NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 Roundup (EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI, Sparkle)

EVGA GT 240 512MB GDDR5 SuperClocked

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Product Number: 512-P3-1242-LR
Warranty: 2-Years (with registration)
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It has been a long while since we last looked at an EVGA card around these parts but time doesn’t seem to have changed their packaging one iota. We still get the black and orange colours but considering the lower-end nature of this product, the only protection it has is a single bubble wrap sleeve. Accessories are also basic with only a driver CD being included.


The EVGA GT 240 Superclocked won’t really win any awards for originality when it comes to its overall look but it is good to see the stunning black PCB from higher end cards make an appearance here. In addition, since the move to the 40nm manufacturing process, these middle of the pack cards no longer need an external PCI-E power connector.

The one distinguishing feature of EVGA’s GT 240 is its length when compared to the other cards we are featuring in this roundup. At 7 ½” it is about 1/2” longer than most other GT 240s on the market.


EVGA doesn’t stray from the reference design when it comes to output connectors with a single DVI, VGA and HDMI connector.

Gigabyte GT 240 512MB

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Product Number: GV-N240D5-512I
Warranty: 3-Years
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Gigabyte’s GT 240 packaging isn’t anything to write home about but it does do the job of making this product stand out from others on the shelf. Meanwhile, the card is well protected within the confines of its case but doesn’t come with any accessories to speak of other than a drive CD and quick start guide.


The one defining item on this card is its heatsink shroud. Love it or hate it, Gigabyte seems to have designed this one to look a bit shark-like but regardless of its oddball look, we’ re a bit disappointed it isn’t a single slot affair. Below the large 80mm fans resides a simple aluminum-finned cylindrical heatsink that doesn’t actively cool the GDDR5 memory but should work quite well when taking care of the heat from the core. Luckily, Gigabyte stuck with a relatively compact design that is only 7” long.

The backplate sticks to the reference design with connectors for DVI, VGA and HDMI.