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

Gigabyte GT 240 1GB

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Product Number: GV-N240D3-1GI
Warranty: 3-Years
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The box of this card is identical to the 512MB version as are the accessories (or lack thereof). However, what distinguishes the 1GB version is a slightly different overall design.


To be honest, where the 512MB version’s heatsink design looked odd; this one just looks downright cheap with a vast expanse of plastic taking up way too much space. That being said, we have no doubt this card will offer some amazing temperatures with an 80mm fan and the addition of higher-end chokes is always good to see. As for the backplate; it takes up a single slot and features the expected assortment of outputs.

MSI GT 240 512MB OC

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Product Number: N240GT-MD512-OC/D5
Warranty: 3-Years
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MSI seems to be moving towards a fighter theme with their newer box designs and their GT 240 OC seems to have the venerable F-15 as its “mascot”. On the interior of the box we see the card is extremely well protected but there are no accessories to speak of.


In our opinion, the MSI card is one that really stands out from the crowd with its all-black PCB, massive chokes and dual slot backplate. We’re actually happy to see MSI has no qualms with changing out the reference backplate for one of their own since it does give a distinct look to the whole affair. The heatsink has a pretty straightforward design with an aluminum fin array and a centrally mounted fan.