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NVIDIA Graphics Cards Discuss the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 / 570 / 560 Ti Series, or any NVIDIA graphics cards. Be it the GeForce MX2 or GTX 295 this is the place.

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Old Mar 19, 2004, 07:40 PM   #1
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EEK! TheInq: First hands-on look at NV40
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THE INQUIRER has managed to get hold of one NV40 sample. . .

When removing the heatsink, we noted that the NV40 GPU itself was, in comparison to what we have seen before, quite large.

However whilst our earlier information indicated that it comprised of 205 -210 million transistors, our sources currently say that what we were holding was a 175 million transistor part. . .

Unlike the ill fated GeForce FX 5800 Ultra (NV30) where a heatsink on the back of the PCB could also interface with a small section of the PCB directly behind the GPU as well as the memory modules, additional circuitry in this area on the NV40 prohibits this.

Whilst a heatsink still seems necessary to assist thermal control of the new lower voltage memory modules, the heatsink on the front of the GPU will have to do all the work. . .

The primary shocker was that the board requires two large 4-pin power connectors as opposed to the single power connector on current high-end products.
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