This graphic card looks very original. The thing is that it is hidden in an aluminum cage with two vent holes covered with a protective lattice.

So, it looks more like an electronic module of a sci-fi starship or a military device rather than an ordinary 3D accelerator. Of course, we were tempted to peep inside. Having removed this aluminum case, we found the following:

As you see, the graphics card follows NVIDIA’s reference design and also is equipped with an SAA7114 video capture chip from Philips.

However, we were mostly impressed by the fact that the cooling system consisted of an aluminum base and copper ribs. We usually have it vice versa as copper is more heat-conductive than aluminum. The back side of the cover carries two fans and a thermal gasket for taking heat off the graphics card. The cooling solution works like that: the fan installed at the fastening strap takes air in and blows it through the copper heatsink. The air is then taken over by the second fan, which drives it outside and into the PC case. Overall, the cooling system seems to be very efficient, but may turn to be quite noisy. By the way, it has a unique name: Twin Turbo-II. Again, sounds impressive, but the apprehensions about the noise get stronger even stronger now :)

Although graphics card with this enhanced cooling system seems to occupy just one slot, you cannot install anything into the PCI slot, which is located next to the AGP.

The PCB carries 2.2ns memory chips working at 850MHz. The graphics core functions at 400MHz in 3D applications and at 300MHz in 2D. Overall, Leadtek WinFast A350 TDH is a high-quality product. Besides, its really impressive exterior will definitely attract a lot of potential users.