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Zotac GTX 285 Infinity
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Author: JoeB
Posted: 16:02, August 4th 2009
Link: http://www.zotac.com
Score: 9 out of 10 [?]
Price: £350

Zotac GTX 285 Infinity Review

Introduction

The cream of the crop graphics cards now tend to be dual core designs such as the GTX 295 or, if we are talking ATI, 4870x2s. However, single core cards are still very much in the scene and competing right at the top end of graphics card technology.

Today we will be taking a look at a card from Zotac’s GTX 285 range – the Infinity Edition. This particular one features a GPU water block instead of the reference air cooling as well as being factory overclocked with a core 722MHz.

The card certainly makes for nice reading on paper but will it really justify the high price tag attached to it? Let’s take a look...

Zotac’s Take on the GTX 285 Infinity

Embrace the world’s fastest graphics processor with the new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition. Featuring a supercharged GeForce GTX 285 graphics processor and custom cooling enhancements, the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition is ready to take on the latest 3D games and applications at extreme high-definition resolutions of 2560x1600. A preinstalled water-block provides the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition with superior cooling capabilities. The all-copper water-block equipped ZOTAC GeForce GTX 285 Infinity Edition is ready to integrate with existing or new water-cooling systems for lower operating temperatures and noise levels.

Features

  • Preinstalled all-copper water-block with 3/8” fittings
  • 2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified
  • Architecture
  • NVIDIA PhysX Technology
  • NVIDIA Lumenex Engine
  • NVIDIA GigaThread Technology
  • NVIDIA SLI ready
  • NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology
  • NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D ready

Specifications

Model

  • Model: ZT-285E3LA-WCP

Interface

  • Interface: PCI Express 2.0 x16 (Compatible with 1.1)

Chipset

  • Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA®
  • GPU: GeForce® GTX 285
  • Core clock: 722MHz
  • Stream Processors: 240
  • Shader Clock: 1584 MHz

Memory

  • Memory Clock: 2700MHz
  • Memory Size: 1GB
  • Memory Interface: 512-bit
  • Memory Type: GDDR3

3D API

  • DirectX: DirectX 10
  • OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1

Ports

  • DVI: 2
  • TV-Out: HDTV / S-Video / Composite Out
  • VGA: with adapter

General

  • Tuner: None
  • RAMDAC: 400 MHz
  • Max Resolution: 2560 x 1600
  • RoHS Compliant: Yes
  • SLI Supported: Yes (3-way)
  • Cooler: Copper water-block (3/8" fitting) Dual-slot
  • Dual-Link DVI Supported: Yes
  • Windows Vista: Certified for Windows Vista

Weight & Dimensions

  • Weight: 2 lbs
  • Dimensions: 13.26” x 10.23” x 2.67”

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