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

Sparkle GT 240 512MB

Manufacturer Product Page: SPARKLE Computer
Product Number: SXT240512D5-NM
Warranty: 3-Years
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Even though Sparkle isn’t necessarily as well known here in North America as the BFGs and EVGAs of this world, they are trying to make some serious inroads and their box design exudes a subtle confidence. Its design is muted but we would have liked to have seen some additional internal protection of the card itself since all that lies between it and the outside world is the exterior package and an anti-static bag. As with other cards, there are no accessories to speak of.


With a blue PCB, one wouldn’t be blamed if they mistook this card for a Gigabyte product but the purple fan should be reason enough to guide anyone away from that assumption. Speaking of the heatsink, it is made of aluminum and is slightly higher than a usual single slot cooler but not by much. Otherwise, this is your run of the mill dolled up reference GT 240.

Sparkle GT 240 1GB

Manufacturer Product Page: SPARKLE Computer
Product Number: SXT2401024S3-NM
Warranty: 3-Years
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The box design for the 1GB card is exactly the same as the 512MB SKU but the card is actually encased in bubble wrap for a bit of added protection. The accessory list is nonexistent though our card included a code to get 10% off the download of The Sims 3.


Once again we see the usual 7” PCB associated with the GT 240 but unlike the 512MB version of this card, this one has a much more basic cooling assembly which allows it to retain single slot status. The downwards airflow caused by the fan should help cool off the DDR3 memory modules. Meanwhile, the backplate is more of the same; it seems NVIDIA’s reference solution suited all of the board partners in this roundup.