GTX 580 Super Overclock in Item

As a fellow member of the Super Overclock series, the GTX 580 SOC has gone through what Gigabyte describes equally a "gauntlet sorting process." They say the GPU must pass a sequence of tests earlier it can wear the SOC badge of honor. This process is designed to guarantee the all-time overclocking performance.

Notwithstanding, handpicking the best GPUs is just office of the equation. Gigabyte needs to pair them with components that are of equal quality. Using what Gigabyte calls "Ultra Durable VGA+," the visitor believes its SOC graphics cards are accompanied by the best components possible.

The Ultra Durable VGA+ technology used on the GTX 580 SOC brings 5 NEC proadlizers, likewise known equally moving-picture show capacitors, to provide amazing current capacity and extremely low ESL/ESR for better overclocking. The added proadlizers transmit more stable power even during heavy loads.

The proadlizers called for a PCB redesign, making the SOC-branded GTX 580 different any other on the market. Whereas most GTX 580s measure out 270mm long, the SOC version spans 280mm. Given the inclusion of the larger 14-phase PWM, we're not surprised Gigabyte required a little extra real estate.

Helping to brand this an even more unique product is the "WindForce 3X" libation, featuring three 75mm ultra placidity PWM fans that force air over a massive array of fins covering a 140mm ten 86mm vapor bedroom. These fins are supported via two 8mm-thick copper heatpipes that aid evenly distribute the oestrus.

With the redesigned PCB, upgraded components and the more efficient cooling design, Gigabyte managed to increment the core frequency from 772MHz to a much healthier 855MHz for an impressive x.7% boost.

Gigabyte didn't stop there either, as information technology had the GDDR5 retention frequency increased from 4008MHz to 4100MHz and although this is only a mild 2.3% heave, it will help improve performance with that huge core overclock.

Gigabyte has equipped the GTX 580 SOC with another unique characteristic called "Extreme Dual BIOS." When the organisation is powered down the user can switch from the main BIOS to the secondary with the press of a button.

Every bit opposed to the traditional Gigabyte Dual BIOS concept where one is a main BIOS and the other ane is a fill-in BIOS, Extreme Dual BIOS technology contains two unlike BIOS fries designed for carve up purposes. That said, both the primary and secondary BIOS of our review sample independent the 855MHz factory overclock.

Those seeking more information on the GTX 580'south GF110 GPU should read our original Asus ENGTX580 GeForce GTX 580 review.