That's right! I now have an Nvidia GeForce GTX 480!
Unboxing:
The inside of the box is snug. Nothing I would be surprised by.
Lots of things in the box. Clockwise: Instruction Manual, quick installation guide, Molex to 6/8-pin adapters, driver and demo discs, and the card itself. There is also a DVI to VGA adapter.
Comparison:
Left to right: MSI GeForce GTS 250 (Twin Frozr), Zotac GTX 480, Powercolor Radeon HD 5870. The GTX 480 is the hottest, at almost 90 C, while the Twin Frozr GTS 250 is the coolest, topping out at 56 C even overclocked as far as it can go.
Installing:
I plug the connector into the power supply...
...And plug the card into the motherboard. The case I'm using is a Cooler Master Storm Scout, and the GTX 480 barely has 1 mm of clearance to spare. an HD 5870 does not fit at all. With the heat just one of these generates, I couldn't imagine having two of these in the case.
What was used in this computer setup:
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Intel Core i7 920 (rev. D0)
Corsair H50 on single-fan pull setup
ASUS Rampage II Extreme
3x2 GB Corsair XMS3, 1600 MHz DDR3
Kingwin Mach 1 1220W power source
This new setup plays Fallout 3, Call of Duty 4, and Just Cause 2 on full settings with no problems.
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