Once you get inside the box, this is the card that will greet you. An attractive blue printed circuit board complete with platinum colored heatsinks. The Albatron 5700P Turbo has three separate outputs that include a standard DB-16 VGA output for analog monitors as well as an S-Video out complete with a hardware adapter to allow video connection to your home entertainment system by way of a standard RCA video plug. The last output is the now standard issue Digital Video Interface connector for use high-end flat panel displays. When used with an adapter (not supplied with this bundle) you can use the DVI output to send a display to a second analog monitor.

     With the inclusion of RAM heatsinks and a name like Turbo it's easy to get into an Overclocking mindset. Both the GPU and RAM heatsinks are all formed out of a light grade aluminum. The GPU heatsink fan draws its power from the video card itself. The air ports of the GPU heatsink have been position to blow air over the two sets of RAM heatsinks. As for the card itself, there is no requirement for an additional Molex power connector on the card unlike the big brother FX·5900.

     With any Overclocking project, proper preparation is a must. As you can see, I've removed the GPU heatsink/fan to inspect the thermal compound used. While this pile of white goop is more than adequate for a stock system, this is far from a preferred method of thermal compound installation and material for anything overclocked. After some extensive cleanup, OCZ Ultra5+ thermal compound was installed in place of the plain white goop.

See - there really was a GPU under all that.