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At the heart of the Aeolus FX5700 Ultra is nVidia's 0.13 micron NV36 core, which is an update of the NV35 core of the FX5600. Improvements include faster memory and core clock speeds, updated shaders and 128MB of DDR-II memory.
Clock speed is now 475MHz while the memory speed is 900MHz (450MHz DDR-II). With a 128-bit memory bus this gives the FX5700 Ultra a bandwidth of 14.4GB/s.
AOpen's Aeolus uses a reference nVidia cooling solution for both the GPU and the memory chips. The GPU cooler is fitted with a low noise fan and cools both the GPU and the top memory chips while the bottom chips are cooled by a ribbed plate. Although this gives a single slot-width solution, the DDR-II memory chips get hot and therefore still need some circulation of air around them.
The software package is basic - just a driver CD and a copy of WinDVD. This isn't a bad thing as it allows AOpen to sell the card at a competitive price.
The FX5700Ultra offers great performance for its price segment. But, like all FX5700 Ultra cards, AOpen's Aeolus day in the sun has been short, overshadowed by the recent release of the faster FX5900XT for almost the same price.
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