yeap reference design but factory overclocked

strangely enough i've tried vmodding it and oc using rivatuner but it wont go beyond 685mhz (the highest stable),duno where's the prob

i'll keep a 3dmark vantage score of my gtx260 (Zotac GTX260 Amp2!) and compare it to my 4870 1g when its here (HIS 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo 1gb)

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Mar 26 2009, 07:35 PM

well, i' m using 7600gtx
end of this year gonna buy 9 series

I used to be in the HIS club. HIS 4850 IceQ4 CF served me well. super cool and quiet operation (seriously, no shit). A must try, but I read from reviews, they said that HIS 4870 iceQ4 isn't that quiet at all..

quiet or not doesn't matter to me .not a silent freak anyway,my case fans will cover up the gc noise lol

Idle temp is nothing. What about at load and under stress?

Source

i hope palit won't close down its business as it's one of the most affordable cards in town.

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Mar 26 2009, 09:05 PM

LOLz

but seriously y they wanna pull out frm the market thr?weak sales?

XFX GeForce 9800GTX+
Zotac GeForce 9800GTX+

what is the difference between the different of the front name of the GPU?
what is the difference between this 2 GPU?

sounds offensive.

there's no diff between the two 9800GTX+, and the diff between zotac and XFX is the warranty and bundles.

that means it is the same GPU but from different company ?
isit original or OEM ?
>< sorry for asking stupid question ....

yes, they are the same GPU.

OEM can only be found in pre assembled pc, such as from dell, acer, hp etc. only. those are called OEM. normally u dun find them selling OEM parts, even if u can find one, u will find that it was cabut from the pc which they bought.

basically, Zotac/XFX are the 3rd party manufacturer. they get the licensing from NVIDIA so they can manfacture the GPU but they are all pretty much the same. the build quality may vary just a little though. but zotac and xfx are very well known and respected 3rd party manufacturers

oo thanks for the explanation
the same goes to Palit ?
aiks i go buy gigabyte one so ex lol should get others manufacturers's GPU

yup same goes with palit

palit is cheaper, but it is a realiable brand.

But i prefer leadtek than Palit, heard a few drawback of palit from distributor. Especially Palit HD4850 Sonic, even the fan is running, you can smell burnt smell

One more thing, XFX is using 8 layer PCB, i might be wrong... but is a very good brand.

The burn smell could the smell of new card?

Gigabyte, Asus, and Zotac are more expensive cos their warranty periods are longer.
Palit is making OEM for other brands, hence it's cheaper. But the red board is really looked ugly for some.

I tried running GTA4 with this card (Geforce GTX285 with Artic Accelero Extreme) and I have checked the temperature. Surprisingly the load temperature is about 48c.

That was closed to my old Geforce 8800GT modified with Zalman VF900Cu Fatality edition's idle temperature.

omg.... that's like in orang putih's country temperature... living in winter...

btw, hows the noise level?

From my point of view, very silent, barely audible. Quieter than my Zalman CNPS 9500 LED and Zalman VF900Cu @ 50% fan speed.

I think you should get it for your GTX295 they do come out with one....I don't think they have that yet.

Also, any changes of cooler will void warranty immediately these days, Geforce GTX285 warranty stickers are just covering the screws. Hence, the removal of the stock screws will void the warranty.