XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra 768 MB or Playstation 3?

Even though I voted for the video card, in retrospect I should've voted for the save your money option.

By the time time those games get released, there should be a nice healthy price drop for both pieces of hardware.

[QUOTE="EPaul"]PS3 did u see the MGS4 Demo vid?xjet039

hes asking for an 8800 ultra if he plays splinter cell or crysis on that itll blow away mgs4.

Graphics wise yes but gameplay wise? Thats a different story.

[QUOTE="xjet039"]

[QUOTE="EPaul"]PS3 did u see the MGS4 Demo vid?Soulja_West

hes asking for an 8800 ultra if he plays splinter cell or crysis on that itll blow away mgs4.

Graphics wise yes but gameplay wise? Thats a different story.

Probably not if your more into Splinter Cell.

That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.GodLovesDead

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.a_ratchet_fan

[QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.NamelessPlayer

Get the 9800 this fall.DarkBunnie

Agreed, I was just looking at the speculated specs of that card meaning the 9800GTX and even if they are hugely exaggerated they still blow the 8800GTX out of the water.

[QUOTE="MGS9150"]I'd get a PS3 because other than crysis, what is there? Consoles give you more variety.Vandalvideo

Not to mention that the PS3 actually has the least ammount of Exclusives. Click the "97 vs. 47 vs. 113" in my sig.

[QUOTE="NamelessPlayer"][QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.a_ratchet_fan

[QUOTE="EPaul"]PS3 did u see the MGS4 Demo vid?xjet039

hes asking for an 8800 ultra if he plays splinter cell or crysis on that itll blow away mgs4.

Um no it wont MGS4 looks outstanding and has over 6 monthes in dev left.

[QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.a_ratchet_fan

Um if he watns to run it at max dx 10 settins hell be getting no here close to 80fps. I love how people just assume the benchmarks of Crysis.

[QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="NamelessPlayer"][QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.NamelessPlayer

Get the 9800 this fall.DarkBunnie

This

You'll need a new mobo for PCIE 2.0

That beast can handle a Teraflop

[QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="NamelessPlayer"][QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.NamelessPlayer

nobody actually has a monitor like that though....monitors like that are really only usefull for demonstrations and not much more.

1080p yeah....its pretty easy to run with a strong video card....but running at 2560 by 1600 (which I think is the limit for current graphics cards) is out of reach with current hardware and games...unless you are running SLI....then it could be done.

[QUOTE="DarkBunnie"]Get the 9800 this fall.Xbox360gamer1

This

You'll need a new mobo for PCIE 2.0

That beast can handle a Teraflop

PCIE 2.0 is backwards compatible with PCIE 1.0. Please don't spread lies around.

Also, the 8800ULTRA uses only 1 PCIE X16 slot, not 2. It uses a dualslot cooler, and does not require 2x pcie slots.

[QUOTE="NamelessPlayer"][QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="NamelessPlayer"][QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.cobrax25

nobody actually has a monitor like that though....monitors like that are really only usefull for demonstrations and not much more.

1080p yeah....its pretty easy to run with a strong video card....but running at 2560 by 1600 (which I think is the limit for current graphics cards) is out of reach with current hardware and games...unless you are running SLI....then it could be done.

Wrong again, plenty of people use monitors running at 2560x1600. Just maybe not people that you know.

[QUOTE="Zeliard9"][QUOTE="killzowned24"]

PS3 is a way better deal.

Primevil702

Only if you have absolutely no clue that PC gaming exists and is superior in almost every way to consoles.

Your CPU's good enough, TC. Get that powerful video card so you can be ready for those sweet upcoming DX10 games, which will blow away anything on either the PS3 or 360. I have an 8800 GTX and that thing owns souls.

Hey buddy! Thanks for YOUR opinion. I'm a PC gamer, and it is most definitely NOT superior in every way in my opinion.

ATI fanboy?

coming from someone who owns an 8800 Ultra BFG and a PS3 i'd have to say go with the 8800 --- it's given me FAR much more joy than the PS3.

[QUOTE="NamelessPlayer"]Okay, now I see where you're getting at. Though, all this talk about 1080p and 2560x1600 makes me wonder if even 2000 US$ will get me a PC that'll run Crysis and every other game released up until then at those resolutions with a constant 60 FPS, or at least never dipping below 30. AA off if necessary, and maybe AF too, but I want the rest of the details high or maxed(textures, shadows, lighting, shader effects, things like that).a_ratchet_fan

[QUOTE="DarkBunnie"]Get the 9800 this fall.Xbox360gamer1

This

You'll need a new mobo for PCIE 2.0

That beast can handle a Teraflop

How are you guysso sure that there is even going to be a 9800 this fall?

[QUOTE="cobrax25"]thats a strong PC.....but your GPU is holding you back....upgrade now.omgimba

You are aware of the fact that the least good core 2 duos aren't very good at all?.. Well cheap. but nothing "strong"....

Ummm.......yes, yes, they are.....

[QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

Unforgiven2870

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

Hold off on both.

I dont really see a reason to upgrade your card until atleast UT3, but for me I wouldntupgrade until Crysis is almost out. Same could be said about PS3 until MGS4, could be cheaper and have the rumble controller by the time MGS4 comes out.

[QUOTE="Zeliard9"][QUOTE="Primevil702"][QUOTE="Zeliard9"][QUOTE="killzowned24"]

PS3 is a way better deal.

Primevil702

Only if you have absolutely no clue that PC gaming exists and is superior in almost every way to consoles.

Your CPU's good enough, TC. Get that powerful video card so you can be ready for those sweet upcoming DX10 games, which will blow away anything on either the PS3 or 360. I have an 8800 GTX and that thing owns souls.

Hey buddy! Thanks for YOUR opinion. I'm a PC gamer, and it is most definitely NOT superior in every way in my opinion.

In what way are consoles superior than a high-end PC, pray tell? The price? You can do everything on a PC than you can do on a console, right down to hooking it up to an HDTV w/ surround and an Xbox 360 controller and sitting on your couch, gaming. A high-end PC is just a vastly superior and versatile piece of equipment. It just is. That's also why I've said in the past that while I understand the whole "multi-platform" deal and the PC being a platform, it still doesn't really belong in System Wars. I made the analogy oncethat it's like introducing a spaceship into an argument about the nicest car, and I think that fits.

Superior how? The games.. simple as that in my case. You might not like them, but I happen to love console games. And I wasn't refering to the Hardware, of course PC hardware is superior - that doesn't matter to me, 360 and PS3 are very powerful console fully capable of delivering for years. My PC is around for more than gaming, so, I'll always have one... but the gaming on PC will never reach the consoles in terms of sales, and IMO quantity and quality.

Don't get me wrong however - Crysis is one of my most anticipated games, without a doubt.

We get the most AAA/AA/A games every gen......how's that for qauntity and quality?

[QUOTE="Unforgiven2870"][QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

trix5817

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

[QUOTE="Unforgiven2870"][QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

trix5817

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

I agree that anywhere around 100 gb is okay. However, a Bigger HDD means more data per square inch which means more bandwidth at the same speed, like CD vs DVD Vs Blu-ray. A CD at 2x sucks, a Blu-ray spinning at 2x pwns.

The main concern is drive speed though, get a high RPM hdd. Sata II, obviously. Partition it and install windoze on one partition.

500 gb is cool though, most games coming out take like 5 gb. If you're into evil internet pirating 100 gb is over very soon.

[QUOTE="mirautaj"]

[QUOTE="Core0"]The 8800. Except, get a GTX instead, the ultra is far pricier but it has only a 10% boost in performance which you can squeeze out of any GTX with a little bit of overclocking. Or wait for the 9800 to be released this fall. :)Unforgiven2870

You don't have to have liquid cooling to OC your GPU......as long as you have good airflow it's fine. Do you know anything about PC hardware?

[QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="Unforgiven2870"][QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

a_ratchet_fan

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

lol that made me laugh so much.....

all the 8800 cards use only one slot....they may overlap a second one because of their size....but they only use one. (you want proof? the cads can be run in SLI...and currently no motherboards has 4 PCIe slots)

second....the size of the monitor is completly irrilevent.....its the resolution that matters....not the size.

[QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="GodLovesDead"]That 8800 will Crysis at 1080i with 80 FPS and 16x AA no joke.Polaris_choice

Um if he watns to run it at max dx 10 settins hell be getting no here close to 80fps. I love how people just assume the benchmarks of Crysis.

Oh, I see. You work for Crytek. Hey everyone, we got a Crytek employee in here! Thanks for the info.;)

Hold off on both.

I dont really see a reason to upgrade your card until atleast UT3, but for me I wouldntupgrade until Crysis is almost out. Same could be said about PS3 until MGS4, could be cheaper and have the rumble controller by the time MGS4 comes out.

7thSIN

Nah he needs to upgade. His GPU right now is terrible and is holding the rest of his system back.

[QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="Unforgiven2870"][QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

a_ratchet_fan

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

Except he never stated that his PC was pre-built.......if it is, then yes of course. But I'm assuming it's not.......

[QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="Unforgiven2870"][QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

cobrax25

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

lol that made me laugh so much.....

all the 8800 cards use only one slot....they may overlap a second one because of their size....but they only use one. (you want proof? the cads can be run in SLI...and currently no motherboards has 4 PCIe slots)

second....the size of the monitor is completly irrilevent.....its the resolution that matters....not the size.

[QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="Unforgiven2870"][QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

trix5817

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

Except he never stated that his PC was pre-built.......if it is, then yes of course. But I'm assuming it's not.......

[QUOTE="cobrax25"][QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="Unforgiven2870"][QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

a_ratchet_fan

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

lol that made me laugh so much.....

all the 8800 cards use only one slot....they may overlap a second one because of their size....but they only use one. (you want proof? the cads can be run in SLI...and currently no motherboards has 4 PCIe slots)

second....the size of the monitor is completly irrilevent.....its the resolution that matters....not the size.

its a good idea to read over the links you provide.

"The 4 PCI Express interface will operate at either x8+x8+x16+x8 or x16+x16+x8 mode"

all video cards run at x16...meaning the most you can possibly use is 2.

even if you could run 4....the 8800 Ultra only uses 1 individually.

[QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="trix5817"][QUOTE="Unforgiven2870"][QUOTE="fran_906"]

I have a Xbox 360 and a Pc with Core 2 duo, 2 GB ram, 160 GB hard drive and a Geforce 7300 GT and i thinking to buy a XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra for Crysis(and for another games)or Playstation 3 for Metal Gear 4 (and for another games). What do you think? Sorry for my inglish because i'm from Argentina.

a_ratchet_fan

:lol: How would a bigger HDD improve his game performance?

His PC is more than fine.

Except he never stated that his PC was pre-built.......if it is, then yes of course. But I'm assuming it's not.......

And it very well could not be pre-built, we don't know yet. I'm just use to assuming it is.

its a good idea to read over the links you provide.

"The 4 PCI Express interface will operate at either x8+x8+x16+x8 or x16+x16+x8 mode"

all video cards run at x16...meaning the most you can possibly use is 2.

even if you could run 4....the 8800 Ultra only uses 1 individually.

cobrax25

[QUOTE="cobrax25"]

its a good idea to read over the links you provide.

"The 4 PCI Express interface will operate at either x8+x8+x16+x8 or x16+x16+x8 mode"

all video cards run at x16...meaning the most you can possibly use is 2.

even if you could run 4....the 8800 Ultra only uses 1 individually.

a_ratchet_fan

the 8800 cards use 2 back pannels each....not 2 slots.

Cobrax, what are your comp specs? I think I've got a damn good set-up, but it's certainly not the best. Still, I barely paid more than $1,500 so I'm happy.

The Specs:

-680i SLI ATX motherboard
-Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
-Xi-Fi 7.1-enabled Sound-Card
-8800 GTX 768 MB (plan to get another one, hence the SLI motherboard)
-Dual Channel 2GB RAM
-320 GB HDD
-61" 1080p HDTV (no purchase necessary as I already had it) :D
-800W PSU (obviously I'm going to have to upgrade this if I want SLI)


And LOL at your sig. Honestly, the stupidity of some people is just too much...a_ratchet_fan

[QUOTE="a_ratchet_fan"][QUOTE="cobrax25"]

its a good idea to read over the links you provide.

"The 4 PCI Express interface will operate at either x8+x8+x16+x8 or x16+x16+x8 mode"

all video cards run at x16...meaning the most you can possibly use is 2.

even if you could run 4....the 8800 Ultra only uses 1 individually.

cobrax25

the 8800 cards use 2 back pannels each....not 2 slots.