The release of those overclocked video card series geForce 8800 from company XFX already preliminarily allowed us to understand that the overclock of video card on the base of chip g80 is started, and we should await to the appearance of the corresponding products in sale.
As reports associate at the beginning of January gainward company will present video card GeForce 8800 GTS, which works at frequencies 550/1760 MHz. Let us recall that XFX overclocked its video card to 550/1800 MHz, and standard version operates at frequencies 500/1600 MHz.
That overclocked video card geForce 8800 GTS from Gainward series golden sample will have standard design, equipped with standard cooler, will have only higher frequencies. company will ensure that overclocked video card has a valuable guarantee. Gainward decided to not propose the overclocked version Of geForce 8800 GTX, since the engineers of the company said that this product is not reliable. In their opinion, video card geForce 8800 GTX in the course of overclock heat up strongly , and it can result in malfunction. When appeared the first information about the prohibition NVIDIA to sale those overclocked video card series, similar considerations were given as the basic reasons, according to which was introduced the corresponding limitation.
Associates simultaneously confirm that the company OCZ in January will begin to release the overclocked version geForce 8800 GTX. Obviously, for OCZ the threat of possible overheating from video card have smaller urgency than for Gainward. It was previously asserted that OCZ will only check overclocking potential of video card, and propose to users video card with the standard frequencies and the guarantees their good overclock. Now, The overclock of video card series geForce 8800 has the green light, and many partners NVIDIA will start releasing their extrem version.