A week or so ago GALAX announced their Hall of Fame edition GeForce GTX 980 that boosts over 1400 Mhz at default. This is one of the more desirable GTX 980 card for many with that massive cooler and the white design (including PCB). We just received our sample and I just wanted to share some photos with you guys already.
Following in the HOF tradition, each card is factory tuned with the highest core clock in its class. GALAX has taken every possible step with their in-house designed white PCB, ultra-premium components including a 7 heat-pipe triple fan cooler.
GALAX exclusive Hyper Boost technology acts like a hardware turbocharger, increasing the maximum power delivered to the GPU with the push of a button. Dual BIOS further simplifies the tweaking process by enabling risk-free firmware updates and customization.
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GTX 980 HOF: |
GTX 970 HOF: |
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CUDA Cores |
2048 |
1664 |
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Base Clock (MHz) |
1304 |
1216 |
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Boost Clock (MHz) |
1418 |
1380 |
Key Features:
- Completely redesigned PCB layout from the ground up, optimized for GM204
- 10 layer manufacturing process in HOF signature pure white color
- Extended PCB width for optimized layout and cleaner signal
- Advanced GALAX exclusive “Triple Force” cooler
- 2x 80mm fan + 1x 90mm fan
- 4x 8mm heat pipes + 3x 6mm heat pipes (total 7 nickel-plated heat pipes)
- Copper base cooler
- Integrated MOSFET heatsink
- Customizable top HOF LED (control blanking frequency, brightness with GFE)
- Plastic cover with premium die-cast aluminum accents
- Anodized aluminum backplate protects components and reinforces PCB
- Next generation IR3595 Digital PWM controller provides 2X switching frequency vs. previous generation
- 8 phase GPU + 2 phase memory power
- IR3555 with next gen DrMOS and 60A output
- Aerospace-grade GALAX Extreme Power Inductors provide ultra-long life, high endurance and low noise vs. normal power inductors
- Hyper Boost technology acts like a hardware turbocharger, increasing fan speed and maximum power delivered to the GPU with the push of a button
- Voltage tool (developed by enthusiasts) allows voltage beyond stock limits
- Hardware dual BIOS simplifies the tweaking process by enabling risk-free firmware updates and customization
- Prelim internal overclocking results: >1.5GHz on air, >2.1GHz on LN2
Check out some of the photos I just took, this thing looks gorgeous. A full review will be available soon.
