GeForceFX Reborn.Ligotero noisy...

[BrwmogazoS]

[H]ardNews 5th Edition

 

 

GeForceFX Reborn:

I know what you are thinking, "Already?" We were lucky enough to put our hands on a revamped GeForceFX 5800 Ultra on Monday and I can say that NVIDIA has moved their GFFX flagship in the right direction.

 

 

While physically identical in the picture above, except for the coloration of the ducting system, these are two very different GFFX Ultra cards. This new GFFX cooling system does not run in 2D operation, making it quieter than any other 3D cards in this current generation while not being used in a gaming capacity. When the GFFX Ultra is utilized in a 3D application, the fan system spins up and is still about as loud as it was before. NVIDIA reports it to be around 5dBa quieter than the models we saw Web reviews based on last week.

 

I gamed for around five hours on Monday with the card installed in my own case and I left the side cover off. The case sits at my feet. I found game play in UT2K3, MOHAA, Wolfenstein, and NFSHP2 to be very playable at 12x10 with 4XAA and 8XAF turned on. BF1942 was acting up on my card but after talking to NVIDIA, I am not sure if it is a driver glitch on their end of a system glitch on my end. Still, it is said to be working great at the NVIDIA labs in Austin, TX. I tend to game with the sound turned on, so I did not find the cooling system on the GFFX Ultra to be an issue at all, but we can all argue about that later.

 

Now that the noise is gone in 2D, and if it ends up on the shelves this way, there are going to be a lot more folks buying the GFFX Ultra and keeping it. Still, if you are used to a very quiet computing environment, the GFFX is most likely not for you.... but then again those games listed above probably are not either.

 

 

Dhladh mono an exw to sub kai ta hxeia na xwnoun den 8a mou dhmiourghsei prob h FX sto 3D mode tis...an paizw kana adventure omws <img src="http://www.insomnia.gr/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> .... kai gia olous aftous pou thn vriskoun me passentza <img src="http://www.insomnia.gr/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> ?(den einai 3d alla leme <img src="http://www.insomnia.gr/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> )

[LL_NEO]

Πόσα 3d adventures ξέρεις βρωμόγκαζε;

[BrwmogazoS]

LL_NEO

said:

Πόσα 3d adventures ξέρεις βρωμόγκαζε;

 

Pantws oxi to monkey island <img src="http://www.insomnia.gr/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> ....

 

To the longest journey pou eixa paiksie to Gabriel Knights htan 3d pantws <img src="http://www.insomnia.gr/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

 

Twra apo games ta exw psiloparathsei...akoma kai ta racing sims(my favourite <img src="http://www.insomnia.gr/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> )

[MY80-]

Kinhsh pros th swsth kateythynsh alla oxi teliws eparkhs kata th gnwmh mou. Ntaxei, sigoura einai kalytero apo prin alla kai pali sta 3d tha kanei sa skoupa...Kapou phre to auti mou oti mia etairia (nomizw h gainward, alla de vazw to xeri mou sth fwtia) eixe pei oti h fx ultra ths tha einai silent (den eipane pws tha to kataferoun auto)...time will show...