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The GT 240's yellow and black packaging is almost identical to what we have seen in the past from Zotac albeit a little more compact to reflect the smaller size of the card. The back and sides of the packaging display variety of information about the card inside.
Inside the box we find a few bits and pieces alongside the card, namelly a HDMI – DVI adapter which allows us to connect two DVI displays for a dual-screen setup. There is also a user's manual, quick installation guide, driver CD and a pair of 3D glasses (of the cardboard variety).
Being a low end card, the GT 240 is very compact in size so should be compatible with most systems. Zotac have used their own cooler which is very simple in design, comprising of a basic heatsink with a small fan to provide some active airflow. The fan can become quite loud under load but unfortunately we do not have Zardon's dBA measurement instruments available to give a quantitative figure for this.
Zotac have included VGA, DVI and HDMI connections on the card which should be ample for most people. Unlike the higher-end nVidia GPUs, the GT 240 draws all the power it needs from the PCI express slot so there are no dedicated power connectors on the board.
Might work better on a hotter core, but its cheap enough. shame its so ugly mind you.
I would say anyone aiming to cool a high end board would spend more on a cooler like this ?
That has to be the most ugly looking cooler i have seen in recent years. Looks like they forgot to paint it. an airfix kit.
Seems to be priced more for low end cards so I think the fact you tested it on a mass market card is a good idea rather than a 5870 or something. I agree though, its extremely ugly looking, not exactly primed for a case mod window system.
Might be a good deal for someone who has spend say 120 quid on a card or less and wants to improve the cooling. I cant see anyone with a high end board getting this when artic cooling have such brilliant third party coolers out now. price is good, looks arent. Isnt that part of the reason of getting a third party cooler to get something that looks wicked and also cools well?
Not a bad product, but quite fugly!