Review-ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition: Factory Overclocked, Interesting Software Bundle

Graphics Card

This is the graphics card itself: ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition.

The card is outfitted with a non-reference HSF unit, which is quite effective in suppressing the heat. During full load conditions, the temperature peaks out at 72 degree Celsius. Idle temps hovers at around 34 degree Celsius.

An embossed “ZOTAC” logo is located on the left side of the transparent cooler body.

Too bad there is a gap between the memory chips and the heatsink base. Since the memory is overclocked, it would be nice if the HSF also makes direct contact with these memory chips to cool them off. Nevertheless, the card worked normally throughout our test without showing any sign of instability.