Inno3D i-Chill 8 Cools the Hell Out of G80

The guys over at Inno3D continue to improve their already highly efficient video card cooling systems. This time, the i-Chill cooler series gets updated in order to support NVIDIA's G80 GPUs.

Inno3D made sure that the i-Chill series is in the right shape for state-of-the-art top quality performance when coupled with NVIDIA's G80 GPUs. The improved cooling system features the new innovating cooler – Xstriker3 - that is uniquely designed for passive and active cooling solutions alike. The Xstriker3 is specifically built to increase air circulation while delivering unparalleled performance for extreme gaming.

Inno3D i-Chill 8 series graphics cards target the hardcore gamers, featuring factory overclocked core speeds, a gold plated DVI & TV-out connector that delivers crystal-clear signal quality, the latest OS-CON capacitors and aluminum memory sinks to stabilize the overclocked RAM modules. Apart from the hardware goodies included with the cards, the complete packages include a full game bundle and a 3 years warranty. To further maximize the efficiency, Inno3D allowed its i-Chill 8 cooling systems to integrate with well-known Zalman & Arctic Cooling solutions.

The improved cooling systems feature 3 crucial technologies that ensure the stability of the overclocked components:

- Air Boost Technology – based on Bernoulli’s Principle which states that during steady air pressure all air particles that pass any given point follow the same path at the same speed.
- Heatpipe Technology – uses copper base heatpipes filled with liquid material that extend directly from the GPU core to provide efficient heat conductivity and heat transfer vaporization. Specially designed aluminum fins facilitate air flow and remove heat like never before.
- Silent Cooler with large Air Flow – introduces the revolutionary passive/active cooler, which allows air circulation from the center and sides of the card and is built with systematic noise reduction.

Inno3D claims that its i-Chill Series 8 cooling systems is far more efficient than the reference cooler. In a 60 minutes simultaneous test, the GPU core of the reference G80 card reached temperatures around 80 degrees C, while the i-Chill card only got over 50 degreees C.

Inno3D mainstream 8 series gives users the possibility to choose among GeForce 8600GTS, GF 8600GT & 8500GT based models for outstanding stability and efficiency.

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