1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:08,240 From MSI, we have the brand new GeForce 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:10,160 GTX 580. This is an NVIDIA GPU. Features 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:16,720 all of the latest technologies including GeForce CUDA, NVIDIA SLI, Physics, 3D 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:20,400 Vision, including 3D Vision Surround with up to three monitors. We've also 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:24,640 got some other cool points here. Check this out. So, this is a special sticker 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:28,400 that goes on USA, Canada, and Mexican models. So, they've got a three-year 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:33,440 warranty in all of those countries. And this particular MSI card features all 8 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:37,200 solid capacitors for improved lifespan. So we can actually find some more 9 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:41,120 details about that on the back. So 10 years ultraong lifetime with no 10 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:45,600 explosion. I think what they actually mean to say is no leaking because 11 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:49,120 typically capacitors although they can explode typically they're just going to 12 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:53,280 leak. So you've also got lower temperatures, higher efficiency, but 13 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:57,760 bear in mind your car will not explode. Very good. So we've got a little list of 14 00:00:55,520 --> 00:01:03,760 the features here. So that is DirectX11, SLI that is up to three-way and even 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:06,320 four-way SLI, surround physics, CUDA, 16 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:09,920 direct compute, NVIDIA pure video, HD technology. It is a PCI Express 2.0 17 00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:14,400 card. You can read this, I'm sure. Oh, hey, cool. We got uh HDMI 1.4A. So that 18 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:19,360 means that you are able to play with appropriate software. 3D Blu-ray, oh, 19 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:24,320 appropriate software and appropriate TV. That's going to cost you. Minimum system 20 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:26,400 requirements are as follows here. So, 21 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:31,439 NVIDIA recommends a minimum 600 watt greater power supply with a minimum of 22 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:35,759 42 amps on the 12volt rail. And up here, this is one of the coolest things about 23 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:41,040 MSI video cards is that they all come compatible with MSI Afterburner, which 24 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:46,159 is, if you follow my blog, an outstanding little overclocking utility 25 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:50,560 that I personally use very frequently and I really, really like. And MSI's 26 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:54,479 just done a great job in their partnership with Rivet Tuner of uh 27 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:59,280 basically well they've reskinned the program and they've uh added a couple 28 00:01:57,439 --> 00:02:05,200 features. They've made it really simple to use and uh they've also added their 29 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:07,360 little combuster utility which is uh in 30 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:12,000 partnership with the Firmark guys. So they've given you the all the means to 31 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:16,480 overclock and test your graphics card out of the box which is pretty cool. So, 32 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:21,280 accessory-wise, we've got a six pin to 8 pin power connector. We've also got a 33 00:02:18,879 --> 00:02:24,959 dual four pin Molex to single six pin power connector. And then we have Oh, 34 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:30,959 that's a nice long cable, too. Look at that. So, we've got what looks to be 35 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:32,480 about a 6 ft uh mini HDMI to HDMI cable. 36 00:02:30,959 --> 00:02:35,760 Let me just see what else we've got included here, and then I'll stop 37 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:40,879 teasing you guys, and we'll look at the card itself. Next, we've got a DVI to 38 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:46,080 VGA adapter. Finally, we have a uh utilities and 39 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:49,120 driver DVD or CD. I don't know what it is, but either way, throw it away. 40 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:53,680 Download the latest from the MSI website. We've got a quick users guide, 41 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:57,680 which is big. There we are. So, they show some other 42 00:02:55,040 --> 00:03:02,400 MSI products, how to plug it into your computer, all that good stuff. Just kind 43 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:06,959 of throw that back together. And then finally, we've got the 580 GTX series. 44 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:11,360 So, this shows you how to use their live update for uh the drivers and also 45 00:03:09,519 --> 00:03:17,440 access well once again a quick start guide. So, there you have it. Two quick 46 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:18,800 start guides. Two for the price of one. 47 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:23,840 You know, someone should run that promo on GTX 580s. I bet they'd sell a lot of 48 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:27,519 GTX 580s if they did two for the price of one. So, one of MSI's kind of unique 49 00:03:26,159 --> 00:03:31,599 little things is they include these little blue uh covers on all of your 50 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:35,519 connectors, which means that people like me can safely handle the card without 51 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:41,280 touching the contacts. Actually, everyone gives me a hard time about this, but I'm finally going to explain 52 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:45,440 why I don't care about touching the contacts like this. Okay, here. Let me 53 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:52,239 show you guys. So, you see where my finger touches the side of the PCB? I 54 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:57,439 actually am not making contact with the little golden contacts along the edge of 55 00:03:55,360 --> 00:04:01,519 the PCI Express 16X connector. Look at that. See, no matter how hard I press on 56 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:06,400 there, I'm not going to touch them. So, I'm only touching a completely inert 57 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:10,159 part of the PCB when I handle a video card like this. So, there you go. Now, 58 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:13,760 you know, let's have a look at the back of this video card. So, you can see here 59 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:18,799 where the GPU is situated. So, that's going to be where most of the bulky 60 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:24,000 cooling power is done. Now bear in mind the GTX 580 in the reference design does 61 00:04:21,199 --> 00:04:30,160 use a vapor chamber design. So it's not using standard heat pipes. Next we have 62 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:32,080 some VRM cooling or VRM VRMs here. So 63 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:37,600 that is uh delivering the power from these six pin and 8 pin power connectors 64 00:04:35,199 --> 00:04:42,320 over to all the power hungry parts that need them. Speaking of power hungry, the 65 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:47,040 GTX 580 improves over the 480 in a lot of ways. One of which is performance, 66 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:51,600 another of which is heat. That is to say, it gives off less heat than the 67 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:57,600 580. And last but not least is power consumption. So the 580 performs better, 68 00:04:54,320 --> 00:05:01,360 runs cooler, and doesn't consume as much 69 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:03,120 power as the GTX 480. So I think we've 70 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:06,639 looked at the back of the card fairly indepth here. So oh, you can actually 71 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:10,479 see there's a little vent here. So, when this fan spins, it's going to exhaust 72 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:16,400 just a little bit of air out the back, cool off those solid caps, and make sure 73 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:18,400 that they're all staying nice and not 74 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:22,080 toasty. So, that is performing very well. So, MSI has put on their 75 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:25,520 customized branding on the card here. So, we've got an MSI logo to go along 76 00:05:23,759 --> 00:05:30,000 with the GeForce One on the top. And then we've got a little uh looks like 77 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:33,600 some kind of like a jet or something. What is this here? There's a bigger one 78 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:37,600 here. If you guys can tell me what that is, I would very much appreciate it. 79 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:41,759 Maybe it's like a spaceship. I'm not actually sure. Anyway, so it's got 80 00:05:39,199 --> 00:05:45,120 afterurner branding on it as well as MSI branding on it. And they've called out 81 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:49,440 the name of the N580 GTX right there. You've got a standard fan, that is to 82 00:05:47,199 --> 00:05:53,520 say a rear exhaust fan, which NVIDIA has been using on their reference high-end 83 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:57,840 cards for quite some time because it does allow you to remove the heat from 84 00:05:55,280 --> 00:06:01,440 the card and exhaust it out the back of your case rather than exhaust it into 85 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:05,120 your case where it's just going to mean that all of the other components are 86 00:06:03,199 --> 00:06:08,319 going to run hotter, which isn't to say that it's the only approach that works, 87 00:06:06,639 --> 00:06:11,600 but it's worked quite well for NVIDIA over the last little while, so they've 88 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:16,479 continued to use it. On the back, we've got two DVI ports as well as a mini 89 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:21,199 HDMI. And MSI has generally generously included the mini HDMI to HDMI cable 90 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:26,800 because not many people have televisions that run off mini HDMI. So, thank you 91 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:33,840 for checking out my unboxing of the MSI GTX 580. So, this is a 1.5 Gigabyte 92 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:41,199 graphics card. That's the amount of memory. And it also has the fastest 93 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:43,680 graphics processor in the world right 94 00:06:41,199 --> 00:06:43,680 there.