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Tim S · 20th Feb 2007, 15:51

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...ound_up/1.html

PA!N · 20th Feb 2007, 16:13

Darn, that EVGA looks sexy

oasked · 20th Feb 2007, 16:40

You know what would make this better? A nVidia 8800 giveaway / competition!

Nice review.

WhiskeyAlpha · 20th Feb 2007, 17:05

Another excellent article.

One thing that confuses me still is my inability to enable 'ultra' effects density & fidelity in COH.

Your framerates look very respectable but with these settings enabled, my rig (see sig) is brought to it's knees. Maybe they're particularly processor/RAM intensive but tbh, I would have thought the GPU would handle these.

djDEATH · 20th Feb 2007, 17:21

its interesting to see the 8800 GTS 320 from EVGA actually beat the BFG 640 GTS in some of the tests. The fact that the BFG is the cheapest 640MB GTS probably reflects this.

Good review, but still doesn't answer my question about whether i should upgrade my Gainward Golden Sample 7900GS to a 320GTS or even a 640GTS.

Right now, in 32bit Vista Ultimate, i can't even get BF2142 to run above 10FPS, but in XP i get 70+ - darn Nvidia vista drivers.

Think i'll be sticking to my 7 series card for now, and see how the prices for 8800s and even 8900's pan out in 6 months time.

kenco_uk · 20th Feb 2007, 17:28

WTF - You've got X1950XTX and XT's in there, but no 7900GTX? Shameful!

People are going to want to have their existing card directly compared to the new flock.

I can't quite believe it, tbh.

Brilliant review, let down by this shocking oversight.

Veles · 20th Feb 2007, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by PA!N

Darn, that EVGA looks sexy

Have to agree, it looks awesome.

Although I do like the backplates XFX are putting on their cards, looks really cool. Wouldn't mind my case (well, the insides and back panel, hell maybe even the whole case) made out of that.

I would really like to make the jump towards widescreen gaming, either with a 22" or a 24" screen, but then I've got to factor in that my 7800GTX probably won't be able to handle such high resolutions at full settings. Well, it can only really handle full settings at 1280x1024 if I have no AA on with some of the newer games like Medieval II.

randosome · 20th Feb 2007, 17:46

Shopping links for these cards doesnt work

BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB UK
Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH 320MB UK & US
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB XXX Edition UK
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB XXX Edition UK

(namley the UK lists which is a bit of a pain <_<)

Tim S · 20th Feb 2007, 17:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by randosome

Shopping links for these cards doesnt work

BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB UK
Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH 320MB UK & US
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB XXX Edition UK
XFX GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB XXX Edition UK

(namley the UK lists which is a bit of a pain <_<)

yep, we're waiting for them to be added (hence why they just link to the shopping home pages)

DXR_13KE · 20th Feb 2007, 17:56

i think i will wait for the response from AMD......

rowin4kicks · 20th Feb 2007, 17:59

damn that EVGA looks fine!
i think i might just buy one of them and put it on my desk rather than buy a new computer!!!!
lol

Juppun · 20th Feb 2007, 18:53

I guess this article seals the deal for me getting the eVGA* for my future setup. Cheers Bit-Tech

*when I get the money that is... argh

Paradigm Shifter · 20th Feb 2007, 19:44

I swear I've asked this before, but I can't remember the answer, sorry... is the eVGA ACS3 version any quieter than the 'stock' cooler?

Cheers.

Bindibadgi · 20th Feb 2007, 19:50

It's the same fan, just heatsink shroud is different.

Paradigm Shifter · 20th Feb 2007, 19:53

Balls.

OK, thanks for the heads up.

Looks like I'll be trying out the watercooled one...

sl1xx · 21st Feb 2007, 00:35

EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX KO 768MB ACS³ Edition *** nice to see evga kicking xfx and bfg arse lol

[USRF]Obiwan · 21st Feb 2007, 11:38

Nice review!

But i still would wait for the 8900 series of cards. They are better, faster, proberly cheaper to make and the die is shrinked to 80nm (now its 90nm) so less heat and more overclockable.

Tim S · 22nd Feb 2007, 08:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by MajorGN

Is it possible for someone to clear up why the OC version of the 640MB is cheaper than the stock version? Thanks.

As far as I'm aware, it's actually replacing the non-OC version, hence why it's cheaper.

traderonline · 2nd Mar 2007, 19:35

It's still an expensive high end card. I'll wait till the the price cuts

ATI is also planning to release a dx10 card (something called R600)

LonnyBoy · 5th Mar 2007, 13:33

EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX KO 768MB ACS³ Edition!!!! I'll Buy Two of Those
I Love This !!!

20th Feb 2007, 15:51	#1
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WhiskeyAlpha Hypermodder Join Date: May 2006 Location: East London Posts: 831	Another excellent article. One thing that confuses me still is my inability to enable 'ultra' effects density & fidelity in COH. Your framerates look very respectable but with these settings enabled, my rig (see sig) is brought to it's knees. Maybe they're particularly processor/RAM intensive but tbh, I would have thought the GPU would handle these. __________________ Intel Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz \| ASUS P5K Premium \| 4GB G.Skill DDR2 PC2-8000 \| Nvidia 8800GTX @ 702/1728/2214Mhz \| 750GB HDD Storage \| Corsair HX 620W \| Dell 2007WFP \| Tannoy Reveal Active 5A \| Beresford MK6 DAC Customised Mountain Mods U2-UFO \| ThermoChill PA120.3 & PA120.2 \| D-Tek FuZion \| EK-FC8800 GTX \| Alphacool Repack Bay Res x2 \| Laing DDC x2 \| 1/2" Tygon \| Feser One Coolant

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djDEATH gert rubbish or summat Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: BRISTOL Posts: 370	its interesting to see the 8800 GTS 320 from EVGA actually beat the BFG 640 GTS in some of the tests. The fact that the BFG is the cheapest 640MB GTS probably reflects this. Good review, but still doesn't answer my question about whether i should upgrade my Gainward Golden Sample 7900GS to a 320GTS or even a 640GTS. Right now, in 32bit Vista Ultimate, i can't even get BF2142 to run above 10FPS, but in XP i get 70+ - darn Nvidia vista drivers. Think i'll be sticking to my 7 series card for now, and see how the prices for 8800s and even 8900's pan out in 6 months time. __________________ BEASTIE Lian-Li PC-07b ASUS M2N-E nForce 570 Ultra OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU Phenom X3 8750 BLACK EDITION @ 3.103 Ghz (14.5 x 214 FSB, HTT @ 1070 Mhz) Gainward 8800GT Golden Sample @ 730/1825/1000 Mhz 4GB (2x2GB) OCZ Blade PC8500 CL5 Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB WD Caviar SE 250GB

20th Feb 2007, 17:28	#6
kenco_uk glourious bacon? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,293	WTF - You've got X1950XTX and XT's in there, but no 7900GTX? Shameful! People are going to want to have their existing card directly compared to the new flock. I can't quite believe it, tbh. Brilliant review, let down by this shocking oversight. __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door."

20th Feb 2007, 17:46	#8
randosome Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 226	Shopping links for these cards doesnt work BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTS OC 640MB UK Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH 320MB UK & US XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB XXX Edition UK XFX GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB XXX Edition UK (namley the UK lists which is a bit of a pain <_<)

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