EVGA has now launched two new graphics card with the currently fastest GPU, NVIDIA GF110. The two new GeForce GTX 580-korten from EVGA literally stands out from the crowd with overgrown circuit boards and big cooolers, where the top model uses water.
EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Classified Ultra has to settle for a regular heatsink and fan, but we don’t need to more than peek at the card to realize that EVGA has done something extra with the cooling. A big plastic cover with a 80mm radial fan covers the abnormally large circuit board. EVGA has let the circuit board grow on the height to fit the power supply with 14+3 phases that according to the manufacturer will be capable of handling over 1000 watt, something that is backed up by no less than three separate PCI Express power connectors, two 8-pin and one 6-pin connector.
The graphcis card is intended for the heavy enthusiasts and comes with measuring spots for voltages and high quality capacitors, coils and higher frequency inductors. The graphics card also supports EVGA EVBot and a special overclocking BIOS for extreme overclockers. EVGA is not shy to brag about the capacity of the card and ships GeForce GTX 580 Classified Ultra with a GPU frequency of 900 MHz, up from the reference of 772 MHz. The card sports 3GB GDDR5 memory operating at 4212 MHz.
For those who wants better cooling there is EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Classified Hydro Copper that has otherwise identical specifications, but comes with a full cover water cooling. The two extreme GeForce GTX 580 cards can be ordered from EVGA’s website for 619 USD and 749 USD.
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