future 8800GT owner beware!

[golden_fang]

so I just installed my new 8800GT after I exchanged another one because I thought it was faulty I had the same problems again after I put it in...I almost cried I was so pissed,so I Google around"crash with 8800GT and Crysis." turns out that many fans are running wayyyyy to slow even under load thye do not run faster.The funny thing is the first thing I noticed when I turned on the PC how quiet the PC now was.....so anyway I downloaded Rivatuner and took the fan speed up a notch no crashes so far and Crysis runs like a dream I even enabled the DX10 effects.


my system


AMD64 3700
3gigs of cheap ram
BFG 8800GT OC

 

[Xune]

So the cooling is insufficient, to be expected given all other 8800s are duel slot cards with big ass fans.

I guess you could slap a heat pipe on it to cure the problem and reduce noise output further.

 

[Kyorisu]

High end video, crap ram, crap CPU. Good work there. j/k What did people expect from a single slot solution anyway? Miracle heat dissipation? Then you have the other problem with the 8800GT reference design; cheap 2 phase power.

 

[chu]

Crysis runs like a dream

Exactly what settings does Crysis run like a dream for you? :dozey:

 

[Kyorisu]

Who wants to bet 1024?

 

[ehudyoda]

..wrong..

...What did people expect from a single slot solution anyway? Miracle heat dissipation? Then you have the other problem with the 8800GT reference design; cheap 2 phase power.

Well, your right about the "miracle" thing but,
the 8800GT has a smaller die so it produces less heat in the first place.
There might be vent issue with the new GT but for a different reason.

 

[Kyorisu]

Yes less heat production but that's countered by the fact the reference cards are single slot. A decent cooler is going to make a lot more difference than a smaller manufacturing process. Although good cooling and a smaller manufacturing process is win as can be seen with Intel's Penryn chips.

 

[golden_fang]

Who wants to bet 1024?

1024 not coll enough now a days?

 

[Sedako]

Waaaaiiiiiit a minute!

 

[golden_fang]

hahaha

 

[eQUIV]

So is this a problem with all 8800GTs? I just ordered a eVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT 512M Superclocked DDR3 PCI-E, so are you saying I should grab that program and bump up my fan speed if I'm going to be running Crysis (which i am)?

 

[eQUIV]

Also, does anyone have or think this product would be good for cooling down during gaming?

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Cyclone-Blower-Case-Expansion/dp/B000051299

 

[golden_fang]

So is this a problem with all 8800GTs? I just ordered a eVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT 512M Superclocked DDR3 PCI-E, so are you saying I should grab that program and bump up my fan speed if I'm going to be running Crysis (which i am)?

once you put your fan in see how loud it is,if stays quiet even during crysis you should bump up the fan speed.