GeForce 8800 GTX

Let's take a look at some shots of the GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card and chip.

The Card

The GeForce 8800 GTX is a dual-slot card. It has a large cooler which appears to be made up of a large aluminium cooler with a blower type of fan at one end and a shroud covering the top of the cooler.

The shroud channels the air from the fan through the long heatsink, to improve thermal dissipation. The hot exhaust appears to blow out through a grilled vent in the bracket, as well as the top of the cooler.

Note the extra SLI connector on the GeForce 8800 GTX card. Right now, there's no use for the extra connector. You can freely attach the SLI bridge to either SLI connector.

As this picture of the bracket shows, the GeForce 8800 GTX has vents which allow the cooler to exhaust the hot air out from the case. This is useful in keeping the case temperature lower.

Like other high-end graphics cards, the GeForce 8800 GTX comes with two dual-linked DVI ports as well as a 7-pin HDTV mini-din connector. This allows the user to plug in an S-video cable directly, or use a dongle for YPrPb or composite outputs.

The Chip

Here, we have the GeForce 8800 GTX chip itself. You can't see the actual core because it's covered by a heatspreader.