considering the small premium over just the card and block on there own id say its worth getting this one already done and your ready to roll. in fact i cant see why anyone would buy them seperate unless they can get really great deals on the bits.. any word on a GTS watercooled as im sure there would be people who want that
Originally Posted by M4RTIN considering the small premium over just the card and block on there own id say its worth getting this one already done and your ready to roll. in fact i cant see why anyone would buy them seperate unless they can get really great deals on the bits.. any word on a GTS watercooled as im sure there would be people who want that
It's possible, but nothing has been confirmed yet :)
If you want a GTS to be watercooled, then you would need a GTS block, some are around, www.ekwaterblocks.com have them as i found out but its shipping from EK direct, as for the GTX, WOW :D thats some impressive card, Tim, please tell me how you got a Qx6700, i want one, tis not fair
Originally Posted by M4RTIN considering the small premium over just the card and block on there own id say its worth getting this one already done and your ready to roll. in fact i cant see why anyone would buy them seperate unless they can get really great deals on the bits
£70 quid a card is quite a saving over that one especially when you'd probably buy two, all GTXs are the same (cheapest I have found is £372 and typically < £80 for a waterblock once the fuss has died down) why pay a premium, you get a 12 month warranty with everything, in 12-18 months I'd probably be buying a 9900 or something :D
Originally Posted by keir Cool review, I love this card..
How do you get BF2142 to run @ 1920 x 1200?
You do it the same way as you do it in Battlefield 2, via command line shortcut - it doesn't change the field of view though. DICE disabled field of view adjustments because they feel that it gives an advantage to those with a widescreen monitor.
Create a new shortcut and right click it, click on properties and then where it says target use the following commands:
You might save some money if you wait, as always, but it's already dropped by ~£60 since launch. I guess the pre-overclocked cards might push its price down a little more, but I'm not sure how far because I'm told that demand is still incredibly high for it (not surprisingly, IMO) - demand increased with the £60 price drop. :)
I'm nVidia fanboy and 8000 series amazes me, but I can't wait for Bit-Tech to test Ati R600 uhhh I heard that thing owns 8800.
Maybe the ressurection of nvidia vs Ati(AMD :/ ) battle will pull down prices, because considering that for few hundred bucks 7900GT will do so much in performance/value perspective, that these top of the end cards are a bit too much. But well it has always been this way (always as in after the video card companies started fixing prices)
I dunno if I'd choose that block though when there are the uber EK & SilenX blocks, the clean lines of the Aqua Computer block, or the as yet to be released 4mm thick Alphacool all-in-one to consider.
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Originally Posted by samkiller42 Tim, please tell me how you got a Qx6700, i want one, tis not fair
Buy the block and card separtedly save you only about $50 with GTXs runing in the range of $590-$650 and the the block is running direct from dangerden $130
I Currently using it with a evga card and it works great just need to some final adjustments to a case fan and then in game tweaks after a little bit of Overclocking. Now i just need the to upgrade from my 24 to the 30
I just looked it up. But over here this card cost a wopping 869,00 euros
I can build a complete 2007 spec PC system for that price! Or get 2 8800 GTS cards
Originally Posted by [USRF]Obiwan I just looked it up. But over here this card cost a wopping 869,00 euros
I can build a complete 2007 spec PC system for that price! Or get 2 8800 GTS cards
Yep, as mentioned - it isn't a card for everyone. It's one for those that watercool already, or are wanting to watercool. The block itself is £92 inc VAT, so there's only a £35 premium over a regular 8800 GTX.
The DD maze series may not be the newest or prettiest block out there, but there is little denying it is an effective one, which works pretty well even without a massive amount of flow from a huge/dedicated pump.
On my rig here the temps for my 7800GT barely move from idle even when overclocked and on full load for long periods of time, despite having a fairly modest pump and also cooling the cpu :)
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Oh and did I say NEED!
Sam
£70 quid a card is quite a saving over that one especially when you'd probably buy two, all GTXs are the same (cheapest I have found is £372 and typically < £80 for a waterblock once the fuss has died down) why pay a premium, you get a 12 month warranty with everything, in 12-18 months I'd probably be buying a 9900 or something :D
How do you get BF2142 to run @ 1920 x 1200?
Create a new shortcut and right click it, click on properties and then where it says target use the following commands:
"<BF2142 install directory>\" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200
HTH :)
Doesnt anyone think these will be going down in price when Vista comes out (with DX10)?
Maybe save a hundred or so by waiting an month?
hundred
f-in
pounds?
yeah i think i'm a litle old for this gaming malarkey. midrange mainstream for me, thanks.
Maybe the ressurection of nvidia vs Ati(AMD :/ ) battle will pull down prices, because considering that for few hundred bucks 7900GT will do so much in performance/value perspective, that these top of the end cards are a bit too much. But well it has always been this way (always as in after the video card companies started fixing prices)
Yeah... you. :p
I dunno if I'd choose that block though when there are the uber EK & SilenX blocks, the clean lines of the Aqua Computer block, or the as yet to be released 4mm thick Alphacool all-in-one to consider.
But what is this card really good for? Are better overclocks all you get for the price premium?
I Currently using it with a evga card and it works great just need to some final adjustments to a case fan and then in game tweaks after a little bit of Overclocking. Now i just need the to upgrade from my 24 to the 30
amazing..... looks like the overclocked versions are out ;)
i wonder how this WC will compete with eVGA acs3 coolings... review? :)
I can build a complete 2007 spec PC system for that price! Or get 2 8800 GTS cards
On my rig here the temps for my 7800GT barely move from idle even when overclocked and on full load for long periods of time, despite having a fairly modest pump and also cooling the cpu :)
wicked
my other point was, they dropped the *vanilla* GTS to $439, and GTX as well (forgot how much), so it seems these overclocked 8800s will drop in prices
the watercoold version even better