Merged 8800GT Review/Article Threads

[Hazaro]

Awesome guys. I jut got my 8800GT, 169.04 driver's aren't showing in Riva.

12,128 stockSC settings on 3D06 O_O

 

[ancalime]

Wow nice score Hazaro! Now OC it and see what it can really do!

 

[jason4207]

Just replaced the stock fan with a HR-03. As you can see, there are two mounting options. One is the size of the 6-hole bracket, the other one (bigger) is the standard 4-hole mount. I used the smaller one. 8800GTS/GTX coolers will not work though, too big.

Temps:
37C Idle / 47C Load
(I think I put a little too much paste though...)
And now with the overclocking

You might want to put some sinks on the vRegs. I bet they get pretty hot.

 

[Hazaro]

You might want to put some sinks on the vRegs. I bet they get pretty hot.

Can you point them out in a picture?
They seem rather small to me.

Also, would active cooling be enough to cool them if I didn't have a HS on them?

 

[jason4207]

You can see where the white pads on the HS correspond w/ the RAM chips, but you can also see additional white pads that correspond to other components on the board. It's probably a good idea to sink those additional components as well. I'm pretty sure at least some of those components are Vregs, but whatever they are I'm sure they get hot and need cooling.

 

[Hazaro]

You can see where the white pads on the HS correspond w/ the RAM chips, but you can also see additional white pads that correspond to other components on the board. It's probably a good idea to sink those additional components as well. I'm pretty sure at least some of those components are Vregs, but whatever they are I'm sure they get hot and need cooling.

Ok that's what I thought.

I shall place my strip where the pads were.

70CFM blowing on the car should help too.