MSI launches gaming graphics cards

GRAPHICS CARD MAKER Micro-Star International (MSI) has released two gaming graphics cards, the N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II 2GD5 and N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II 2GD5/OC. The cards are intended to optimise the games experience on an HD TV.

The 2GD5/OC card is the only one available in the UK and has an Nvidia 560Ti GPU chip with 2GB of memory, a GPU clock speed of 880MHz and a memory clock speed of 4008MHz.

The MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II 2GD5 series graphics cards are equipped with the exclusive Twin Frozr II thermal design, which uses a nickel plated copper base to absorb the heat from the GPU.

Heat is transferred to the heat sink via MSI's Superpipe technology and is then dissipated with the airflow produced by the large dual PWM fan setup.

Compared with the reference thermal design, MSI's Twin Frozr II thermal design lowers the GPU's temperature by 20°C and provides an overall cooler graphics card, MSI said.

Meanwhile, MSI's exclusive Afterburner overclocking software allows users to adjust the fan speed according to their preferences and also supports a GPU Overvoltage function to fully unleash its potential, achieving a higher level performance with an overclocking rate of 25 per cent.

MSI says it uses Military Class II components in the N560GTX Twin Frozr II 2GD5 series graphics cards, such as Hi-C capacitors that are in the same class of components used in space shuttles and satellites and offer lifespans eight times longer than ordinary solid-state capacitors.

In addition, Super Ferrite Chokes (SFC) are employed to improve efficiency by 10 per cent and increase maximum output current by 30 per cent. When this is coupled with all solid-state capacitors, MSI said the product's overall lifespan can be effectively extended. µ