On the next few pages we'll show you some photos. The images were taken at 2560x1920 pixels and then scaled down. The camera used was a Sony DCS-F707 5.1 MegaPixel.

So here you can see the packaging of the card we are putting through testing phases today. The BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC. The card comes with no less than 1GB of memory.

Two times dual-link DVI supporting the highest resolutions. I wonder at what point in time we'll see HDMI or display port embedded on the cards -- the board partners are hesitating so much. Graphics cards these days are getting pretty darn popular for HD playback through HTPC's. At GPU level everything is ready for both standards. This card is also Fully HD compliant including HDCP protection.

The cooler is really efficient, yet it has to be, as there's a lot of heat to be moved away from that GPU for sure. The design ended up being dual-slot. Hard to spot (a little too dark) to the right carefully hidden behind a rubber strap, two SLI fingers. So if you really want to go nuts, two SLI fingers can get you three-way SLI. Also present a is a SPDIF input. Basically you can lead an SPDIF wire from your soundcard or mainboard towards the GeForce card and then output sound through HDMI.

The GeForce GTX 280 needs to be connected to both a 6-pin and 8-pin power supply connector. Your power supply should rate a minimum of 500-550 Watts.

The last photo before we close down the PC, and startup our benchmark session.