14 DAY TRIAL // Though the GTX 480 isn't exactly overclocking-friendly, what with its high heat generation, some factory tuned models have still been released, and it seems that another one is on the way, the GTX 480 Ultra Charged TFC form TGT and Point of View that is.
As end-users no doubt know, the GeForce GTX 480 was the first Fermi-based video board released by NVIDIA, as well as the most powerful.
On the other hand, its high heat generation and high operational temperatures don't make it the best candidate for insane overclocking feats.
Nevertheless, this did not stop companies from experimenting with different coolers and clocks, leading to such things as the GeForce GTX 480 Ultra Charged TFC.
The GeForce GTX 480 Ultra Charged TFC was developed jointly by Point of View and the TGT Tuning team.
Essentially the third of their customized GTX 480 models, the creature does not boast the reference clocks of 700 MHz for the GPU, 1,401 for the shaders and 3,969 for the memory.
Instead, the GF100 runs at 763 MHz, the 480 CUDA cores operate at 1,526 MHz and, finally, the 1GB of GDDR5 VRAM at 3,800 MHz.
Other specifications of the card include a memory interface of 384 bits, dual-DVI and HDMI outputs and, finally, a massive cooler with three fans.
As one can figure out, this massive size is the main downside that those interested in it will have to deal with, as it takes up either three or three and a half PCI Express slots.
Needless to say, the board has full support for DirectX 11 and NVIDIA's own technologies, such as PhysX, CUDA, 3D Vision Surround and even 4-way SLI, though its size will make such multi-GPU configurations hard to set up.
Unfortunately, the two parties behind the emergence of this beast did not disclose any sort of pricing details, though one should definitely entertain no illusion of affordability.