Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review

Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review

Overview

There is no denying the major factor of the GTX480SOC in the artwork. We can’t recall a more focussed box art that didn’t just contain the product name.

The reverse is clearly dominated by the many improvements made over the stock card, including cherry picked GPUs, a better cooling system and increased quality of the voltage and memory parts.

Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review     Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review  

Just in case the huge logo on the front didn’t make it clear the box is also adorned with the Super Over Clock logo.

The box contents are pretty much what you’d expect with Molex to PCIe power, manual, driver CD and a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable.

Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review     Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review  

And here is the card in all its glory, dominated by the WindForce 3X cooler. The cooler has three 80mm PWM fans, each of which with its own dedicated heatsink to ensure the swiftest dissipation without build-up.

Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review     Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review  

The inputs and outputs of the card are the standard GTX480 ones of two DVI, a mini-HDMI outputs alongside a 6pin and 8pin PCIe power input.

Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review     Gigabyte GTX480 SOC Review