The offical "I got a 8800 GTS/ GTX" thread

jasonbourne · Mar 24, 2007, 05:07 PM

ok guys thanks , i run 3dmark06 and i got 7903 without overclocking my card, is that ok for my system . or is it my processor bottlenecking big time??

jasonbourne · Mar 24, 2007, 05:27 PM

i also watch alot of dvds and videos on my pc as well as gaming how do i use nvdia pure video , is the decoder free??i hope so cuz the graphics card just cost me a kidney

Lelisevis · Mar 24, 2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonbourne

ok guys thanks , i run 3dmark06 and i got 7903 without overclocking my card, is that ok for my system . or is it my processor bottlenecking big time??

Your processor shouldnt be affecting the scores that much but im sure your about 500 points down, mind that might just be my memory but im pretty much positive when I run my processor at 2.8ghz I get 8500.

CDsDontBurn · Mar 24, 2007, 09:07 PM

my sister scored 22.4k on 3Dmark03.....haven't gotten around to testing any of the other benchies

Lelisevis · Apr 3, 2007, 02:44 PM

Woohoooooo, i've added a second BFG 8800GTS OC to my PC or at least it's sitting on my desk till the 11th (my birthday). I couldnt help myself, the first one looked so lonely sitting on it's own. Thats the final component in my planned build, this rig is all set for the next 3 years now, time to start making use of it..........well maybe when those Nvidia drivers mature and the DX10 games arrive.

Lowfat · Apr 7, 2007, 01:43 PM

Bought myself a eVGA 8800GTS 320mb Superclocked today

Couldn't play silly ATI waiting game anymore.

CDsDontBurn · Apr 7, 2007, 11:18 PM

now use the step-up program for a 640Mb or a GTX model

Lowfat · Apr 8, 2007, 12:33 PM

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now use the step-up program for a 640Mb or a GTX model

we will see how the 320 will do. If i can play oblivion @ 1680X1050 fine, i'll be happy for now.

CDsDontBurn · Apr 8, 2007, 12:36 PM

it will do well, but don't you want better?

Xtreme_ego · Apr 9, 2007, 09:19 PM

EVEGA 8800gtx !!!!!!

love this thing. and it stays cool yay for EK waterblocks

Madgoat1979 · Apr 10, 2007, 02:45 AM

What are your temps? I hover around 50c idle and 65-67c load. And thats pretty good for stock air on these cards! I was looking into water cooling for this beast and for my future x2 upgrade.

~G~

Lowfat · May 12, 2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

now use the step-up program for a 640Mb or a GTX model

So i went looking at their step up and isn't a very good deal. I could buy another 320 S/C cheaper than an 8800GTX. Pretty sure 2 3200 S/C's would be better than one GTX.

CDsDontBurn · May 12, 2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowfat

So i went looking at their step up and isn't a very good deal. I could buy another 320 S/C cheaper than an 8800GTX. Pretty sure 2 3200 S/C's would be better than one GTX.

true, but not by much. in terms of clock speeds. remember though, that when in SLI, you're still only using the total memory of one card, in your case, it would be 320Mb. whereas a GTX, you'd have 768Mb of vRAM

Vampyromaniac · May 12, 2007, 09:29 PM

I don't understand the benefit of the step-up program. You would spend the same amount of money if you skip the lower card and just buy the GTX first, right? 90 days isn't really long enough for it to be really useful.

CDsDontBurn · May 12, 2007, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

I don't understand the benefit of the step-up program. You would spend the same amount of money if you skip the lower card and just buy the GTX first, right? 90 days isn't really long enough for it to be really useful.

no, the step-up program lets you pay the difference between you present card and the card you wish to step up to.

in some cases it's really beneficial when you pay just like 20 bux + shipping for your old card to your new card. when the GTX first came out, people who had the GX2 cards were paying less than $100 to step-up to the GTX. sometimes, people have to pay more. it all depends on what the difference in price is between the card you have and the card you want.

90 days is useful if you think about it. say you want to build your system right now, but you dont' have all the money you need for the card you desire. you can get a hold-me-over card for the time being, and before your 90 days are over you can utilize the step-up program to get that nice card you wanted originally

Vampyromaniac · May 13, 2007, 01:17 AM

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no, the step-up program lets you pay the difference between you present card and the card you wish to step up to.

So in Lowfat's case,
320 SC card = $320
GTX = $620

620 - 320 = $300 to use Step-up

So when you told him to use Step-up and get for example a GTX, how is that different from just buying the GTX to begin with?
$620 vs. $300+(whatever he paid for the 320 SC) would be pretty much the same.

Actually it would probably be cheaper for Lowfat to have just gotten the GTX, since evga's price is so much higher than other stores!

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90 days is useful if you think about it. say you want to build your system right now, but you dont' have all the money you need for the card you desire. you can get a hold-me-over card for the time being, and before your 90 days are over you can utilize the step-up program to get that nice card you wanted originally

I guess that's it then.

But if I count shipping cost, and the hassle of doing the whole swap, and the fact that you'll be without a card since they don't cross-ship . . . I'd rather just wait till I had the money. Though personally I wouldn't ever make myself broke for a PC upgrade any way, negating the need for a hold-me-over . . . but maybe other people would.

CDsDontBurn · May 13, 2007, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

So in Lowfat's case,
320 SC card = $320
GTX = $620

620 - 320 = $300 to use Step-up

So when you told him to use Step-up and get for example a GTX, how is that different from just buying the GTX to begin with?
$620 vs. $300+(whatever he paid for the 320 SC) would be pretty much the same.

Actually it would probably be cheaper for Lowfat to have just gotten the GTX, since evga's price is so much higher than other stores!

I guess that's it then.

But if I count shipping cost, and the hassle of doing the whole swap, and the fact that you'll be without a card since they don't cross-ship . . . I'd rather just wait till I had the money. Though personally I wouldn't ever make myself broke for a PC upgrade any way, negating the need for a hold-me-over . . . but maybe other people would.

yea, there are those people who have to spend basically the same amount than what the card costs to begin with. other people have been upgrading their 7950GTs to 8600GTSs. the only real difference between those two cards in terms of performance is the DX10 support.

xen · Jun 27, 2007, 06:35 AM

sign me in ^^
nice card anyway but im havin a lil trouble :\
Gamer OSD, Broadcast and other ASUS utilities like SmartDoc witch is not showing me the current temp of the card - are not working ;\ OSD is just not appearing.
Is it could be of drivers or its smth hardware?

Vampyromaniac · Jul 4, 2007, 11:54 AM

So I got me a GTS for a couple weeks now, and it is bloody fast! Everything's like 3 times faster now, with higher detail settings than before. It's simply an enormous difference! That's what I call an upgrade

Only thing I don't like is on the 2D side of things... Scrolling up and down in anything is not perfectly smooth like it was on my old ATI card. I've got another temporary computer with a 6800 in it which does the same thing, so I'm fairly certain it's a driver issue with Nvidia. Oh well.

CDsDontBurn · Jul 4, 2007, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

So I got me a GTS for a couple weeks now, and it is bloody fast! Everything's like 3 times faster now, with higher detail settings than before. It's simply an enormous difference! That's what I call an upgrade

Only thing I don't like is on the 2D side of things... Scrolling up and down in anything is not perfectly smooth like it was on my old ATI card. I've got another temporary computer with a 6800 in it which does the same thing, so I'm fairly certain it's a driver issue with Nvidia. Oh well.

did you get the 320Mb or the 640Mb GTS? are going to use the step-up program to get a better card within the next 90 days...assuming you got an EVGA card.

Vampyromaniac · Jul 4, 2007, 12:23 PM

I got the 320. I don't want to pay more than $300 on a single part.

And no, no step-up for me. I would have gotten the faster card to begin with if I wanted it. No point in having a slower card for the first <90 days.... But I did get an Evga, low price at Mwave and great warranty too!

Necrosis · Jul 4, 2007, 12:46 PM

Welcome to the club I'll send you the Nvidia blazer, and the dancin' girls!

Lelisevis · Jul 4, 2007, 01:28 PM

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Welcome to the club I'll send you the Nvidia blazer, and the dancin' girls!

Keep the blazer bring on the dancin' girls!!! Do I get extra girlies for having SLI?

Vampyromaniac · Jul 4, 2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

Welcome to the club I'll send you the Nvidia blazer, and the dancin' girls!

Dancing girls, sweet! Who needs Ultimate extras?