14 DAY TRIAL // When Inno3D first announced its GTX 560 Ti iChill graphics card, the company has kept quiet about the exact specifications of the card and its retail price, but these details have now come to light as the GTX 560 iChill has become available for purchase in China.
The Inno3D iChill version of the GTX 560 Ti uses the company's custom designed HerculeZ cooler which is made up of a large heatsink, with several heatpipes protruding from the side, that is chilled by two specially designed ball bearing fans.
These seem to resemble a great deal Scythe's Kaze line of fans and Inno3D states that they provide between 17% and 22% more airflow than regular fans, depending on the RPM they run at.
In addition, the fan casing and blades are removable so that the cleaning process is made much easier allowing for a thorough removal of dust and grime from all parts of the fan.
The PCB seems to use Nvidia's reference layout, but Inno3D has clocked its creation higher than the recommended frequencies, as the GPU works at a full 900MHz, while the 1GB of GDDR5 memory is clocked at 1025MHz (4100MHz data rate).
In comparison, Nvidia's reference solution has the core clocked at 822MHz and the memory runs at 1002Mhz.
The Inno3D GTX 560 Ti iChill is bundled together with a 3DMark 11 license, and also features a StarCrat II serial number.
In China, the card retails for 1599 Yuan, which translates into about $245 US, not a bad deal at all considering the extensive bundle and custom cooling.
The GTX 560 Ti is based on the Nvidia GF114 core and it packs 384 CUDA cores, 64 texturing units, 32 ROP units and a 256-bit wide memory interface that is connected to 1GB of GDDR5 memory. (via Expreview)