what to buy: 8800GT or HD3870 or 9600GT ?

CJM · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

As Paul has already pointed out, a heatpipe contains liquid/gas and possibly
a vacuum.

You are totally screwed if you puncture the heatpipes....

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JLC · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 20

"Beladi Nasrallah" wrote in message @s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> OK, so I went into the local discount store, and saw "GIGABYTE 8800GT
> TurboForce Model GV-NX88T512HP" as is described at
> http://www.bjorn3d.com/read_pf.php?cID=1233 .
>
> It is short (7.4" according to the website above) just like I wanted
> it. However, the card I saw in the stor had two "spikes" which were
> the terminated ends of the heat pipe. They are protruding 7 mm outside
> the printed circuit board. This won't fit my case, or will fir barely.
> I am thinking to buy this card anyway, and cut off the protruding ends
> of the heat pipe. The heat pipe can be made of the whole copper tube
> which then will present no problem. Or, it could be a tube filled with
> liquid... in this case, I will just squeeze the copper pipe 7 mm away
> from its end. Will this work (I never worked with heat pipes) ?

What I don't understand about this card is that even thought it's core is
clocked at 700 which is the same as the card I have(one of the cards in the
review the XFX 8000GT XXX), yet it scored lower in EVERY test. The only
thing that is much better is the temps, and with that huge HSF I would hope
so! Yet the card still gets a glowing review. Strange.
As to the OP and his case situation, you really need to bite the bullet and
buy a $40 full size case.
It's not that hard to move the parts from one case to the other, or find a
friend or someone to do it for you. These cards need a lot of air around
them, and this card you're looking at is tiny, yet you still need to cut the
thing?! I looked all the picture and I don't see any pipes sticking out.
Just the ones that loop toward the back of the card which shouldn't cause
you any problems.
Can't you just order the card that is in the link you provided? JLC

Shawk · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 25

Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
> OK, so I went into the local discount store, and saw "GIGABYTE 8800GT
> TurboForce Model GV-NX88T512HP" as is described at
> http://www.bjorn3d.com/read_pf.php?cID=1233 .
>
> It is short (7.4" according to the website above) just like I wanted
> it. However, the card I saw in the stor had two "spikes" which were
> the terminated ends of the heat pipe. They are protruding 7 mm outside
> the printed circuit board. This won't fit my case, or will fir barely.
> I am thinking to buy this card anyway, and cut off the protruding ends
> of the heat pipe. The heat pipe can be made of the whole copper tube
> which then will present no problem. Or, it could be a tube filled with
> liquid... in this case, I will just squeeze the copper pipe 7 mm away
> from its end. Will this work (I never worked with heat pipes) ?

You really need a new case. Not only for future upgrades but for
airflow. Today's PC parts do not seem to be getting cooler
unfortunately and this is an issue that will probably get worse for you.

John Lewis · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 930

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:22:30 -0800 (PST), Beladi Nasrallah
wrote:

>OK, so I went into the local discount store, and saw "GIGABYTE 8800GT
>TurboForce Model GV-NX88T512HP" as is described at
>http://www.bjorn3d.com/read_pf.php?cID=1233 .
>
>It is short (7.4" according to the website above) just like I wanted
>it. However, the card I saw in the stor had two "spikes" which were
>the terminated ends of the heat pipe. They are protruding 7 mm outside
>the printed circuit board. This won't fit my case, or will fir barely.
>I am thinking to buy this card anyway, and cut off the protruding ends
>of the heat pipe. The heat pipe can be made of the whole copper tube
>which then will present no problem. Or, it could be a tube filled with
>liquid... in this case, I will just squeeze the copper pipe 7 mm away
>from its end. Will this work (I never worked with heat pipes) ?
>
>

Get rid of the tail that wags the dog. NOW !!

John Lewis

GreatArtist · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

On Feb 24, 5:49 am, Beladi Nasrallah wrote:
> In short, I could wait for half a year more, and probably buy an
> HD3870 for $160-190. Or, I could wait the same half a year, and
> possibly buy 9600GT for $150-170 (and a new case, or wait for a
> shorter non-reference PCB design ?). Or, I could buy right now the
> grey-import HD3870 (from China tailored for the Chinese market with
> the Chinese quality) for $260.

I worked hard on my online business so I wouldn't have to agonize over
stuff like this anymore. I bought an EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX for $400
recently, which cost the same as my entire xbox 360.

> What do you think guys ?

I think you should work on increasing your income like I do, so you
can have a great new computer and be happy. Read "Maximum Achievement"
by Brian Tracy. It will teach you everything you need to know about
making more money. I read and listen to his materials nearly every
day. It's like my religion. I live by his advice. I'm going to be a
multi-millionaire within the next few years. That might sound hard,
but being deprived of the lifestyle and material things that you want
is a lot harder.

In about a year from now, I plan on buying two of whatever is the
fastest graphics card, like the new geforce 9800 (which isn't out
yet), and use them in SLI mode. I'm also going to buy whatever is the
fastest CPU, even if it costs $1,000. I'm going to max out everything.