9800 GTX+ running at 65nm??? PLEASE HELP!!!

Just bought an ECS 9800 GTX+ and GPU-Z says it has a 65nm core. WTF?
The temperatures at idle are usually ~50c. But when under load (Crysis GPU test), temperatures get up to just under 80, which is HIGHER than the original 9800 GTX!
And yes, I have a properly cooled system.

GPU-Z info

Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
GPU: G92
Revision: A2
Technology: 65nm
Die Size: 330mm(2)
Release Date: Apr 01, 2007
Transistors: 754M
BIOS Version: 62.92.62.00.60
Device ID: 10DE - 0612
Subvendor: Elitegroup (1019)
ROPs: 16
Bus Interface: PCI-E x16 @ x16
Shaders: 128 Unified
DirectX Support: 10.0/SM4.0
Pixel Fillrate:11.8 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate: 47.4 GTexel/s
Memory Type: GDDR3
Bus Width: 256 Bit
Memory Size: 512 MB
Bandwidth: 70.4GB/s
Driver Version: nv4_disp 6.14.11.7783 (ForceWare 177.83) / XP
GPU Clock: 740 MHz - Memory: 1100 MHz - Shader: 1836 MHz
NVIDIA SLI: Disabled

Is this 65 or 55nm?

Actually NVIDIA never released any 65nm GTX+ cards, the only 65nm models are board partners varients. I contacted NVIDIA and they said that ALL GTX+ models from ECS should only be 55nm models.

thats the price of buying a card from a morally dubious manufacturer

Would this not mean that I need to apply thermal paste when I put the fan back on? I don't have any so I'd have to go buy some. How much would I put on? And there's about 20 million screws on the back of the cooler

i remember when it came out, the gtx+ is 65nm and 55nm, but the 65nm are not supposed to reach the shops, only for OEMs, as far as im concerned you have been burned, take it like a MAN

Everest doesn't tell me anything, only that I have a 9800GTX/9800GTX+

this is the reason i dont buy nvidia

I sent an email to my card’s manufacturer in an attempt to straighten this out. Here is their reply:

In other words, yes they both exist and it’s a crapshoot whether or not you get a 9800 GTX+ with 55nm or 65nm process technology.

This sounds like a bait-and-switch scam to me. For a CPU analogy, it’s like someone pin-modding a 65nm E6600 to run at 1333MHz FSB and trying to pass it off and sell it as a much better 45nm E8400. Both would be running 3GHz, with the former being older tech overclocked to match the latter. They’re banking on consumers not knowing any better. A$$holes. These cards should have been advertised as "GeForce 9800 GTX OC". I might have to dump my card on eBay because I'm so !

I am a victim of this bait and switch too. The problem I'm having right now is that I have 2 factory overclocked 9800GTX's being sold as GTX+s, and they are having trouble running stable at "stock" speeds. What can we, as consumers, do at this point? I just began to notice that most, if not all manufacturers do not associate the 55nm fact with any of their 9800GTX+ spec sheets. I am guessing this is no coincidence.

don't buy nvidia again, thats about the only thing you can do, if every one voted with there wallet it would make them think twice

So, I emailed Asus this;

">[Problem Description]
> I am having trouble identifying my card as a 55nm process die, or
>65nm.
>
> According to everything I read before I bought this card, it is
>supposed to be a 55nm
>process die. That is why I bought it.
>
> Could you please clarify this for me.
>
> EN9800GTX+ DK/HTDI/512M/A
>ser.# 89COAI873406
>part# 90-C1CLQO-JOUAYOOZ"

Here's the reply;

"Dear Valued Customer,
Please Advice, in Order to set you up with an RMA I would
need you to provide your full shipping address thank you and have a
great day.
Best regards,

Gustavo R.
ASUS Customer Service"

Now, that doesn't sound too good, so I replied with this;

"Thank you for replying. However, I did not indicate that I wanted to return this card, I simply requested to know if the chip is a 55nm process, or a 65nm process. I cannot find this information anywhere, however, all of the information I've gathered says the 9800GTX+ is supposed to be a 55nm card. Please answer my question at your earliest convenience. I anxiously await your reply. Thanks."

Who knows? I'm thinking my 55nm GTX+ is a 65nm.