Chinese manufacturer Colorful is known for its graphics card modifications, but its latest piece of work is pretty impressive. The iGame GTX 680 starts with a 28nm Nvidia GeForce card, as a lot of graphics board makers do. From there, it skips the usual fan in favor of two detachable aluminum fin heatsinks and a total of 20 heat pipes. It's the first time we've seen passive cooling made possible on a high-end graphics card like the GTX 680, as well as a testament to Nvidia's power efficiency this time around. Removing the fan makes operation silent, and Colorful promises some overclocking is possible, although we're not quite sure what that means on a variable-speed card like the GTX 680. On the other hand, the setup is pretty massive:...
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