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Old Dec 11, 2007, 07:19 AM   #1
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DH Review: Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS V2 (G92) ASUS & ZOTAC

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When it was first released the GeForce 8800 GTS was a very attractive product. It included all of the features present on the more expensive GTX and was smaller, which meant it could fit in a standard PC case. In the year since the product first appeared two launches have occurred which had an impact on how appealing the GTS was. The first of those launches was the Nvidia 8800 GT. This new card brought functions such as PCI-Express 2.0 and High Definition video acceleration into the mainstream market, two features which were missing in the GTS. The next launch was ATI’s Radeon HD 3870. Although the 3870 was not as fast as the 8800 GTS the lower price point, PCI-Express 2.0 support and HD acceleration made it worthy of consideration for many people.

Today we are taking a look at Nvidia’s refresh of the 8800 GTS which is designed to bring the performance and specifications up to where they should be for the suggested price range.
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I wonder what the street price of the GTS will be. Interesting to see the 8800 GT's RRP dropped to $199. I'm sure most people will appreciate its street price dropping to the original $249 first.
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price for Zotac has been confirmed.
£230 Buy Zotac GeForce 512MB 8800GTS*ZT-88SES2P-FSP from CCL - Online Retailer of the Year 2007
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They're $359 upwards on Newegg when I checked them. :/
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This card has alot of potential, and power already. As for the ASUS version runing at 70Mhz (effective) over spec on the memory modules, it makes me think that there will be alot of those cards going bad within a year.

It would have also been nice to see how it is that this new 512MB version of the 8800GTS compares to the already year old 8800GTX.
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This card has alot of potential, and power already. As for the ASUS version runing at 70Mhz (effective) over spec on the memory modules, it makes me think that there will be alot of those cards going bad within a year.

It would have also been nice to see how it is that this new 512MB version of the 8800GTS compares to the already year old 8800GTX.
Its actually quite a common practice nowadays, we dont agree with it but the warranty does cover it.
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