SPIED: Nvidia GTX 470 'Fermi' PCB Cut-out Cooler
The hotly anticipated Fermi has been spied.
Nvidia will later this month formally debut its GF100-based cards the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480. These cards already exist and are quietly on display at CeBit in Germany, and shots of the product in action have just hit the net.
Chinese website Expreview has board shots of what it claims is a GTX 470 and PC Games Hardware has pictures of one running in action inside a live computer case.
What's interesting to note is that the board shot featured on Expreview show an underside of the card which has cutouts on the PCB that appear to facilitate cooling – something that we've seen before on the GeForce GTX 295.
Nvidia will officially debut the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480 products on March 26.
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heraisu Wonder if there will be aftermarket coolers for the back of the card? Ha.Reply
This might go against any chance of a dual-pcb card, if nvidia prefers to have holes cut in the back for temps... don't work if two cards are back-to-back. -
maydaynomore Yeah, I've seen pictures of Big-Foot, and UFO's. Doesn't mean that they are real...Reply
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SpadeM At least there are only 2 x 6-pin power connectors... and that's the only good thing i can say right about now.Reply -
flyinfinni How do we know what cards those actually are? Theres no designation on them at all. Could be 5970s or something for all we can see here.Reply -
rooket Should I sell my gtx 260 and wait til one of these puppies gets released? I could sacrifice gaming for a bit if it is worth the upgrade. Can always pull out the laptop and game on it or browse the web in the mean time ;)Reply -
jimmysmitty maydaynomoreYeah, I've seen pictures of Big-Foot, and UFO's. Doesn't mean that they are real...Reply
True but this one is not being held by Jen so its more than likely the real deal.