes from the other. In case you need an analog VGA output, you can use a DVI adapter (included). Zotac even includes an HDMI cable to make connecting of your big TV screen very easy. Just plug in the cable on both ends and turn on your equipment - done. The HDCP output features the usual HDCP+Audio, which allows easy setup of a media PC. For HDMI Audio, NVIDIA requires you to feed an external audio source, for example from your motherboard's on-board audio, to the card via SPDIF cable (also included). AMD on the other hand has integrated a sound device inside their GPUs which is the easier solution for most users.





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