MTDEW
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- Oct 31, 1999
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Yeah, but the Zalman doesnt exhaust the air out of the case like the GTS's dual slot cooler does.Crazy PC has Zalman VF1000 in stock grab them while they have them.
I put two GT's in sli in one of my rigs to try it out and i honestly thought the card in the upper slot was going to suffer overheating damage it was getting so hot.
I definitely wouldnt try that again without some way to exhaust the heat out of the case.
SteelSix,
I wouldnt take too much offense to the GT owners vs the "new" GTS owners.
I own three 8800GT's and i certainly dont think anyone who decides to buy a GTS over a GT is crazy, you get the dual slot cooler already installed on the card which should give you more overclocking headroom right out of the box without the need to void the cards warranty by installing an aftermarket cooler.
For some people thats worth the extra $$$ and to some its not.
You think its bad now, just wait until someone tries to start a GTS overclocking thread.
It will go something like..
GTS owner: I got my card to "blah blah" speeds.
GT owner: Yeah well i get mine to that speed with my stock cooler and you paid too much.
Other GTS owner: well my GTS clocks higher than both of those.
Other GT owner: Yeah well i have an aftermarket cooler and mine goes higher than that.
Other GTS owner: Yeah well ive got mine on water and it goes higher than all of those.
etc...etc...
I think i may just steer clear of those threads when the show up because they will be about as pointless as me overclocking one of my 8800GT cards higher than the other two and claiming its the best card of the three and i paid too much for the other two because they arent as fast.