Galaxy Nvidia GeForce GTX 465 Review
Closer Look
Here are the unboxing videos and a look at the card itself. I take off the cooler in the second video. Please watch it in 1080p for the highest quality. If you like this video please rate it and subscribe to our channel.
Now let’s take a look at the card.
The card arrived in a fairly-decent sized box. The Galaxy GTX 465 is featured on the cover of the box which is in contrast to some video card boxes featuring unrelated CGI characters on the cover. The cover makes the user very well aware of the unique design of this video card, which is the flip fan. In addition to featuring their unique design, the user can also see that the video card uses 1 GB of GDDR5 memory and offers CUDA and PhysX support from the cover of the box. Other key features and system requirements are listed on the side of the box.
The other side of the box shows what’s included in the box as well as the output display connectors on the video card. The inclusion of a mini-HDMI connector is a strange occurrence as I have seen full HDMI connectors on most video cards before. However, it is a relief for the user that Galaxy ships the video card with a mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter cable.
The video card itself looks like something that may have escaped from a military base because of the look of the plastic shroud. It reminds me of the Humvee. The fan is fixed on to this plastic shroud.
The output display configuration – 2x Dual Link DVI , 1 Mini-HDMI can be seen above.
The Galaxy GTX 465 is rated for a TDP of 200W and is powered by two six-pin connectors.
The name of the video card is listed on the cooler, which is the first time I have seen that. The cooler also mentions, that a Fermi GPU is resident inside. PhysX, CUDA, DX11, minimum PSU requirement, 3D Vision support are also printed on the cooler which gives this video card a very unique look.
Here is the flip fan that is the unique design feature of this card. The dust that may accumulate on the fan during its operation can be cleaned by simply flipping it. The fan also features a blue LED which adds Bling! factor to the card.
The back of the video card does not feature any memory chips. All the video memory chips are placed on the front side of the PCB.
Here is the video card without its cooler. Galaxy uses eight 128 MB chips to make up the 1 GB GDDR5 memory. As seen on the PCB, two memory chips are missing. This is most likely due to this PCB also being used for manufacturing the GTX 470.
Also pictured on the right, the card uses 5+1 phase for its power circuitry which should allow for some interesting overclocking.
Here is the heatsink block that cools the GPU. It uses four heatpipes emanating from the cooper block that remains in contact with the GPU. In our testing, this heatsink does a very good job of keeping the GPU cool, even when it is overclocked.
I see you had less than stellar performance in CoD 4 just like I did. For me the GTX285 outruns the GTX470, and the gap is even wider with Windows 7.
Dude, your graphs are completely screwed up. Lower numbers are sometimes showing higher bars than higher numbers and vice/versa. You have a lot more work ahead of you. This article could not possibly have been edited and proofread as there are several model number, shader number mistakes throughout the article.
Nice thorough article, but it shouldn’t have been released like this. And if somebody did edit the article, fire them. 😉
– Keys
Hey Keysplayr, I think that the “screwed up” bar charts are actually cool. I noticed that the length of the bar is the addition of the minimum frame rate plus the average, then plus the maximum.
It gives greatest emphasis on the minimum, and also greater emphasis on the average than the maximum. Say, if the minimum is really low, then it will really affect the rest of the bar. (If the game dips to the “average minimum” quite frequently, say a few times a minute or so, then I’d definitely emphasize it the most.)
Oh well, yeah, I know it’s screwed up anyways, but this is an awesome review. Didn’t know about the RE5 3D vision demo (one of my fave games and I have Stereo 3D)!!! Thanks, MrK!
Only 1 in a hundred thousand would notice those “errors”, and only 1 out of them all said anything. =P
Good article, although it would have been nice to see that card face against the 5850!
I agree Bo_Fox, this is a pretty good review and I can’t wait to get my GTX 465 to replace my aging AGP slot’d PC with a new system.
The price seems very reasonable at less than $300 at newegg
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