I'm at a bit of a dillemma, I'm trying to decide between two graphics cards and i need some advice. I'm trying to decide which is worth more of my money, the 8800GT and maybe something else for my pc (like an aftermarket cpu cooler or a new case) or the 8800GTS 512 mb edition. I have enough money to get both, but I can't pick. What are the performance differences between the two?
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3175&p=4 its around 10% faster for $70-$100 more thats pretty much all you need to know to answer that one
only 4-5 frames? wow. i guess i was a little taken by the design of the 8800GTS. It's one rather nasty looking card.
So, does anyone have reccomendations on what 8800GT i should get?
elitegeek13
Well, I'm digging my BFG 8800GT OC 512mb. Got it for a good price...at Best Buy of all the places! Def helped that I got a bunch of gift cards over the holidays for that place...
i would just get the GT and go for an aftermarket cooler...seeing as the cooling and a very very slight performance gain are really the only differences between the two
I think the 8800GT is the better buy, if you can get if for $250 or less. Either card is enough for everything but Crysis, but neither is enough for Crysis, at least at the res I want to play. The 8800GTS does OC quite a bit more though, but still oc'ing the piss out of it was barely enough for Crysis at 1600x1200. You can get the GTS right now at newegg for $300 AR though, probably not much more than most GT's.
If you do decide to get the 8800GT, or GTS your going to need a monster psu. Something along the lines of an 800 watt sli enabled psu. Now I know there expensive, but I can find you an excellent deal on a quality brand.
If you do decide to get the 8800GT, or GTS your going to need a monster psu. Something along the lines of an 800 watt sli enabled psu. Now I know there expensive, but I can find you an excellent deal on a quality brand.CB4McGusto
No,you can get away with a decent Quality 450-500W PSU for a 8800GT/GTS G92 :|
[QUOTE="CB4McGusto"]If you do decide to get the 8800GT, or GTS your going to need a monster psu. Something along the lines of an 800 watt sli enabled psu. Now I know there expensive, but I can find you an excellent deal on a quality brand.Indestructible2
No,you can get away with a decent Quality 450-500W PSU for a 8800GT/GTS G92 :|
Would you leave me alone!!! Don't knock the hustle!!!!
Have got all my rebates, yea it takes a while sometimes but you get them. He said he has the money for either so the extra $40-60 up front should be ok.
It looks like the XFX runs a bit hot. What would be a good aftermarket cooler for it?elitegeek13
If you're gonna do that I would just get the GTS, runs much cooler. Mine is oc'd from 650/1944 to 802/2232, fan at 80% stays under 60C in Crysis, and my room is probably warmer than most ppls.
Galaxy is more a euro brand I think, the reviews on that page are mostly positive. I'm sure I can find an evga GT for around $240.
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