GPU Sapphire 480 NITRO 8GB - Ask me anything.

[Josh | NFC]

Shoot.

 

[flacman]

Are you designing a chassis that fits the 480 Nitro+?

 

[jeshikat]

I think you've hinted at it, did you have any input on the design of the new Nitro cards?

 

[Josh | NFC]

Are you designing a chassis that fits the 480 Nitro+?

Yes. Two, actually.

I think you've hinted at it, did you have any input on the design of the new Nitro cards?

Just the stuff that goes on top of the card. Some stuff made it in, some didn't. Some stuff was the complete opposite of what I was expecting.

 

[jeshikat]

So was that sweet looking backplate your handiwork?

 

[Josh | NFC]

I came up with some concepts for it, but it was a collab. I have been pushing the following points:

1. Keep in spec (didn't happen)
2. Mini ITX version with connector on the end.
2. Monochrome and use LEDs to personalize color.
3. Backplates, backplates everywhere! Metal for high end skus and plastic for low end...but backplates darnit!
4. Stuff iFreilicht hates, like a DVI connector

 

[jeshikat]

2. Mini ITX version with connector on the end.

Oh boy, we really need this for the 480s. All of them are huge

 

[Kmpkt]

Hopefully they go to end connectors as a standard for short boards once HBM hits and PCBs can be even shorter (a la R9 Nano).

 

[QinX]

4. Stuff iFreilicht hates, like a DVI connector

I'm also one of those, although for me it's more because that DVI connector is always on the second slot.
Give me the GTX970 single slot IO layout and i'm happy!
3x mini-dp
1x HDMI
1x DVI

 

[jtd871]

I'm on record for eliminating the DVI interfaces on cards altogether. Takes up too much real estate and promotes double-wide coolers as a default.

 

[MJVR1]

There's a hole on your S4 mini that facilitates GPU installs. Would the 480 fit through the hole? If it does I would mind having a little bulge come out of my system

 

[Josh | NFC]

Unfortunately it's way oversized and won't fit. It's wider than the Asus 970 :/