Customer Reviews

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX580 1536 MB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express Video Card, GV-N580UD-15I

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Well, its a Nvidia 580. What more can I say? You can get 20-30% more HP with a new 680, but you'll pay very dearly for it. This board has an impressive, board length, heat sink that looks like it will be much easier to clean when it come time t do your semi-annual PM dusting. From experience with my previous card, the box and blower design is a pain to get clean.

So yes, at this point the GTX 680 is out, which bests the 580 by 10-20% in most applications, but the GTX 580 is still a fantasitc card to play all modern games at 1080p or higher.

The Gigabyte card has a non-reference design that employs 3 PWM fans that automatically ramp up based on the card's heat levels, which are very well managed. I have not seen my card get above 65 degrees at any point while gaming (playing Battlefield 3). The fans are silent until around 75% speed, but I have only gotten to that level by using the EasyBoost software provided for overclocking to see what the fans would sound like at that level - at no point has the card gotten hot enough to spin the fans up that far.

Overclocking works great on the card, and the card comes pre-overclocked from the factory setting. My card is currently running at 800 Mhz and not even breaking a sweat, but I see no current need to increase the overclock as the GTX 580 blazes through any game I throw at it at 1080p.

My only reduction in star is for the overclocking software included with the card. It is very basic and simple, and does not allow the user to truly make changes to the card outside of clock speeds. There are no voltage tweeks to be made anywhere - you can only use sliders to adjust the Core clock, the Memory clock, or the Shader clock. You are also limited with the fan control as well. Note though, that there are other overclocking programs available to use.

Outside of the software included, this is a fantasic GPU that will play games at high settings for years to come.

I purchased this video card specifically to play Battlefield 3 on Ultra settings. I'm not running SLI but this video card is awesome. I can run any current game (Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3, Skyrim, Dirt 3) at 1080p resolution and at max settings with no hiccups. I love this card and I would recommend it to anyone. I will probably end up purchasing another for SLI once the newer Nvidia cards come out and the GTX580's drop in price.

the gtx580@gigabyte its a great card, the best of gtx`s because the temps is low ever!
tested, and everything ran very cold, and was happy that gigabyte design

I just ordered this for a lightning deal this morning. I've been waiting for christmas to get this card but with the 60$ off i couldn't resist it! I've looked up other reviews and videos on this card and it looks fantastic. I'll update this more as soon as it arrives on the 8th!