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Gigabyte GV-N66T128D

Gigabyte is yet another manufacturer that has 'overclocked' its card in order to differentiate itself. The result is the Gigabyte GV-N66T128D's memory chips were clocked higher than default. Clocked at 500 MHz (1.0GHz DDR), a measly 50 MHz improvement over the standard, the marginal speed boost feels more like an afterthought that Gigabyte decided to implement because it was relatively easy given that the memory components are actually rated for it. The GV-N66T128D obviously got its inspiration for its cooler from the reference design. This design means that the heatsink fan does not cool the Samsung 2.0ns memory chips and a separate aluminum heatsink is allocated for the HSI bridging ASIC. A plus point for the GV-N66T128D was the quiet operation of its fan and it scores well in that part of our test though we think the overclocking could have been better.

'Pink' is in the air.

An initial look at the Gigabyte GV-N66T128D.

A closer look at Gigabyte's cooler.

Gigabyte used 2.0ns memory chips for its GV-N66T128D.

As for the bundled accessories and utilities, Gigabyte has assembled a decent package with a game, a software DVD player and their own overclocking utility. The cables in the package are standard and adequate for this range of cards as shown below:

PowerDVD 5.0

SpellForce: The Order of Dawn

V-Tuner 2 Overclocking Utility

Driver CD

Gigabyte User Manual

9-pin mini-DIN to HDTV (component cable dongle)

DVI-to-VGA adaptor

We find only the standard accessories here.

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