Showing posts with label evga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label evga. Show all posts

Thursday, July 7, 2011

EVGA GTX 570 Classified Released





EVGA not only teased us with the GTX 580 Classified; they also made a GTX 570 version. While it isn't as impressive, this card features EVGA flagship craftsmanship.  This card sports a Display Port, HDMI and a pair of DVI headers for 3D Surround as well as a beefed up overclock 822 mhz core up from the standard 732 mhz core. The memory clock has also been bumped up a notch; 3902 from 3800. The card utilizes an 8+6 pin PCI-E power configuration compared to the stock 6+6, thus giving this card a good 300w to abuse; 75w More headroom then the standard GTX 570. A 6 phase power design is used for cleaner power delivery.  It also features a 10 layer PCB design and voltage read points. As EVGA would like to point out. It is 1337 certified! 


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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

EVGA GTX 580 Classified Announced



EVGA has been working countless hours to bring you the GTX 580 Classified.  This card is designed for the extreme overclockers and includes extreme cooling support, top of the line PCB components and 2x 8-pin PCI-E connectors and 1x 6-pin PCI-E connector.  With this card new records will be achieved in benchmarking and overclocking!

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

EVGA Introduces its New Frostbite Thermal Compound





While the folks over at EVGA have been busy providing some of the best graphics solutions on the market, they appear to be slowly creeping into the cooling world. First with their brand new Superclock CPU Cooler, EVGA now has their own lineup of thermal paste. The EVGA Frostbite Thermal Compound is "certified to be the best on the market by the one of the top overclockers in the industry." 

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

New Parts Arrived...

So my new CPU cooler arrived yesterday, and that was a fine day indeed.  Today I got my new 40mm grenade (Mad Bull 922A1) because my old one blew up in my hands and was destroyed.  I also got a new battery (Intellect 9.6v 2000mah Ni-MH PEQ2 type) and 2,500 Airsoft Elite 0.23g BBs.  I was able to take some pics down my Accushot 6 x 40 scope as well... although I won't get one with the green illumination until dusk.





Monday, June 27, 2011

EVGA Superclock CPU Cooler Preview

So look what just came in today... the EVGA Superclock CPU cooler!  It's a rebranded Swiftech Polaris - the differences are that red LEDs have been added to the fan and it has been applied with black nickel plating (except for the base).  It's a monster - even larger than the Prolimatech Megahalems which it will be tested against.  It has five direct-touch 8mm copper heat pipes as well as what looks like a standard 55-56 aluminum fins (unknown density).  Here is more info on the cooler.

So it arrived today and I took some photos.  You'll find a link on this blog to the full review soon.  It will be done on GND-Tech.com of course.  For the review I'll test it against the Prolimatech Megahalems on an Intel Core i5 760 which will be overclocked up to 4.2 GHz.  The thermal paste used will be OCZ Freeze and I'll use the stock fan on the EVGA Superclock Cooler (120mm x 25mm PWM fan - 750 - 2500 RPM, 26-84 CFM, 13.2 - 41.5 DBA, "hydraumatic" bearing.  This will be used on the i5 760 at the stock 2.8 GHz.  For the 4.2 GHz testing, I'll use a Nidec VA450DC with a shroud (5300 RPM/220 CFM/64 DBA, ball bearing, 21 mmH20 static pressure).  Anyway here are those photos.












Check back for the full review and Megahalems comparison...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

EVGA High Flow Bracket Results


When the NVIDIA GTX 400 series video cards came out, people were shocked by the amount of heat these cards produced.  So EVGA came out with an inexpensive aid to these temperature issues, known as high flow brackets.  These little pieces of metal featured wider openings to allow more heat to escape through the back of the card.  The high flow brackets made their way onto the 500 series cards as well.  Below you'll see my own personal results using one of these and an EVGA GTX 480 video card.

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