6 - Photo gallery

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.

Right, there she is. With Godzilla mounted on top of it. A 100% reference based board & PCB design.

Two times dual-link DVI supporting very high resolutions. I wonder at what point in time we'll see HDMI embedded on the cards, the board partners are hesitating so much. Graphics cards these days are getting pretty darn popular for HD playback through HTPC's.

A lot of you already have connected your PCs to an LCD-HD television. Good stuff! I hope to see HDMI/Displayport integrated more this year. Make no mistake, at GPU level everything is ready for both standards. Notice the SLI finger. Two of these cards combined should be a pretty interesting sweet spot performance versus cost.

At the rear-end just like the reference model, the 6-pin power connector. Your mainboard can supply a maximum of 75 Watts over the PCIe slot, the card can peak towards 90 Watts. This is why the card needs an extra voltage rail in the circuitry; 6-pin power connectors are found on any modern power supply. If you don't have one, don't worry. Inno3D inserted a Molex to 6-pin converter for you in the package.

The money shot. Now, if that PCB had been black it would have been a notch more delicious to look at. Anyway, this is the end-result, but remember we actually have to assemble the card first. Let me talk you through that.