Sapphire Atlantis 9800 Pro Ultimate Edition

[Cuzman]

I see they have released Ultimate Editions of the 9600 Pro and the 9800 Pro,
and I'm wondering how the cooling is on them. Did anyone have the 9700 Pro
Ultimate Edition? How did it differ in temperature from the standard 9700
Pro with HSF? I know that the Zalman GPU HSF weighs a ton, so how do you
support these cards and safeguard them from damage?

 

[Bill]

I see they have released Ultimate Editions of the 9600 Pro and the 9800 Pro,
and I'm wondering how the cooling is on them. Did anyone have the 9700 Pro
Ultimate Edition?

I installed one for somebody else. He does graphics animation and some
games on it.

How did it differ in temperature from the standard 9700
Pro with HSF?

Got no idea, didn't take it's temperature. I installed a Zalman ZM80A-
HP cooler on my ATI 9700 Pro and it's running with no problems
overclocked to 344/344.

I know that the Zalman GPU HSF weighs a ton, so how do you
support these cards and safeguard them from damage?

Locktited the mounting screw and I'm careful not to drop the machine.

Some AGP slots have a locking tab on them that would certainly help,
unfortunately mine doesn't.

Bill