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Author: Whoopty | ||
| Posted: 23:00, September 25th 2007 | |||
| Link: http://www.gainward.com/ | |||
| Score: 5 out of 10 [?] | |||
| Price: £800+ | |||
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Twin Ultras
Two 8800 Ultras don't look excessive at all, do they?
 "Twin 8800 Ultras")
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Without the cooling shroud they still look over the top, but not quite as "cool".
 "Twin 8800 Ultras")
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Installation
When together in your case you need a total of 4 6pin PCI-E cables to power them. This creates quite a problem for those who are really into their cable management. However, they do look pretty impressive when installed.
 "Installed 8800 Ultra SLI")
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In terms of problems fitting these monster cards (see 8800 Installation), there isn't much to say. If you have an SLI board and can fit a single Ultra in your case, its pretty likely it could take two. However, I was forced to remove my PhysX card to fit the second Ultra on my motherboard as my 2nd PCI-E 16x slot was situated too close to my only other PCI slot (the first is taken up with my sound card). So take into account that these cards use 2 slot coolers before purchasing one (or two).
 "Installed 8800 Ultra SLI")
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