8800GT Stock?

Jimmy1983 · 5 Dec 2007 at 22:39

LoadsaMoney said:
Well Gibbo i think yer wasting money there on all those GT's your getting in, you should only get EVGA/BFG brands in from now on and sod the rest as no one wants em, as you can see from all those Gainwards you have sitting there still, its pointless gettting cards in that no one wants mate, send the buggers back, take the rest down, and just do the 2x brands (BFG/EVGA).

I thought that all the cards are the same, just with a diff manufacturers label on them?

easyrider · 5 Dec 2007 at 22:47

Jimmy1983 said:
I thought that all the cards are the same, just with a diff manufacturers label on them?

They are.

Some are speed binned though and have less warranty.

RavenXXX2 · 5 Dec 2007 at 23:14

Looks like the new fan on the revised GT's should drop load temps by a few degrees, always thought the GT fan was a wee bit too small.

The new cooler is impressive while it’s at full speed. From the chart seems only 2~3C difference to the ole one but please keep this in mind: the new fan have a more lower fan RPM. Just remember, set the fan to full speed while gaming and enjoy the low noise level of the new cooler.

If you want to purchase a 8800GT, just go for it. Because from now on, every reference 8800GT ship to retailer will equiped with the new cooler.

http://en.expreview.com/?p=78#more-78

R220 · 5 Dec 2007 at 23:30

LoadsaMoney said:
Well Gibbo i think yer wasting money there on all those GT's your getting in, you should only get EVGA/BFG brands in from now on and sod the rest as no one wants em, as you can see from all those Gainwards you have sitting there still, its pointless gettting cards in that no one wants mate, send the buggers back, take the rest down, and just do the 2x brands (BFG/EVGA).

Why does no one want the Gainwards ? was going to order one soon but wondering whats the difference now :confused:

Big.Wayne · 6 Dec 2007 at 00:21

RavenXXX2 said:

Yeah that makes good sense, I was also bangin' on about the old stock cooler making the card too hot so I'm glad to see that it has been revised. I wonder how the fan-control has been programed to? Maybe it will actually start to increase the fan cycle duty when the card hits the mid temps instead of waiting for it to reach 100°C :cool:

Good stuff now all we need is a few thousand cards in stock so everyone can get a piece of the fun

kingflab · 6 Dec 2007 at 00:35

LoadsaMoney said:
Well Gibbo i think yer wasting money there on all those GT's your getting in, you should only get EVGA/BFG brands in from now on and sod the rest as no one wants em, as you can see from all those Gainwards you have sitting there still, its pointless gettting cards in that no one wants mate, send the buggers back, take the rest down, and just do the 2x brands (BFG/EVGA).

Clearly. What with every single card being completely sold out and all.

Puzzled · 6 Dec 2007 at 00:41

RavenXXX2 said:
Looks like the new fan on the revised GT's should drop load temps by a few degrees, always thought the GT fan was a wee bit too small.

http://en.expreview.com/?p=78#more-78

Ahh now I wish I waited a bit longer.

Still got my EVGA Crysis edition coming tomorrow so should be a fun weekend.

easyrider · 6 Dec 2007 at 00:51

R220 said:
Why does no one want the Gainwards ? was going to order one soon but wondering whats the difference now

People on here I think are waiting for the new GTS.

Big.Wayne · 6 Dec 2007 at 00:58

There is another small mod they have done on the new cooler. . .

They have cut-out more of the plastic area around where the PCI-Express power cable goes. Anyone who has used a regular 6-Pin PCI-E power cable probably wouldn't have had any issue but on the 'beta' cooler the plastic casing 'prevented' you plugging in one of the newer 6+2 PCI-Express cables because the latch on these cables is too wide to lock into place.

I tried to use one of the captive 6+2-Pin PCI-Express power cables that come with the ANTEC Quattro, of course I folded back the extra +2 pins but the bugger just wouldn't lock into place, just would 'pop' right back out again. In the end I was forced to attach a regular 6-Pin PCI-E modular cable to the PSU so that it would fit.

RavenXXX2 · 6 Dec 2007 at 01:05

^^Good spot, you have a fine eye for detail.

Big.Wayne · 6 Dec 2007 at 01:12

Inno3D unveils 8800GT iChill version

I like that! :cool:

JackRegan · 6 Dec 2007 at 09:13

Whilst there seems to be more GT's available now, the prices remain inflated on what they should be.

I think people know this and are either waiting for the GT prices to drop and/or the new GTS to be released. The time has now passed were I would have paid a premium for a GT. I am now waiting for the new GTS and if I can get one early enough will happily pay a premium for this.

Gibbo · 6 Dec 2007 at 09:22

Hi there

BFG 8800 GT OC in stock!
BFG 8800 GT OC2 have arrived, backorders shipping, NO SPARE STOCK!

Gainward 8800 GT in stock!

EVGA 8800 GT KO in stock!
EVGA 8800 GT SSC in stock!

Leadtek due to arrive tomorrow!

Possibly more Asus and OcUK tomorrow as well.

All orders will ship around 3pm, so don't call asking why its not shipped as warehouse are setup to specifically ship 8800 GT's between 3-4pm to streamline the process in order to make sure all orders go out.

willhub · 6 Dec 2007 at 09:32

mart280 said:
I knew someone would say something like that, do you have an EVGA card because if you dont, dont worry about it, looks like a handy feature to me.

I did have an EVGA card, I was going to do a step up to a GTX and I calculated the cost at around £100 but then realised EVGA's RRP on the GTX were much higher so found it to be pointless and sold the card, eventually to get an 2900XT

~>Dg<~ · 6 Dec 2007 at 09:37

well im one of those who was going to buy one very soon but prices around here are a bit rich i mean for 20 quid more than top gt i could buy a gtx.when is this price raping going to stop sorry but prices are way over top and there not that hard to find.

mike gunnz · 6 Dec 2007 at 09:37

Heh lets see how long these Evgas last.

By the way peeps the SSC fan defaults to 29%. Might want to crank it up to around 50% to cut down on crashes. I had to.

Stonking card though gave me 14884 on 3dMark06 straight outta the box.

willhub · 6 Dec 2007 at 10:00

mike gunnz said:
Heh lets see how long these Evgas last.

By the way peeps the SSC fan defaults to 29%. Might want to crank it up to around 50% to cut down on crashes. I had to.

Stonking card though gave me 14884 on 3dMark06 straight outta the box.

They all default to 29%, not just the SSC.

~>Dg<~ said:
well im one of those who was going to buy one very soon but prices around here are a bit rich i mean for 20 quid more than top gt i could buy a gtx.when is this price raping going to stop sorry but prices are way over top and there not that hard to find.

Are you refering to the 8800GT Crysis Edition as the top GT?

Gerard · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:26

Big.Wayne said:
Inno3D unveils 8800GT iChill version

I like that!

Looks pretty cack to me, exactly the same as the artic cooling accelero that they brought out for the x1900 series, just blasts hot air down into your system.

http://www.vadim.co.uk/img/news/zalman_arctic/accelero1v2.jpg

Looks like they just changed the colour scheme slightly and not much else.

Delbert · 6 Dec 2007 at 11:45

~>Dg<~ said:
well im one of those who was going to buy one very soon but prices around here are a bit rich i mean for 20 quid more than top gt i could buy a gtx.when is this price raping going to stop sorry but prices are way over top and there not that hard to find.

I know what you mean. I am currently looking at spending around £1000+ on a new rig, but the GT prices are just way above rrp. looks like i will have to buy bits and pieces from different retailers rather than everything from OcUK.

rnickster · 6 Dec 2007 at 12:39

Yeh i agree ^ cant believe how much they are taking people for ! But i suppose people are buying them at those prices and business is business.