Take two
See? The only difference between the two is the additional two ZOTAC-branded stickers on the card in for review today.
Worried about size? The card measures 9.5in long and will therefore fit into the majority of systems without a problem.
Dual
six-pin power connectors are
required to power the GTX 470. NVIDIA claims a maximum thermal design
point of 215W, and we'd encourage readers to have a quality 600W-plus
PSU at
the ready.
ZOTAC also keeps to the reference speeds of 607MHz core, 1,215MHz general, and 3,348MHz memory clocks. We'll be seeing pre-overclocked models soon, according to industry sources.
ZOTAC also keeps to the reference speeds of 607MHz core, 1,215MHz general, and 3,348MHz memory clocks. We'll be seeing pre-overclocked models soon, according to industry sources.
The
large heatsink uses five heatpipes
to pull the heat away from the hot-running GPU. A radial fan then blows
cooler air over them and forces it out of the back of the card.
Outputs
are standard for a GTX
400-series card, too, bringing with it twin dual-link DVI and
mini-HDMI.
We
already know the performance
of a single GTX 470, and testing shows that the ZOTAC card falls
perfectly in line with the results obtained from the reference model,
so we paired them up, cobbled them together via SLI, and installed them
into a cavernous Corsair Obsidian 700D chassis.