ASUS' AquaTank PCI card pumps 11% faster GeForce 8800 GTX graphics

What, even after reading the review of NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GTX you're still looking for better performance? Sure you can slap in an ATI R600 or you could find that bump in ASUS' just announced EN8800GTX AquaTank/HTDP/768M graphics combo and stay true to your rabid brand affections. As the name implies, the card features an all-in-one watercooling module which cuts the heat from a standard 8800 GTX by 12°C (53.6°F) for some serious overclockin' drama. That results in 11% faster graphics performance when compared with the traditional 8800 GTX card. Assuming you have the additional PCI slot required for the AquaTank card of course -- no external tank required, kids. Sorry, no pricing or availability announced, but we'd sure like to see it set up for another head-to-head with ATI whenever it does pop.

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[Jason Crabtree @ Feb 7th 2007 10:41AM]

This thing is f**king crazy looking!

[Arlen @ Feb 7th 2007 10:45AM]

Um, how'd you get 33.8F from 12C? If it cuts it by 12C, that's just a relative measurement, which would be 12C * 1.8 = 21.6F. If you're talking absolutes, which I don't think you are, that would be 53.6C. Which is it?

[Sam @ Feb 7th 2007 11:25AM]

The best thing is being able to watch one of these choke on a game in vista. Played half life 2 ok tho.

[atolleter @ Feb 7th 2007 11:33AM]

Indeed, it should be 12C or 21.6F less than temperature without the additional device since I dont think there would be a way to insure the temperature remains at a constant 21.6F.

[Kev50027 @ Feb 7th 2007 11:56AM]

This makes me happy. It means once faster video cards come out, I can just pop in a cooling device and meet or maybe exceed their performance with my (then) old 8800 GTX. Now only if it was that easy with my quad core Intel..

[Frankenstein Black @ Feb 7th 2007 3:38PM]

MEH!
This is the way to go.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5286/ex-blc-328/Danger_Den_8800GTX_Video_Card_Liquid_Cooling_Block_DD_-_8800_GTX.html?tl=g30c87

All that does is cock block your SLI/Physx fun!!

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[Paul @ Feb 7th 2007 7:57PM]

Just a bit of an observation. I'm reading alot of comments about ATI's R600, and how, according to this article offers better performance than Nvidia's flagship.I would like to know how comments like this can be taken seriously when the card hasn't even be released?? In fact anything you read about the R600 is rumour only. I would like to ask reviewers to be more responsible in what they print and stick to cold hard facts. If you have those, then lets see them. Thanks.

[Scooter @ Feb 8th 2007 3:52AM]

why on earth all this effort in a PCI slot, and not PCI Express or at least AGP? PCI is the slowest, and hence it all seems pointless.

[BAMF @ Feb 8th 2007 4:46AM]

Good luck using any of your expansion slots.

[510jungleboy @ Mar 9th 2007 3:31AM]

The price on this Monster is $768.25 !!!

[Alex @ Mar 14th 2007 9:44AM]

Erm, it's the cooling unit that's PCI, as it only needs to have the power to run a small pump for the water/liquid that cools the main unit. The actual 8800 is obviously PCI-E