The Official 8800GT Information and Discussion Thread

[Sistum Id]

So 8 hours has passed since installing it. I leave my computer run 24/7 and with my 7600gt everything was nice and cool. This 8800GT after 8 hours is sitting at 165F. I walked into my apartment just now which I keep at 65F or so and it felt like I opened the oven! This thing is wicked hot! It must of raised my ambient temp in my apartment to about 85 or more. Looks like Ill shut my PC down when I leave until I get a waterblock...

[Pvt. Pritchard]

Originally Posted by TnB= Gir

You're forgetting a big part of pci-e 2.0. If you're running a pci-e 2.0 card in a pci-e 2.0 slot, the slot can provide 150 watts from the slot alone instead of pci-e 1.0's 75 watts.

thats true, but I was looking at it from more of a performance standpoint.

[Pvt. Pritchard]

Originally Posted by Sistum Id

So 8 hours has passed since installing it. I leave my computer run 24/7 and with my 7600gt everything was nice and cool. This 8800GT after 8 hours is sitting at 165F. I walked into my apartment just now which I keep at 65F or so and it felt like I opened the oven! This thing is wicked hot! It must of raised my ambient temp in my apartment to about 85 or more. Looks like Ill shut my PC down when I leave until I get a waterblock...

Wont the air will still be just as hot if you watercool your GPU? It will be more effective in taking heat away from your card, but the hot air will still be recycled from the air (fans) blowing through your radiator.


EDIT: sry didn't realize the double post

[rymn]

Originally Posted by Freddy_Bobbins

my critical thinking tells me that ur not going to compair a 721mhs gts to a 721mhz gt...

you need to compair a similar OC percent-wise

721mhz on a gts is about a 31%OC
786mhz on a gt is about a 31%OC

so a GTS at 721 will give us
22,149,120,000,000bits per second(using ur mark)
and a gt at 786 will give us
22,536,192,000,000bits per second

also, the gt is 65nm core and the gts is a 90nm core (65nm being more efficient)


so now i say, and i quote...

That is true. Thank you. The price and efficiency is a great point. I'm sorry for the anger towards the end of my post.

[Sistum Id]

Originally Posted by Pvt. Pritchard

Wont the air will still be just as hot if you watercool your GPU? It will be more effective in taking heat away from your card, but the hot air will still be recycled from the air (fans) blowing through your radiator.


EDIT: sry didn't realize the double post

I dont do normal water cool setup. I use a drinking fountain to cool my cpu. My temps are anywhere between 2c idle to 12c on load. But this was without a gpu in the loop. So few weeks Ill buy a waterblock and tame these wild temps!

[r4a2m0o]

Two Questions:

1) The only brands I have seen until I checked this thread were: Asus, Pny, XFX, eVGA, FoxConn and MSI. Where the hell are all these other cards being sold? I told myself I'd buy either a BFG, eVGA, or XFX just for the service aspect of things... but now that I see all of these options I may reconsider (although I already paid for my eVGA SC). Where can you buy the other brands at? I'm sure it's all the same... same guts with the same ****ty cooler. Which brings me to question 2...

2) What aftermarket coolers pwn and can be used with the 8800GT. I was considering a Zalman VF900 or 700, whichever fits, the thermaltake dual orb, or the Zerotherm GX815. Are any of those good, if not, whats better, and what will fit? Also what kind of thermal grease should I use? I have shin etsu x23, as5, and as ceramique.

I have read several reviews about this card getting very hot during gaming. Within tolerance levels, but still way too hot. I want to get the cooler in advance. Something you current and future 8800gt'ers might want to consider.

One last thing... anybody know the price range for the RV670/Radeon 3800 stuff coming out?

[uberjon]

not sure how many people have posted their 3dmark with thier GT yet..


http://service.futuremark.com/orb/re...0&UID=11843621

stock evga sc
stock ram
stock cpu

that is decent if you ask me? (i think im gonna reformat here in a few... give these tests a fresh start!)

[linskingdom]

These is a section to list all 8800GT owners in thread. Would you guys like to share the your 8800GT information when you have it? I very appreciate your efforts.

Owner name, Manufacture Name, Model #, Memory Size, Core Clock (stock/OC) ,Shader Clock (stock/OC),Memory Clock (stock/OC), SLI, Processor, CPU Speed, System Memory,Motherboard and 3Dmark06 score.

Sample:

[a5oc]

I am getting mixed signal on GT and GTS. Some says new GTS will be out. So what's the whole deal here. Should I get a GT now or wait for new GTS?

[Blowie]

Originally Posted by a5oc

I am getting mixed signal on GT and GTS. Some says new GTS will be out. So what's the whole deal here. Should I get a GT now or wait for new GTS?

you're not the only one, people saying all kind of things, like new GTS, the 8900 series, etc

i dunno what to wait for and what to get