14 DAY TRIAL // Since the GeForce GTX 570 was released just a while ago, not many factory-overclocked versions of it have made it out of companies' labs, so Gainward intends to remedy this by means of its GTX 570 Phantom.
As end-users probably know, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 was officially introduced near the start of the ongoing month.
As one would expect, its various partners, like EVGA, Leadtek, Galaxy and Gigabyte, among others, were quick in bringing out their own models.
Now, Gainward decided to add another member to that list, one that boasts a less than ordinary cooling module.
The newcomer is called GeForce GTX 570 Phantom and, while it was unveiled about a couple of days ago, it has only now been more closely looked at.
Apparently, it has higher than usual clocks for the GPU, shaders and memory, as well as a cooler with six nickel-plated heatpipes and three PWM fans.
The GF110 graphics processing unit has a frequency of 750 MHz instead of 732 MHz, while the shaders (480 CUDA cores) and 1,280 MB of GDDR5 work at 1,500 MHz (1,464 MHz) and 3,900 MHz (3,800 MHz stock), respectively.
Among the features of the adapter is a memory interface of 320 bits, as well as support for not just DirectX 11, but also 3-way SLI, for multi-GPU setups, as well as PhysX, CUDA and 3D Vision Surround, to name a few.
Finally, the controller comes with dual-DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, meaning that it can work with a wide variety of displays, even multiple ones at once, hence the 3D Vision Surround.
It is still unclear by how much the special cooler drives the temperatures lower or what the TDP is, but the preview does point out the existence of two PCI Express power connectors (one 6-pin and one 8-pin plug).
Availability should ramp up in a few weeks, so all remaining information should be revealed soon.