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Old November 9th 04, 05:02 AM
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Keep in mind ATi actually sells its own cards, so the lion's share of
X800XTs use the stock cooler. On the nVidia side, it's easy enough to
purchase a card from, say, LeadTek and not have this problem. Blame it on
the board manufacturers for being lazy and using a stock design...

It's possible to overclock the 6800GT significantly using the stock cooler.
Not so with the X800XT...

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Take a look at this photo of an ATI X800XT & Geforce 6800GT (first two on
the left):
http://www.lostcircuits.com/video/sapphire_x800xt/2.jpg

It shows why the reference ATI cooler is better than the reference NVidia
cooler. The fan is much bigger on the ATI design allowing it to spin
slower for the same amount of airflow as the NVidia design. The ATI

design
might even be acceptable for most quiet PC enthusiasts.