how cool is the 8800GT vs 1900XT and noise issue?

[hugodrax]

Is the 8800GT cooler running than the 1900XT and how is the noise level of the 1900XT vs the 8800GT?

 

[Wild-Bill]

Is the 8800GT cooler running than the 1900XT and how is the noise level of the 1900XT vs the 8800GT?

Um,

Maybe you should check back in 3-5 WEEKS when people actually have them?

 

[hugodrax]

Um,

Maybe you should check back in 3-5 WEEKS when people actually have them?

Well 8800GTs have been around for a while so someone should have an idea.

 

[Eidorian]

There are plenty of PC hardware review sites that you could have looked at for their reviews.

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=8800GT noise level

Noise
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/10/29/geforce_8800_gt/page14.html#noise_level

Performance
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3140&p=11

New Cooler Vs. Old Cooler
http://en.expreview.com/?p=78

 

[thagomizer]

As one of the links in the previous post noted, apparently NVidia changed their fan design about 1 month into shipping this card (for PCs) in response to criticism about noise. This was about 6 weeks ago. Hopefully we'll get the new fan on the cards Apple ships.

See here also:
http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/new-nvidia-geforce-8800gt-stock-cooler-tested