ZOTAC ZT-40201-10P GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: I bought this over the evga simply because it was $30 less at the time and I don't regret it. Great card, I upgraded from a 9800gtx+(which is now my physX card) and the difference was night and day. I was split between this and the new 560Ti but went with this because I liked the 320bit interface. Plays my most demanding games on 1680X1050 flawlessly

Cons: It does run much hotter than my previous 9800gtx, but this problem was solved by adding it into my liquid cooling loop. Card has virtually no overclockability unless you crank up the Vcore, which will lead to insane core temps (100c+). So be ready with an after market cooler if you intend to overclock

Pros: Well Packaged - Came with a Mini HDMI to HDMI adapter which is nice.

Set up in SLI with my MSI GTX 470 without a hitch.

Runs cooler than my reference MSI GTX 470 (even though I put new thermal paste on the MSI card). Both show same BIOS version in GPU-Z, so there must be some other difference.

Cons: As usual, Fermi cards tend to run hot. And because they run hot, the fan can get fairly loud.

Other Thoughts: I bought this card while it was on sale to couple with an existing GTX 470. I haven't done any serious benchmarking as of yet. Unfortunately 3dMark11 doesn't support SLI right now, so there's no comparison there.

Been to busy playing Mafia II & Batman: Arkham Aslyum with the settings cranked to bother with 3dMark Vantage or any of my other benchmarks.

Coupled with my i5-750 @ 4Ghz, 4GB DDR3 1600, and a bit Thermaltake Armor 8003BWS case I have two reference GTX 470's in SLI. While playing Mafia II @ 1080p these guys hit about 88C. Furmark pushes them to about 95C.

Pros: Great card and performance for the money.

Cons: Runs hot on full load, be sure have plenty of cooling or alternatives to cool it. Then again, fermis based on gf100 (gtx 465/470/480) are known to run hot using the reference cooler.

Other Thoughts: Just ordered a 3rd Zotac after I had received a faulty gtx 470 from another manufacturer. Thank you newegg for the great customer support. Zotac support has also been great.

Pros: -Lets me max out some high end games on my 1900x1080.
-Comes with Mini HDMI adapter!
-Overall a really good price. (caught mine on sale)
-Does everything you need it to do: PhysX etc etc

Cons: Not a huge problem, but MAKE SURE you have adequate fans/ a ventilated case.

A stock case with 1 fan will not do you good if you plan on gaming for more then an hour.

Pros: not sure yet.

Cons: DOA, after installing my it into my pc I have 1 short beep and nothing on the monitor screen. My monitor doesn't even recognize that the PC is even on. The video card fan is running, i've checked the two 6 pin power cable connection and everything is secure, but nothing on the monitor screen. Putting my 8800GT SLI back in my rig everything boots up fine. I've even tried resetting the mobo BIOS thinking it might have something to do with that, still no go. Sending back to newegg today for replacement.

Other Thoughts: I'm running 800watt power supply, should be more than enough for a single GTX470.

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Pros: Stock Fermi, tremendous out of the box performance with headroom to overclock if you have adequate cooling. Small size (9in) makes it ideal for smaller mid size cases...
Pair of these running at 850x2020mhz pushes easily past 40K in Vantage with i920 at 4.00ghz. Easily good for the next 2-4 years...

Cons: Runs hot and loud, which is no surprise, reviews state this everywhere. I have mine on water cooling so total noise levels at 28db full load (noise rating of rad fan)...

Other Thoughts: Initially poor review due to the complexity of the rebate process. The issue was two rebates and one card that was rma'd. Finally sorted and rebate sent though without issue.

Great value with rebate in place and free copy of Mafia ll

Pros: Fast! Incredibly fast! You can't throw ANYTHING at this card to slow it down. Runs stereoscopic 3D incredibly well.

This card has been very reliable, no problems in the 4 months I've had it. And it's really very quiet under normal use. When the GPU is maxed out and the fan is on auto, (runs fan at~70% of full speed when on auto) you can notice the fan but it doesn't overpower the rest of my (very quiet) system.

Cons: It's pretty hot, when I leave this card folding proteins all night I have to crack a window.

The rebate took almost 4 months. I've heard lots of people have had rebate issues. Make sure you don't use a PO address, and follow the instructions very closely!

Other Thoughts: I've put very heavy use into this card. I fold proteins using GPUgrid 24/7 when I'm not using my computer for games, and this card folds like a champ! It takes this card ~7 hours to crunch through a file that takes my 9800gt over 24hrs. I've never had a corrupt file from it.

Pros: Plays games like a dream, no problems for the first bit but see below under con. It is a quiet card under normal use.

Cons: LOUD when games kick up and hovers around 65 degree's c during idle and can get as high as 120c during heavy use over 30 minutes or more.
I am on my second and about to send the second in for warranty work as it started doing exactly what the other did. After about 3 weeks, and yes I have had no problems with other cards except this one. After 3 weeks it started causing blue screen's and then the computer just wouldn't start up. Newegg did the first RMA but the exact same thing happened to the new one so trying RMA through the company. If it doesn't work out this time I will make sure every customer I work with knows not to buy the brand and to spend the extra money on one that can properly cool their high end cards.

Pros: - You get the right power for this price. It's a beast! Picked it up for 312 bucks earlier and very happy with my purchase
- Lifetime warranty! Finally we get this

Cons: - Doesn't run as hot as people say, but it's still noticeably hot but it was designed to handle the heat so don't go making it more of an issue than it really is.
- Well as previous reviews state, the previous batch of cards before this product was deactivated for a while a few months ago, came with scuffs on the shroud. You could only really see it in the light. Not sure about this batch of cards but hopefully they're better.

Other Thoughts: it's not like people are going into you're systems taking out you're card and inspecting it for any scuffs, because that's the only way anyone's going to see them and it has absolutely nothing to do with the performance and I personally think that it gives it more of that rugged look. Cooling is still satisfactory on this card and I really reccomend it. None of the cons really deserved an egg off at all. A really great buy from Zotac and Nvidia.

Pros: First Zotac product.
Bought this as second card to my EVGA GTX 470 to run in SLI......

Cons: Arrived DOA, when installed computer failed to recognize card and GPU-Z indicated that the bios was corrupt. I guess this can happen....

Other Thoughts: I could have flashed the cards bios myself, no biggy, but as it was new I decided to send it back to Newegg for replacement. Newegg's support is excellent as always.......

Manufacturer Response:

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I'm sorry to see you are experiencing issues with our product. We have 24/7 tech support to fully assist you if you are having performance issues with your card. Please contact our support at (877)59ZOTAC or via Live Chat and we will be happy to assist you with diagnosis and possible replacement if needed.

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