Guys,

Need some oppinion here. Is it worthy to get the 256MB version of the 8800GT for its current price point? And, is it recommended to run games at 19" native resolution and above? Between this and the 256MB HD3850, which is better?

This post has been edited by akachester: Dec 19 2007, 07:24 AM

My new PNY 8800GT are currently idling at 59c. Is that consider ok? What is the normal temperature for idle and load? Anyone tried adding a PCI cooler below the 8800GT?Would it significantly cool off the card itself?

IIRC, i saw a 8800GT with a Zalman V1000 cooler at Cycom yesterday. Didnt really asked for the price but it looks kinda cool.

This post has been edited by akachester: Jan 6 2008, 07:35 PM

Not really tested it yet. Still awating a benchmarking program to see the load temperature. Anyway, tested Stalker just now at max setting, 4AA, resolution 1440 * 900 - everything ran smoothly and very satisfied at the price point..

Would that be noisy by running at 65% fan speed all the time during idle? And normally, how much difference i would see by running it at that speed?

Anyone tried running the Accelero S1 cooler on the 8800GT?Is it a good cooler? Might look into a replacement cooler as the current stock cooler is running real hot..LOL..

How about running them at 100% for 24/7? I just faced some overheating issue just now. Cant figure out the fact that it comes from the GC or CPU or combination of both. Crazy CPU running at 48c at idle which is crazy (Socket 939 Opteron 165) while GC is running at almost 65c on idle. Tried running the fan at 100% just now and idle temperature drop to around 56c. Somehow, i felt that the CPU heat is a bigger factor here...

From the look of it, its somehow resembles a cut down version of the Zalman VF1000. Heard some rumours about this redesigned Zalman fan earlier with some people saying the older VF700 does not really help in cooling down the Gigabyte 8800GT Turbo edition. Thats why they changed it to this new cooler though..

Hope someone could clarify..


Anyway, ECS is coming out with their 8800GT bundled together with the Accelero S1 + Turbo modules.



Source : http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Products/...nuID=54&LanID=0

LOL..But how well would it perform compared to the stock cooler? Would a passive accelero S1 be better than the Stock Cooler by alot?

Not really. Doom used the S1 on the HD3870 and it recorded quite a difference even when compared to the IceQ3 cooler though. So, this S1 cooler must be one hell of a good cooler. Just need to know how good is it on the GT though..LOL..

Some nice review of the 8800GT here. Sorry if this is a repost.

First up, the Sparkle 8800GT CoolPipe3.

For who that is interested in having a passive cooler 8800GT, think again. This custom CoolPipe3 can cook an egg.







Source : http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/489/3/


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Next is the ever amazing ECS 8800GT Dual Turbo with utilizes the Accelero S1 Cooler with Turbo Modules. Very beautiful indeed

Nah, i doubt. Even Sniper69's 7300GT is running load temperature around the same last time. Besides, i doubt Sparkle would be stupid enough to put a cooler into the 8800GT that is going to damage the card itself..

But who would want a silent pipe version.LOL..

This post has been edited by akachester: Feb 6 2008, 10:56 AM

Yes, its indeed hot but not until a dangerous level. Heck, the Sparkle as said in post above registered over 100c. So, i guess there is nothing to worry about.

I doubt there is any GDDR4 GC from Nvidia as of current though...

Well, some people say they do help, some say don't. I personally feel they don't help except for it being light and very pleasant to look at.

Well, there is always pros and cons in having a single slot cooler and multiple slot cooler. In this situation of the 8800GT, having a single slot cooler is good because you can use the other expansion slots without being blocked by the cooler itself. Therefore, for people who really need those slots, they are available at ease.

Besides, even with a single slot cooler, idling temperature at around 60c is something quite common nowadays. Most high end GC, no matter single slot or dual slot, normally do idle at around that temperature. And if you still feel its too hot, there is always plenty of high end GC cooler around

A beautiful looking 1GB Gainward 8800GT here :

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/dis...t-1024gs_3.html

8 Graphics Card Coolers Tested With the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Nice review indeed but funny that they can use the HR-03 RevA for the 8800GT though.

Source : http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/cpu/vp...c2k7-part1.html

I would doubt you will see significant performance increase by changing from the 9600GT to the 8800GT. Improvent Yes, but significant is a No No to me. Therefore, its not worth the upgrade. I would wait for a better card.

Yes, Winfast and Leadtek are basically the same. The Galaxy one is just going wild at RM729. Very nice price indeed. Is it the one with the 2 slot cooler?

Wow..Just realised there is actually a very nice looking 8800GT by XFX. With Zalman Fan and BLACK PCB!!..



Source : http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/listCo...ductId=1558693#


Available in asia as well. Anyone seen this yet?

This post has been edited by akachester: Mar 27 2008, 06:18 PM

IIRC, the problem was with the previous Zalman fan version - VF700. Then, Gigabyte switch the HSF to the same version as what XFX is using and doesn't seem to have any problem though