Manli GTX 480

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-based GTX 480 is already famous performance. But behind the high performance, users have to pay the high heat generated by this product.

It is also valid for one of Hong Kong origin graphics card manufacturer, Manli. Armed with a graphics card with Nvidia's reference design, offers a Manli GTX 480-based products are quite reliable.
Super Graphics Card

Perhaps an appropriate nickname by this product is super hot graphics card. Because, Manli GTX 480 not only offers an amazing performance, but also a horrible GPU temperature.
easting this product with diverse applications 'torturers' such as the graphics card, 3D Vantage, 3D Mark 2006 or heavyweight games like Resident Evil 5.

For the game Resident Evil 5 for example, although use up to 1920 X 1080 resolution with maximum detail and Anti-Aliasing 8xx. This graphics card is still showing its fangs with an average frames-per-second (FPS) in the top 100. Quite impressive indeed for a single graphics card.

So even for the heat generated by this product. In standard conditions, in the sense used in the computer with a closed casing without the luxury of cooling, this graphics card can touch 107 degrees Celsius of heat generated.

It's so amazing figure, at once terrible to a computer component. Indeed, Nvidia claimed the number one hundred degrees is still tolerated by the GPU GTX 480, but is not yet known what the impact if used in the long term. Moreover there are other components in the computer.

If deeper, such a high heat condition is only obtained when tested with synthetic benchmarks. Whereas when used for gaming, its temperature is only around 70-85 degrees dwell. Still pretty cool (plus, not too noisy cooling process).
User Manli GTX 480

Viewed from the test results, it was obvious this product is not intended for users who are accustomed to using two-dimensional applications or Folding enthusiast.

Then what for a game enthusiast? Maybe this could be the graphics card reference. With Specifications and features offered, it seems this product is still powerful enough to run games with maximum detail until a few years into the future.

However please note, given the high heat, using this product with minimal cooling system is not recommended. If any prospective users want to use this graphics card in the computer with a closed casing, make sure the flow of air is channeled properly.

When try it, the state of the closed casing, Manli GTX 480 has indeed been penetrated 107 Celsius figures. But it's different when used on open chassis, the temperature gradually dropped to 20 degrees lower, or about 80Celsius.
This product in the price range of USD 545. Not expensive enough?


Pros:
+ High performance
+ Fan is not noisy

Disadvantages:
- Too hot
- Expensive

Results Bechmark:

3D Mark 2006: 21 438
3D Mark Vantage: P20700

Resident Evil 5
DirectX 10, 1920 X 1080: 122 FPS
DirectX 10, 1920 X 1080, 8X AA: 108 FPS

Specifications:

- Stream Processors: 480 SP
- Core clock: 700MHz
- Memory clock: 1848Mhz
- Shader clock: 1401Mhz
- Memory type: 1536MB DDR5
- Memory Bandwidth: 384bit
- Output Ports: 2xDVI, HDMI Mini


Completeness

- VGA to DVI Adapter
- Dual 3x2 Pin to 4 Pin Power Cable (PCI-E) - 6 Pin
- Power Cable-8Pin
- Mini HDMI Adapter
- Driver CD
- Quick Manual