As various rumors about the specifications of Nvidia's upcoming G80 graphics
processor make the rounds,
members of a Chinese message board have dug up some purported pictures
of a G80 card. The card reportedly has a length of 28cm-considerably longer than
the 22.9cm GeForce 7900 GTX-and the pictures show not one but two PCI Express
power connectors. On the cooling front, the G80 board is strapped to a fairly
large cooler that seems to pack more metal, a bigger plastic shroud, and a
smaller fan than the GeForce 7900 GTX's cooling apparatus. One of the pictures
also shows a version of the same heatsink and fan with a couple of pipes
sticking out, presumably for hooking to a water cooling system.
From what I tell from the pictures, the card will end up being really hot as
it needs a water-cooling to calm the temperature down. It also needs two six-pin
PCIe power connectors to power the beast.
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