We received pictures of the upcoming GALAX GeForce RTX 3090 flagship graphics card known as HOF.
Back in November, Galax began teasing its HOF series through a virtual expo, the manufacturer’s innovative attempt to showcase new products during the unfortunate times of a pandemic.
The photos allegedly show a prototype that is currently under evaluation. This is not a final product we are told, but rather a card prepared for final testing before it goes into production.
 
The RTX 3090 HOF appears to be using 26 phase VRMs, so far the highest number of VRMs from any RTX 3090 graphics card we have seen. The photos weren’t good enough to determine which are used by Vcore (GPU) and Vmem (memory). The power stages are also hidden under a heatsink (which we are told will be changed for the final product).
From the photos, we learn that GALAX RTX 3090 HOF will feature three 8-pin power connectors, a special OC BIOS button, voltage measure monitoring points for overclocking, and much more.
The prototype graphics card is based on GA102-300 GPU, features NVLink fingers, and has 24 GDDR6 memory modules on each side of the PCB. This means that the card is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 SKU, but it seems possible that GALAX might launch an RTX 3080 or 3080 Ti model later. However, we have not yet been able to confirm such plans.
The team responsible for this custom RTX 3090 design features many famous overclockers, such as the TecLab team lead by Ronaldo Buassali, or the HOF team lead by Mad Tse, an overclocker working for Galax. As you might have guessed, this graphics card is not meant for casual gamers, but rather extreme overclocking with LN2. The HOF series are often used during GALAX sponsored overclocking events.
 
GALAX had already showcased the design of the upcoming RTX 3090 HOF last year. The 3D model did not show the 3-pin power connectors though. We did learn though that the card will be bundled with a big LCD panel, which will display system information, GPU metrics, and even bitmaps. We have not been able to confirm whether it can work as a separate screen yet.
 

 
https://videocardz.com/ne...h-monstrous-vrm-design
 
 
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I suppose this is to counter the one from Colorful RTX3090 with the LCD screen
 

 
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/colorful-launches-igame-rtx-3090-vulcan-oc-with-lcd-display
 
https://hardwaresfera.com/en/noticias/hardware/colorful-igame-rtx-3090-vulcan-x-oc/
 
https://videocardz.com/newz/colorful-unveils-igame-geforce-rtx-3090-vulcan-rng-edition
 
 
 

colorful is the premiere card in Asia.... thats why - ie top of the line 
 
Established in 1995, Colorful is a brand with a 20+ year history. It is a comprehensive company that holds the largest share in the Chinese graphics card market, integrating independent development, production, and sales. Also, it is a strategic partner of NVIDIA, AMD, and INTEL in China.
From 1999 to 2003, we reached the goal of taking the largest share in the Chinese video card market, becoming NVIDIA’s largest partner in China and constructing a complete channel sales system.
From 2004 to 2008, we expanded our DIY product lines, including mainboards and electromechanics, in addition to graphics cards, built a mature R&D system, and achieved the goal of independent sales, research, and development.
From 2008 to 2016, we held the shares of Chaintech (stock code: TW2425), became a shareholder of the largest machine e-commerce platforms of KOTIN and IPASON in China, and achieved the goal of corporate capital operation.
Since 2016, we shifted from computer parts to completed systems and solutions, and developed the corporate vision combining hardware + content. We also entered the field of content, including games.
By now, Colorful covers product line of motherboards, graphics cards, all-in-one PC, memory & SSD, industrial server, computer case, power supply, Hi-Fi player, industrial integration solution and services with over 24 years of experience delivering quality products garnering a brilliant reputation amongst its customers.
 

Colorful to Become World's Second Biggest Graphics Card Vendor in 2015: Report

 
different brands for different areas
I did buy a Colorful nVidia card when ATI was alive - so they were around in North America years ago
 

nice layout

I always find it amusing when people buy these hardcore overclocking cards built specifically for Ln2 and massive overclocking headroom only to put it in their daily driver gaming rig. 

Yeah it's definitely a well constructed pcb, but they always are from the galax hof series.