which 8800gt brands have silent cooling?

[poohbear]

hey all, im in the market for a 8800gt but wanna buy one w/ a quiet custom cooler, do you guys know which brandname 8800gt offers this?(i.e. evga, xfx etc). there are so many brandnames/models out there i just can't keep track of em. cheers and thanks in advance.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Originally posted by: poohbear
hey all, im in the market for a 8800gt but wanna buy one w/ a quiet custom cooler, do you guys know which brandname 8800gt offers this?(i.e. evga, xfx etc). there are so many brandnames/models out there i just can't keep track of em. cheers and thanks in advance.

US or Euro/UK?

Sparkle has one with a passive heatsink and you can make burgers on it as well ...

http://www.sparkle.com.tw/News...8800GT_passive_EN.html

The Galaxy and Palit also come with a pretty quite fan as well. Although there are no guarantees which fan you'll get for the Galaxy as they also make one with the stock reference....

http://www.ncixus.com/products...X/Galaxy%20Technology/

http://www.ncixus.com/products...t%20Multimedia%20Inc./

There is also this Gigabyte ....

http://www.ncixus.com/products...V-NX88T512HP/Gigabyte/

and Asus ....

http://www.ncixus.com/products...FG%2FHTDP%2F512M/ASUS/

Anyone of these should run quieter than the stock cooler.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

I think ECS (of all companies) released one with the excellent arctic cooling accelero S1 already installed for you... Just put a big old 120mm fan for *almosttotallybutstillunoticeable* cooling.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
I think ECS (of all companies) released one with the excellent arctic cooling accelero S1 already installed for you... Just put a big old 120mm fan for *almosttotallybutstillunoticeable* cooling.

Yup, you're right. Forgot about that one. Excellent choice and the best choice as long as you have the room.....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...Cards-_-ECS-_-14134035

 

[s44]

What's the ECS warranty like, though? (I know swapping coolers doesn't invalidate EVGA's lifetime one...)

 

[BlueAcolyte]

One year... Only bad part.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Originally posted by: s44
What's the ECS warranty like, though? (I know swapping coolers doesn't invalidate EVGA's lifetime one...)

Just one year, but I don't think you'll need to swap the cooler. The good news is you can RMA directly to NewEgg

 

[ManWithNoName]

double post delete please

 

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814134035

Otherwise, your best bet is to buy an Accelero S1 and mount that on your 8800GT. The deal above does the aformentioned strategy, with no hassle on your part. Only issue might be: how good is ECS's warranty and RMA procedure?

 

[poohbear]

thanks for all the replies folks. the annoying thing about alot of the current after market coolers is they now take 2 pci slots instead of 1 like back in the day. heck some of em even take 3 pci slots (thermalright w/ a fan), its getting ridiculous. i need atleast 2 pci slots available for sound card and wireless card. all i need is a quiet vid card w/ nice cooling and that doesnt take 1 of my pci slots.

it really sucks that i can't order the galaxy w/ the quiet cooler, can't i specify which version i want? how does that work?!

 

[toadeater]

Gigabyte revised their cooler. It's no longer the Zalman and looks like it might be better.

http://www.clubit.com/product_...il.cfm?itemno=A9630956

Unfortunately, it looks like they still haven't included RAM/VRMsinks.

 

[poohbear]

i'd actually go w/ the ECS one w/ the accelero cooler, but their 1 year warranty totally turned me off. I've had enough vid cards die after 1 year in the past 8 years to know better than to go w/ a 1 year warranty.

 

[gorobei]

update to the list

MSI NX8800GT Zilent [zalman vf1000]
http://global.msi.com.tw/index...no=1375&maincat_no=130

GV-NX88T512HP [zalman 830]
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Pro...ew.aspx?ProductID=2752

Palit GeForce 8800GT Sonic [custom]
http://www.palit.biz/main/vgapro.php?id=494

ASUS EN8800GT/G/HTDP/512M/A [custom]
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10007490 [not listed on asus usa site, weird]

ECS N8800GT-512MX+ [AC accelero s1 with ram sinks]
http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSi...ture&MenuID=54&LanID=9

LEADTEK WinFast PX8800 GT ZL [same zalman 830 cooler as gigabyte]
http://www.leadtek.com/eng/3d_...lineid=1&pronameid=401

Galaxy GeForce 8800GT [coolermaster cooler]
http://www.galaxytech.com/product_details.asp?id=168

 

[gorobei]

ecs with accelero now $220 AR ($50mir) at newegg

 

[Blacklash]

That ECS with the Accelero is down to 209 with rebate. That's cheaper than some HD 3850 512Mb cards. Great cooler, and nice price.