The New Titan Mini

[Stoly]

Twice the power at half the size.

 

[TaintedSquirrel]

Here's the official page:

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-announces-new-titan-mini

They're joking -- but I imagine colored Titans would be wildly successful.

 

[Deleted member 50702]

I'll hide them around the house instead of Easter eggs for the little ones.

 

[*The*Dark*Lord*]

I knew this was an April's fool thing but I still clicked on the link (facepalm)

 

[DraginDime]

They should really make a cooler like that for the half length cards like the 650Ti/750Ti that would be pretty sweet.

 

[LordEC911]

They're joking -- but I imagine colored Titans would be wildly successful.

Back when designing the GTX690 shroud and then again for OG Titan, they came to the conclusion that "bright" colored/painted metal shrouds "look cheap" and at first glace makes it look like a plastic shroud while also not cohering to their branding.

 

[primetime]

good April fools via nvidia....if they were real i can imagine they would sell well

 

[TaintedSquirrel]

They should really make a cooler like that for the half length cards like the 650Ti/750Ti that would be pretty sweet.

Close enough ?

Back when designing the GTX690 shroud and then again for OG Titan, they came to the conclusion that "bright" colored/painted metal shrouds "look cheap" and at first glace makes it look like a plastic shroud while also not cohering to their branding.

Welcome back btw.

 

[n=1]

Back when designing the GTX690 shroud and then again for OG Titan, they came to the conclusion that "bright" colored/painted metal shrouds "look cheap" and at first glace makes it look like a plastic shroud while also not cohering to their branding.

Yep Tom's ran a piece on just this.

Not exactly the most relevant but I'll just leave this here:

But the biggest issue was that manufacturing yields started off around 10%. That’s not the GPU, mind you. Just the coolers. Because they were going from raw magnesium to plating, with no brushing or sandblasting in between, all of the dents from the casting line showed through. Someone had to manually sort through everything coming off the line and pick out the pieces without those imperfections. Even then, if you look closely enough, it’s still possible to pick out tiny divots in the metal.

Nvidia eventually got yields of the 690’s cooler up in the 30-percent range. Nevertheless, it’s understandable that the company quickly switched to a different design. But Andrew is still looking to improve further for generations to come. He wants to build a fan with an integrated hub, for instance, so that when the blades spin, you don’t see the center wobbling at all. It’s the difference between buying a car with hubcaps and one with rims, he jokes.