Galaxy GTX460 1GB single slot review!

More details here:

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=1059&type=expert

I don't like it, $50 more than a double slot, pushes heat back in the case, the card is really long too.

no sli connector ether.

I can see the need for a longer pcb to cope with the heat, remember all that copper carries heat as well as current so the pcb itself acts as a heat sink.

And the heat from a single slot cooler has to go into the case as there's not space on the back to vent out of the case unless you remove the output connectors. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Pob255

no sli connector ether.

I can see the need for a longer pcb to cope with the heat, remember all that copper carries heat as well as current so the pcb itself acts as a heat sink.

And the heat from a single slot cooler has to go into the case as there's not space on the back to vent out of the case unless you remove the output connectors. :rolleyes:

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Yes but where are the real advantages for $50 more?

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Originally Posted by Blackmage

Yes but where are the real advantages for $50 more?

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HTPCs?

They're not really aimed at those with huge towers with a zillion PCIe slots, they're aimed at mITX cases with a single PCIe slot... and I suppose the tiny market where larger motherboards have been designed by idiots and have 2 PCIe slots next to each other.