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Indybird
06-18-2007, 03:27 PM
I was reading a review for an ASUS 8800GTX and saw a picture of the nicest graphics card cooler I've ever seen. I clicked on it and found out it is exclusive to Sparkle's Calibre Line of Graphics Cards. These cards are absolutely beautiful. Not only do they look cool but they are some of the top performing (peformance/cooling) graphics cards on the market.

Check out the Calibre Site (http://www.calibrestyle.com.tw/main.asp) and start drooling...

I want one so bad, but I can't get it because it is $120 more the 8800GTS I already can barely afford to get.

-Indybird

Spawn-Inc
06-18-2007, 08:34 PM
looks nice, but it looks like it takes up 3 or 4 slots... to much, also i am gonna water cool mine so its outta the question. nice find though

simon275
06-19-2007, 05:49 AM
Honestly who spend more just to get a big ass cooler like that. A hardcore oc'er would water cool. The average joe would get a plain 8800gts. But bling wise its hot.

The boy 4rm oz
06-19-2007, 10:49 AM
I just bought the ASUS 8800GTX for my new rig, got a real bargain too ($845AUS instead of $1,050AUS). I'm watercooling mine with the Danger Den block or a cheeper alternative by DD if I can find one.

Which GTS are you looking at? May i suggest a Gainward card clean, crisp, quality and low price. What more can you want?

The boy 4rm oz
06-19-2007, 10:52 AM
If you want the best possible graphics card look at the 8800 ULTRA or the up and coming 8900 series.

intergalacticman
06-19-2007, 12:51 PM
eh its all just big and flashy, but id rather stay true to my FX5500 lol

Indybird
06-19-2007, 03:47 PM
Go find a review (those are hard to come by), this is the best air cooling available to the 8800 series. Its almost as good as watercooling...

EDIT: It only takes up two slots but is very, very close to a third.

Spawn-Inc
06-19-2007, 05:51 PM
EDIT: It only takes up two slots but is very, very close to a third.

ahh looks like it takes up more from the pic.

Indybird
06-20-2007, 09:40 PM
Actually I was wrong, the 8800 series take up 3 slots, but anything lower than that only takes up 2. Can you even do SLI with two of those?

The boy 4rm oz
06-20-2007, 11:38 PM
If they take up three slots probably not.

Indybird
06-24-2007, 11:18 AM
Wow I just found a new review on one of these. Other than the fact that these are extremely high quality, they aren't high performance. Sub-par temperatures and extra slot requirements. These cards are probably worthless to anyone here (including me.)

Indybird
07-03-2007, 09:51 PM
It looks like people are still checking this out alot. If you still want to talk about it, I unlocked it...