xfx 8600 gts xxx vs xfx 8800GS Alpha Dog XXX

simonalexander2005 · Feb 16, 2008, 09:44 PM

Hi,

I am debating buying a graphics card, and have found these four links I like:
Amazon
ebuyer
epcbuyer
scan

1. What do you thing of the cards/prices charged?
2. Could I get a significantly better card for the price range?
3. Which, overall, would you recommend i buy?

cheers,

Simon

DOM · Feb 16, 2008, 09:52 PM

8800GS or a GT

ShadowFold · Feb 16, 2008, 10:03 PM

The 8800GS destroys the 8600GTS. Pretty much anything nowa days does. Wait for the 9600GT tho.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Feb 16, 2008, 10:09 PM

get a 8800GS

rick22 · Feb 16, 2008, 10:41 PM

Get the 8800 and good luck with it..

simonalexander2005 · Feb 16, 2008, 11:09 PM

Cheers!

The only thing I wasn't sure about was that the GS in the 8800GS usually means the card is not as good as say a GT or GTS. What difference does the "Alpha dog xxx" part make?

ShadowFold · Feb 16, 2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simonalexander2005

Cheers!

The only thing I wasn't sure about was that the GS in the 8800GS usually means the card is not as good as say a GT or GTS. What difference does the "Alpha dog xxx" part make?

XFX's Alpha Dog line is the G92 8800's.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Feb 16, 2008, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simonalexander2005

Cheers!

The only thing I wasn't sure about was that the GS in the 8800GS usually means the card is not as good as say a GT or GTS. What difference does the "Alpha dog xxx" part make?

an overclock can fix that somewhat ...

wolf · Feb 17, 2008, 12:04 AM

8800 > 8600. thats all there is to it.

Titus · Feb 17, 2008, 08:42 AM

+1 for the 8800 GS.
Noisy but good performances for the price and good overclocking capacities with Riva Tuner ( v 2.06 ).

simonalexander2005 · Feb 17, 2008, 02:31 PM

Cheers for the tips, everyone!

Looking at other threads on the forums, i am seeing that the xfx version may not be the best choice available... does this make any real technical difference? Is there anything you would particularly recommend?

One more question: How would I go about overclocking? I have never done it before, and have heard quite alot about it going wrong...

In case it's useful, my system specs are:

Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 motherboard
Athlon 64 3200+ CPU
2 x 17" 1280*1024 res monitors
1GB Kingston PC3200 DDR RAM (2*512)

[I.R.A]_FBi · Feb 17, 2008, 02:36 PM

ur going to need more cpu juice ...

Titus · Feb 17, 2008, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simonalexander2005

Looking at other threads on the forums, i am seeing that the xfx version may not be the best choice available... does this make any real technical difference? Is there anything you would particularly recommend?

One more question: How would I go about overclocking? I have never done it before, and have heard quite alot about it going wrong...

No soucy with the XFX 8800 GS : good OC potential

and low cost ( don't buy XXX version, the " normal " version can be OC easy

).
For OC : use Riva Tuner v. 2.06 updated ( for G92 GPUs ).
A better heat sink as the Zalman 900 is a good way to performance in silence.

simonalexander2005 · Feb 17, 2008, 03:41 PM

OK. Are there any good tutorials on overclocking anyone can recommend?

simonalexander2005 · Feb 17, 2008, 06:14 PM

just a quick thought... would i be better off SLIing two lower spec graphics cards (say 8600gt's) instead of the one 8800gs?

Actually, not sure if mobo supports it... never mind!

divinebaboon · Feb 17, 2008, 06:26 PM

It's generally best to stick to one good card than SLI'ing 2 lesser cards. Why?well there's the whole performance thing, and also less trouble. Compatibility etc.

simonalexander2005 · Feb 20, 2008, 04:14 PM

Card is here XDXDXDXDXD

just put it in PC... its huge! much bigger than my last one.

In the end I got the alpha dog edition... I mean, come on - "Alpha Dog"! Who wouldn't

it's all good, although ubuntus not liking it too much. any ideas?

candle_86 · Feb 20, 2008, 08:40 PM

you aksed this already but 8800GS

echostrike · Feb 22, 2008, 06:48 PM

your going to have to do the whole "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" thing with ubuntu. typically works well with nvidia cards.

follow this guide:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=690760

simonalexander2005 · Feb 26, 2008, 12:12 PM

it isn't working- ubuntu is booting in low graphics mode, but nothing else. I'll start a new thread though.

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simonalexander2005 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 19 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Cheers! The only thing I wasn't sure about was that the GS in the 8800GS usually means the card is not as good as say a GT or GTS. What difference does the "Alpha dog xxx" part make?

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simonalexander2005 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 19 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Cheers for the tips, everyone! Looking at other threads on the forums, i am seeing that the xfx version may not be the best choice available... does this make any real technical difference? Is there anything you would particularly recommend? One more question: How would I go about overclocking? I have never done it before, and have heard quite alot about it going wrong... In case it's useful, my system specs are: Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 motherboard Athlon 64 3200+ CPU 2 x 17" 12801024 res monitors 1GB Kingston PC3200 DDR RAM (2512) Last edited by simonalexander2005; Feb 17, 2008 at 02:53 PM. Reason: update RAM

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simonalexander2005 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 19 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	OK. Are there any good tutorials on overclocking anyone can recommend?

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simonalexander2005 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 19 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Card is here XDXDXDXDXD just put it in PC... its huge! much bigger than my last one. In the end I got the alpha dog edition... I mean, come on - "Alpha Dog"! Who wouldn't it's all good, although ubuntus not liking it too much. any ideas?

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