9800 gtx+ eta ?

[LoadsaMoney]

Well yes, the single slot cooler on the 4850 is no good for a hot chip like that, should have been a dual also imo.

 

[Lightnix]

It wouldn't even be a hot chip if AMD wasn't so adamant about crippling the poor thing's OC potential.

 

[555BUK]

A twin slot cooling solution is surely preferable to the cooling disaster that is fixed to the 4850?

That depends if you run an SFF, want to run SLI, or need access to PCI slots. One slot is good for some and not for others.

 

[Tute]

Does the single slot cooler cause instability or have any nasty side effects apart from the GPU running hot?

 

[Scougar]

4850 doesn't run hot if you actually sort the fan profile out. (Obviously I can only go from what I've seen on here, and not a product I haven't tested myself)

Matthew

 

[Lightnix]

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8563&Itemid=1

Planning to ship at least 130 cards.

 

[easyrider]

Didn't we all clock our 8800GTS to beyond + speeds anyway?

 

[Greebo]

Didn't we all clock our 8800GTS to beyond + speeds anyway?

Yep, I did But I suppose there might be more scope to overclock this furtehr with the die shrink.