Leadtek 8800GT @ 650mmhz OR Zotac @ 700mhz???

im not sure what to get, the Zotac is 25 more for each card (im getting two) so its more expensive but then again its a 100Mhz OC

but the Leadtek is a Silent Fan heatsink thing

i really dont know what to get

oh Leadtek is 195 and the Zotac is 220

would getting the Zotac be $50 dollars well spent??

thanks guys and gals!

IMO yes it is, and 8800 is not old, its still a GREAT cardxid32

It's almost a year old!

Anyways, how much are the 8800GTs? You can buy 9800GX2s for under $300 these days, it might actually be cheaper to go with that.

I'm pretty sure the 8-pin is optional.webstaxero

[QUOTE="webstaxero"]I'm pretty sure the 8-pin is optional.mastershake575

Let me rephrase.

I'm pretty sure just using 2 6-pins will do the trick. I remember back when the 2900XTs came out, when an 8-pin was required for Catalyst OCing, that people would install 2 6-pins and stick a paperclip/wire in the two unused pins and it worked fine. If you look at the 8-pin setup of the Silencer 750 you can see that the detatchable 2 pins (6+2 pin) are just a split from the two pins that are the furthest to the left.

[QUOTE="xid32"]IMO yes it is, and 8800 is not old, its still a GREAT cardwebstaxero

It's almost a year old!

Anyways, how much are the 8800GTs? You can buy 9800GX2s for under $300 these days, it might actually be cheaper to go with that.

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So? the 8800 is still an excellent card, the 8600 may be outdated ,ill give you that, but the 8800 is a great card, period.
And before you think im some Nvidia fanboy, im using ATI cards in my rig.

[QUOTE="xid32"]IMO yes it is, and 8800 is not old, its still a GREAT cardwebstaxero

It's almost a year old!

Anyways, how much are the 8800GTs? You can buy 9800GX2s for under $300 these days, it might actually be cheaper to go with that.

well you definition of almost must mean quite a few months, its only early august 8800gt came out late nov and was hard to come by till early jan and it is still a great bang for buck card

So? the 8800 is still an excellent card, the 8600 may be outdated ,ill give you that, but the 8800 is a great card, period.
And before you think im some Nvidia fanboy, im using ATI cards in my rig.

xid32

It's not that they don't perform well, because they can still play any game at maxed out settings, it's just that right now, after all of the new cards have came out, it would be an unwise choice to go back and buy an 8800GT when you could get a card from the 4k series, a high end card from the 9k series or something 2xx GTX.

one or two??
one maybe a year

two
probs year and half, maybe two

wait, 1440x900, probs a bi more than, for me its 1680x1050

is this a good deal?

8800gt alpha dog edition with free company of heroes for 120 euro?

one or two??
one maybe a year

two
probs year and half, maybe two

wait, 1440x900, probs a bi more than, for me its 1680x1050

Lehman

Huh?

[QUOTE="Lehman"]

one or two??
one maybe a year

two
probs year and half, maybe two

wait, 1440x900, probs a bi more than, for me its 1680x1050

Goodfella_no4

Huh?

8800 is a great card, youll be good for ATLEAST another year, my estimate is 2. people fail to realize is the 8800 is a great card!
But 1440X900 is a good resolution, but you can also pull 1680X1050 on a 8800 for a good while.

im not sure what to get, the Zotac is 25 more for each card (im getting two) so its more expensive but then again its a 100Mhz OC

but the Leadtek is a Silent Fan heatsink thing

i really dont know what to get

oh Leadtek is 195 and the Zotac is 220

would getting the Zotac be $50 dollars well spent??

thanks guys and gals!

Lehman

bfgtech 8800 GT

lifetime warranty>> those crap card.

[QUOTE="Goodfella_no4"][QUOTE="Lehman"]

one or two??
one maybe a year

two
probs year and half, maybe two

wait, 1440x900, probs a bi more than, for me its 1680x1050

xid32

Huh?

8800 is a great card, youll be good for ATLEAST another year, my estimate is 2. people fail to realize is the 8800 is a great card!
But 1440X900 is a good resolution, but you can also pull 1680X1050 on a 8800 for a good while.

Correction... Was a great card.

Now we have new cards that is alot better, and the small diff in price make 8800GT quite expencive @ 220.

Yes the card will perform good for awhile ahead but at the price of 440 i'd get a HD4870 and about a year look at new series.