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Raystream
13-Mar-2003, 00:04
http://www.forumdeluxx.de/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=619&password=&sort=1&thecat=513
Different look!

Raystream
Psikotiko
13-Mar-2003, 00:08
That's because it's not the ultra version ( it has normal cooling )

The MSI ultra has the BlowFX(tm)

http://www.aceshardware.com/files/news/images/gffx.jpg
surfhurleydude
13-Mar-2003, 01:01
It is the 5800 regular, but it does NOT have normal cooling. It has a cooling method akin to the Gainward solution.
FlungDung
13-Mar-2003, 01:08
Did anyone notice from the picture that the non ultra card still takes 2 slots?!
Joe DeFuria
13-Mar-2003, 01:43
Did anyone notice from the picture that the non ultra card still takes 2 slots?!

AFAIK, all NV30 reference designs take 2 slots. The non-ultra just doesn't have the leaf-blower.
FlungDung
13-Mar-2003, 01:58
Joe, are you referring to the MSI non-ultra image in the posted url? Or the Ultra pic in the forum?

I just did not know that the non-ultra was suppose to take 2 slots...



http://www.forumdeluxx.de/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=619&password=&sort=1&thecat=513

Thanks.
Joe DeFuria
13-Mar-2003, 02:03
MSI non-ultra image. That particular board looks like it has an fx-flow type of cooler set-up, but doesn't look as powerful, so it's likely quieter.

Every vendor spec sheet for 5800 non-ultra products mentions one "requirement" is to have a free PCI slot. (And also, the 400 Mhz Quadro FX is a 2 slot solution as well.)
FlungDung
13-Mar-2003, 02:10
Thanks Joe.
Joe DeFuria
13-Mar-2003, 02:27
Again, just to be clear, with 5800 non-ultras I'm aware of have two-slot cooling solutions. But they do NOT have the FXFlow cooler. So I imagine that noise shouldn't be any more of a problem (or only slightly more) than the typical heatsink-fan...just takes up more space.