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Gigabyte 8800GT it is
Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
OK, so I went into the local discount store, and saw "GIGABYTE 8800GT TurboForce Model GV-NX88T512HP" as is described at http://www.bjorn3d.com/read_pf.php?cID=1233 . It is short (7.4" according to the website above) just like I wanted it. However, the card I saw in the stor had two "spikes" which were the terminated ends of the heat pipe. They are protruding 7 mm outside the printed circuit board. This won't fit my case, or will fir barely. I am thinking to buy this card anyway, and cut off the protruding ends of the heat pipe. The heat pipe can be made of the whole copper tube which then will present no problem. Or, it could be a tube filled with liquid... in this case, I will just squeeze the copper pipe 7 mm away from its end. Will this work (I never worked with heat pipes) ? You really need a new case. Not only for future upgrades but for airflow. Today's PC parts do not seem to be getting cooler unfortunately and this is an issue that will probably get worse for you. |
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Gigabyte 8800GT it is
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:22:30 -0800 (PST), Beladi Nasrallah
wrote: OK, so I went into the local discount store, and saw "GIGABYTE 8800GT TurboForce Model GV-NX88T512HP" as is described at http://www.bjorn3d.com/read_pf.php?cID=1233 . It is short (7.4" according to the website above) just like I wanted it. However, the card I saw in the stor had two "spikes" which were the terminated ends of the heat pipe. They are protruding 7 mm outside the printed circuit board. This won't fit my case, or will fir barely. I am thinking to buy this card anyway, and cut off the protruding ends of the heat pipe. The heat pipe can be made of the whole copper tube which then will present no problem. Or, it could be a tube filled with liquid... in this case, I will just squeeze the copper pipe 7 mm away from its end. Will this work (I never worked with heat pipes) ? Get rid of the tail that wags the dog. NOW !! John Lewis |
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Gigabyte 8800GT it is
"Beladi Nasrallah" wrote in message ... OK, so I went into the local discount store, and saw "GIGABYTE 8800GT TurboForce Model GV-NX88T512HP" as is described at http://www.bjorn3d.com/read_pf.php?cID=1233 . It is short (7.4" according to the website above) just like I wanted it. However, the card I saw in the stor had two "spikes" which were the terminated ends of the heat pipe. They are protruding 7 mm outside the printed circuit board. This won't fit my case, or will fir barely. I am thinking to buy this card anyway, and cut off the protruding ends of the heat pipe. The heat pipe can be made of the whole copper tube which then will present no problem. Or, it could be a tube filled with liquid... in this case, I will just squeeze the copper pipe 7 mm away from its end. Will this work (I never worked with heat pipes) ? What I don't understand about this card is that even thought it's core is clocked at 700 which is the same as the card I have(one of the cards in the review the XFX 8000GT XXX), yet it scored lower in EVERY test. The only thing that is much better is the temps, and with that huge HSF I would hope so! Yet the card still gets a glowing review. Strange. As to the OP and his case situation, you really need to bite the bullet and buy a $40 full size case. It's not that hard to move the parts from one case to the other, or find a friend or someone to do it for you. These cards need a lot of air around them, and this card you're looking at is tiny, yet you still need to cut the thing?! I looked all the picture and I don't see any pipes sticking out. Just the ones that loop toward the back of the card which shouldn't cause you any problems. Can't you just order the card that is in the link you provided? JLC |
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what to buy: 8800GT or HD3870 or 9600GT ?
On Feb 24, 5:49 am, Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
In short, I could wait for half a year more, and probably buy an HD3870 for $160-190. Or, I could wait the same half a year, and possibly buy 9600GT for $150-170 (and a new case, or wait for a shorter non-reference PCB design ?). Or, I could buy right now the grey-import HD3870 (from China tailored for the Chinese market with the Chinese quality) for $260. I worked hard on my online business so I wouldn't have to agonize over stuff like this anymore. I bought an EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX for $400 recently, which cost the same as my entire xbox 360. What do you think guys ? I think you should work on increasing your income like I do, so you can have a great new computer and be happy. Read "Maximum Achievement" by Brian Tracy. It will teach you everything you need to know about making more money. I read and listen to his materials nearly every day. It's like my religion. I live by his advice. I'm going to be a multi-millionaire within the next few years. That might sound hard, but being deprived of the lifestyle and material things that you want is a lot harder. In about a year from now, I plan on buying two of whatever is the fastest graphics card, like the new geforce 9800 (which isn't out yet), and use them in SLI mode. I'm also going to buy whatever is the fastest CPU, even if it costs $1,000. I'm going to max out everything. |
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what to buy: 8800GT or HD3870 or 9600GT ?
On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:50:34 -0800 (PST), GreatArtist
wrote: On Feb 24, 5:49 am, Beladi Nasrallah wrote: In short, I could wait for half a year more, and probably buy an HD3870 for $160-190. Or, I could wait the same half a year, and possibly buy 9600GT for $150-170 (and a new case, or wait for a shorter non-reference PCB design ?). Or, I could buy right now the grey-import HD3870 (from China tailored for the Chinese market with the Chinese quality) for $260. I worked hard on my online business so I wouldn't have to agonize over stuff like this anymore. I bought an EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX for $400 recently, which cost the same as my entire xbox 360. What do you think guys ? I think you should work on increasing your income like I do, so you can have a great new computer and be happy. Read "Maximum Achievement" by Brian Tracy. It will teach you everything you need to know about making more money. I read and listen to his materials nearly every day. It's like my religion. I live by his advice. I'm going to be a multi-millionaire within the next few years. That might sound hard, but being deprived of the lifestyle and material things that you want is a lot harder. In about a year from now, I plan on buying two of whatever is the fastest graphics card, like the new geforce 9800 (which isn't out yet), and use them in SLI mode. I'm also going to buy whatever is the fastest CPU, even if it costs $1,000. I'm going to max out everything. Let me guess. You make a living selling Brian Tracey's learning materials to people so they can sell it to others, and the profits just trickle down. |
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Gigabyte 8800GT it is
On Feb 27, 11:11*am, "JLC" jc@nospam wrote:
*As to the OP and his case situation, you really need to bite the bullet and buy a $40 full size case. Thanks everyone for comments. When I had this computer built for me, I chose the case which I liked. It was compact. And it costed less than $50. Here where I live, I went to the local discount store. I discovered the cases of a comparable build quality would cost in excess of $100. And I could not even find them. I did not like any of the presented ones. Then I thought what kind of games I would like to play. Those were the games released in the past 1-1.5 years; for example I just ordered STALKER. For those games, my rig (AMD X2 3600+ and 7600GT) provides top performance. And I am interested in no games which would be released in the next 6 months. It appears I have no need to upgrade my video card ! Perhaps I should wait a year when the likes of 8800GT will become a norm requirement for a game. |
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what to buy: 8800GT or HD3870 or 9600GT ?
"GreatArtist" wrote in message ... [snipped all the alpha-male, Gordon Gecko lunch-is-for-wimps crap] Oh dear! And how much money will you need to buy a life? |
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