Or wait for all manufacturers to come out with their own custom cooler.

Here are some of the popular manufacturer's 8800GT which sports custom coolers. Hopefully they arrive in Malaysia very soon.


ASUS


Leadtek


MSI


Gigabyte

The ASUS version already retails the same price as the standard cooler version in Singapore.

Yeah..and they got lots of stocks too.
Anyway, the standard cooler on 8800GT is starting to get me worried. My friend's MSI crashed after like 10 mins of playing "Stranglehold".

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

This post has been edited by mikelee: Dec 17 2007, 11:00 AM

A user's review on the new ASUS 8800GT with Glaciator cooler.
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=1813561
Looks nice but the downside is no temp readings.

Yeah, looks like ASUS is a no go for me. Maybe the Gigabyte model with zalman fan should do it.

Looks like ASUS have either disabled or removed the temp sensor from its BIOS.

Infact the card looks shorter than the standard 8800GT.

How bout the Zalman Fatality model?

Wanna ask, is ASUS the only brand with new cooler at Sri Comp?

I was thinking about Gigabyte actually, because the asus model doesn't have temp readings at the moment.

You can have a read on this rivatuner guide, posted by sotong168:
http://www.vaguesoft.com/users/dwood/blog/...rials/rivatuner
Hopefully it helps. If all fails, get Everest. Straight away can check ambient temp.
Anyway where you got the GC?

Warranty is 2 years as I know of and I believe you also got it from Sri Computer?

This post has been edited by mikelee: Dec 22 2007, 05:47 PM

Finally got myself a 8800GT. Its the Gigabyte 8800GT TurboForce Edition with Zalman cooler.

Here is the overall look of the card:


Here is the close up of the Zalman VF700 cooler:
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On Idle, the temp is 48C and while on load (playing COD4) is 55C.

This post has been edited by mikelee: Dec 26 2007, 11:36 PM

Thanks! Its 700mhz.

Yep, I am also surprised that the temp is so low for this card.

Yep, no ramsink on it. All left exposed.

Chipset as in the brand of the rams? It is Qimonda rams on it.

Yeah, Zalman cooler sure does the job well!

True also. When the card is placed side ways, it does look like a bowl.

As long as the mobo got PCI Express x16, you are good to go.

This post has been edited by mikelee: Dec 27 2007, 02:45 PM

Just becareful of such salesman. Remember the eusioxn case, where a salesman in ATOM try to sell him 8800GT for RM1100. Always research more information online, market price, ask LYN, etc.

OMG As I said earlier, ATOM AGAIN!

After about a week of using my gc, I realized its not only CPU bottleneck but also RAM plays an important part in gaming. I am having slow loading times at the start of COD4.
I guess its time to scout for those oldies "2GB DDR400 kit".

This post has been edited by mikelee: Dec 31 2007, 09:47 AM

I am using the same casing and getting idle temps of 46C and loads of 55C. Having 2 Scythe fans, 120mm behind and 80mm infront.

This post has been edited by mikelee: Jan 6 2008, 01:55 PM