Child Talk Time - What's The Fastest Card

AsGStorm · Jan 1, 2008, 03:09 PM

Exactly what the title says, what's the fastest card out there atm, and what's the fasted after being OC'ed.

WhiteLotus · Jan 1, 2008, 03:10 PM

no idea but my bet is the ultra 8800 GTXS or whatever is.

btarunr · Jan 1, 2008, 03:13 PM

ATM:

EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra SSC.

There's also a BFG Tech 8800 Ultra OC2 Watercooled that uses a factory fitted Danger Den water-block.

zekrahminator · Jan 1, 2008, 04:13 PM

Best card out there is prolly the 8800Ultra. However, it's $800+ the last time I checked. You're much better off getting an 8800GTS 512MB, which has the new G92 core in it. You'll get equivalent or superior performance for about $350

.

btarunr · Jan 1, 2008, 04:16 PM

After being OC'ed a BFG Geforce 8800 Ultra OC2 Watercooled is the fastest, people have taken it to 750 MHz core, 2200 MHz memory and 1900 MHz shader.

zekrahminator · Jan 1, 2008, 04:25 PM

$800 8800Ultra, which requires extra cash spent on a LCS to cool the thing (up the cost by between $80 and $200), and you're spending around $1000 for the video card alone. Getting a power supply to feed the thing will put you out another $150. $1150 = ouch.

Or....

$360 8800GTS G92, which includes a free copy of Crysis, has a beefy stock air cooler that doesn't require anything more to run, and a power supply that'll handle the thing is no more than $100 for a good one (it's on sale right now, $70 free shipping

). $460 gets you about the same performance as an 8800Ultra for a lot less cash, effort, and maintenance. Tell me, which one would you choose

.

btarunr · Jan 1, 2008, 04:28 PM

Zeky, the topic is about the Fastest card, not the best. Plus it's childtalk. the G92 GTS is a good card for its money, no denying that.

zekrahminator · Jan 1, 2008, 04:30 PM

Yep, I'm just warning that to make the 8800Ultra WC work, you need an LCS, LCS installation expertise, and a meaty power supply.

btarunr · Jan 1, 2008, 04:36 PM

In that case I'd say EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra SSC (Superclocked) it's as easy as installing any other card.

DOM · Jan 1, 2008, 04:41 PM

this thread doesnt make any sense cuz if its OC on what ? air, water, dry ice, ln2 etc.

and not all cards OC the same, and fastest in what ?

flashstar · Jan 1, 2008, 08:24 PM

512 mb 2900xt.

They still lead in 3dmark06 over the ultra and physically one can get the core and memory speed going much quicker than an Ultra.

erocker · Jan 1, 2008, 08:25 PM

Yeah, with phase cooling, dry-ice and the such...

btarunr · Jan 1, 2008, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashstar

512 mb 2900xt.

They still lead in 3dmark06 over the ultra and physically one can get the core and memory speed going much quicker than an Ultra.

Yeah and still stay way behind the 8800 Ultra in games. People play "games", not benchmarks. And in every game (barring VALVe games), the 8800 Ultra is far ahead. The HD2900 1GB can do better if it's OC'ed to 1.5 GHz core and 3.00 GHz memory using liquid nitrogen cooling.

flashstar · Jan 1, 2008, 08:44 PM

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...d=2159&page=14

Call of Juarez

1024x768 Low Settings: FPS Ranking
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 61.5
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 54.3
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 53.6
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 57.6
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 46.3
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 48.1
Albatron 8600GT-256 40.3
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 23.4
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 56.8
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 64.6
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 57.9
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 68.4

1024x768 High Settings: FPS Ranking
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 28
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 20.4
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 20.2
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 18.4
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 12.8
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 13.1
Albatron 8600GT-256 10.8
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 6.6
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 34.1
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 37.5
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 39.9
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 43.8

1600x1200 Low Settings: FPS Ranking
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 40.5
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 28.7
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 28.5
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 29.3
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 14.4
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 14.5
Albatron 8600GT-256 10.9
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 7.3
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 43.1
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 47.1
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 54.7
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 60.3

1600x1200 High Settings: FPS Ranking
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 19.4
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 10.2
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 10
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 7.6
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 4.2
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 4.3
Albatron 8600GT-256 2.6
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 1
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 18.5
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 22.3
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 32.3
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 37.5

As you can see, the 2900xt, even while not overclocked is extremely close to the 8800 GTX if not faster than it. Note that this review was done in August after ATI had more time to fix driver issues. I guess that people just hate AMD lol.

trog100 · Jan 1, 2008, 10:30 PM

a rare ATI game is call of warez.. he he..

and a crap one.. the 8800 ultra is still the king of the heap..

trog

cdawall · Jan 1, 2008, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashstar

512 mb 2900xt.

They still lead in 3dmark06 over the ultra and physically one can get the core and memory speed going much quicker than an Ultra.

they only win because they are using LN2 if you look closely the 8800ultras listed are on dry ice only and in single cards there are not even any 2900 on the 1st page

http://hwbot.org/hallOfFame.do?type=...plicationId=12

flashstar · Jan 1, 2008, 10:37 PM

FEAR too?

Sierra FEAR 1.08

1024x768: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 188
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 109
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 157
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 150
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 143
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 149
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 111
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 107
Albatron 8600GT-256 94
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 54
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 143
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 138
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 112
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 78
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 68
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 177
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 185
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 207
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 238

1600x1200: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 114
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 59
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 132
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 108
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 103
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 97
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 56
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 54
Albatron 8600GT-256 48
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 28
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 110
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 79
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 60
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 39
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 34
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 119
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 138
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 153
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 189

1024x768 w/Soft Shadows Enabled: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 91
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 66
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 134
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 113
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 112
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 110
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 61
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 60
Albatron 8600GT-256 52
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 23
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 114
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 85
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 63
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 40
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 31
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 143
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 155
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 167
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 195

1600x1200 w/Soft Shadows Enabled: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 42
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 30
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 74
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 55
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 57
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 51
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 27
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 26
Albatron 8600GT-256 20
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 10
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 59
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 39
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 30
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 18
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 14
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 75
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 88
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 104
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 126

The Ultra might be a bit faster, but the 2900xt can overclock higher, thus resulting in higher overall speeds versus the Ultra. This is really stupid though since the Ultra is $740 versus the 2900 pro (underclocked XT) which is $160...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130093

cdawall · Jan 1, 2008, 10:38 PM

@flashstar what about the 8800GTS 512mb weres that on your tests?

flashstar · Jan 1, 2008, 11:04 PM

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/12...a_r/index.html

The 8800gts is just 10% faster than the 8800gt. It basically is around the same speed as the GTX. Even with Nvidia's competitive prices with the new gts and gt, both are between $100 and $120 more than a 2900pro which like I said before is just an underclocked XT. I couldn't find any direct comparisons between the new GTS and the GTX, but the gt is between a 640mb GTS and a GTX.

I really don't know what it is, but it seems to be harder and harder to find direct comparisons between Nvidia and ATI with the latest drivers. Many of the review sites appear to be "recylcing" reviews of the 2900xt with release drivers in comparison to the GT/GTS 512.

xt198 · Jan 2, 2008, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by btarunr

After being OC'ed a BFG Geforce 8800 Ultra OC2 Watercooled is the fastest, people have taken it to 750 MHz core, 2200 MHz memory and 1900 MHz shader.

let it be 760core clock, 1950 shader clock, and 2400 memory clock

ShadowFold · Jan 2, 2008, 08:48 AM

The 8800ULTRA is the fastest card out. End of conversation. The HD 2900XT is not as good lol

snuif09 · Jan 2, 2008, 09:34 AM

the only reason they used 2900xt for the wr is because intel x38 doesnt support sli
and x38 was the best oc chip and stil is the 8800 ULTRA SSC the fastest

tkpenalty · Jan 2, 2008, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snuif09

the only reason they used 2900xt for the wr is because intel x38 doesnt support sli
and x38 was the best oc chip and stil is the 8800 ULTRA SSC the fastest

Rather incorrect X38 has been proven NOT to be the best OCing chip out there at the moment...

AsGStorm · Jan 2, 2008, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOM_ATI_X800XL_PCI-E

this thread doesnt make any sense cuz if its OC on what ? air, water, dry ice, ln2 etc.

and not all cards OC the same, and fastest in what ?

benchmarks, duh.

btarunr · Jan 2, 2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashstar

FEAR too?

Sierra FEAR 1.08

1024x768: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 188
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 109
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 157
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 150
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 143
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 149
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 111
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 107
Albatron 8600GT-256 94
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 54
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 143
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 138
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 112
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 78
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 68
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 177
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 185
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 207
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 238

1600x1200: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 114
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 59
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 132
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 108
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 103
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 97
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 56
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 54
Albatron 8600GT-256 48
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 28
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 110
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 79
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 60
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 39
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 34
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 119
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 138
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 153
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 189

1024x768 w/Soft Shadows Enabled: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 91
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 66
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 134
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 113
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 112
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 110
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 61
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 60
Albatron 8600GT-256 52
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 23
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 114
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 85
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 63
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 40
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 31
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 143
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 155
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 167
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 195

1600x1200 w/Soft Shadows Enabled: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 42
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 30
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 74
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 55
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 57
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 51
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 27
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 26
Albatron 8600GT-256 20
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 10
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 59
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 39
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 30
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 18
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 14
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 75
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 88
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 104
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 126

The Ultra might be a bit faster, but the 2900xt can overclock higher, thus resulting in higher overall speeds versus the Ultra. This is really stupid though since the Ultra is $740 versus the 2900 pro (underclocked XT) which is $160...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130093

How come there's no card based on the G92 in this comparison ? Forget G92 there's no 8800 GTX or 8800 Ultra. Sorry you can't rank stuff this way keeping two of the highest cards outside the field. You may want to add this line: "Yeah that's the ranking so far, the 8800 GTX and Ultra are kept out, they lead this list anyway"/

The 2900XT could OC higher, but still not come even close to an 8800 Ultra - Axiom

Jan 1, 2008, 03:09 PM	#1
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zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.36/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	$800 8800Ultra, which requires extra cash spent on a LCS to cool the thing (up the cost by between $80 and $200), and you're spending around $1000 for the video card alone. Getting a power supply to feed the thing will put you out another $150. $1150 = ouch. Or.... $360 8800GTS G92, which includes a free copy of Crysis, has a beefy stock air cooler that doesn't require anything more to run, and a power supply that'll handle the thing is no more than $100 for a good one (it's on sale right now, $70 free shipping ). $460 gets you about the same performance as an 8800Ultra for a lot less cash, effort, and maintenance. Tell me, which one would you choose . __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

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btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 14,981 (7.31/day) Thanks: 788 Thanked 12,895 Times in 5,647 Posts System Specs	Zeky, the topic is about the Fastest card, not the best. Plus it's childtalk. the G92 GTS is a good card for its money, no denying that. __________________ Gadgets, Phones, Tablets, Cameras, TVs, HiFi...NextPowerUp

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zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.36/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	Yep, I'm just warning that to make the 8800Ultra WC work, you need an LCS, LCS installation expertise, and a meaty power supply. __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

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btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 14,981 (7.31/day) Thanks: 788 Thanked 12,895 Times in 5,647 Posts System Specs	In that case I'd say EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra SSC (Superclocked) it's as easy as installing any other card. __________________ Gadgets, Phones, Tablets, Cameras, TVs, HiFi...NextPowerUp

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Jan 1, 2008, 08:25 PM	#12
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,869 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,778 Thanked 12,245 Times in 7,801 Posts System Specs	Yeah, with phase cooling, dry-ice and the such...

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

Jan 1, 2008, 08:44 PM	#14
flashstar Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 446 (0.23/day) Thanks: 51 Thanked 58 Times in 52 Posts System Specs	http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...d=2159&page=14 Call of Juarez 1024x768 Low Settings: FPS Ranking MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 61.5 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 54.3 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 53.6 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 57.6 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 46.3 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 48.1 Albatron 8600GT-256 40.3 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 23.4 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 56.8 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 64.6 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 57.9 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 68.4 1024x768 High Settings: FPS Ranking MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 28 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 20.4 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 20.2 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 18.4 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 12.8 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 13.1 Albatron 8600GT-256 10.8 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 6.6 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 34.1 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 37.5 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 39.9 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 43.8 1600x1200 Low Settings: FPS Ranking MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 40.5 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 28.7 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 28.5 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 29.3 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 14.4 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 14.5 Albatron 8600GT-256 10.9 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 7.3 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 43.1 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 47.1 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 54.7 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 60.3 1600x1200 High Settings: FPS Ranking MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 19.4 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 10.2 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 10 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 7.6 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 4.2 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 4.3 Albatron 8600GT-256 2.6 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 1 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 18.5 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 22.3 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 32.3 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 37.5 As you can see, the 2900xt, even while not overclocked is extremely close to the 8800 GTX if not faster than it. Note that this review was done in August after ATI had more time to fix driver issues. I guess that people just hate AMD lol.

Jan 1, 2008, 10:30 PM	#15
trog100 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,401 (1.63/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 260 Times in 233 Posts System Specs	a rare ATI game is call of warez.. he he.. and a crap one.. the 8800 ultra is still the king of the heap.. trog

Processor:	Intel E8400 at 4 gig.. 24/7 cruising..
Motherboard:	Abit.. IP35 Pro.. bus 450.. FSB 1800
Cooling:	Artic pro 64 cpu cooler.. stock ati vga cooler..
Memory:	4 gig Geil 800 ULL at 900.. 5-5-5-18.. 2.2 volts
Video Card:	ATI 3870.. tried two.. back to one.. 885/1275 gaming
Hard Disk:	2-150 1-400 sata plus 3 external usb drives total 1060 gig..
Optical Drive:	1 pioneer dual layer..
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 22 inch widescreen P series 1680 x 1050
Case:	I-Cute jet.. midi tower.. 2 120mm 1 140mm case fans
Sound Card:	onboard sounds.. finally ditched the creative sound cards..
PSU:	Jeantech Arctic JN120F-600AP12V2 600 watt modular..
Software:	Win XP pro plus whatever..??
Benchmarks:	super pi 10.094 @ 4.5.. 2005 = 23373 2006 = 13360 lightsmark = 320 furbench = 3541

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE 1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB 1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-1200
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

Jan 1, 2008, 10:37 PM	#17
flashstar Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 446 (0.23/day) Thanks: 51 Thanked 58 Times in 52 Posts System Specs	FEAR too? Sierra FEAR 1.08 1024x768: FPS Ranking Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 188 Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 109 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 157 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 150 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 143 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 149 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 111 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 107 Albatron 8600GT-256 94 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 54 MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 143 MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 138 MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 112 Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 78 Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 68 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 177 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 185 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 207 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 238 1600x1200: FPS Ranking Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 114 Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 59 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 132 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 108 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 103 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 97 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 56 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 54 Albatron 8600GT-256 48 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 28 MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 110 MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 79 MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 60 Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 39 Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 34 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 119 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 138 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 153 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 189 1024x768 w/Soft Shadows Enabled: FPS Ranking Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 91 Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 66 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 134 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 113 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 112 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 110 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 61 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 60 Albatron 8600GT-256 52 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 23 MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 114 MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 85 MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 63 Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 40 Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 31 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 143 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 155 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 167 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 195 1600x1200 w/Soft Shadows Enabled: FPS Ranking Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 42 Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 30 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 74 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 55 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 57 GeForce 8600GTS SLI 51 Foxconn 8600GTS-256 27 MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 26 Albatron 8600GT-256 20 MSI NX8500GT-TD256E 10 MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 59 MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 39 MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 30 Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 18 Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 14 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 75 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT (825/1135) 88 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 104 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire (812/1123) 126 The Ultra might be a bit faster, but the 2900xt can overclock higher, thus resulting in higher overall speeds versus the Ultra. This is really stupid though since the Ultra is $740 versus the 2900 pro (underclocked XT) which is $160... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130093

Jan 1, 2008, 10:38 PM	#18
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,021 (6.43/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,752 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	@flashstar what about the 8800GTS 512mb weres that on your tests? __________________

Jan 1, 2008, 11:04 PM	#19
flashstar Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 446 (0.23/day) Thanks: 51 Thanked 58 Times in 52 Posts System Specs	http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/12...a_r/index.html The 8800gts is just 10% faster than the 8800gt. It basically is around the same speed as the GTX. Even with Nvidia's competitive prices with the new gts and gt, both are between $100 and $120 more than a 2900pro which like I said before is just an underclocked XT. I couldn't find any direct comparisons between the new GTS and the GTX, but the gt is between a 640mb GTS and a GTX. I really don't know what it is, but it seems to be harder and harder to find direct comparisons between Nvidia and ATI with the latest drivers. Many of the review sites appear to be "recylcing" reviews of the 2900xt with release drivers in comparison to the GT/GTS 512.

System Name:	my pc
Processor:	Core 2 Duo E6750 2,66Ghz @ 3,6Ghz
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3
Cooling:	2x80mm fan in case
Memory:	4x1GB Kingmax 800Mhz @ 900Mhz
Video Card:	Inno3D GeForce 8800GT 512 @ 742/1895/1042
Hard Disk:	40GB+80GB+250GB Samsung ata133 HDD @ 7200rpm
Optical Drive:	LG
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 17" 1024x768@85hz
Case:	Normal atx ;)
Sound Card:	integrated
PSU:	Chieftec 400W
Software:	Windows Vista Ultimate
Benchmarks:	3dmark'06 - 13178

Jan 2, 2008, 08:48 AM	#21
ShadowFold Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 12,855 (6.51/day) Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,681 Times in 1,498 Posts System Specs	The 8800ULTRA is the fastest card out. End of conversation. The HD 2900XT is not as good lol

System Name:	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor:	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card:	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Hard Disk:	Western Digital 640gb
Optical Drive:	LG DVD Burner SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case:	Antec Nine-Hundred
Sound Card:	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
PSU:	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmarks:	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

Jan 2, 2008, 09:34 AM	#22
snuif09 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: hoorn, Netherlands Posts: 505 (0.25/day) Thanks: 173 Thanked 68 Times in 61 Posts System Specs	the only reason they used 2900xt for the wr is because intel x38 doesnt support sli and x38 was the best oc chip and stil is the 8800 ULTRA SSC the fastest

System Name:	BTO Laptop
Processor:	i7 3630M
Memory:	8GB 1600MHz Team
Video Card:	GTX660M
Hard Disk:	Seagate Momentus 500gb
CRT/LCD Model:	BENQ G2420HD 24" 1920x1080 and 1920x1080 Laptop screen
Sound Card:	Line6 Toneport UX2 & onboard thingy
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

System Name:	Tkpenalty's\Tkpenalty's Secondary
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Duo Q9300\Intel Core 2 Duo E2160
Motherboard:	GA P35 DS3P\Gigabyte GA P31 DS3L
Cooling:	Xigmatech HDT S1283, Accelero S1, HR-05\Thermalright Ultrra 120, AcceleroS1
Memory:	6GB (2x1GB, 2x2GB) DDR800\2x1GB DDR667 Kingston
Video Card:	Gigabyte 8800GT 512MB Ultra Durable 2\X1950PRO Extreme 256MB
Hard Disk:	Seagate 7200.11 500GB SD1A\WD800
Optical Drive:	2xLG GSA H6N
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung SyncMaster2243BW/17" LG Flatron L1750S
Case:	Antec SOLO\APEX PC-123
Sound Card:	ALC889\ALC888
PSU:	Corsair VX450\Coolermaster iGreen 600W
Software:	Windows Vista 64bit Ultimate/XP SP2

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