Gigabyte GTX 470 SOC

(Sorry for the poor video quality. Captured it with my digital camera and it didn't auto focus and came out a bit dark) Gigabyte redesigned the PCB (circuit board) for their new GTX 470 SOC (GV-N470SO-13I) and have tackled the heat, power consumption & noise issues that other 470/480's are known for. Great results have.....resulted. It draws less power than a standard GTX 470 even though it's over-clocked, doesn't put out as much heat and the 3 fans are super quiet even when setting them at high RPM's. (the loud fans that you hear are the case fans NOT the video card fans...5 case fans on high setting) This video card is longer than the standard GTX 470. It is 11 inches long or 27.94 centimeters. The green lights shows the voltage load of the card. As the GTX 470 SOC uses more power the green LED lights make their way across the back of the card. For some reason in Windows 7 all the green lights are always on despite the voltage load. With XP it works fine. No biggie and should be worked our with future updates. Stock settings are: Core 700MHz / Shader 1400MHz / Memory 3348MHz / .987v My OC Settings are: Core 845MHz / Shader 1690MHz / Memory 3900MHz / 1.030v ( screenshot bit.ly ) ( I use MSI's Afterburner for overclocking bit.ly ) Good job Gigabyte! My PC Specs: CPU.............................Intel E8500 3.16GHz OC'd to 4.12GHz CPU Cooler...............Thermalright Ultima-90 Motherboard..............ASUS P5Q Deluxe Memory.......................8GB Mushkin DDR2-1066 OC'd ...



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