*Official* 8800 GTX/GTS Information Thread

[Syrillian]

Good job Mr. Tubs! Kudos for sharing your wealth!

[ThaLoveDocta]

YO! throw me under the GTS list there guys! first one checkin in for the evening! great cards these babies are!!
i'm gonna really puch mine once i get the waterblock thing sorted out

Cheers for now!
also, latest drivers, and

They're great sandwiches aren't they atomic?

[Murlocke]

I got 1 GTX

[jakeo772005]

I've got myself a GTX! Not the best manufacturer, but heh, it's better than the GTS.

[jrstang473]

Okay found a new way to drop 7c off idle temps. First let me explain my setup,2 120mm 96cfm intake fans,1 120mm 96 cfm exhuast.So I took an extra 120mm fan and set it at the back of the case to blow air out my vga vent hole.So it is set to remove heat from the cards.I tried this with two fans and the results got worse.I also tested moving the fan further forward.This also gave bad results.My guess is to much airflow will disturb thecards intake charge .But a great exhuast flow towards the back of the cards keeps the heat from contaminating the intake charge.Anyways just wanted to put this out here.My idle temps with the fans on the cards set to 100% was 57c,know with the extra 120mm fan I idle at 50-51c.My sys temp is 34c,cpu temp 29c.Hope this helps.

[tubnotub1]

Nicely done jrstang473. These cards to run a little warm! Im thinking of putting another fan or two in my case, but in doing so I cant really find a way that would be aesthetically pleasing. Yours looks nice though, but my CM Stacker 830 really prevents me from doing much modding. Either way, nice to know!

On another note. It seems that the most current drivers have not solved my issue I am having with lag ridden gameplay in SLI on NFS:MW. As such Im wondering if anyone else that has SLI could play this game and see if the video stutters at time for no apparent reason. In single card mode it plays great, in SLI though, stutters like mad. About to try the SLI profile... hopefully it will help.

EDIT: Well, tried out the SLI profile and I still get very bad stuttering issues. Im guessing that NFSMW is just one of those games that does not like SLI...

[jrstang473]

I dont have that game at the moment but I might be able to go get it and get back with you. I noticed another game I couldnt even get to start when i had my 7950's and that was Hitman Blood Money,Im gonna try it out with the 8800's and see if its the same.
On a side note why not just stick one 120mm fan in the lower corner of your case.Since you do have that fancy 4 fan bracket and all.After looking at your case It made me want one.But after thinking about how long it took me to hide wires and make sure NO wire was in direct airflow of an intake fan.I have no desire to change cases.But, im gonna go to home depot and buy another piece of plexiglass and make a new side panel for my case.To place fans where they need to be.

[tubnotub1]

The actual case I have can be found here. http://store.nvidia.com/servlet/Cont...uctID=58708300
It is a custom CM Stacker 830 that I won at the Nvidia Reality Tour '06 (we played a bf2142 tourney). Unfortunatly, it sorta come OEM, it did not come with the fan brackets. This was because the custom nvidia cm stacker comes with a side window as opposed to the mesh grill. As such that 4 fan holder would obstruct the view on the insides. I personally would rather have the mesh and really nice air-flow. But im now one to look the gift horse in the mouth if you know what I mean.

[Lt.JD]

Originally Posted by jrstang473

I dont have that game at the moment but I might be able to go get it and get back with you. I noticed another game I couldnt even get to start when i had my 7950's and that was Hitman Blood Money,Im gonna try it out with the 8800's and see if its the same.

I do not own the game but i remember a review for a 7950GX2 saying that Hitman was having problems with SLi and since the 7950 is basically SLi on a stick it had problems to. So i do not think you GTX's will help the situation unless a patch or new driver comes out.

[R@ZOR]

Looking at my cpu specs do you think my cpu would bottleneck if i got a 8800gtx?