My new Zotac 9800 GTX+ from DH - IT'S A BEAST!!

Erroneus · Dec 19, 2008, 06:28 PM

I was one of the lucky winners in the Zotac 9800GTX+ contest together with blibbax (see his pics) and got this bad boy installed today.

And oh my god, what a freaking beast, it's huuuuuuge.

This is my system before the install, it's a C2D system in a Antec P182-SE case.

I chose to install the radiator where one of the Antec fans are located, as it would fit perfectly there.

It was a tight fight at the RAM slots, had to install the ram first (had 4GB pc2 8500 reaper lying around) or else I couldn't lock down the clip.

All installed

Pleeeeeenty of room :> Original Zotac cooler in the background.

My old card, a Geforce 8800GT with an AC Accelero S1 and a 120mm cooler.

Zotac Nitro USB device

I haven't done a lot of tests, but looks really good so far. Though I was a bit surprised, that you clearly can hear the pump, which I have to get used to.

Judas · Dec 19, 2008, 10:53 PM

sweet!

Zardon · Dec 20, 2008, 12:05 AM

nice to see it arrived !

Knight_Breed · Dec 20, 2008, 01:18 AM

Awesome !!

Thanks for the feedback and pics

blibbax · Dec 22, 2008, 01:41 PM

That's a nice setup you've got there.

Any solution to the noise yet? I'm thinking it can't be supposed to be this loud, given it's being advertised as silent. It's no louder than my old air cooled 9600GT, but the noise would bug me if I was using the PC as a media centre like they suggested.

Having said that, enjoy your card, I certainly am!

Erroneus · Dec 22, 2008, 05:52 PM

Not really. I'm thinking about finding a solution where the pumps get 5V instead of 12V and see if that's good enough for it.

blibbax · Dec 23, 2008, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erroneus

Not really. I'm thinking about finding a solution where the pumps get 5V instead of 12V and see if that's good enough for it.

Keep us updated. I'm looking into a few noise reduction solutions (mats / blocks) but the cost really outweighs any benefit I can see.

Dec 19, 2008, 06:28 PM	#1
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	My new Zotac 9800 GTX+ from DH - IT'S A BEAST!! I was one of the lucky winners in the Zotac 9800GTX+ contest together with blibbax (see his pics) and got this bad boy installed today. And oh my god, what a freaking beast, it's huuuuuuge. This is my system before the install, it's a C2D system in a Antec P182-SE case. I chose to install the radiator where one of the Antec fans are located, as it would fit perfectly there. It was a tight fight at the RAM slots, had to install the ram first (had 4GB pc2 8500 reaper lying around) or else I couldn't lock down the clip. All installed Pleeeeeenty of room :> Original Zotac cooler in the background. My old card, a Geforce 8800GT with an AC Accelero S1 and a 120mm cooler. Zotac Nitro USB device I haven't done a lot of tests, but looks really good so far. Though I was a bit surprised, that you clearly can hear the pump, which I have to get used to. __________________

Dec 20, 2008, 12:05 AM	#3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Re: My new Zotac 9800 GTX+ from DH - IT'S A BEAST!! nice to see it arrived !

Dec 20, 2008, 01:18 AM	#4
Knight_Breed DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Canader EH !! Posts: 281 Rep Power: 28 System Specs	Re: My new Zotac 9800 GTX+ from DH - IT'S A BEAST!! Awesome !! Thanks for the feedback and pics __________________

Dec 22, 2008, 01:41 PM	#5
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,230 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: My new Zotac 9800 GTX+ from DH - IT'S A BEAST!! That's a nice setup you've got there. Any solution to the noise yet? I'm thinking it can't be supposed to be this loud, given it's being advertised as silent. It's no louder than my old air cooled 9600GT, but the noise would bug me if I was using the PC as a media centre like they suggested. Having said that, enjoy your card, I certainly am! __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Dec 22, 2008, 05:52 PM	Thread Starter #6
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Re: My new Zotac 9800 GTX+ from DH - IT'S A BEAST!! Not really. I'm thinking about finding a solution where the pumps get 5V instead of 12V and see if that's good enough for it. __________________