Tuesday, March 1, 2011

[CeBIT] ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI GTX580 in search of the ultimate

During the day today officially opens its doors on CeBIT 2011, this edition will feature many new and important announcements. Just the Hannover Fair is now the setting for an exciting challenge: that between Asus, Gigabyte and MSI in the field of "single-GPU video card more powerful than the planet." Asus opens the dance with the GTX580 MATRIX Platinum, a solution developed by the project starting GTX580 Direct-II and filled with new features designed specifically for enthusiasts to overclock.


Compared to the DCII, just to be clear that it is currently considered the best GTX 580 in circulation, the new proposal has a power circuitry that goes from 8 to as many as 16 phase PWM, and offers the ability to adjust in real time the voltage of GPU, Memories and PLL through a few buttons on the PCB.

Apart from issues of V-check is a special button that can instantly overclock the card. The cooling system is the same as seen on the DCII, composed of two aluminum radiators topped by a pair of 92mm fans and crossed by 5 heatpipes T HD, with an overall total of 3 slots. Let's move on Gigabyte GTX 580 that showed the SOC (Super OverClock).

The card is built using the Ultra Durable, increases stability and durability of components in conjunction with the selection process that certifies the GPU Gauntlet greater tolerance overclocking. The PCB is strictly custom - with 12-phase power, control LEDs, 5 "Supercapactiors" (film capacitors Prodalizer signed Tokin / NEC) and points for the direct measurement of the tension - while the cooling system is the windforce 3X with 3 80mm fan radiator mounted on three semi-independent.

We close with the MSI N580GTX Lightning, this is the final version of the sample exhibited a few months ago at CES in Las Vegas. The PCB contains circuitry to supply 16-phase PWM with special components, called "Military Class II". Among the features include a DIP switch to disable the temperature sensor on the GPU while overclocking sections in liquid nitrogen and to amend the OCP.

The cooling system is provided by the Twin Frozr Propeller Blade III with two 90mm fans and SuperPipes.

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