Silent 8600GTS announced
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Silent 8600GTS announced
Funky-looking Gigabyte 8600GTS
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8600 GTS (overclocked) about as fast as 7900GT:
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4883&s=2
8600GTS slower than a X1950XT:
http://hardwarezone.com/articles/view.p ... =2231&pg=2
8600GTS faster than a X1950XTX (?):
http://forum.donanimhaber.com/m_13340017/tm.htm
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4883&s=2
8600GTS slower than a X1950XT:
http://hardwarezone.com/articles/view.p ... =2231&pg=2
8600GTS faster than a X1950XTX (?):
http://forum.donanimhaber.com/m_13340017/tm.htm
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thats a nice card. if it hits like the 150 dollar mark thats a winner. dx10 and running near speed of a x1950 sounds swell.
200 for the total package from gigabyte is a huge freakin win. that could make a nice machine!!!
allendale e4300 plus that would be a sleek system for not that much money. could have it cooled so easily....
What I love about those huge passive heatsinks is throwing a 92mm nexus on them for the same level of overall silence but now cold temps.
200 for the total package from gigabyte is a huge freakin win. that could make a nice machine!!!
allendale e4300 plus that would be a sleek system for not that much money. could have it cooled so easily....
What I love about those huge passive heatsinks is throwing a 92mm nexus on them for the same level of overall silence but now cold temps.
[ this used to be a link to what appeared to be the passively cooled gigabyte card at eWiz, but
the picture and description didn't match the model, so it's gone. i don't feel like rewarding
eWiz for their still-present error with a corrected link, and there are a number of passive 8x00
cards out now, best bet might be to look elsewhere. if you do opt to get the gigabyte card,
note that the passively and actively cooled cards have the same model #, except the actively
cooled card has a "-B" on the end! ]
the picture and description didn't match the model, so it's gone. i don't feel like rewarding
eWiz for their still-present error with a corrected link, and there are a number of passive 8x00
cards out now, best bet might be to look elsewhere. if you do opt to get the gigabyte card,
note that the passively and actively cooled cards have the same model #, except the actively
cooled card has a "-B" on the end! ]
Last edited by Spackle on Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:58 am, edited 2 times in total.
So far Asus's only silent card is the underwhelming 8500gt.elpibe10 wrote:Cool ! Hope Asus comes out with one too.
Though I'm sure it's a perfect card for some...
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From viewtopic.php?t=39090mattthemuppet wrote:any news on power consumption of any of these cards?
8600GTS:
8600GT:GeForce 8600GTS-based cards still require external PCIe power. NVIDIA estimates total board power consumption at around 71-watts.
8500GT:NVIDIA rates the maximum board power consumption at 43-watts – 28-watts less than the 8600GTS.
No heat dissipation listed. Performance will be "like the 7600GS" which is passively cooled by some manufacturers.[/quote]
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yeah, the GTS is sort of a waste of money. and now apparently heat.
I have heard that it has a HIGHER clock speed than a 8800GTS !! but its bus is like miniscule compared and uses slow ram, so it goes considerably slower.
the GT is where it is at with normal clocks and such. probably this years sweet spot for a decent gaming machine in spcr standards.
I have heard that it has a HIGHER clock speed than a 8800GTS !! but its bus is like miniscule compared and uses slow ram, so it goes considerably slower.
the GT is where it is at with normal clocks and such. probably this years sweet spot for a decent gaming machine in spcr standards.
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But it's not passive. And if you want to buy it, it's almost available at overclockersUK. A link to the picture (the 8600 GTS link has been temporarily removed):
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showphoto ... -%20Retail
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showphoto ... -%20Retail
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Found another one, MSI 8600GTS heat-pipe, also available MSI 8600GT heat-pipe
And here's another card looking nice, Gainward 8600GT dualslot heatsink
And here's another card looking nice, Gainward 8600GT dualslot heatsink
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btw guys, Gigabyte's 8500GT is fanless too
here's a list of their cards
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA ... USSpeed=16
here's a list of their cards
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA ... USSpeed=16
Specs state dualslot, but this looks like a nice single slot card, Gigabyte 8600GT silent-pipe
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The 8xxx series have significant benefits for a HTPC that needs HD Video support. The CPU load is reduced by a factor of 3 with H.264 decoding in comparison with a 7600 GT which was no slouch in this department. You don’t even need dual core for H.264 playback for the first time. The Nvidia Purevideo HD is Vista only for now, but XP support is due soon. See here fore some details: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/486/2/