Sparkle 8800 GT Passive: The Fastest Silent GPU in the World - Page 2

jmke · 1st December 2007, 13:00

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We might have had bad luck or were just plain stupid with the 12% overclock today, but something is not right in our opinion. The base fan speeds are extremely low at idle (26%~29%) and then do not ramp properly as the temperatures increase during load. Playing around with fan speeds utilizing Riva Tuner or nTune can solve this problem, but should a user really have to do this? We think not.

Geoff found the same with his 8800 GT sample; the fan speed ramps up too slow

1st December 2007, 14:15

His sample didn't die on him though? Gary Key implied Anandtech has lost 4 8800GT cards now... If G92 cards are having problems with sudden deaths, then that would conveniently explain why Nvidia has released so few of them and been slow to meet demand if nothing else.

Gamer · 1st December 2007, 15:06

Nah, mine has already survived 24hours non stop 3D overclocked 680/2000, looks like they did something wrong ?

1st December 2007, 17:09

considering the crappy cooler, high failure rates wouldn't surprise me

geoffrey · 2nd December 2007, 12:39

Didn't have the time to test those cards week after week, sorry :/

EDIT: seems like they can die shortly after arrival, electromigration perhaps? Although 65nm is not that new, it is the first time NVIDIA build such an powerful processor that small, a failure in design?

2nd December 2007, 16:28

I really don't know. I haven't browsed any NVIDIA support forums to check just how many issues are being reported, but despite the lack of supply I am noticing some threads reporting artifacting with 8800GT cards already.

1st December 2007, 14:15	#12
Kougar Posts: n/a	His sample didn't die on him though? Gary Key implied Anandtech has lost 4 8800GT cards now... If G92 cards are having problems with sudden deaths, then that would conveniently explain why Nvidia has released so few of them and been slow to meet demand if nothing else. Last edited by Kougar : 1st December 2007 at 14:20.

1st December 2007, 15:06	#13
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	Nah, mine has already survived 24hours non stop 3D overclocked 680/2000, looks like they did something wrong ? __________________

2nd December 2007, 12:39	#15
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	Didn't have the time to test those cards week after week, sorry :/ EDIT: seems like they can die shortly after arrival, electromigration perhaps? Although 65nm is not that new, it is the first time NVIDIA build such an powerful processor that small, a failure in design? Last edited by geoffrey : 2nd December 2007 at 13:14.

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1st December 2007, 17:09	#14
Rutar Posts: n/a	considering the crappy cooler, high failure rates wouldn't surprise me

2nd December 2007, 16:28	#16
Kougar Posts: n/a	I really don't know. I haven't browsed any NVIDIA support forums to check just how many issues are being reported, but despite the lack of supply I am noticing some threads reporting artifacting with 8800GT cards already.