EVGA GTX 280 Triple SLI Review :: EVGA GeForce GTX280 Cards

Card

Fan

Rear of PCB

Head on top view

Each EVGA card is similar in shape and appearance to the reference GTX 280 cards as they are identical in every way including clock speeds. There is a weird design like a fireworks display on the cooling fan. The GeForce GTX280 logo is on the heatsink. The cooling fan is the standard one found on GeForce GTX 280 cards 47-fin radial fan.

Rear on view

Upside down name

PCI Express

SLI Bridge

The rear of the cards each has a back plate that covers the PCB. There are two grills for added ventilation for each card. The top of each card has the two power connectors, a 6-pin and an 8-pin connector. The GTX 280 consumes a maximum of 236W of power, meaning that three of them will put a strain on the normal PSU found on computers today.

Power

Top view

IO

Rear head on

The front of the top of the card has two SLI connectors. For Tri-SLI you need a triple bridge that bridges the gap between the three cards. To do two cards in SLI you need a single bridge that bridges the gap between the two cards. The IO area of the card has two Dual-Link DVI connectors and a HDTV connection. With the included adapters you can build a computer with two LCD monitors with DVI, a LCD+CRT or two CRT monitors.