Page 4 - Photos #1

The Photos

On the next few pages we'll show you some photos. The images were taken at 2560x1920 pixels and then scaled down. The camera used was a Sony DCS-F707 5.1 MegaPixel.

To let you know what to look for in the stores, drum-roll prrrprprprrrprprr; the packaging :) A completely new box design for Galaxy, that's looking much better.

Looks good though, right ? There's nothing reference about this product though. We'll tilt the card a little and allow me to show you.

There we go ..  first things first. The frontside. All NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT / GeForce 8800 GTS-based graphics cards are HDCP capable. The distinct difference for the 8800 GT product is, it can do it on both DVI/HDMI ports simultaneously. Given the fact HDMI is supported natively, Galaxy made a bold move and integrated a HDMI connector on the card. May I say finally ? Thank gawd that a manufacturer is doing this.

The DVI port supports simultaneous HDCP and dual-link (meaning a possible 2560 x 1600 for 30"). To the left the 7-pin HDTV-out mini-din, a user can plug an S-video cable directly into the connector, or use a dongle for YPrPb (component) or composite outputs. The prior 9-pin HDTV-out mini-din connector required a dongle to use S-video, YPrPb and composite outputs.

When take a photo from the top side we can see one SLI finger. The PCB completely differs from the reference design and is colored nicely in black.

At the rear end we'll also stumble into something different. Not one 6-pin PSU connector, but two allowing 6-phase power. At full load the card can peak at ~105 Watt power consumption. The extra connector has been integrated for additional stability & should help with overclocking; I like that very much.