BFG Technologies®, Inc., the leading North American and European supplier of advanced NVIDIA-based 3D graphics cards, power supplies, and other PC enthusiast products, announced today the BFG NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280 H2OC™ 1GB graphics card, which is the fastest factory overclocked board available.

The BFG GeForce GTX 280 H2OC 1GB graphics card with ThermoIntelligence water cooling solution offers exceptional thermal performance in a single slot design. Co-developed by BFG and Danger Den™, the ThermoIntelligence® custom copper water block is totally silent and allows the GTX 280 GPU to be factory overclocked to the highest stable level—delivering up to a 52°C lower GPU operating temperature than reference cooling solutions.

“BFG has a long and successful track record of providing high quality water cooled solutions for enthusiast level graphics cards”, said John Malley, senior director of marketing for BFG Technologies. “Leveraging Danger Den’s proficiency in block design and manufacturing with BFG’s award-winning overclocking expertise, we’ve put together a GTX 280 solution that provides incredible performance in a silent, single-slot solution.”

The pre-attached ThermoIntelligence copper water block replaces the standard double slot GTX 280 cooling solution for those who currently own or are purchasing a PC water cooling system. Micro fittings are also included to support 2-way or 3-way NVIDIA SLI configurations.

BFG GeForce GTX 280 H2OC 1GB with ThermoIntelligence
• Memory: 1GB (1024MB) GDDR3
• Core Clock: 680MHz (vs. 602MHz standard)
• Shader Clock: 1458MHz (vs. 1296MHz standard)
• Memory Data Rate: 2450MHz (vs. 2214MHz standard)

BFG ThermoIntelligence Water Block Features and Benefits

• Co-developed by BFG and water cooling industry leader and pioneer Danger Den
• Single slot design frees up valuable space for other add-in cards
• Reduces graphics card temperatures by up to 52°C versus standard air cooling
• Includes high quality, high-flow 3/8” and 1/2” fittings (barbs) to maximize water flow with captured o-rings to prevent leakage
• Designed to accommodate custom as well as 2-way and 3-way NVIDIA SLI configurations with included 1/2” micro fittings (barbs) and tubing
• Hand-built by a trained BFG technician with Arctic Silver® thermal compound
• Made in the USA using pure copper

The best of both worlds! Unbeatable performance provided by the EVGA GTX 280 with the super cooled technology that the EVGA Hydro Copper 16 Waterbock has to offer. Enjoy incredible performance with out even breaking a sweat. The EVGA GTX 280 guarantees a new level of visual experience while the EVGA Hydro Copper 16 Waterblock provides the latest in liquid cooled innovation. Capable of working in both 2-Way and 3-Way SLI, the EVGA GTX 280 HC offers all the latest features, technology, and speed coupled with efficient cooling to provide an unbeatable, enhanced experience like never before.

EVGA GTX 280 Features*:
2nd Generation Unified Shader Architecture - Second generation architecture delivers 50% more gaming performance over the first generation through 240 enhanced processor cores that provide incredible shading horsepower.
NVIDIA® PhysX™ - GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology,enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
Full DX10 Support™ - DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film quality effects for today's hottest games.
NVIDIA® CUDA Technology™ - CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU's processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks such as video transcoding delivering up to 7x performance over traditional CPUs.
Second Generation Purevideo™ HD - High-definition video decoder and post-processor delivers unprecented picture clairty, smmoth video and accurate color for movies and video.
128-bit HDR with FSAA - Realistic High Dynamic Range lighting, now with support for anti-aliasing!
NVIDIA® CUDA™ - Uses the GPU to quickly process CUDA™ based applications taking your graphics card beyond gaming.
Hybrid Power Technology - Dynamic power that changes depending on the GPU's status.
Built for Microsoft Windows® Vista™ - Fourth generation GPU architecture gives Windows® Vista™ users the best possible experience with Windows® Aero 3D user interface
* Features per NVIDIA's Specifications

EVGA Hydro Copper 16 Waterblock Features:
Supports 2-Way and 3-Way SLI (3-Way SLI kit will be included with every purchase of 3 cards/waterblocks)
EVGA Exclusive - flow design maximizes surface area and dramatically reduces temps
Patent Pending "Co-op Technology" transfers heat away from critical areas
Compatible with both the GTX 280 and GTX 260 graphics cards
Extra High-flow designed internals and barbs give the minimum flow restriction, allowing lowest temps possible
Cool's GPU, VREG, I/O Chip and Memory
Includes both high quality 1/2'' and 3/8'' High Flow fittings
Heat-piped back plate for GTX 280 and GTX 260 underside
Flexible barb design allows 4 different fitting configurations, giving maximum flexibility for water cooling placement accessories
Reduces temperatures by as much as 50°C during maximum load
Waterblocks Manufactured at EVGA Corp. in Brea, California
Multiple Patents Pending

Specifications

Core Clock Speed : 691MHz
Processing Cores : 240
Memory Clock Speed : 2430MHz
Memory Bandwidth : 155.5GB/sec
Shader Clock Speed : 1458MHz
Bus : PCI-E 2.0
Interface : DVI-I, DVI-I, HDTV-7