EVGA GeForce GTX 480 Superclocked

Taking You To The Speed Of Light

The EVGA GeForce GTX 480 Superclocked is an amazing graphics card that does everything else the benchmark does, but kicks it up a notch. At $10 to $20 more than the GeForce GTX 480, the Superclocked model is actually leaps and bounds ahead of its predecessor, the EVGA GeForce GTX 470... but for that advancement, you gotta pay.

One of the key features that you will absolutely love with this piece of technology is its ample technology. With double CUDA cores, high speed GDDR5 memory and 1536 MB, this card is built with purpose. Video and gaming connoiseurs will instantly apreciate the finer graphical details, such as smoke, dust, fire, water, all of those little pieces that every other graphics card cannot render without ruinning the game experience. You no longer have to forgive the hardware with the GTX 480 Superclocked.

For the technically inclined, details worth noting are as follows: you get NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround, DirectX 11 and NVIDIA PhysX. What this means is compatibility and truly remarkable technology. To take it a step further, the card's built-in fan is more than just appearances. It actually works, so no need for water looking here.

With 3-way AFR and 32x anti-aliasing technology, you get rendering beyond your imagination, which for novices just means the graphics are more life-like than anything else on the market.

See For Yourself

This amateur video gives you a look at just what boundaries the EVGA GeForce GTX 480 Superclocked really pushes. Although quality is a little disappointing,the message comes through loud and clear. Take a look for yourself.

The Bad

There is not really much to dislike about this card. To add salt to the wound, EVGA GeForce offers a lifetime warranty, so if you fry this card, you can get another one (you must meet the qualifying criteria, of course).

But we can say that there is one thing that stinks: the price. If you realize that you do not need this much great graphics, then dishing out the few extra bucks doesn't make sense unless you are into illustrating and rendering. Because let's face it, the EVGA GeForce GTX 470 was fine just as it was. But if you want that leading-edge gaming and video experience, you are doomed to pay that price.

What We Rate This Thing

This is a 5-star card. There is question about it; nothing else on the market compares to just how crisp this thing delivers.  Without a doubt, it is almost entirely unlikely that anyone will be disappointed with this card. Period.