Computex`2004: Mobo Foxconn
Mr. Tismer, a chief of Gainward German branch, once got offended at me so much that since then hasn't offered his hand to me. So much the worse for him :) But they really are able making video cards for true enthusiasts. At Computex`2004, Gainward decided not to build walls of their boxes and awards the way they normally did, but simply showed the cards, which is out of the ordinary.
There is really something worth looking at:
| Gainward GeForce6800 Ultra AGP |
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| 400/1100 (Core/Mem)256Mb GDDR3256Bit Mem16 pipelines |
This is one of the few existing to date GeForce6800 Ultra video cards equipped with own original cooling system. The board itself is reference. But the card looks smarter even in the "one-storeyed" make, which is really nice.
Then there go miracles:
| Gainward GeForce6800 128DDR AGP |
Gainward GeForce6800 256DDR AGP |
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It's impossible to figure out the naming of these video cards. Gainward adores putting the labels "Golden Sample", "Ultra" and "PowerPack!" wherever needed or not. In short, if we can't understand the right marketing names of the product, the company seems to be in trouble because of the marketing, and something has to be changed about it.
In fact, these are first steps of NVIDIA partners in creating "nonconventional solutions". Later on, they will be more than enough, but for now Gainward is ahead of the whole planet due to the release of GeForce6800 made in 128 and 256Mb makes on the base of regular DDR. Most likely, the memory used is the fastest possible - otherwise, there wouldn't have been much sense in all that.
The PCB for Non-Ultra GeForce 6800 is a bit simpler, its 10-layered wiring is sufficient (unlike the 12-layered on the Ultra), and with time there will be numerous variations. What matters is that the stability of the board and the quality of components not suffer in the struggle for making the production cheaper.
Another novelty from Gainward - the noiseless FX 5700 Ultra AGP:
| Gainward FX 5700 Ultra AGP |
Gainward FX 5700 Ultra AGP |
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For the PCI-Ex sector, there is its own GeForce PCX 5900:
| Gainward GeForce FX5900 PCI-Ex |
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