Closer look:
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| Unassuming box design may not grab your attention, but the video card’s performance will. | |
| First thing you see is the graphics card in a clear plastic case for shipment which prevents the card from shifting during shipment. No damage was noticed. | The contents of the box consisted of the Calibre GeForce 9800 GTX+ card, CD-ROM, quick start guide, DVI converter, two Y-Power cables to connect to Molex and the 8 Pin ports on the graphics card. and a certificate of authenticity |
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| Taking in the layout of the card you notice the heat pipe design and open air fans gives you a good look at the components of the card. | The heat pipe configuration run to a central heat sink and act as hinges. |
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| Close up of the central Aluminum heat sink where the two heat pipes run to. | The two fans on the card are not surrounded by any cover to assist with channeling the air flow over the card. |
The Calibre NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ is definitely eye candy as far as showing what it is made of. The Calibre NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ does not come with the standard plastic covers which hide the card’s components from on-lookers, not that on-lookers can see much when the standard graphics card is installed. The Calibre NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX+ also has a design feature that will definately grab ones attention called butterflying the heat sinks.
