Convince me NOT to buy a 8800GT ;)

[Tooks]

I'd better get this POS out of my machine now then!

I've been testing my two at home for more than a week, and have no such issues?

I guess like any GPU, it's the luck of the draw. We've all had rogue/duff hardware in the past I'm sure.

 

[Smirnoff]

The cards are good just the stock cooling isnt upto much i would fit this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-053-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

Using the GTX version my card sits at 50c in crysis

 

[El Jimben]

I seem to remember the other day that the GT fans were being improved (extra cm) which would affect all new batches, not sure if that affects these though.

This was on Leadtek branded ones only iirc, the fan diameter was 1cm bigger.

 

[Smirnoff]

We were testing one brand of cards and it seems to have a smaller fan than the other models of the cards i've seen.

 

[Tooks]

The cards are good just the stock cooling isnt upto much i would fit this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-053-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

Using the GTX version my card sits at 50c in crysis

I'm not sure that would work in my SLI setup, and there is no way I'm dropping the best part of £70 on aftermarket coolers for only a percieved benefit!

I agree it isn't as good a cooler as the old 8800GTS/GTX, but with good case cooling, they seem ok.

The thermal limit on the G92 is higher than the G80 anyway is it not?

 

[C64]

The cards are good just the stock cooling isnt upto much i would fit this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-053-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=787

Using the GTX version my card sits at 50c in crysis

The accelero s1 is better i hear the thermalright only acheives 45c idle the accelero s1 is 30c idle 40 load.

 

[Smirnoff]

They run much cooler had new versions GTS in SLI today, I cannot remeber the temps of hand but no where as high as the GT's

 

[Smirnoff]

The accelero s1 is better i hear the thermalright only acheives 45c idle the accelero s1 is 30c idle 40 load.

Sounds good, just useing common sense the card will last longer at 40c load than 90c +

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Buying extra cooling defeats the object of the cheap, powerful card - if I decide to add that, I might as well pay the extra 20-30 for a GTX/GTS

If its only leadtek getting the better cooler, I might take a pass, as I do want any new card to last a year or two. My current card is starting to get a little flakey, hence another reason Im interested in the GT, might travel down the innappropriate sounding shop on sunday and see whether they'll take my card, and order then if they do.

 

[Tooks]

Sounds good, just useing common sense the card will last longer at 40c load than 90c +

Again, can you back this kind of statement up?

What kind of time frame are we talking?

30 vs 20 years? 5 vs 4 years? 2 vs 1 year?

I've read a couple of technical reports on electromigration in CPU's that talks of it's lifespan being reduced by higher voltages, but not by temps.

Got any sources? I'm genuinely interested in this by the way, not being argumentitive.

 

[Smirnoff]

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