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EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GS 384 MB
To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/E...Force_8800_GS/
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Brilliant review.
edit: Im surprised by the relatively low power consumption. edit: Its a g92 core? Thatd explain the power consumption. Very impressed by the card. Last edited by ghost101; Feb 17, 2008 at 08:33 PM. |
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Very nice review W1z. Card looks to be an excellent value. One of your comments in the conclusion caught my attention, and wish more people would consider this more often: "I have said countless times that I personally would never buy a video card for more than $250 because it's just a waste of money for too little performance gained."
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Amazing review of a seemingly amazing card. It seems there is an amazing value in this card, and it is nice to see it beating the 3850.
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A-mazing.
2 fps slower than the GT in crysis. |
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why cant someone buy my 7900GS locally ... this card was made for me.
Anyone knows of an aftermarket cooler that exits at the rear for these cards?
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Does anyone know if this card and the XFX 8800GS(not XXX) have similar performance? The sale at newegg on the XFX one ends on the 20th..I should probablly just grab one instead of waiting for Evga if there's no huge performance difference.
Oh and I think I'm gonna clock em to 680Mhz and memory to 1000...should be the same right?
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Well, the memory on that XFX card is worse than this. 1400mhz instead of the reference 1600mhz. This probably means they are using 1.2 or 1.4ns memory. That wont overclock to anywhere near to the evga in this review.
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I think $300 for a G92 GTS 512MB is worth it. I wouldn't go beyond that though. I'm just a $300 video card person.
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It would also be Hilarious if this card comes out the same day as the 9600GT... Btw W1zzard where did you get the card?Evga sent it to you?lucky..
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Oblivion was not included in the benchmark suite? Oh well...
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neither was COD4...
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Oblivion has no way of making a standarized accurate benchmark, we have this discussion in almost every review of a video card. W1z has said a number of times that Oblivion won't be included in the benchmark suite.
COD4 is still pretty new, and is there even a way to benchmark it? If there is I'm sure it will be included, but for it to be included it needs to be tested with all the cards the 8800GS is being compared to, which takes time. Personally I would rather see reviews out quickly with a good set of benchmarked software then see every game possible covered.
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Oh btw I just saw this...is it useful?
http://www.mvktech.net/index.php?opt...filecatid=2475 I don't have any experience in ocing videocards...will that bios unlock the limit nvidia put on the hcip?
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This card looks promising for the price. I will definitely be looking into this vs the 9600gt.
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just don't buy the XFX 8800GS, a friend of mine is on his second RMA now with that car, the XFX version is terrible
so far he got 2 cards with 700mhz ddr3 which was preoverclocked to 800mhz don't do it |
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Great review.
Depending on how the 9600GT performs against the 8800GS and whether or not I can wait for the rest of the 9 Series, I might just get an EVGA 8800GS.
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yes i got the card from evga, and it is already on its way back to them... too bad i cant keep this nice little card
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I really like this card - lots of people i know are upgrading from X1650pro / 7600GT cards, but dont want to cough up for an 8800GT.
These are cheap, and have enough power to manage a 22" widescreen. Single slot, low noise... ![]() SLI tests next time, w1zz?
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