Best 8800 Performance,Power,Overclockable

[bullseye69mech]

Any recommendations will be welcome. I mean any at all.

1. Everyone chime in what the best 8800GTS card for the money.
2. What power supply needed to run it.
3. Will it fit in a Centurion 5 case.
4. Will be running 1024*768 or 1240*1024. Recommend me a card.

System new build 2gb DDR PC3200
ECS board with ATIx200 Chipset would running a nivida cause any weird problems
160 SATA SeaGate
3800 AMD 939 Processor (Yes it weak but better than my 3500)
DVD burner Memorex burner
17 Samsung LCD
WINDOWS XP Pro for now.

[theonetruewill]

Get the cheapest one for running at your resolutions. A 320MB variant. And, yes it will fit in your case. I advise a 500Watt quality PSU. (Seasonic/Enermax/Antec/Hiper/Coolermaster/Corsair/Tagan/Thermaltake)
No problems would be caused by your chipset.

[cowie]

i agree, at those resolutions a gts320 will do just fine.
to add they o/c very nice also.

[athlon64power]

Any recommendations will be welcome. I mean any at all.

1. Everyone chime in what the best 8800GTS card for the money.
2. What power supply needed to run it.
3. Will it fit in a Centurion 5 case.
4. Will be running 1024*768 or 1240*1024. Recommend me a card.

System new build 2gb DDR PC3200
ECS board with ATIx200 Chipset would running a nivida cause any weird problems
160 SATA SeaGate
3800 AMD 939 Processor (Yes it weak but better than my 3500)
DVD burner Memorex burner
17 Samsung LCD
WINDOWS XP Pro for now.


No, running an nvidia card would not cause any problems,on an ati board i know from person experience.

I personally would go for a bfgtech they are the best company who supports nvidia, best customer support/lifetime warranty, i had like 4 7800 gtx's die and they replaced all free, plus i didnt need to register or anything or have reciept or tell them where i bought it like E-VGA.


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8301287&st=8800+gts&type=product&id=1172881771099


bfgtech 8800 GTS 640 mb^389$ im probley gonna buy one soon.

the 320 mb sucks even at 1280x1024, definitly go for 640 mb.

[anticlutch]

I'd rather go for eVga... mine hasn't had any problems so far and it provides lifetime warranty and a step up program.

[Grings]

all the cards are virtually identical, however evga use a slightly different heatsink on their o/c cards, but the main difference between manufacturers is the warranty on offer, as athlon64 said bfg have a lifetime warranty, as do evga and i THINK xfx do as well

[athlon64power]

all the cards are virtually identical, however evga use a slightly different heatsink on their o/c cards, but the main difference between manufacturers is the warranty on offer, as athlon64 said bfg have a lifetime warranty, as do evga and i THINK xfx do as well

XFX/EVGA require you to register to get a lifetime warranty, and it's only good for original owner, and the lifetime warranty is only supported by evga/xfx if you actually bought it from an e-tailer/store...if you bought an evga product off ebay it doesnt support their lifetime warranty.

you can sell your bfgtech card to anyone, or buy it from ebay or anywhere anyone and it will always have lifetime warranty good for current owner, even if not original plus no registering, call them it broke, they give you rma number, you send it in they give you another lol.

[anticlutch]

I still prefer evga as they have a clean looking heatsink, as well as warranty even if you overclocked it (with certain restrictions). XFX is the best if you're looking for the fastest clocked cards (usually)... I've never had any experience with BFG so I can't comment on them.

[x800professor]

No, running an nvidia card would not cause any problems,on an ati board i know from person experience.

I personally would go for a bfgtech they are the best company who supports nvidia, best customer support/lifetime warranty, i had like 4 7800 gtx's die and they replaced all free, plus i didnt need to register or anything or have reciept or tell them where i bought it like E-VGA.


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8301287&st=8800+gts&type=product&id=1172881771099


bfgtech 8800 GTS 640 mb^389$ im probley gonna buy one soon.

the 320 mb sucks even at 1280x1024, definitly go for 640 mb.

uh...I have the 320 and it handles anything I've thrown at it at 1280x1024. Where you are getting your information I have no idea. Unless by sucks you mean rocks.

[athlon64power]

I still prefer evga as they have a clean looking heatsink, as well as warranty even if you overclocked it (with certain restrictions). XFX is the best if you're looking for the fastest clocked cards (usually)... I've never had any experience with BFG so I can't comment on them.

bleh, just overclock yourself.

Bfgtech is one of nvidia's oldest and best partner.

[anticlutch]

There very little, if any, difference at resolutions under 1600x1200; anything higher than that, the 320 trails behind the 640mb version by a mere 5-10fps. IMO the 640mb is a waste of money; either you get the 320mb version and save some cash or splurge and get the GTX.

edit: Yes, I know you can overclock it yourself. Other people however, do not want to, or can not overclock, which is why XFX is the best if you're looking for the fastest nVidia cards out of the box.

[athlon64power]

uh...I have the 320 and it handles anything I've thrown at it at 1280x1024. Where you are getting your information I have no idea. Unless by sucks you mean rocks.

Ive, seen f.e.a.r benchmarks 1600x1200 x4 aa x16 f.e.a.r get's like 43 fps, my x1800xt 512 mb was getting around 48.

[athlon64power]

There very little, if any, difference at resolutions under 1600x1200; anything higher than that, the 320 trails behind the 640mb version by a mere 5-10fps. IMO the 640mb is a waste of money; either you get the 320mb version and save some cash or splurge and get the GTX.

DO NOT BUY A 8800 GTS 320 MB,

a freaking x1800xt 512mb is faster.

[athlon64power]

I still prefer evga as they have a clean looking heatsink, as well as warranty even if you overclocked it (with certain restrictions). XFX is the best if you're looking for the fastest clocked cards (usually)... I've never had any experience with BFG so I can't comment on them.

XFX/EVGA require you to register to get a lifetime warranty, and it's only good for original owner, and the lifetime warranty is only supported by evga/xfx if you actually bought it from an e-tailer/store...if you bought an evga product off ebay it doesnt support their lifetime warranty.

you can sell your bfgtech card to anyone, or buy it from ebay or anywhere anyone and it will always have lifetime warranty good for current owner, even if not original plus no registering, call them it broke, they give you rma number, you send it in they give you another lol.


again so if you didnt see it.

[athlon64power]

Even if the guy is gonna be running 1280x1024 he's gonna want some anti aliasing, and then in later more stressfull games, he wont beable to.

the 320 mb 8800 GTS is a POS.

get the 8800 GTS 640 mb, there's like 20 fps differene apart from them.

[anticlutch]

Why are you trolling?
Here are some reviews:
http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4716&s=1
http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4689
:O
What's this? A puny 8800GTS 320mb beating out a x1950XTX AND a 640mb version in some tests? Oh how can this be? [/sarcasm]

Please, get your facts straight before trying to put down the 320mb version.

[athlon64power]

Why are you trolling?
Here are some reviews:
http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4716&s=1
http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4689
:O
What's this? A puny 8800GTS 320mb beating out a x1950XTX? Oh how can this be? [/sarcasm]

Please, get your facts straight before trying to put down the 320mb version.

troll using vr-zone a fuckin known NVIDIA fanboy website hmm?


http://firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_8800_gtx_gts_core_2_performance/page5.asp


fear 1600x1200 x4 aa x8 af 46 fps 8800 gts 320 mb, like i said slower than an x1800xt 512 mb.

[ex_reven]

LOL quad posting.

Swearing is not encouraged in the forums btw.
Welcome.

[hat]

My uncle runs a BFG 8800GTS 320MB with an AM2 5200+ and 2GB DDR533, and he maxes every game he has, including F.E.A.R. and Battlefield 2142. I've seen him play, the frames are smooth and image quality is fantastic.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143091
I believe this is the one he bought. Hey, it comes with a free shirt. The specs say to have a 425W power supply but I would go with a nice 500W like this one from FSP group
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104934

[anticlutch]

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1049/1/page_1_introduction/index.html
http://www.trustedreviews.com/graphics/review/2007/02/13/nVidia-GeForce-8800GTS-320MB/p1
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37626

Lots of favorable reviews. kthxbai.

edit: Favorable means that it doesn't "lose to an x1800 512mb". Read the reviews and tell me where it says the 320mb loses by a significant margin to the 8800gts 640mb, let alone a x1800.

[athlon64power]

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1049/1/page_1_introduction/index.html
http://www.trustedreviews.com/graphics/review/2007/02/13/nVidia-GeForce-8800GTS-320MB/p1
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37626

Lots of favorable reviews. kthxbai.

LOL, you bought a piece of crap 8800 gts 320 mb slower than my dead ati radeon x1800xt 512 mb since october 2005 lol

[anticlutch]

Ah forget it. All you're doing is trolling and you won't even listen to the truth even if its right in front of your face. Have fun trying to justify paying extra for a couple more FPS :)

[hat]

sounds like a bit of a fanboy to me, if not a troll. How can a video card that came out 2 years after some other video card possibly be slower? Did you cool the x1800 with liquid nitro while you overclocked 500MHz and underclock the 8800?

[athlon64power]

Ah forget it. All you're doing is trolling and you won't even listen to the truth even if its right in front of your face. Have fun trying to justify paying extra for a couple more FPS :)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143086

8800 GTS bfgtech only one with decent warranty, 309$

the 8800 gts 640 mb=389$

i would gladly pay, 80$ for 14 more frames per second, in some situations that can make or break a game being playable or not.

[Grings]

DO NOT BUY A 8800 GTS 320 MB,

a freaking x1800xt 512mb is faster.

lol

[athlon64power]

sounds like a bit of a fanboy to me, if not a troll. How can a video card that came out 2 years after some other video card possibly be slower? Did you cool the x1800 with liquid nitro while you overclocked 500MHz and underclock the 8800?

Ummm, it's called bought an 6800 GT 399$ from compusa in like 2004, got like step up plan thingy, then in 2005 before step up plan ended, i traded in 6800 GT for the x1800xt 512 mb, the 400$ i paid for 6800 GT went towards x1800xt, and the x1800xt was 599$ so i got to use6800 gt for a year and and got an x1800xt 512 mb for 600$ basically. lol.

but, ati released these performance edition bios, just flash it and clocks would be at 700/1600 it would score like 48 fps at that, plus it had alot more overclocking headroom.

[hat]

So I see.. you overclocked it to 700/1600. Were you using liquid nitro or some other crazy cooling? The new Radeon HD 2900XT runs at 750/1650 and was released under a month ago... I don't see how an x1800 can get that high without some serious overvolting (which must have been done in the BIOS flash).

[athlon64power]

So I see.. you overclocked it to 700/1600. Were you using liquid nitro or some other crazy cooling? The new Radeon HD 2900XT runs at 750/1650 and was released under a month ago... I don't see how an x1800 can get that high without some serious overvolting (which must have been done in the BIOS flash).

No, not overclocked, because that became the standard clocks for x1800xt pretty much, the most highend model ati doesnt allow overclocks.
700/1600 was with stock cooler, i think gpu volts was like 1.450.

the x1800xtpe 512mb was neck and neck with an 7900 GTX 512 mb pretty much.

x1800xt beat it in some games, gtx beat it in others.

[Grings]

they can do that hat (my x1800xl gets to 710), still gets whupped by my 320 meg 'pos' though

[athlon64power]

they can do that hat (my x1800xl gets to 710), still gets whupped by my 320 meg 'pos' though

memory clocks? is that an x1800 xl 512 mb or 256 mb? 512/256 mb makes big difference in fps between ati cards.

[x800professor]

DO NOT BUY A 8800 GTS 320 MB,

a freaking x1800xt 512mb is faster.

Someone get a mod for this guy. An 8800GTS eats an x1800XT for a light afternoon snack.

[athlon64power]

Someone get a mod for this guy. An 8800GTS eats an x1800XT for a light afternoon snack.

8800 GTS 640 mb

not 320 mb

x1800xtpe 512 mb>>> 8800 gts 320 mb

the 8800 gts 640 mb is 14 fps faster than an 320 mb 8800 gts.

[x800professor]

8800 GTS 640 mb

not 320 mb

x1800xtpe 512 mb>>> 8800 gts 320 mb

the 8800 gts 640 mb is 14 fps faster than an 320 mb 8800 gts.

You = smoked too much crack in your time. An 8800GTS 320 beats an X1950XTX rather easily which eats an X1800XT for lunch.

[x800professor]

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/8800%20gts%20320mb%20roundup_03220720307/14266.png

Just showing the obvious.

[athlon64power]

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/8800%20gts%20320mb%20roundup_03220720307/14266.png

Just showing the obvious.

http://firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_8800_gtx_gts_core_2_performance/page5.asp

I COULD GIVE A DAMN ABOUT OBLIVION PERFORMANCE

the 8800 GTS 320 mb IN F.E.A.R scores 46 fps, stock my x1800xt 512 mb was scoring 48 fps .

btw, the x1950xtx is smoking the 8800 GTS 320 mb in fear got 57 fps.

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7437/fear1600ye2.gif (http://imageshack.us)

8800 GTS 320MB=POS.

[x800professor]

http://firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_8800_gtx_gts_core_2_performance/page5.asp

I COULD GIVE A DAMN ABOUT OBLIVION PERFORMANCE

the 8800 GTS 320 mb IN F.E.A.R scores 46 fps, stock my x1800xt 512 mb was scoring 48 fps .

btw, the x1950xtx is smoking the 8800 GTS 320 mb in fear got 57 fps.

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7437/fear1600ye2.gif (http://imageshack.us)

8800 GTS 320MB=POS.

Oh I see, you had one of those super X1800XTs that were just as powerful as the X1950XTX which scored a 49 in that test. Riiiight.

By the way:

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/geforce%208800%20gts%20320mb_02110790247/14023.png

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2926&p=6

[athlon64power]

Oh I see, you had one of those super X1800XTs that were just as powerful as the X1950XTX which scored a 49 in that test. Riiiight.

By the way:

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/geforce%208800%20gts%20320mb_02110790247/14023.png

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2926&p=6

ANANDTECH=JOKE SITE.

btw, that's a different resolution with no anti aliasing, nvidia cards always faster with ANTI ALIASING DISABLED, with it on ati usually wins.

only decent benchmarking sites are techpowerup here, firingsquad, and, xbitlabs, all the rest the numbers are fubared and scewed.

lol, you just got owned on your own link

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2049/14024dd3.png (http://imageshack.us)


19201200 x4 aa x1950xtx beat's 8800 gts 320 mb. GG

[mrw1986]

Wow athlon64power you truely are retarded. I feel badly for your family and anyone that knows you.

[J-Man]

Either a 320MB or 640MB card will do for you. I'd suggest purchasing a quality PSU between 500-600 W preferbly from Enermax or Coolermaster or OCZ.

[athlon64power]

Wow athlon64power you truely are retarded. I feel badly for your family and anyone that knows you.

umm, the link shows the x1950xtx is more powerful than the 8800 gts 320 mb.

[x800professor]

umm, the link shows the x1950xtx is more powerful than the 8800 gts 320 mb.

In one test, in one game, at an extremely high resolution that most people don't use. In other words, who cares? Go smoke more crack.

[x800professor]

The drivers for the 8800 series just must not have liked FEAR at the time. You want a newer game? How about supreme commander. Oh, by the way, Xbitlabs this time. I bet it's a "joke site" now.

http://xbitlabs.com/images/video/gf8800gts320MB-roundup/sc_4x.gif

http://xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf8800gts320MB-roundup_19.html#sect0

8800GTS 320 > X1950XTX

Oh but let me guess, FEAR is the only benchmark on earth, right?

[DanTheBanjoman]

@athlon64power
Please stop trolling. You have the right to your own opinion but insulting people who back their claims up with benchmarks is not the way we do things right here. Unless you have something useful to say besides your F.E.A.R thing you're done with this issue.

[cowie]

this guy here does a good honest reveiw of the 88gts320
beats 640 at 12x10 like the op stated he plays at
http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/416/10/

[HookeyStreet]

To be honest m8, go for the 8800GTS 320mb version and make sure its the cheapest one available ;)

[x800professor]

To be honest m8, go for the 8800GTS 320mb version and make sure its the cheapest one available ;)

Mine, it'll be your new best friend.

[Judas]

Sorry to hijack ..but since where on the subject of the 8800 which i decided to get in stead of the 2900xt was thinking of one of these instead

http://www2.bfgtech.com/bfgr88320gtsoce.aspx


http://www2.bfgtech.com/bfgr88320gtsoc2e.aspx


which one would be better? ill most likely go for the first one and when things start to get slow ill get an other one later on