Galaxy GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB review [Guru3D]

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The Galaxy GeForce 9800GTX PLUS tested - Galaxy recently released this product custom PCB custom cooling custom bracket HDMI output black DVI and backplate. I sometimes wonder why a small company...

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UnrealGaming · 02-16-2009, 10:07 | posts: 2,385 | Location: Serbia

Far Cry 2 test ...

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We start off with a title I like very much. Not so much for the gameplay, but the rendered environment and how the game can react to it. We are in high-quality DX10 mode with 4x AA (anti-aliasing) and 16x AF (anisotropic filtering).

But the FPS matches with 8aa used when compared to the 2nd graph showing 8aa vs 4aa .

Hilbert Hagedoorn · 02-16-2009, 10:10 | posts: 16,946 | Location: Guru3D testlab

Aah, typo .. the upper chart is done (our standard test) at 8xAA. Fixing, thanks for noticing.

DSK · *Last edited by DSK; 02-16-2009 at 10:24.*

Ha i only got 21FPS in farcry 2 everything @ ultra with 8x AA 1280x1024 damn i must of had some bottleneck.

I'm also liking the arrows looks a lot better than a boring normal line if you know what i mean.

Skiddywinks · 02-16-2009, 13:22 | posts: 4,631 | Location: North Wales

Anyone else think those temerpatures are pretty high for a non reference, two slot cooler?

raken · 02-17-2009, 02:18 | posts: 7

I have owned a Galaxy 9800GTX+ 1 1/2 months and the reveiw is highly accurate. My card does have 2D settings so it can change from 3D settings when leaving games etc. The bios is posted at Mvktech you could try to download it and flash with Nibitor. My 2D settings in bios where 300 600 100 and I used Rivatuner to change to 450 900 150 and can get even higher settings with Xtreme Tuner. The only game in the Review I own is Call of Duty World At War and I get 65-75C ingame [using EVGA Presision to check]. I set Rivatuner's fan settings to 30 percent 30-50C and it idles 48-50C 1550RPM, 70 percent 61-70C 2600 RPM and 80 percent 71C+ 2700 RPM. I agree it could run cooler but it's not much higher than cards in this price range or performance. Noise is way to loud in 3D and have seen this in other Reviews.

getsuga12 · 02-17-2009, 02:37 | posts: 4,372

i do agree that the dual-slot cooler is a bit... useless. After all, they fitted the very same cooler onto their 9800GT model too, which I just so happen to have.

But then again I just live in a country where the outside temp is always near 40 degrees celsius, and my room only has one ceiling fan. So in my case, high temps are hard to avoid.

applejack · *Last edited by applejack; 02-17-2009 at 16:44.*

summing the results show a ~28% overall advantage to the 9800GTX+ over HD4850,
with the 9800GTX+ beating the 4850 in every single test.

considering the Galaxy 9800GTX+ using reference frequencies,
is there a reason why other reviews draw a completely different picture between the 2 ?

reeven · *Last edited by reeven; 02-23-2009 at 16:14.*

This card bought it 3 days ago, sometimes, some users report the artefacts problem, when enter 3d... same on evga, bfg, leadtek, zotac 9800GTX+.

Galaxy makes an update Bios, it there:

http://www.szgalaxy.com/rain/serve/UpdBios_923K.rar

Bios in this archives is 2198.rom.

Some users report that when you enter 2d/3d sometimes, artefacts and freeze appear, and you must restart the computer.

This bios put fan to 20%, but raise the cicles, and it's good... No more freeze and artefacts appear.

EDIT: Problem with 2d/3d mode is FIXED on ALL NVIDIA CARDS with Nvidia Driver 182.60.

Denithor · 02-18-2009, 14:33 | posts: 7 | Location: Charlotte, NC

This review would have been a lot more interesting & informative if you had tested CF 4850 & SLI 9800GTX+ in addition to the single cards against the higher end single card setups. I mean, who doesn't know that 4850 & 9800GTX+ run very close together and both lose to 4870 & GTX 285? C'mon...

wpeltola · **No Issues Here -** 03-22-2009, 20:58 | posts: 4 | Location: Indiana

Just so you all know, I have had this card now for a few weeks and have loved every second of it. I went from an 8800gt to this one and have had no issues at all. I believe some of the early problems that people were having was more of a driver issues than hardware. This card runs cool and pretty quiet for me.

I just got back from a LAN party and people liked how it looks in my case, along with the blue theme, it stood out

Anyway, thanks for reading!

Mateiii · **big problem -** 08-14-2009, 15:35 | posts: 8 | Location: Bulgaria

First: I'm new in PCworld and sorry if my english is bad.

I have Galaxy 9800 GTX+ 512mb I have random freezes with sound continue loop after that i have to restart PC...
and Realtemp shows my idle temp GPU is 60-65'C when i start playing World of Warcraft after 5-10min the temp is increasing to 105'C sometimes more, is that problem from Graphic Card or something else? Thanks

wpeltola · 08-14-2009, 15:50 | posts: 4 | Location: Indiana

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Originally Posted by Mateiii

First: I'm new in PCworld and sorry if my english is bad.

I have Galaxy 9800 GTX+ 512mb I have random freezes with sound continue loop after that i have to restart PC...
and Realtemp shows my idle temp GPU is 60-65'C when i start playing World of Warcraft after 5-10min the temp is increasing to 105'C sometimes more, is that problem from Graphic Card or something else? Thanks

Welcome! That could be any number of things, to be honest. When you have the chance, post the rest of your hardware specs and also make sure you are using the lastest drivers from Nvidia.com for your GTX+.

Thanks!

Mateiii · *Last edited by Mateiii; 08-14-2009 at 16:04.*

CPU: C2 DUO E7300 2.66 1066 3M box
Motherboard: P5Q SE P45 LGA 775
RAM: KIT 2 x 2GB DDR2 1066 A-DATA
PSU: Fortron BlueStorm II 500
Video: Galaxy GF 9800 GTX+ 512mb DDR-3 PCIE

Downloaded leatest Drivers from Nvidia.com and motherboard Disc instaled with updates.

wpeltola · 08-14-2009, 16:02 | posts: 4 | Location: Indiana

Do you have adequate cooling in your case? Sometimes heat buildup can cause a crash like that. Is it just on one game, or at random times?

Again, make sure all of your drivers all up to date, including motherboard devices and see if that helps.

cheesebeard- · *Last edited by cheesebeard-; 08-14-2009 at 16:13.*

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Originally Posted by wpeltola

Do you have adequate cooling in your case? Sometimes heat buildup can cause a crash like that. Is it just on one game, or at random times?

Again, make sure all of your drivers all up to date, including motherboard devices and see if that helps.

Manually adjust the fan speed? Should do the trick.

Mateiii · **hmm -** 08-14-2009, 16:13 | posts: 8 | Location: Bulgaria

This is fun but...
Today i bought normal room Fan

i open the case and i put on the fan to help cooling with my other 3 coolers... but it didnt help

. Case and coolers are fresh cleaned and CPU temp is 34-44'C max but the GPU temp is 60-65'C idle and 75-105'C.

wpeltola · 08-14-2009, 16:15 | posts: 4 | Location: Indiana

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Originally Posted by Mateiii

This is fun but...
Today i bought normal room Fan

i open the case and i put on the fan to help cooling with my other 3 coolers... but it didnt help

. Case and coolers are fresh cleaned and CPU temp is 34-44'C max but the GPU temp is 60-65'C idle and 75-105'C.

I would make sure all of your drivers are up to date then.

.Rain · 08-14-2009, 16:22 | posts: 233 | Location: Argentina

Mateiii, you should download rivatuner or evga precisioin (not sure if it works with other gfx cards or only evgas'). That way you can monitor the temps of your gpu during gameplay. If the freezes occur when temps hit 90-100c+ then it may be a heat issue. The software i mentioned also lets you raise the fan speed of the GPU which you may wanna do.

RejZoR · 08-14-2009, 16:27 | posts: 4,212 | Location: Europe/Slovenia/Ljubljana

I see no reason to buy overpriced GeForce 9800GTX+/GTS250 cards when you can get Sapphire HD4870 with aftermarket heatpipe cooler for 122 eur. And the Radeon tears 9800GTX+ apart with ease.

Mateiii · **i got -** 08-14-2009, 16:40 | posts: 8 | Location: Bulgaria

I had (190.38_desktop_win764bit_whql) downloaded from (http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_wi...0.38_whql.html) But beacouse ALT-TABing Desktop to game was very slow i had to w8 around 10-20sec. i got suggestions to install Driver (190.56 downloaded from http://developer.nvidia.com/object/opengl_3_driver.html) that fix the alt-tabing but the freeze problems still exist.

Mateiii · **hmm -** 08-14-2009, 16:44 | posts: 8 | Location: Bulgaria

I used Xtreme tuner to increase the fan speed but same problem. RivaTunner dosent recognised the drivers :S.

Mateiii · **hmm -** 08-14-2009, 16:51 | posts: 8 | Location: Bulgaria

I dont know but is there any chance to open that card and clean it? Cooler is cleaned it dosent overheat there. Overheat is backward card under the brand writed on it here look http://www.guru3d.com/imageview.php?image=16293. Maybe its dusty >.<

Mateiii · **guys? -** 08-14-2009, 18:03 | posts: 8 | Location: Bulgaria

no answers

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Cybermancer · 08-14-2009, 22:05 | posts: 13,832 | Location: Cyberspace

You could try removing the cooler and reapplying some thermal paste on the chip - if feel comfortable doing this and don't have any warranty left on the card.

Otherwise get a RMA and get a replacement.