Finally got my 8800GT

[ATISTANG]

This is one of the better ones out from what i read, and it is also one of the cheaper ones. Its a Galaxy, it has a jumper on it that bumps the core voltage another .5v, and apparently runs cooler than any other 8800gt's out there





need to clean the wire mess up, i'm gonna do that soon when i take it out to blow all of the dust out of it



the only thing is i don't think this heat sink is suppose to sit at an angle like it is?





anyways after i first popped it in i got an 8821 on 3dmark06, after a couple quick safe tweaks i got 8955, when i pull my pc apart to clean it i'm gonna move the jumper and see what it can do

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by ATISTANG

dual power connections?

[ATISTANG]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

dual power connections?

yep, suppose to make it more stable

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by ATISTANG

yep, suppose to make it more stable

strange...

think im gonna wait for the 9800gtx or gx2 or what ever theyre gonna call it b4 i make my move... maybe some prices will drop, id really like to get my hands on an 8800ultra

[ATISTANG]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

strange...

think im gonna wait for the 9800gtx or gx2 or what ever theyre gonna call it b4 i make my move... maybe some prices will drop, id really like to get my hands on an 8800ultra

i got that 8800gt for 209 shipped lol, i couldn't pass it up, i haven't read anything on the new cards yet

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by ATISTANG

i got that 8800gt for 209 shipped lol, i couldn't pass it up, i haven't read anything on the new cards yet

in february is when nvidia will unleash the 9x00 cards, starting with the 9600gt sadly... from what ive read, the 8800gt beats the piss out of it... looks like well be waiting till summer b4 the big boy 9x00 cards come out...

[ATISTANG]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

in february is when nvidia will unleash the 9x00 cards, starting with the 9600gt sadly... from what ive read, the 8800gt beats the piss out of it... looks like well be waiting till summer b4 the big boy 9x00 cards come out...

lol, its funny that the 8800gt kicks more ass than some of the cards above it

[krazykloudz]

yea the 8800 gt is the best bang for the buck in the 8 series, it's only a shade slower than the gtx and with a light overclock can be made equal to or faster than the stock 8800gtx. i have the evga 8800gtx and that thing is HUGE. i hope they start making them smaller, if they get any bigger i don't think they'll fit in my case lol. it literally dwarfs the 8800gt in your pictures, sad huh? and yea the dual sli connections from the psu is a pain, just adds to the mess of wires that were already there, but it's a badass card nontheless.

waht made me sad, they promised it would run crysis at playable framerates... yea right, i had to turn the graphics down to sad levels to run it smooth enough for me to enjoy, but one prob is that i have to run my native 1920x1200

but once the 9 series comes out... i should be able to handle crysis at eye candy level

[-=91AcCoRdLX=-]

fuck computers

[ATISTANG]

Originally Posted by krazykloudz

yea the 8800 gt is the best bang for the buck in the 8 series, it's only a shade slower than the gtx and with a light overclock can be made equal to or faster than the stock 8800gtx. i have the evga 8800gtx and that thing is HUGE. i hope they start making them smaller, if they get any bigger i don't think they'll fit in my case lol. it literally dwarfs the 8800gt in your pictures, sad huh? and yea the dual sli connections from the psu is a pain, just adds to the mess of wires that were already there, but it's a badass card nontheless.

waht made me sad, they promised it would run crysis at playable framerates... yea right, i had to turn the graphics down to sad levels to run it smooth enough for me to enjoy, but one prob is that i have to run my native 1920x1200

but once the 9 series comes out... i should be able to handle crysis at eye candy level

you have to? i run my monitor (19w) at lower than 1440 x 900 on some games. seems to work fine for me

[gurusan]

nice.....great price too. I want a 8800GT but would like to get a new case and redo my watercooling setup first, and the 3870x2 will probably be out by then.


oh btw, I got 14,815 in 3dmark06 quad core and volt-modded 3850 ftmfw

[.TheCriMson[K20]]

this thread makes me realize i never took any picxt0rz of my build

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by .TheCriMson[K20]

this thread makes me realize i never took any picxt0rz of my build

why not?