Galaxy Gcards coming to US as KFA^2

ktr · Mar 25, 2008, 04:39 AM

(this might be old news) You hear some great reviews on Galaxy cards, but can never find them in the US. They are starting to release them to the US under the name KFA^2 (squared).

http://www.szgalaxy.com/usa/default.htm

Edit: it seems that Tigerdirect are the only resellers so far: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...h.asp?mnf=3014

I do suspect that newegg will be one soon.

JrRacinFan · Mar 25, 2008, 05:14 AM

This means good things KTR! Thanks for the info.

Scrizz · Mar 25, 2008, 05:19 AM

sweet, time to go to my local CompUSA

lukesky · Mar 25, 2008, 05:10 PM

They already have some at NCIX in Canada under the same name. I think it's just their overclocked boards.

lukesky · Mar 25, 2008, 05:12 PM

see link. NCIX is another that carries KF2.
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1065

ktr · Mar 25, 2008, 05:14 PM

That is a damn good deal for a 9600gt. $137 USD.

Damn, I should have go that instead of my XFX (but then the xfx has transferable life time warranty, while KFA2 has only 1 year).

3xploit · Mar 25, 2008, 10:14 PM

Heard about a bunch of KFA2 8800gt's in Canada having a problem with the fan running at 100% 24/7...

ktr · Mar 25, 2008, 10:25 PM

The fan is usually controlled by the video card drivers

lukesky · Mar 25, 2008, 10:40 PM

Yeah, that's the problem with the initial batch of KFA2s. But later they all got the coiled zalman version, which is cool and quiet. I got my 8800gt OC before they introduced the lineup. At first I was pissed looking at the new cooler, but then they started having noise problems.

JrRacinFan · Mar 25, 2008, 11:04 PM

That would bother you having a card locked at 100% fan speed? I see it as a plus to help out with cooling on the stock coolers.

3xploit · Mar 26, 2008, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JrRacinFan

That would bother you having a card locked at 100% fan speed? I see it as a plus to help out with cooling on the stock coolers.

True, but imagine the noise

TotalChaos · Apr 3, 2008, 09:55 PM

I just got one of their KFA2 8800GT's as an RMA replacement, nice card, it has 2 6pin power connectors as well as a jumpered voltage setting for increased OC but it came with no documentation and i cant find much, any ideas or urls to help me out?

tkpenalty · Apr 3, 2008, 10:23 PM

They make some very nice cards like this one:

http://www.szgalaxy.com/usa/88gt512.htm. This card is asking to be voltmodded with the extra power plug (The card SHOULD work with one. I mean my 8800 works without a PCI-E 6 pin but it runs like a 8600 lol )

TotalChaos · Apr 3, 2008, 10:45 PM

yeah I saw that page thx but there is no PDF of the cards manual anywhere the one on the cd is a joke with no useful info at all

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lukesky Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 95 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	They already have some at NCIX in Canada under the same name. I think it's just their overclocked boards.

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Mar 25, 2008, 05:12 PM	#5
lukesky Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 95 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	see link. NCIX is another that carries KF2. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1065

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lukesky Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 95 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Yeah, that's the problem with the initial batch of KFA2s. But later they all got the coiled zalman version, which is cool and quiet. I got my 8800gt OC before they introduced the lineup. At first I was pissed looking at the new cooler, but then they started having noise problems.

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