Watercooled 9800GX2

See the 2nd pic. This has got to be a world's first. I just hope the
compression fittings on the card are reversible for quad-SLI setups.
http://www.stokedgamer.com/2008/03/c...dias-790i.html

The watercooled card gives a good view of the 9800GX2's internal layout as
well.

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"First of One" wrote in message
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See the 2nd pic. This has got to be a world's first. I just hope the
compression fittings on the card are reversible for quad-SLI setups.
http://www.stokedgamer.com/2008/03/c...dias-790i.html

The watercooled card gives a good view of the 9800GX2's internal layout as
well.

Just how long is that thing? (please resist urge to insert joke) Looks
bigger than any 8800 unit.

Same as a 8800GTX/Ultra:
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-40...x2-length.html

I posted a link to some close-ups back on Feb 18:
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=230836

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"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


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"First of One" wrote in message
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See the 2nd pic. This has got to be a world's first. I just hope the
compression fittings on the card are reversible for quad-SLI setups.
http://www.stokedgamer.com/2008/03/c...dias-790i.html

The watercooled card gives a good view of the 9800GX2's internal layout
as well.

Just how long is that thing? (please resist urge to insert joke) Looks
bigger than any 8800 unit.

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:05:03 -0500, First of One wrote:

See the 2nd pic. This has got to be a world's first. I just hope the
compression fittings on the card are reversible for quad-SLI setups.
http://www.stokedgamer.com/2008/03/c...dias-790i.html

The watercooled card gives a good view of the 9800GX2's internal layout
as well.

Maybe it's time to rethink the design of mobos and have cpus and vid cards externally bracketed or bent at
90 degrees or mounted in the drive slots or something, but certainly taken directly off the mobo. It's getting
too silly jamming all this stuff on one board these days and it's going to get worse.

This will never happen as long as Intel controls the basic chassis form
factor (ATX, BTX, etc.). Intel is primarily a CPU manufacturer, and its
chassis standards will remain CPU-centric until Intel starts making its own
enthusiast-grade video cards. In fact, Intel has been squeezing nVidia in
subtle ways, for example by artificially making the QX9650 incompatible with
the 680i chipset.

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"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."

"Pete Puma" wrote in message
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On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:05:03 -0500, First of One wrote:

See the 2nd pic. This has got to be a world's first. I just hope the
compression fittings on the card are reversible for quad-SLI setups.
http://www.stokedgamer.com/2008/03/c...dias-790i.html

The watercooled card gives a good view of the 9800GX2's internal layout
as well.

Maybe it's time to rethink the design of mobos and have cpus and vid cards
externally bracketed or bent at
90 degrees or mounted in the drive slots or something, but certainly taken
directly off the mobo. It's getting
too silly jamming all this stuff on one board these days and it's going to
get worse.