iXBT Labs Review: Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Phantom Graphics Card

Keep in mind this is a GTX 570 video card and from a company that doesn't typically sell their wares in the US.  If you can get past that then you'll find a great custom video card from Gainward designed as an overclockers solution.

After a recent a review of Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB "Golden Sample" Goes Like Hell we again return to the same brand and even the same GPU. It's just that we've got another interesting product from the company: Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB "Phantom" with a custom cooler. Let's see how it performs.

Rarely will you find an overclockers video card that actually allows you to overclock in the same way we tweak and tune motherboards.  While the included software can help you do this you're still limited by the hardware and how it was designed.  This is where a custom PCB video card comes into play, of course the assumption it was designed to help you push the limits and not be just another reference card.

This review is two pages in length and rather lack luster in the details.  But there are a bunch of graphs you can click on to push up their pageview count.  Sadly the one thing missing from this review is the actual overclocking process.  For instance does it allow voltage adjustments? can you adjust memory timings (not likely)? and is there a Mhz limit on their sliders? 

We may never know.

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