NV38 will overclock, is no dustbuster, sources claim

DESPITE JACK R'S earlier worries today about the two slot cooling on NV38s, sources close to a motherboard partner tell the INQ that it's not such a big deal as it seems.

While the cooling looks big, he explained, the plastic is a different kind of plastic to the NV35, and in fact weighs far less - although it does straddle two slots, as Jack reported.

Further, said the source, the fan is quiet and beats the ATI XT offering by 30dbs or so.

More importantly, the source claimed to the INQ today, while the core speed is officially 475, it's overclockable to 500MHz.

Meanwhile, the NV36 chip is a completely redesigned babe, and NVDA has high hopes this one will be a runner.

We expect the official launch date of Mr NV38 to be October 10th. µ