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Tim S · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:00

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...orce_8800_gt/1

This Monday Nvidia launched the GeForce 8800 GT at a price that seemed too good to be true. The question is though, is this card the best mid-ranged card since the GeForce 4 Ti 4200? We put it to the test in some of today's hottest titles.

I'm sorry this got delayed so long!

sam.g.taylor · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:02

I want... I want...

KMS-oul · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:07

Thanks for including the 640mb version of the gts in your review. Somehow the majority of GT reviews I have read have ommited it from their benchmarks.

Brett89 · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:14

Looks like on helluva card, great review. The crysis test scares me though.

samkiller42 · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:18

Thats some power. 2 frames difference in bioshock between this in sli and a gtx in sli. Thats as some would say 'sick'

Sam

Hells_Bliss · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:23

damn nice card for the price, shoot you can SLi it for the price of one GTX and it'll out perform the gtx. crazyness

wts evga 8800gtx 768MB RAM 621MHz GPU

oasked · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:25

Looks like a great card. Now, if only I knew how well the new Radeon's are going to perform! Roll on the 16th of November.

Tim S · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hells_Bliss

damn nice card for the price, shoot you can SLi it for the price of one GTX and it'll out perform the gtx. crazyness

wts evga 8800gtx 768MB RAM 621MHz GPU

As I said, I'd still gun for the single GTX for the time being, as SLI isn't always right where it should be. I see SLI as the upgrade that happens in a couple of months when even newer games come out.

I guess the test will be Crysis though, as that's one game that I think will stand the test of time.

Mankz · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:37

NEED!

30 FPS @ 1280x1024 full settings? Perfect for Â£170!

Well done nVidia!

Cupboard · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:39

Nice review!
What is the second "performance" grade for? Is is SLI?
Why do you have 200 copies of Call of Juarez? It seems a bit excessive!

Krikkit · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:40

Great review Tim - well worth the extra effort after your steam disaster!

Tejstar · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:41

Excellent review guys - well worth the wait. Also nice to see the SLI results in there too.

It seems like a brilliant time to be in the market for a mid-range card and I can't wait to see what ATi has in store for us with it's HD 3800 series launch in a couple of weeks time. I doubt it will beat the 8800GT but if nothing else it should help to bring the prices down a bit!

Mankz · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:50

Welcome to the forums Tejstar!

Naberius · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:54

You have performance in the results section twice, 9 for one and 10 for the other.

Looks a nice card at a very nice price.

Tejstar · 2nd Nov 2007, 18:54

Thanks Mankz!

Tim S · 2nd Nov 2007, 19:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cupboard

Nice review!
What is the second "performance" grade for? Is is SLI?
Why do you have 200 copies of Call of Juarez? It seems a bit excessive!

Whoops, the second Performance score was meant to be Value - I've updated those now... I was very close to giving it a perfect 10!

g3n3tiX · 2nd Nov 2007, 19:11

Mmmmh...single slot good power...It's the best at "performance per slot", and that's important !
Really good card it seems, I think it will be a success, at a cheap price !

wuyanxu · 2nd Nov 2007, 19:20

what happened in "Crysis SP demo, 1920x1200 0xAA 16xAF, High Detail" did the low bandwidth limit the GT? lol

overall, it's a killer for performance/price.
but i would still stick with my GTX

(what a deal, bought my GTX for £190 1 month ago)

Mankz · 2nd Nov 2007, 19:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by wuyanxu

what happened in "Crysis SP demo, 1920x1200 0xAA 16xAF, High Detail" did the low bandwidth limit the GT? lol

overall, it's a killer for performance/price.
but i would still stick with my GTX

(what a deal, bought my GTX for £190 1 month ago)

eBay or retail?

Tim S · 2nd Nov 2007, 19:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by wuyanxu

what happened in "Crysis SP demo, 1920x1200 0xAA 16xAF, High Detail" did the low bandwidth limit the GT? lol

I think deep down, a part of the chip died inside when it saw what it had to run...

<GF8800GT> you're expecting me to do all of this?
<Crysis> yeah, bite me.
<GF8800GT> Waaaaaah!!

2nd Nov 2007, 18:00	#1
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2nd Nov 2007, 18:41	#12
Tejstar What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 17	Excellent review guys - well worth the wait. Also nice to see the SLI results in there too. It seems like a brilliant time to be in the market for a mid-range card and I can't wait to see what ATi has in store for us with it's HD 3800 series launch in a couple of weeks time. I doubt it will beat the 8800GT but if nothing else it should help to bring the prices down a bit!

2nd Nov 2007, 18:54	#14
Naberius Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 193	You have performance in the results section twice, 9 for one and 10 for the other. Looks a nice card at a very nice price.

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