EVGA Akimbo cooler (for the 8800gt) (lots of pics)

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

On a related note, you'll want to either run 4 instances of RTHDRIBL, or one at full screen for near 100% GPU utilization. I usually do the former, as the full-screen tends to be inconsistent, bouncing anywhere from 80% to 95ish%.

OH, I never thought about running four instances of it. I guess that would definitely do the trick!!

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Theburan, consider supplementing RTHDRIBL with 3DMark06 and/or a game or three. What you're looking for is artifacts, freezing, or even reduced framerates (compared to a previous OC), which are all indicators of instability. When I review a videocard, stress testing to find the highest OC is usually the most time consuming part of the process.

Indeed. When I mentioned using rthdribl, I meant it prettymuch just for testing temperatures, not stability. 3DMark benchmarks and game demo benchmarks are a much better stability test for overclocking. Using the two in tandem to test the different aspects of a video card (rthdribl for temps, 3DMark and games for stability/performance) will give you the best results.

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

OH, I never thought about running four instances of it. I guess that would definitely do the trick!!

ATI Control Panel gets all the credit - along with temp monitoring, it also reports GPU usage.

[theburan]

Here are some better pics of it inside of my case. I really like having the backplate cooler, it looks really nice through the window.

[Parker]

Yip, I'm going to have to get one of these things.... darnit!

Looks great man! And I too love that backplate.

[theburan]

I really like it to... I'm not a big fan of coolers like the acellero and the thermalright hr03... they just don't look natural on the card, lol. This one looks right, and does a good job cooling.

[Parker]

Originally Posted by theburan

I really like it to... I'm not a big fan of coolers like the acellero and the thermalright hr03... they just don't look natural on the card, lol. This one looks right, and does a good job cooling.

Exactly my thoughts!

[azianai]

how much did this cooler cost again? I mean if it comes out to be about the price of the 8800GTS, wouldn't the GTS be the better buy? I mean the cooler prob outperforms the stock GTS cooler, but does it justify paying that much for a GT cooler? Sweet look though, if it fit my GTS i'd prob get it hehe

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by azianai

how much did this cooler cost again? I mean if it comes out to be about the price of the 8800GTS, wouldn't the GTS be the better buy? I mean the cooler prob outperforms the stock GTS cooler, but does it justify paying that much for a GT cooler? Sweet look though, if it fit my GTS i'd prob get it hehe

39.99 + 7 for shipping
IMO at this price you better snag the Zalman VF1000LED instead.

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

ATI Control Panel gets all the credit - along with temp monitoring, it also reports GPU usage.

Very cool! You're just a wealth of interesting know-how!

[halutzparilla]

Originally Posted by azianai

how much did this cooler cost again? I mean if it comes out to be about the price of the 8800GTS, wouldn't the GTS be the better buy? I mean the cooler prob outperforms the stock GTS cooler, but does it justify paying that much for a GT cooler? Sweet look though, if it fit my GTS i'd prob get it hehe

i was thinking of the same thing but i highly doubt it will fit our 8800gts...