14 DAY TRIAL // Quite a few NVIDIA partners have given the new GeForce GTX 560 a makeover, complete with higher clock speeds, but Colorful decided on a sort of middle ground, even if it does, probably, mean slightly higher prices than the suggested $200.
Like so many of NVIDIA's manufacturing partners, Colorful was quick in coming forth and presenting its own GTX 560 cards.
Granted, it did wait a couple of days, but its boards seem to have what it takes to stand out anyway, what with their approach to the overclocking side of things.
So far, cards have either been factory overclocked or not given higher specs than the stock ones, so prospective buyers have to do a bit of browsing.
The cards which Colorful has provided will, of course, add some extra options to peruse, but they are unique in the fact that they each have two BIOSes.
Dubbed iGame560 Ymir and iGame560Ymir-U, which are differentiated through the subtle cooler distinctions and their performance in turbo mode.
To explain, one BIOS has the cards working at stock specifications (810 MHz for the GPU and 4,008 MHz for the VRAM), while the turbo one pushes the GPU and memory significantly higher.
The Ymir model's Turbo mode works at 850 MHz and 4,200 MHz, respectively, while the Ymir-U has 830 MHz and 4,200 MHz, respectively.
As for the coolers themselves, they boast a shark-fin design, with a large heatsink and two fans to disperse heat.
Both the iGame560 Ymir and Ymir-U video controllers have 1 GB and 2 GB versions and can toggle between the normal and turbo settings by means of a switch on the rear panel.
Finally, an optional accessory called “Air-kit,” a detachable heatpipe which draws heat out of the case through the rear panel (heat is then dissipated by an extra heatsink) is an optional extra when ordering the Ymir.