@ Rain :
Du irrst :
Die Karte ist leiser und leichter, lediglich etwas größer in der Dimension.
The performance was about the same - after all, Nvidia doesn't allow overclocking right now (feel free to share with us your experiences in overcoming this overclocking barrier here) and the GPU and RAM parts are the same. However, there was a definite difference in the noise. Sparkle claims to have reached over 20 deg C heat benefit (60 C working temperature instead of 80C) and 12 decibels less working noise compared to the reference card. I didn't measure the precise sound or heat levels yet, but the card was substantially quieter and, even after several rounds of 3DMark 06 with and without AA, anisotropics and so on, the huge Peltier block stayed coolish to the touch.
Also, I looked at the power consumption during the 3DMark test runs, and there was only a few watts difference between the reference card and the P880+. Few watts more for far less heat & noise, not to mention some 60 grams less card weight? I guess the deal is good, and will be very good once the overclocking is unlocked. Most importantly, neither card took more watts than the X1900XTX running at 700/1600 speed settings, for way higher performance. In all cases, the system consumption peaked at about 230Watts as measured.
In any case, these guys offer both card versions (the reference design under the Sparkle brand) and the Peltier version under the Calibre brand - also, while the Sparkle version gets the Call Of Duty 2 game CD, Calibre has the more 'unique' Painkiller game bundled along, as a full retail set.
So
Grüße
Sascha
P.S. Ich habe mir so eine mal bestellt, bin sehr interessiert an dem Kühler, ich werde auch noch Live berichten.
das weiß ich doch selber das die Calibre einen anderen Kühler hat.
