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Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:42 pm**

not only that but its self contained!.........sort of.

ASSBYTE is going to release this beast which features some kind of hybrid water/air cooler for the card and a self contained reservoir, pump, and radiator all in one unit that screws into a PCI bracket.

well it would be interesting fitting two in a case for SLi!

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:49 pm**

yup, we covered that back at CES 2007 here: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/442/3/

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:57 pm**

problem is those systems don't cool any better than high end air on a card. I'm aware that there are no aftermarket cooling for the 88 series yet, but the price premium of those cards IMO is not worth it

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:36 pm**

Are they seriously releasing this? It is sooo stupid.

Posted: **Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:04 pm**

Swiftech's MCW60 would be a better choice as the 3/8 tubing wouldn't cut it on an 8800GTX.

Posted: **Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:46 am**

Nothing wrong with 3/8 cooling loops!!!!!!

Posted: **Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:13 am**

I personally favor a comprehensive block like the BFG one. I just dont see much point in having a block for the GPU and then having the memory and MOSFETS be passively cooled, it seems like that would defeat the purpose.

Posted: **Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:28 am**

kenc51 wrote:Nothing wrong with 3/8 cooling loops!!!!!!

I second that... I run everything on 3/8 cooling lines and I'll hang with 90% of those that claim 1/2 line is better... Take WickedLD9 here on the forums... He has a small fortune in his cooling setup... Since he is too shy to post up pictures of his 'messy' system I will...

He's running a dual 120MM cooled radiator, 1/2 tygon tubing and the Apogee GT, but for some reason my Kentsfield will overclock better than his... hehe

I guess it's user error or the fact that my 3/8 cooling loop owns all -- hehe

But all kidding aside my 3/8 loop does just fine with Kentsfield over 4GHz with lots of voltage, so don't knock it till you try it cause I'm sure it would do decent on an 8800 card.

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:10 am**

i use 3/8" tube and it runs great. this pic doesnt show it but i have another 7800gt in the loop. all temps are great and my system is almost silent.

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?i=1 ... IM0395.JPG

http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?i=1 ... IM0398.JPG

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:28 am**

Wow! That cooler is HUGE!!! Looks pretty sweet too

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:42 pm**

looks great but is it rely the bang for my buck

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:35 am**

i guess it is nice if you want to deal with something that big. to me it just takes up way too much room and would probally defeat any hope of having a silent computer.

i am still going to be getting a 8800gts 640mb card in the next couple of weeks, i think 320mb just is not going to be cutting the cheese in the next year.

Posted: **Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:55 pm**

What's the sound like coming from a stock 8800GTX or 8800GTS card? I'm concerned with building a fairly quiet system. Specifically any XFX references...

Posted: **Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:19 am**

8600 is coming out soon in a few months about $90 to $150 in price range and will run direct x 10.

Posted: **Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:20 am**

coreyb18 wrote:8600 is coming out soon in a few months about $90 to $150 in price range and will run direct x 10.

I hope so, only there will be no 256-bit bus, so I got thinking about the 7600GT which cracked heavily down when using AA & AF

Posted: **Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:18 pm**

i wonder how much that thing will cost

I dont think it's worth buying anyways

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8800GTX hybrid card afterall!

8800GTX hybrid card afterall!

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