8800GS Fan

[dbman19]

Hey - I know that you cannot adjust the fan speed but I was wondering where it blows the air??
Does it just move the air or does it blow it in to the case or out of the case??

Thanks

 

[marvelous211]

Blow in the case.

EVGA is the one with a variable fan. xfx doesn't so it's loud.

 

[dbman19]

Ok, thanks alot

I wish they made one with a dual slot cooler that blows it out the back instead of just warming the inside of my case

Thanks again

 

[dbman19]

Another question
Anyone know if a cooler off a GT or GTS will fit on this card?

 

[dbman19]

And you're saying to get the evga over the XFX????

 

[dbman19]

Ok, the evga is on it's way
99.99 after MIR

Will post benchies of 8500GT and then the GS

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

I'm thinking about it myself. Because for like 10-20 bucks more than evga I can get the xfx alpha dog 8800gs which is their overclocked version of the card with call of duty 4 which is awesome. I am seriously hoping to do it next month maybe. With an Athlon x2 5200 and 2gb of ram, ought to make for a real nice budget gamer

 

[pauldh]

The evga SC would be better than the XFX alpha dog. Both may hit the same clocks, but out of the box, the evga is 650/1900 vs 680/1600. The stock evga at 550/1600 would also be able to hit the same clocks (luck of draw for exact clocks for all 3)

And the evga variable speed fan is a plus for anyone concerned about noise. With the XFX, it's a 2 pin fan, so no way to control voltage/RPM in software. You have to feed it less voltage yourself (like rigging it to a variable voltage zalman fanmate or fixed voltage reducer, or feed it 5v or 7v from a molex, etc. )

If you don't already have COD4 and don't mind noise or taking the steps to control it yourself, then grab the XFX. The XFX for $99 shipped free with COD4 is a better bargain IMO than the alpha dog, but it does have slower mem for the $20 savings.

 

[dbman19]

Ya, but from what i've read, the EVGA has adjustable fan speed while the XFX is always running at 100%

 

[dbman19]

Ya, but from what i've read, the EVGA has adjustable fan speed while the XFX is always running at 100%

 

[pauldh]

Yes, exactly. You can still vary the fan speed on the XFX, but at an extra time/expense. (instead of just through software). It involvs splicing the fan wire, or to save warranty, making a harness to adapt that little fan header to a larger fan connector. I made a harness for mine so I could always plug it back in for RMA purposes. Then I hooked it to a Zalman fanmate. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118217

Again, Note though, these do not directly connect to each other. It needs to be spliced, trimmed/bent, or you need to make an adapter to connect the fanmate to the XFX fan. It's not hard to do, but it's not a direct simple connection either.

 

[dbman19]

srry about the double post

 

[tinkleondabeach]

XFX offers a free fan adapter cable to greatly reduce the sound from the fan on the 8800gs model.

Info here: http://ogry.net/2008/08/09/free-adaptor-for-xfx-geforce-8800gs-owners/