Temperatures and Acoustical Characteristics


After a full hour of playing Crysis in DX10 mode things got a bit toasty for the 8800GT. While the temperatures it displayed were above that of an 8800GTS 320MB we have to take into account that the GTS is cooled by a giant of a heatsink which dwarfs that of the 8800GT. While we will go into overclocking a little later, I would suggest finding another heatsink if you want to try any large overclocks with the GT.

As for the noise output by the small fan, it was noticeable after about 15 minutes of playing Crysis. At that point the fan kicked it up a notch and I could hear it over the 5 Yate Loons I was using for case cooling. That being said, not once did its volume become extreme like that of the HD2900XT but it is something to take into account if you are going for near silence.