Galaxy launches GTS 250 with new cooler

It's no secret that nVidia's GTS 250 graphics card is nothing more than a rebranded GeForce 9800GTX+ on a smaller PCB. To add some value, several manufacturers have been launching GTS 250 cards with alternative coolers or increased memory capacities. Galaxy has also developed a GTS 250 card and equipped it with a new dual-slot cooler. The card features the conventional G92b GPU with 128 stream processors and 512 MB of GDDR3 memory.

It's remarkable that the card has connectors for DVI, HDMI and D-sub, making it possible to connect virtually every monitor without requiring convertors. To use the HDMI audio, an S/PDIF cable will have to be attached internally to either the motherboard or soundcard. Galaxy has used a 5-phase power design on the card, which should ensure a stable usage even under high clock frequencies. Lastly, the card is equipped with a double BIOS function, which guarantee that the card will remain working, even after a failed BIOS flash.

The clock frequencies for both the GPU and the shader units are reference speeds, respectively 738 and 1836 MHz. The memory however, has been overclocked: the card uses faster 0,8 ns GDDR3 chips and has them clocked at 2600 MHz. Pricing and availability information is still unknown.

Galaxy GTS 250 with alternative cooler and faster graphics memory

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