Videocards/VGA Reviews by stefan @ 2010-11-29
The Calibre X460G graphics card from Sparkle is an interesting product, featuring a high overclock from factory, but also an Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro cooler to ensure low temperatures and noise.
When looking from the other side of the card, we can see the 4 large copper heatpipes:
On the back of the PCB, we can see the stickers that have listed the card specs or serial numbers:
One of the stickers show us the name of the flashed firmware file, and the full product code name, that aids the manufacturer to better identify the product when it is sent back to them via RMA:
The VRM is controlled by the ON Semiconductor NCP5388 2/3/4 Phase Channel Controller:
The main heatsink is held fixed with 4 screws, provided with springs, but also washers to avoid scratching the PCB surface:
On the PCB, we can find only one SLI connector:
The card is also provided with 2 DVI connectors and one miniHDMI:
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