techPowerUp! Forums

Go Back   techPowerUp! Forums > www.techpowerup.com > News

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old Mar 29, 2010, 05:18 PM   #1
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
 
btarunr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hyderabad, India
Posts: 14,982 (7.30/day)
Thanks: 788
Thanked 12,897 Times in 5,649 Posts
Send a message via AIM to btarunr Send a message via MSN to btarunr

System Specs

Inno3D Readies First ''Non-Reference'' GeForce GTX 470 Graphics Card

Inno3D seems to be in a bit of a hurry to bag the title of "first to come out with a non-reference GeForce GTX 400 graphics card," and is working tirelessly to get there. The company is readying a new "non-reference" graphics card, put in quotes because for the most part it is in fact a reference design. Traditionally, NVIDIA disallows its board partners from designing their own non-reference graphics cards based on newly-launched high-end GPUs, with a few concessions made for designs with factory-fitted water-blocks, or minor cosmetic changes, apart from letting their own sticker design, box design, bundle, and to an extant, pricing.

Inno3D's concession comes in the form of two things: 1. an NVIDIA reference-design PCB, which is now green instead of black, and 2. looking at the pictures, possibly a different cooler shroud design, although internally the cooling assembly remains reference design. Inno3D may roll out graphics cards with reference NVIDIA clock speeds, and also those with higher clock speeds. As with every other GTX 470 made so far, Inno3D's card is based on the GF100 GPU, it is DirectX 11 compliant, packs 448 CUDA cores, and 1.25 GB (1280 MB) of GDDR5 memory across a 320-bit wide interface. It supports 3-way SLI. At this point, there is no word on when exactly the card comes out, or pricing.

btarunr is offline  
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to btarunr For This Useful Post:
Old Mar 29, 2010, 05:35 PM   #2
JATownes
1000 Posts
 
JATownes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: West Texas
Posts: 1,666 (1.01/day)
Thanks: 659
Thanked 407 Times in 332 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to JATownes

System Specs

Non-reference that uses all reference parts.
__________________
Please rate my M1dn1ght Rig
"I will only buy this if it make's me a sandwich and plays with my balls" - alexsubri

Sig compliments of Stefanels
JATownes is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 05:36 PM   #3
afw
500 Posts
 
afw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 628 (0.41/day)
Thanks: 93
Thanked 129 Times in 97 Posts
Send a message via Skype™ to afw

System Specs

The cooling looks even worse compared to the reference card .... I3D might be trying to achieve the highest idle/load temps on FERMI ....
__________________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Rig : Asus Sabertooth z77 , Intel i7 2700k, Corsair Vengeance 8GB , Corsair FORCE GT 120GB, Seasonic x650 GOLD , Acer G235H , SilverStone Raven RV02
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

afw is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 05:39 PM   #4
phanbuey
Eligible for custom title
 
phanbuey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Miami
Posts: 5,010 (2.48/day)
Thanks: 1,484
Thanked 959 Times in 812 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by afw View Post
The cooling looks even worse compared to the reference card .... I3D might be trying to achieve the highest idle/load temps on FERMI ....
thats only because you havent heard the fan ...

World's first 125CFM gfx leafblower blower.
phanbuey is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 05:54 PM   #5
afw
500 Posts
 
afw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 628 (0.41/day)
Thanks: 93
Thanked 129 Times in 97 Posts
Send a message via Skype™ to afw

System Specs

may be a triple slot cooler will do the trick ... and they could sell it at $600+ ...

__________________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Rig : Asus Sabertooth z77 , Intel i7 2700k, Corsair Vengeance 8GB , Corsair FORCE GT 120GB, Seasonic x650 GOLD , Acer G235H , SilverStone Raven RV02
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

afw is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 06:08 PM   #6
KainXS
3500 Posts
 
KainXS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,679 (2.27/day)
Thanks: 181
Thanked 464 Times in 381 Posts

System Specs

actually, thats a GTX470 with a GTX480 heatsink.

just jking.

so basically its green now . . . . . I liked it when it was black . . . . .
KainXS is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 06:48 PM   #7
[I.R.A]_FBi
Eligible for custom title
 
[I.R.A]_FBi's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: c:\programs\kitteh.exe
Posts: 6,152 (2.80/day)
Thanks: 724
Thanked 556 Times in 461 Posts

System Specs

so they made it worse .... whoopee
__________________
Rig 1+1
Athlon XP 2200+, MSI KM2M Combo, ATI 9200SE 128 MB DDR, 2 X 512 MB DDR333, 250GB + 80 HDD?

“try intel cpu, amd is only good for going to nude sites” -firehawkxd
“go for the 5850 now and play games while the nvidiots wait for the ceo to show an actual working product” -W1zzard
“An MSI logo? This offends my retina. I await your apology.” -MRCL

www.autolounge.com.jm
[I.R.A]_FBi is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 07:06 PM   #8
TheLostSwede
500 Posts
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: A little green island far far away
Posts: 843 (0.27/day)
Thanks: 16
Thanked 152 Times in 113 Posts

System Specs

Actually, they've made a custom heatsink with heatpipes, the GTX 470 doesn't have heatpipes...
It's also using thinner aluminium fins, much like most higher-end CPU coolers, rather than a chunk of solid metal. It could be better, or it could be worse, I guess we'll have to wait and see...
TheLostSwede is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 07:09 PM   #9
KainXS
3500 Posts
 
KainXS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,679 (2.27/day)
Thanks: 181
Thanked 464 Times in 381 Posts

System Specs

nope the GTX470 does have heatpipes under the sheath, its the same heatsink
KainXS is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 07:13 PM   #10
afw
500 Posts
 
afw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 628 (0.41/day)
Thanks: 93
Thanked 129 Times in 97 Posts
Send a message via Skype™ to afw

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by KainXS View Post
nope the GTX470 does have heatpipes under the sheath, its the same heatsink
No its not the same ... the reference cooler has five heatpipes ...this only has four ...

__________________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Rig : Asus Sabertooth z77 , Intel i7 2700k, Corsair Vengeance 8GB , Corsair FORCE GT 120GB, Seasonic x650 GOLD , Acer G235H , SilverStone Raven RV02
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

afw is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 07:14 PM   #11
TheLostSwede
500 Posts
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: A little green island far far away
Posts: 843 (0.27/day)
Thanks: 16
Thanked 152 Times in 113 Posts

System Specs

Ok, my bad on the heatpipes, but I guess it's still slightly different...
TheLostSwede is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 07:31 PM   #12
CyberCT
25 Posts
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 47 (0.04/day)
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

Why don't they just put an OC'd GTX470 on a 480 PCB & 480 cooler? That would cool the card much better.
CyberCT is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 07:41 PM   #13
JATownes
1000 Posts
 
JATownes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: West Texas
Posts: 1,666 (1.01/day)
Thanks: 659
Thanked 407 Times in 332 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to JATownes

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by btarunr View Post
...Inno3D's concession comes in the form of two things: 1. an NVIDIA reference-design PCB, which is now green instead of black, and 2. looking at the pictures, possibly a different cooler shroud design, although internally the cooling assembly remains reference design...
According to the article, the cooler is reference design.
__________________
Please rate my M1dn1ght Rig
"I will only buy this if it make's me a sandwich and plays with my balls" - alexsubri

Sig compliments of Stefanels
JATownes is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 07:43 PM   #14
phanbuey
Eligible for custom title
 
phanbuey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Miami
Posts: 5,010 (2.48/day)
Thanks: 1,484
Thanked 959 Times in 812 Posts

System Specs

that has five.. one is hiding under the cooler
phanbuey is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 07:50 PM   #15
afw
500 Posts
 
afw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 628 (0.41/day)
Thanks: 93
Thanked 129 Times in 97 Posts
Send a message via Skype™ to afw

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by phanbuey View Post
that has five.. one is hiding under the cooler
Yeah ... i can see five heatpipes in the 3rd pic ... but the 4th pic shows only 4 ...
__________________
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Rig : Asus Sabertooth z77 , Intel i7 2700k, Corsair Vengeance 8GB , Corsair FORCE GT 120GB, Seasonic x650 GOLD , Acer G235H , SilverStone Raven RV02
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Last edited by afw; Mar 29, 2010 at 07:56 PM.
afw is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 08:08 PM   #16
phanbuey
Eligible for custom title
 
phanbuey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Miami
Posts: 5,010 (2.48/day)
Thanks: 1,484
Thanked 959 Times in 812 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by afw View Post
Yeah ... i can see five heatpipes in the 3rd pic ... but the 4th pic shows only 4 ...
LOL good catch! I didnt even see that... wtfff. those are different coolers lol. bunch of liars.
phanbuey is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 08:36 PM   #17
wahdangun
1000 Posts
 
wahdangun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: indonesia ku tercinta
Posts: 1,465 (0.87/day)
Thanks: 231
Thanked 116 Times in 94 Posts

System Specs

wew, so they basicly change the colour to green and call it "non-reference"
__________________
visit indonesia 2010 , dangerously beautiful
btw if you really like a very cool music then please go to this site :dangdut
"i love opencl and would love to see applications for it.
i love porn too, but didnt install it and didnt benchmark it. stop complaining and suggest opencl applications to use"
~W1zzard~
wahdangun is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 09:13 PM   #18
Xenomorphh
5 Posts
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 5 (0.00/day)
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

Well they gotta hurry if they wonne be the first, Cuz palit is launching a non refference too soon.

GTX470


GTX480

Xenomorphh is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 09:37 PM   #19
KainXS
3500 Posts
 
KainXS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,679 (2.27/day)
Thanks: 181
Thanked 464 Times in 381 Posts

System Specs

i didn't see that, so it has 4 of 5, why in the world would they do that though, it might cool worst but if that heatpipe on the bottom isn't there then it should have more airflow out the back, this could be a new revision for the heatsink

good eyes man.

just found this 480 though



a full coverage block for the 480.
KainXS is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 10:34 PM   #20
LAN_deRf_HA
3500 Posts
 
LAN_deRf_HA's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,016 (2.14/day)
Thanks: 290
Thanked 831 Times in 588 Posts

System Specs

I like those palit ones, but I always hear people bitching about bios issues with them... though that seemed to be with the ati cards which they no longer make. Wonder how they cut 1.5 inches off the 470?
LAN_deRf_HA is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 11:08 PM   #21
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
 
WarEagleAU's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Gurley, AL
Posts: 9,994 (3.98/day)
Thanks: 3,810
Thanked 557 Times in 521 Posts
Send a message via AIM to WarEagleAU Send a message via Yahoo to WarEagleAU

System Specs

PaLiT's always rock. Not sure I understand why I know 3d is doing this. Obviously they dont know 3 d
__________________
=-TheEagle-=



http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=62454
“You crazy? Surfing any website without an antivirus is like freaking with a dirty woman without protection” -OzzmanFloyd120
- Edited for content and clarity
WarEagleAU is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 29, 2010, 11:45 PM   #22
aj28
200 Posts
 
aj28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 352 (0.20/day)
Thanks: 3
Thanked 35 Times in 33 Posts

System Specs

Palit wins the connectivity contest. Who told nVidia that people wanted mini-HDMI? Not only is it worthless, but manufacturers have to pay a licensing fee just to have the worthless thing on there!
aj28 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 30, 2010, 02:22 AM   #23
polarman5k
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1 (0.00/day)
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

Whenever I hear of Fermi posts all I can think of is this.



Sorry rubbish at photoshop so quality isnt too good.
polarman5k is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 30, 2010, 05:54 AM   #24
STEvil
5 Posts
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 17 (0.01/day)
Thanks: 2
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

that palit card looks like it might be able to do tripple display gaming on one card.
STEvil is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Mar 30, 2010, 06:51 AM   #25
pr0n Inspector
1000 Posts
 
pr0n Inspector's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,193 (0.73/day)
Thanks: 65
Thanked 139 Times in 107 Posts

System Specs

holy shit plain old green PCB!
__________________
Are you sure you want to cancel this action?

OK / Cancel
pr0n Inspector is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Inno3D Rolls Out its GeForce GTX 480 / GTX 470 Graphics Cards btarunr News 9 Mar 29, 2010 04:08 PM
NVIDIA Announces the GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470 Graphics Cards btarunr News 41 Mar 29, 2010 11:39 AM
GeForce GTX 470 Graphics Card Pictured btarunr News 38 Mar 3, 2010 07:05 AM
Galaxy Releases GeForce GTX 260+ Non-Reference Card, Changes Cooling Specifications btarunr News 32 Feb 18, 2009 05:25 AM
SPARKLE Proudly Introduced GeForce 9800 GTX+ Graphics Cards with Non-Reference PCB alexp999 News 9 Sep 11, 2008 09:19 AM


All times are GMT. The time now is 05:45 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
no new posts