NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (G92)

Part 2: Features, Synthetic Tests

Cooling system

BFG and Forsa products have identical cooling systems:

Forsa GeForce 8800 GT (G92) 512MB PCI-E
The cooler is of a usual design, we again see a closed flat heat sink with an off-center fan. It's quite long and slim, so the card takes up only one slot. The entire heat sink is made of aluminum, only the base that touches the core is copper. As the card gets quite hot, the fan has to rotate very fast, so it's rather noisy. You cannot control the rotational speed yet, this option is disabled in the driver.

Even though the cooler from ZOTAC has the same dimensions, it's more efficient, so it copes with cooling without high rotational speed. It has a bigger fan and its heat sink has more fins. Let's compare them.

First of all, the latest beta of RivaTuner from Alexei Nokolaychuk now supports G92.

GeForce 8800 GT 600/1512/1800 MHz

GeForce 8800 GT 700/1674/2000 MHz

The faster reference cooler hardly copes with its task, while the second cooler from Zotac noiselessly cools the core and memory operating at much higher frequencies.

Have a look at the processor.

8800 GT - G92

The die is quite big. It proves that it contains practically sterling G80, cut down only in its bus. The core in the 8800GT is cut down to make its speed adequate to its price.

Bundle

Our Forsa GeForce 8800 GT (G92) 512MB PCI-E is OEM, so we cannot describe its bundle and package.

BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC (G92) 512MB PCI-E
User's manual, CD with drivers, DVI-to-d-Sub and S-Video-to-RCA adapters, TV cords, component output adapter.
ZOTAC GeForce 8800 GT (G92) AMP Edition 512MB PCI-E
It's a similar bundle without fliers and registration cards, which abound in the BFG box.

Box

BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC (G92) 512MB PCI-E
BFG is still looking for ways to show off. Since the cooler does not impress users anymore, they've come up with the idea of rating bars on the shield. The black box looks gloomy, but its dimensions are nice: neither big, nor tiny. The manufacturer packed the cables in such a cute way: wrapped them in a package and put next to the card. The card is placed in a rigid compartment in two packets, so it's protected from damages in transit.
ZOTAC GeForce 8800 GT (G92) AMP Edition 512MB PCI-E
ZOTAC has changed its box design. It's bright and stylish now. There is a window in the box to show the card. And the dragon theme of the cooler and package is quite attractive. This package produces a very nice impression. The entire bundle is arranged into rigid compartments, so the card won't be damaged in transit.