Which 8800GTS to get?

[Pat123]

I heard the 8800GTS XXX from XFX is fast due to its overclocked stream processes.. Well its either that or a HD2900XT

 

[nunzio]

hd2900xt

Yeah, I'd go for the XXX XFX or the AC3 KO eVGA.

 

[Pat123]

Bah i have £170... Need another £100 lol.. *frantically looks for things to sell on eBay*

 

[Ham]

What rez do you play at?

 

[Pat123]

1400x900.. Not high but im just thinking about getting a new monitor in the near future.. I know the 320mb would be ok.. But i would rather get the 640 or a HD2900XT with more memory. Bit of a bugger to pick a card atm coz no-one knows how they play in dx10..

 

[nunzio]

can pickup the 2900xt for 199 ext vat.

 

[Pat123]

Yer they arent a bad price, thats whats tempting my about them lol.. Eugh i wanna get a card pretty soon as opposed to waiting for DX10 benchies.. lol..

 

[Ham]

can pickup the 2900xt for 199 ext vat.

How do you propose he gets around the extra £30-50 VAT?

If your playing at that rez the 320mb will be fine. If your buying now get one of those and overclock the core yourself.

Afaik atm the only Dx10 game about is lost planet. I assume your running vista if your worrying about Dx10?

 

[Pat123]

Well i can wait aslong as is needed just have the money, would rather get it soon incase anything else takes my fancy lol. haha.. I will have an extra £50-£100 for my current card.. Then i can muster up some more. And in august i will getting around £200.. Im tempted to just go for the 2900. I would get the 320 its just seems a tad pointless when for £50 more i can get a 640MB..

 

[mVp24]

Yea man, it's worth it to save up for the XFX xXx 640 GTS. I have one and it's a beast :O It's a tad expensive (paid $400 when I could get a different 640MB for ~$320) but the OC'd streamlines are worth it IMO. Also, it'll prove beneficial having that extra 320MBs especially if you upgrade to resolutions of 1680x1050+

 

[Bungral]

I've got a 320mb version.. The BFG OC2... I paid like a tenner more for the stock settings already being quite overclocked which was pointless really but since i've overclocked it myself i've had pretty good results... Check sig for highest overclock with zero deltas or any problems at all.

Well worth the money i'd say.

 

[Pat123]

yeh well i would get the 320 but as i said its just that i might be upgrading monitor soon. So its between the 8800GTS XXX or the HD2900XT.. haha..

 

[mVp24]

yeh well i would get the 320 but as i said its just that i might be upgrading monitor soon. So its between the 8800GTS XXX or the HD2900XT.. haha..

Get the 640Mb if you will be upgrading to a higher resolution.

 

[Pat123]

yerr.. i think i might.. I also think i might wait for some DX10 benchies..

 

[darkorb]

if you OC the core itself the stream processors get oc'd

i bought the stock 8800gts 640mb from EVGA and got the superclocked version, 576 instead of 500 and 1800 instead of 1700

 

[mVp24]

if you OC the core itself the stream processors get oc'd

i bought the stock 8800gts 640mb from EVGA and got the superclocked version, 576 instead of 500 and 1800 instead of 1700

iirc you cant OC steam processors @ home

 

[MikeEnIke]

Meh, personally i'd go with a 320, but that's cause i'm cheap. Real advice, go with the 640 for higher res and good gaming.

 

[Mr. Smith]

iirc you cant OC steam processors @ home

From what I have read, when you OC the core the stream proccy OC's up at a set ratio... Just because I read it doesn't make it so...

How do you check your stram proccy speeds? Anyone know? Apologies for the hijack...

Get the 640mb gts, OC it. Winner

 

[mVp24]

From what I have read, when you OC the core the stream proccy OC's up at a set ratio... Just because I read it doesn't make it so...

How do you check your stram proccy speeds? Anyone know? Apologies for the hijack...

Get the 640mb gts, OC it. Winner

I read what I stated in Kemp's review of the Gainward vs XFX xXx

Tbh, I'd get the XFX xXx. 640MB, warranty supports OCing and changing cooler, lifetime. *leet speak* Pur3 Pwn4g3 tbh

 

[Pat123]

Yerr im thinking about it lol.. Eugh i wish these DX10 games would hurry along.. i hate having money and not spending it lmao.. as soon as i have enough for something i want... i get it.. eugh now im maikin myself wait.. haha.. The 8800GTS XXX is damn tempting tho