Warning about the ASUS 8800GT

neil@domino.org · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:08

just a warning folks.

The Asus 8800GT card looks nothing like the pictures of it on the net or in CPC/press etc:

this is what the actual card looks like:

I suggest you update the site.

Neil.

bailey12856 · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:10

you sure thats the 8800 and not the 8600 or something

Buckster · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:11

thats an interesting looking card lol !

Buckster · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:16

my friend Jim may have identified this ?

its not a 1 gb GT is it ?

heres the same photo like yours!

http://img3.pconline.com.cn/pconline/0712/06/1175654_1.jpg

Secret_Window · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:17

it better bloody not be! otherwise I'm buying one!

Buckster · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:18

looks identical to that photo though !

the Asus 512MB GTs do not look like that ?

Schizophonic · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:20

Thats got to be the 1TB version!

My Asus 8800GT has the Company of Heroe's log on it!

willhub · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:21

Schizophonic said:
Thats got to be the 1TB version!

My Asus 8800GT has the Company of Heroe's log on it!

1GB Version?

It may not be, they'll have just stuck a cooler on the 512mb GT that resembles the 1GB version, or this info fo the 1GB versions is fake.

We will know when the guy has put the card in and checked the properties.

Coldfox · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:22

1TB? think you meen 1GB mate. 1Tb would be nice though, although the card isn't fast enough to make use of it.

Secret_Window · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:22

He can't of got his from this site as they are all on pre-order too :confused:

neil@domino.org · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:32

From what I can tell all ASUS 8800GT cards look like that one. I bought one from another place for my shuttle but it won't fit so had to RMA. I thought it would look like the one with company of heros on it. Its definately a 512M 8800GT.

I've seen two mag reivews of the ASUS card and the cards in them are different also!

Neil.

pastymuncher · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:41

That's the 1GB version. I read about that on Dailytech or the Inquirer a week or so ago. I will go and see if i can find it again.

gavindo · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:44

i have 2 sat here they look the same, 512mb mem just these are rev 2.0 cards (better cooling )

Sean_UK · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:45

Ive seen that before and iirc its the 1GB version, well unless they now using that improved cooler on 512mb aswell?

.Griff. · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:45

Sean_UK said:
Ive seen that before and iirc its the 1GB version, well unless they now using that improved cooler on 512mb aswell?

Yup they are.

Sean_UK · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:49

.Griff. said:
Yup they are.

Wise move by Asus imo.

FrankJH · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:51

[email protected] said:
From what I can tell all ASUS 8800GT cards look like that one. I bought one from another place for my shuttle but it won't fit so had to RMA. I thought it would look like the one with company of heros on it. Its definately a 512M 8800GT.

I've seen two mag reivews of the ASUS card and the cards in them are different also!

Neil.

What kind of shuttle do you have?

My shuttle happily fits a full GTX, surely a GT should fit?

gavindo · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:54

well i got one of these cards to fit in to a sn25p x2 939 shuttle and it did not want to no, machine looked like it was botting but no screen.. Ended up fitting a hd 3870 and it was fine.

LoadsaMoney · 14 Dec 2007 at 19:56

Schizophonic said:
My Asus 8800GT has the Company of Heroe's log on it!

Same.

Biglunn · 14 Dec 2007 at 20:03

Looks like this cooler on the Asus may well be a lot better than the generic one.