Cooler on BFG6800OC

[Hyperlite]

From bfgtech.com, the cooler is that 2 fan square with the silver plate on top, but the cooler in the picture from outpost.com appears to be a stock nVidia hsf. what does the actual one look like?

and it doesn't look like anyone will be getting one for a good bit, they are out of stock EVERYWHERE. argh!

 

[impemonk]

The actual one looks like the one on BFGtech's website. About that picture thing on outpost.com, I contacted them a long time ago. They told me it was a mistake and that the 6800 OC's they were selling had the version 2 Heatsink.

 

[Icepick]

Yeah, the picture you're looking at Outpost.com is old. The first 6800 series cards put out by BFG had the nvidia ref heatsink. The latest BFG cards all have the two-fan heatsink. I was lucky enough to find a BFG 6800GT with the nVidia ref heatsink at BestBuy two weeks ago. That was the last one on the shelf. The others all had the newer cooling solution with 2 fans. I'm happy with it. It's quieter than the gigabyte 6800 gt I just got rid of.

Just checked BestBuy's website. They still have them in stock if you order on line. You can also check the store availability and find out if your local store has them in stock. Then you can go look at them and see if they have both flavors around.

 

[Hyperlite]

well, i'd really like to get it from outpost if possible, saving that $50 is pretty important to me.

 

[big4x4]

Which cooling solution is better? My 6800 version 2 seems to be keeping it @ 45 degrees idle!

 

[Icepick]

45C would be nice. I'm getting 57C idle with the old style. I plan to replace it with the Arctic Silencer after Christmas. Hopefully that will cool it down and make it run a little quieter.

 

[Mister Dark]

I'm at 46-47C idle with the dual fan model. Going to try overclocking her soon and see how much she heats up.