Vista - gx2 disadvantage?

Hi guys,
What should I do?
My cousin want to give it to me his xfx 9800 gx2 for only $150 coz he now have gtx 280. He used it for almost 3 months only.
I have an Asus 8800 gtx.
I heard that there are many problem of gx2 specially the temp.
I am now testing the 9800 Gx2.
So far I dont encounter any prob w/ this card (gx2). But I am more concern of the temp of the card. (thats why i need some prof advice).
BTW, I dont have any software that can monitor the temp of this GX2. My SmartDoctor dont recognize the XFX card.
What is the best software that can monitor this card?
What do you think? Should I get it or stick w/ my 8800gtx?
Thanks for the time?

go with the GX2!!.... the G80 88GTX though still a great performer is getting old.....& im sure the GTX gets just as hot as the GX2 will as the G80 was a hot card anyway...

the GX2 is a super card .... its up there with the GT200 range & ATIs 4870s
still to this day 2x G92 cores STOMP!!! & at that price i would bite his arm off ....lol

make sure your PSU can handle it... the minimum you will need is a good 500w - 600w PSU with at least 40A on the 12v

temp monitoring apps....

Rivatuner

GPUZ

Everest

all these apps have GPU sensors .....i personally prefer Rivatuner but driver signings will need to be disabled to run it...

SK

Thanks skunksmash,
I just worry about the temp of the gx2. But anyway I only spend 2-3 hrs on my PC so maybe i"ll just be aware of my temperature or maybe adjust the fanspeed.
I will use Rivatuner to monitor it. Thanks

I guess im lucky i got this HOT gx2...
Thanks for the Time, appreciate it

NP.

Rivatuner will also allow fan speed adjustment...

i leave mine on 27% while idle & wack it up to 100% when gaming
im not too worried about the noise as i wear headphones...
but it assures a cool card.

SK

To this day I still cant get RT to function right..LOL everytime I restart I get error messeges that it cant load the RivaTuner64.sys driver. Make sure the file is in the Riva Tuner folder and that you have administrator rights...LOL..I have to right click it and run as administrator to get it running. Yeah.. vista rocks.....

Ya I'd get the GX2.. as it's a good card. although some games it has some stuttering problems. and yes it's hot, but your old card is hot also...

also if those programs don't work. you can always get what I use and love.

eVGA Precision.. it's for eVGA cards. but will work with your XFX.. the program doesn't know the difference. it will monitor everything. you can very very easily save 10 profiles.. and set anything to what you want. it's the best and easiest software for Nvidia GPU's for overclocking and adjusting. just click and turn up the fan. that simple. I'd highly highly recommend it.

give her a try

Don't know what kind of case you have, but it's always a good idea to have all the case fan mounts filled up. If it gets too hot you can always remove the side panel.

No!!!

do not remove your case cover, its there for a reason.
electrical components attract dust & after a while you wouldn't be able to see your motherboard!!

SK

Thanks Mitch,
Actually, I remove the side panel of my case in order see all the hardware inside and I really worry the temp of my card. But you are right, I should put it back again. I forgot the electrical thing and the dust. Thanks.

They have this great invention called a vacuum. Amazing how much dust it gets rid of.