Published: Monday 28th July, 2008 | Author: Parm Mann
Companies: ECS Elitegroup (All ECS Elitegroup content)
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email to a friendSLI remains a very niche product, but it isn't through lack of trying. Everyone who's anyone in the NVIDIA camp has been pushing SLI as the ultimate must-have for the gaming enthusiast, but it just hasn't proven to be feasible.
However, what if we had a single bundle that provided two NVIDIA 9800 GTX+ graphics cards and a liquid-cooling system? That, in our opinion, would make SLI a touch more attractive and that's exactly what ECS has on offer in the form of its GeForce 9800 GTX+ Hydra Pack.
The SLI-ready Hydra Pack, pictured above, features two N9800GTX+-512MX-W graphics cards and ECS' Hydra Cooling System. The cards clock in with a 738MHz core and provide 512MiB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 2,200MHz.
ECS' cooling solution has been developed in conjunction with Thermaltake and uses a design taken from the BigWater 760i system. ECS states the Hydra Pack will lower temperatures by nearly 19 per cent, whilst keeping a whole lot quieter than traditional air-cooling.
The complete package also features Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2, which is a pretty nice addition. It's all looking like a very tasty bundle, but we're still waiting on the key piece of information; pricing.
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Give me something like this with the 4870s and you've got me interested. With the 9800 GTX+? Not bothered.
Same here... couldn't be bothered with this last horah of 2-3 year old tech. Just nVidia trying to ring as much money out of their previous work as possible since there latest release was a flop with those ludicrous prices.
Its ATI all the way for me this time round :)Quote
Stupid expensive exercise.Quote
Reduce temps by only 19 degrees.... Really, why not buy a couple of silent coolers to achieve this for no doubt more than half the price..
Not even 19°. 19 PERCENT! Even at load of 80°C+ you wont see a 19° drop.
Still, might be tough slapping a couple of big silent air-coolers on two of these in SLI.Quote
Not even 19°. 19 PERCENT! Even at load of 80°C+ you wont see a 19° drop.
Still, might be tough slapping a couple of big silent air-coolers on two of these in SLI.
that is a shame.... so why use that big cooler?? no point! and the money?Quote
However it could be a little bit late. Expecting the similar stuff appears ASAP on x260/x280.Quote
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