[Guru3D] GTX590 to have removeable shroud

[tviceman]

And dual vapor chambers. Looks like it'll be a great reference design for the few who want it all - power, heat, and noise - in one card.

http://www.guru3d.com/news/geforce-gtx-590-features/

I predict equal average performance (slightly faster at 2560x1600, slightly slower in multi monitor setups), cooler running, and quieter than AMD's default don't-break-your-warranty-settings-by-flipping-the-turbo-switch hd6990 and a $75 higher price tag.

 

[Skurge]

I don't know how you figure this cooler will do better than the 6990's (not exactly a hard feat) when it uses the same basic design, 2 vapor chambers with a fan in the middle.

The 6990 might be loud but you can't call it hot, especially compared to other highend cards.

Well, the 590 could be quieter, if it's like 70db at load

 

[Keysplayr]

I don't know how you figure it will do better than the 6990 (not exactly a hard feat) when it uses the same design basically.

To vapor chambers with a fan in the middle. The 6990 might be loud but you can't call it hot, especially compared to other highend cards.

Well, it could be quieter, at like 70db

What are you talking about?

 

[Skurge]

What are you talking about?

Better?

 

[4ghz]

I don't know how you figure this cooler will do better than the 6990's (not exactly a hard feat) when it uses the same basic design, 2 vapor chambers with a fan in the middle.

The 6990 might be loud but you can't call it hot, especially compared to other highend cards.

Well, the 590 could be quieter, if it's like 70db at load

Looks like its going to use a traditional fan instead of a blower. That should make it quieter.

 

[Will Robinson]

And dual vapor chambers. Looks like it'll be a great reference design for the few who want it all - power, heat, and noise - in one card.

http://www.guru3d.com/news/geforce-gtx-590-features/

I predict equal average performance (slightly faster at 2560x1600, slightly slower in multi monitor setups), cooler running, and quieter than AMD's default don't-break-your-warranty-settings-by-flipping-the-turbo-switch hd6990 and a $75 higher price tag.

I wonder how NVDA's"forget trying to play DA2" GTX590 will scale in a multi card setup?
Should be an awesome sight with some $1500 worth of graphics cards rendering at hopefully more than 60 FPS.


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[tviceman]

I wonder how NVDA's"forget trying to play DA2" GTX590 will scale in a multi card setup?
Should be an awesome sight with some $1500 worth of graphics cards rendering at hopefully more than 60 FPS.

Dragon Age performance will be fixed. Flipping a switch accessibly built-in for anyone who wants an extra 3% performance will forever void a warranty. I see a very clear difference and one is a much, much better alternative than the other.

 

[Keysplayr]

I wonder how NVDA's"forget trying to play DA2" GTX590 will scale in a multi card setup?
Should be an awesome sight with some $1500 worth of graphics cards rendering at hopefully more than 60 FPS.

Yeah, it is really cool if they are using dual vapor chambers. I agree.

 

[Dkcode]

Card looks great. Can't wait for some benchmarks.

 

[Annisman*]

Anybody else of the opinion that neither of these cards (GTX 590) and (6990) ever should have been made ?

The heat/noise/power consumption is absurd.

 

[Castiel]

Anybody else of the opinion that neither of these cards (GTX 590) and (6990) ever should have been made ?

The heat/noise/power consumption is absurd.

Tree Hugger?

 

[arkcom]

Tree Hugger?

Wallet hugger.

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If the most exciting thing on the GTX590 is a removable shroud, nVidia might be in trouble.

 

[WelshBloke]

Anybody else of the opinion that neither of these cards (GTX 590) and (6990) ever should have been made ?

The heat/noise/power consumption is absurd.

Well they aren't supposed to be sensible cards.

Normal rules dont apply to these, they can be excessively loud, hot or expensive and it doesn't matter as long as they are fast.

I'd never buy one but its fun to read the reviews and see how far the manufactures can push things.

 

[Keysplayr]

I think it's ok to make dual cards like these. About the heat, noise and power consumption thing though, we get that plus more when we Xfire or SLI. So the dual cards usually use less power than two separate cards. Probably generate less heat especially if clocked lower than the single GPU. Noise is always variable. Could be a jet, could be a mouse.

 

[Anomaly1964]

Will a single 590 be enough to play most games (not even gonna say Crysis) on a 30" monitor at 25x16?

 

[Elfear]

Will a single 590 be enough to play most games (not even gonna say Crysis) on a 30" monitor at 25x16?

Better be as it should perform somewhere between a pair of GTX 570s or 580s.

 

[Anomaly1964]

Better be as it should perform somewhere between a pair of GTX 570s or 580s.

Cool (ok, maybe 37c idle?)

 

[Lonyo]

I think it's ok to make dual cards like these. About the heat, noise and power consumption thing though, we get that plus more when we Xfire or SLI. So the dual cards usually use less power than two separate cards. Probably generate less heat especially if clocked lower than the single GPU. Noise is always variable. Could be a jet, could be a mouse.

Heat and noise with dual cards rather than single card dual GPU is always better though because there's more surface and airflow available so the heat is easier to deal with even though power use is higher (unless you have crappy design like the 6900s where having two next to each other in CF makes a super loud noise and you need to have 3 slot gap between them for it to be viable).

 

[badb0y]

Very cool, I want to see some benchies .

 

[wahdangun]

hmmm removable shroud ??? its really bad idea, the vibration will cause additional noise and overtime it can be noisier especially if you frequently cleaning the fan

 

[Arkadrel]

hmmm removable shroud ??? its really bad idea, the vibration will cause additional noise and overtime it can be noisier especially if you frequently cleaning the fan

Not sure if it should be hotter for any reason, but your right, a removeable shroud is bound to add additional noise levels, depending on how they design it. If its "shakey" and you ll hear it rattle when fan speeds load up to full...

>_<'

Anybody else of the opinion that neither of these cards (GTX 590) and (6990) ever should have been made ?

The heat/noise/power consumption is absurd.

The 6990 is pushing what is acceptable... if the 590 uses much more power, gets hotter, or is more noisy.... yeah... to some degree I do think these cards shouldnt have been made.

 

[Zap]

And dual vapor chambers. Looks like it'll be a great reference design for the few who want it all - power, heat, and noise - in one card.

http://www.guru3d.com/news/geforce-gtx-590-features/

Looks like a GTX 295 v2.

Someone at another forum put me on his ignore list because I claimed the V2 ran cooler and quieter than the original GTX 295 dual PCB in my own tests when I worked at BFG, and I also linked to multiple reviews that came to the same conclusion. :awe:

 

[Annisman*]

No, I'm not a tree-hugger, I despise the Liberal type, thank you.

With that being said, there comes a point (imo) that a card just shouldn't be attempted because it has so much going against it.

 

[tviceman]

The 6990 is pushing what is acceptable... if the 590 uses much more power, gets hotter, or is more noisy.... yeah... to some degree I do think these cards shouldnt have been made.

Completely agree. I think AMD could have made an amazing x2 card out of two 6870's, and I think Nvidia could have done the same with two downclocked gtx570's.

 

[Wag]

75db is way too loud for any videocard. Have any of you experienced a reference 295's fan full-bore? It sounds like a freakin' jet, and the 295 rates around 65db. I can't imagine any card being much louder.

I really hope the 590 will be at least the same level or quieter than a 295.