eVGA e-GeForce4 Ti4600 (ACS3 Cooling System)

Zardon · Jan 17, 2003, 07:55 PM

The unique peculiarity of graphics cards from eVGA is the unusual cooling system the company calls ACS - Asymmetric Cooling System. This idea has evolved to its third generation now. The ACS3 is installed in new "exclusive" graphics cards from eVGA based on the NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4600 GPU.

We got into our test lab a specimen of the graphics card from eVGA featuring the ACS3. Of course, we put off all other work and sat down to examining the card and its features…

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BWX · Jan 18, 2003, 09:27 AM

I'm sorry, but it looks like another way to sell a lame video card. The memory didn't even clock as high as an old Visiontek w/ NO mem. heatsinks.

nForcer · Jan 18, 2003, 04:05 PM

Oh yeah that card is definately lame </sarcasm> (where the hell do these people come up with this crap?) Looks like just another way to cool a 4600 to me. Nothing special, but nothing to put down either.

BWX · Jan 19, 2003, 07:31 AM

Yeah, I just meant the "cooling" was lame-- The card is a 4600, and any 4600 is a good card if you ask me. The other one that was in the news yesterday looks really nice though. The silver PCB w/ the nice case

nForcer · Jan 19, 2003, 08:00 AM

DriveEuro · Jan 19, 2003, 09:17 AM

Yeah, I heard that this cooling isn't any better than most of the regular heatsinks. Although it is silent. But have you ever heard the fan on your graphics card? I haven't...too quiet.

Jan 17, 2003, 07:55 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	eVGA e-GeForce4 Ti4600 (ACS3 Cooling System) The unique peculiarity of graphics cards from eVGA is the unusual cooling system the company calls ACS - Asymmetric Cooling System. This idea has evolved to its third generation now. The ACS3 is installed in new "exclusive" graphics cards from eVGA based on the NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4600 GPU. We got into our test lab a specimen of the graphics card from eVGA featuring the ACS3. Of course, we put off all other work and sat down to examining the card and its features… More at XBIT labs

Jan 18, 2003, 09:27 AM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I'm sorry, but it looks like another way to sell a lame video card. The memory didn't even clock as high as an old Visiontek w/ NO mem. heatsinks. __________________

Jan 19, 2003, 07:31 AM	#4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Yeah, I just meant the "cooling" was lame-- The card is a 4600, and any 4600 is a good card if you ask me. The other one that was in the news yesterday looks really nice though. The silver PCB w/ the nice case __________________

Jan 19, 2003, 09:17 AM	#6
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, I heard that this cooling isn't any better than most of the regular heatsinks. Although it is silent. But have you ever heard the fan on your graphics card? I haven't...too quiet. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 18, 2003, 04:05 PM	#3
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	Oh yeah that card is definately lame </sarcasm> (where the hell do these people come up with this crap?) Looks like just another way to cool a 4600 to me. Nothing special, but nothing to put down either.

Jan 19, 2003, 08:00 AM	#5
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0