MSI GeForce FX 5700 Ultra/NonUltra
MSI FX5700-VTD128
 Package bundle:
- The graphics board itself;
- DVI-to-D-Sub adapter;
- a video cable;
- A VIVO splitter adapter;
- 1 big and good manual (on the video card installation and on the software);
- 6 CD with drivers and varied software suites (MSI Multimedia Beyond 3D, MSI Media Center Deluxe 2, Intervideo WinDVD, Virtual Drive Professional, Adobe Photoshop Album SE);
- 5 gaming CDs in a smart package (The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind, Ghost Recon, Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project, Games Collection CD: The Sum of All Fears, IL-2 Sturmovik, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Rally Trophy, Beam Breakers, Zax: The Alien Hunter, Oni);
- A small "MSI" logo sticker.
The package bundle essentially does not differ from that for the FX 5700 Ultra version of the MSI graphics card, expectedly. We were able to see something really genuine in the package bundle only in MSI's high-end card built on the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra chip.
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Design and layout
The MSI FX5700U-TD128 is fully based on NVIDIA's reference design. Note that the board's layout has been considerably simplified relative to NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra. The PCB component layout resembles more NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600.
This can be easily explained by the much lower operating frequencies of FX 5700 relative to the Ultra modification of the board, as well as by the use of regular DDR-1 memory (remember that NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra uses expensive DDR-2 memory sensitive to heat emission). The board offers MSI's traditional bright red color of the PCB, has 128 MB DDR memory onboard, the AGP 2x/4x/8x interface and a standard set of VIVO outputs: one analogous, one digital, and one VIVO port. The TV-OUT functionality is implemented with the NV36 chip itself. The implementation of VIVO onboard functionality is made through a Philips SAA7108AE chip traditional for NVIDIA boards.
The video card is equipped with 128 MB DDR memory packaged in 8 chips (4 chips on each of the sides - front and rear) within the regular (TSOP) packaging, with the 128-bit memory bus. The memory is produced by Samsung (K4D261638E-TC 3.6), offers 3.6 ns access time, which is equivalent to approximately 275 MHz (550 MHz) of memory operation at which the memory is running. The graphic chip also runs at 425 MHz as per the specifications.
Let's feast our eyes with the graphic chip NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra itself.
As can be seen on the marking, the chip was manufactured on the 44th week of the year 2003 and is of revision A1.
The cooling system does not offer any extra "luxuries". For memory chips, no cooling is provided. It is not needed for the slow 3.6 ns memory. The cooling of NV36 chip is implemented through fitting a middle-sized fan. The cooling system cooling does a simply fantastic job. During the many hours of 3D tests (including those in the overclocked mode) gave no reasons for doubts. The board ran through all the tests without an issue:
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