WEBVTT 00:00:07.279 --> 00:00:15.719 today I have an unboxing for you guys this is part of evga's DS series of 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:23.119 cards that is not to say that it is like the Nintendo DS in that it's neat but 00:00:19.279 --> 00:00:24.400 underpowered that is to say that it is I 00:00:23.119 --> 00:00:29.279 actually don't know what it stands for but all their DS cards have this really 00:00:26.679 --> 00:00:33.000 cool uh heat sink design so maybe it has something to do with that I don't know 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:41.520 dual slot mind you all the heat sinks are dual slot these days pretty much uh 00:00:37.239 --> 00:00:44.200 dual dual fan would be DF maybe someone 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:50.600 can post uh in the comments under this video what exactly the DS thing in the 00:00:47.760 --> 00:00:57.920 name stands for so this is basically a GTX 560 TI with an aftermarket cooler 00:00:54.320 --> 00:01:01.079 made by EVGA who is proud to Proclaim 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:02.960 themselves to be number one seller of us 00:01:01.079 --> 00:01:06.400 of NVIDIA based products in the US the number one in reliability and service 00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:11.000 the number one in performance and the number one folding at home team although 00:01:09.920 --> 00:01:17.560 I don't think I should talk too much about the folding at home team because NC has its own folding at home team 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:23.759 which is pretty good as well so they've got 24/7 support as well as evga's 00:01:20.640 --> 00:01:25.799 coveted warranty service all right key 00:01:23.759 --> 00:01:30.840 features include direct X11 we've come to expect that at this point all the 00:01:27.720 --> 00:01:34.360 usual NVIDIA stuff including two-way SLI 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:36.000 Cuda uh physx 3D Vision as well as 3D 00:01:34.360 --> 00:01:40.840 Vision surround if you grab two of them and run them in SLI mode you can use 00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:46.280 evga's utilities including precision as well as their OC Scanner and let's flip 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:51.719 it around this is a super clocked card which means it's not um the highest 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:56.680 priced highest performing it's not the second highest pric second highest 00:01:53.159 --> 00:01:59.240 performing but it's the Step Up from the 00:01:56.680 --> 00:02:04.399 stock clock cards that are also available so we've got one of those EVGA 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:08.840 uh skull dude posters which I often have a really hard time getting unfolded for 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:13.239 some reason let's see if this one's any easier hey there we go all right so I'm 00:02:11.760 --> 00:02:19.959 just going to step back show you guys that so something about EVGA gaming 00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:23.200 there you go uvj gaming and then a skull 00:02:19.959 --> 00:02:24.120 dude okay so let's go ahead and put that 00:02:23.200 --> 00:02:31.200 away for now uh if I can figure out how to do 00:02:28.200 --> 00:02:32.879 it usually the putting away part is even 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:39.640 harder there we are and without ruining it excellent 00:02:37.760 --> 00:02:43.159 okay next we have a graphics card user guide uh at this point you should 00:02:41.640 --> 00:02:46.480 probably pretty much know how to use a graphics card you plug it into the slot 00:02:44.720 --> 00:02:50.519 you install the drivers but not off the disc off the manufacturer website as 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:55.640 well as a quick start guide in case you want to get started quickly rather than 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:59.879 slowly highly recommended that getting started quickly rather than slowly 00:02:57.800 --> 00:03:04.840 because then your new hardware is in your system and ready to go more quick 00:03:02.440 --> 00:03:10.239 all right we have um don't touch your card for 2 minutes after it's been on we 00:03:07.159 --> 00:03:12.640 have a mini HDMI to HDMI cable this is a 00:03:10.239 --> 00:03:15.879 great inclusion because it allows you to not have to deal with any clearance 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:20.840 issues with those adapters if you have a DVI cable plugged into the next slot 00:03:17.799 --> 00:03:26.120 over we have dual Molex to single six 00:03:20.840 --> 00:03:31.400 pin PCIe adapter as well as another one 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:31.400 and finally a DVI to VGA adapter 00:03:33.920 --> 00:03:39.840 finally we have the card itself coming 00:03:37.480 --> 00:03:44.239 out of the wrapper this is an unwrapping video today not an unboxing I mean we 00:03:42.599 --> 00:03:48.120 unboxed it too but we're also going to unwrapper it it's unboxing and 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:52.519 unwrapping video there it is if that's not a slick looking card I don't know 00:03:50.280 --> 00:03:56.840 what it is I think my white balance is a little bit off cuz looking at the LCD in 00:03:54.239 --> 00:04:01.000 my camera this uh Green Stripe looks pretty yellow but in real life it's 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:05.599 actually ah there we go if I sh there that's about what it looks like so it's 00:04:02.640 --> 00:04:12.560 an NVIDIA Green Stripe that looks very sharp it's a nice little Accent on an 00:04:07.519 --> 00:04:15.040 otherwise almost completely Black Card 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:19.120 okay we got white DVI ports too but I guess we'll we'll let it slide in a 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:24.639 couple stickers all right so let's start with uh let's start with the top today 00:04:21.280 --> 00:04:27.040 so we've got EVGA GTX 560 TI the text is 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:30.280 in the correct orientation such that when you actually install it in your 00:04:28.520 --> 00:04:35.720 case you will actually be able to read it on the top we also find a single SLI 00:04:33.120 --> 00:04:41.039 connector so that means two-way SLI but not three-way or four-way SLI remember 00:04:37.759 --> 00:04:45.680 those modes are not supported by the GTX 00:04:41.039 --> 00:04:47.360 560ti GPU next on the back we have not a 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:51.759 whole lot to speak of although maybe what I'll do is I'll 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:56.039 find out for you guys whether this is a reference PCB or whether this is a 00:04:54.080 --> 00:05:01.320 custom PCB why don't we go find another 560 00:04:57.720 --> 00:05:03.400 TI H there's a HW 00:05:01.320 --> 00:05:10.240 is that a 560 TI yes it is okay so I'm in the Tech's 00:05:07.840 --> 00:05:13.880 room trying to find out if this is a reference card or a non-reference card 00:05:11.800 --> 00:05:19.800 so far it looks like a reference card all right let's compare the PCB 00:05:16.520 --> 00:05:21.759 layouts here guys that's looking pretty 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:28.080 darn reference to me at this point now remember too just because a manufacturer 00:05:24.400 --> 00:05:31.440 is using a reference design 00:05:28.080 --> 00:05:33.280 PCB that does not necessarily mean that 00:05:31.440 --> 00:05:36.479 they are using all reference components on it so they could be using higher 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:42.639 quality capacitors or chokes or whatever the case may be uh EVGA is renowned for 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:47.400 their quality so who knows what's actually on here but it does use a 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:50.680 reference PCB next we have an open slot at the back so some air flow is going to 00:05:48.919 --> 00:05:56.479 be kicked out into your case by the DS cooler here we've also got two PCI six 00:05:53.479 --> 00:05:58.080 pin PCIe six pin power 00:05:56.479 --> 00:06:03.160 connectors although it's not a particularly power hungry card at the 00:06:00.039 --> 00:06:06.280 bottom we have a PCI Express 16x 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:09.199 connector and we see a couple of big old 00:06:06.280 --> 00:06:14.880 fat heat pipes so there there are two heat pipes um no three three heat pipes 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:18.680 yes there you can see the third one in there now right so you got three heat 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:22.680 pipes covering the GPU which you can also see right down there see the GPU 00:06:20.880 --> 00:06:27.840 itself and so those are going to be spreading the heat out to the aluminum 00:06:25.240 --> 00:06:33.160 fins which you can see all under the Dual 80 mm F here 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:35.400 and that is what will do the cooling for 00:06:33.160 --> 00:06:39.479 your system you can also see that the vrms are going to get direct air flow 00:06:37.479 --> 00:06:42.680 from this fan right here so you don't have to worry about those overheating at 00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:47.440 all as well that's one of the things that is superior about a downdraft uh 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:52.360 cooler design now one of the disadvantages is that although we do on 00:06:49.720 --> 00:06:56.479 the back have an open PCI slot for exhaust most of the air is not going to 00:06:54.639 --> 00:07:03.039 come out of that slot most of it is going to be exhausted here here here 00:07:00.440 --> 00:07:06.360 not it here well yeah some here um and then some of it will go out the back but 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:10.560 you want to make sure you have decent Cooling in your case before you install 00:07:08.280 --> 00:07:15.800 a card that does not uh exhaust everything externally on the back dual 00:07:13.000 --> 00:07:20.639 DVI mini HDMI and I think that pretty much covers it thank you for checking 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:22.199 out my unboxing of the GeForce GTX 560 00:07:20.639 --> 00:07:26.840 TI DS from EVGA don't forget to subscribe to Linus 00:07:24.919 --> 00:07:30.479 techtips from more unboxings reviews and other computer videos