Recent content by DaveSt

I just went through the same deliberations as you, and I ended up getting the LG 227WTG. I couldn't be happier. No more ghosting and the picture is fantastic. It has received very positive reviews everywhere but at digitalversus. Dave

Yes, I installed the clips after the first two screws were loosely installed. I could gets the clips on (after knocking a couple of heat sinks off multiple times) but whenever I had the clips installed, my card would have a noticeable bend in it.

My EVGA 8800GT ran at almost exactly those same temps before I finally stuck a S1 on it. If you can stand to listen to that cooler over 50% speed then I think it will suffice with some RivaTuner tweaking.. It took me about 10 seconds to realize I couldn't live with it. Dave

I just installed a S1 on my 8800GT yesterday and I must say the temperature performance is as good as reported here in the forums. However, I finally gave up on installing those @#$! plastic clips completely. It seemed like no matter where I installed the clips (and there are precious few...

How much does that Accelero add to the width of the card (if any)? I can't quite tell from the picture if it adds to the width (from the slot towards the side of the case) or not. I am interested in that cooler myself, but I am afraid my side case fan might hit it. Dave