The Hardware, Continued
NVIDIA has once again opted to use a large two-slot cooling solution for the GeForce 6800 Ultra. Of course, it's up to the board partners whether they decide to use it or implement their own design. During the boot-up phase, the cards fan spins at high rpm, making it rather loud. Once the driver has loaded, however, the fan spins much more slowly, reducing the noise level to that of a GF FX 5950 Ultra. Originally, NVIDIA had planned to go with a single-slot cooling solution even for the Ultra model, but those plans were dropped literally at the last minute. The dual-slot solution described above significantly improves the cooling efficiency and also reduces the noise level. Lastly, in AGP motherboards, the size won't matter much anyway.
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