So whats your final choice ya? 

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By the way, I am getting my 88GT soon and I would like to know what are the procedures you guys follow in installing this card?
Is these steps correct?

1) Get Nvidia 88GT related driver.
2) Get Driver Cleaner.
3) Uninstall old Nvidia Driver from Control Panel
4) Restart computer.
5) Log into Safe Mode. Remove all Nvidia related drivers. Turn off comp.
6) Remove old card. Place 88GT.
7) Start back comp, install Nvidia 88GT related driver.
8) Done

for me its a waste of your money to buy the OC ver..cuzz u can oC it yourself...its the same thing anyway...

GTG

I disagree on the comment. My current system/gpu is bottleneck by my CPU. Give you benchmark examples:

At 600/900, 3D Mark 06 : 9250
At 650/950, 3D Mark 06 : 9350
At 700/990, 3D Mark 06 : 9480

The system would never reach 10K due to cpu limitation. Even my 8800GTS 320MB reached 9300 at 620/980. I am waiting for my Phenom.

Try using rivaturner to set up fan speed at 60% or higher... =_=

Idle temp - 70c.... that is very high

hahaha. Sorry if I am in the wrong thread. There are too many threads on 8800 GT ler. The description of the thread says "The Only G92 Card That Matters".

Anyway, my comp in the living room and dont have air cond.
Oh, I just installed Rivatuner. The default fan speed was like 29% on idle. But now my idle 60% liao after doing some tweaking. Nothing wrong tweaking it by two fold right?

Probably my last option is to get third party cooler.

go get rivatune and try adjust ur speed fan around 70%..see the temp...ur idle really ganas

hi guys im new here..so really noob lah..planning to get 88GT by this saturday...what brand is the best..my current resolution is 1680 x 1050..considering gigabyte..but would love to get that zotac amp version...did you all guys know where to get those zotac amp version GC??..i search thru the price list in lowyat.net main page,,dont have lor??...so where to get haa??

Haha, I know the Idle temp of 70 C is ganas. Stock without extra fan mar. But now I just set up Rivatuner already.
I downclock my GC from 700 to 600 mhz and Fans settings are:
Less than 65C - 60% fan speed.
More than 65C - 80% fan spd
Above 70C    - 100% fan spd.

So the Idle now 62-63C lor. What about you guys?
For load temp, haven't get to test that yet.

But by default (which is auto fan speed), why nVidia set their fan speed at 29.8% when idle? that idle temp was like 70C !!!

Hi guys,just got my PNY 8800gt 1 week ago from bulk order,like the card design so much and most important things it can play all the latest game effortlessly...

btw my gc card temperature with fan speed 60%:

Idle temp - 55 C
Load - 80-85 C

It's the fibers from the cotton wool I used to clean off the paste so we can see the markings on the chip. It's funny how it doesnt appear to the naked eye but when u macro shot with a camera every little detail comes out. 

I always use Zippo fluid.

ok cool.thanks man.buy a normal 88GT,get a cooler and oc it...wht brand u recommend gigabyte?? and what brand of cooler are the best for this particular GC....i dont know how to OC lah.i need get certain software ka to DIY OC...and abt zotac amp version 88GT is dat the OC one...??

If I were in Europe I probably won't buy a heater also I won't buy a 3rd party cooler.

Just fit 2 of those Geforce 8800GT into my computer 24/7.

That'll will warm the room up plenty enough....hehe

wondering every time i increase the fan speed through riva tuner will it decrease the lifespan of my gc?coz the default fan speed only 25% and it make the gc so damn hot when playing games like crysis or nfsps..........

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I'd say around 70C is still OK for the GC, and it wouldn't be a problem to run the fan at full speed. You'll see a significant drop of temperature then. The fans are built to run at those speeds so don't worry much to run it at full speed. Moreover, it ain't like you're still wanna use the same GC after 5 years time. By the time, you'll change it, so why not fully utilize the card now 

Inno3D,Leadtek, XFX, Zotac and eVGA are having the new cooler now. Which previous cooler onli 65mm 13 fins, & the revised come with 75mm 15fins AFAIK.

http://en.expreview.com/?p=118