VERY URGENT QUESTION!

Hey people. I've been away frrom the forums and computer stuff for about a month. So anyway, i had my new comp order set up then, and i didn't order it, so today i was ordering it, checking everything over and it looked good. I got a pretty good deal on the vid card, a 1950xtx for $460 CAD. So i order it. Then i look back at some other stuff and suddenly i notic that i missed the sale price of the 8800gts which was down a $120 to $460. So i just began to freak out a few minutes ago, because i'm not sure which is better. I know the 8800 has DX10, but thats not a concern since i won't be getting vista for at least a year and a half. So I just need to know which is better, really fast, so that i can tell them to change my order possibly before it ships, which could be tomorrow morning.

PS. I've checked reviews and seen conflicting results about which is better, so don't tell be to google it.

EDIT: 1H!, lol, there is a new developement, with the ATI card, i get Tom Clancy's RAINBOW SIX VEGS GAME... not that that will affect my decision much, just givin ya all tha facts 8)

EDIT 2: Another question i just thought of, does anyone know how loud the 8800 fan is? I know the ATI one is pretty quiet, but i never hear anything about nvidia, i always just assumed that no news was good news but meh

The 8800gts is a much better card then the 1950xtx, theres no reason to buy a new 1950xtx right now unless your getting one for an insane discount (like $100 below the 8800gts.) and since the 8800gts and 1950xtx are the same price right onw you should really get the 8800gts.

word.

GTS is really just a better all around card that beats the X1950XTX in many benchmarks (or loses by 2 FPS, if i remember correctly).

It has fixed teh HDR + AA, score great on the HQV benchies (I think that is the right name ).

Call me an nVidia fan boy, but right now nVidia is really the way to go, in the upper price range that is.

I agree, 8800gts kicks some serious butttt. btw, i'm getting one myself

Correct.

THG Source

Yes. It will bottleneck it, but no more than a X1950XTX probably.... ok, maybe a little more, but you will still love the GTS to death

Yes. It will bottleneck it, but no more than a X1950XTX probably.... ok, maybe a little more, but you will still love the GTS to death

Well hopefully i will be able to get the 3800 up to 2.6ghz with the zalman 9500, but even so, i'm upgrading from a p2 celeron at 333mhz, and no vid card, so anything will put me in a coma lol

AHHH VIBRANT COLOURS 8O

Now that is an upgrade... nicely done.

You are right, you really won't notice the difference if that is what you are coming from.

AS for the OC, 2.6 shouldn't be a problem on air. My OC is fairly overvolted (main contributor to heat and processors frying) and it still works like a charm. I would expect the wall to be between 2.65-2.75 (depending on the CPU), but thats just my suspicion.

GTS is a standard GPU with 2 slot cooler, it is long, but I doubt it will be a problem. It will be a tight fit because the GTS will run 1 full inch longer than the ATX mobo, but is very doable. The only issue you will have is whether or not it is close enough to the hard drive racks to mess you up, but unless you have 12 HDD's, you can just move the HDD up or down a slot.

Basically, I won't guarantee a fit, but most likely it will.

You are welcome. best of luck

GTS is a standard GPU with 2 slot cooler, it is long, but I doubt it will be a problem. It will be a tight fit because the GTS will run 1 full inch longer than the ATX mobo, but is very doable. The only issue you will have is whether or not it is close enough to the hard drive racks to mess you up, but unless you have 12 HDD's, you can just move the HDD up or down a slot.

Basically, I won't guarantee a fit, but most likely it will.

Um, I thought the GTS were the same size as regular high end cards and the GTX was as long as the mobo.

....and to mention it's a DX10 card which would be a next step in gaming quality from DX9.c. You can use the DX10 feature with the Vista and DX10 softwares.

No question... 8800 GTS is the only reasonable choice between the two.

Huh?

To the OP: 8800GTS.





It was directed at those who voted for the other card
There are 4.

OK. I didn't look at the poll results. That's pretty funny.

the 8800's bury anything on the market presently

hey cdonato, glad to see someone using a crosshair an a zalman 9500. Did you have any problems with it fitting, cuz i heard about some close fits. Also, how do you like the board and heatsink?

Actually i think the new intel board is called the striker, but ya, i bought...

x2 3800 EE
Asus Crosshair mobo
EVGA 8800GTS
team xtreem(or w/e) 2x1gig DDR2 800 4-4-4-10(i think) but this is good ram
Enermax liberty 620w
Aerocool Extreme Engine 3T case
WD 250 SE16 HD
and...
Zalman 9500 heatsink
Logitech G15 keyboard
" " G7 Mouse
Samsung w/e, its the only one they have... 19" crt

i think thats it. i'll add anything i missed later.

Ya, wel i'll see how far i can push the cpu, i'm betting 2.6 since this is my first time overclocking. But w/e, its still going from a p2, so i don't think i'll know the difference. 8)

Ya, wel i'll see how far i can push the cpu, i'm betting 2.6 since this is my first time overclocking. But w/e, its still going from a p2, so i don't think i'll know the difference. 8)

It all gravy my man, my sig rig is the first thing I have ever OC'd too lol. You learn alot, fast. You are also right you won't notice the difference... just pretty colors and effects you will stare all day at for at least a week

Oops, good thing UPS/FedEx delivers your stuff

The 8800GTS without question.

It will probably however turn out to be like the 6600GT - it delivers what you want now, however ultimately once the new games (DX10) actually come out and hardware has moved on, you might be disappointed you didn't wait. But you can always SLI it.

I will definatly not be dissapointed since like i said, i've been using this POS p2 celeron 366mhz for 8 years. And i won't SLI it becuase thats not a good upgrade path. I said my plan is too upgrade at the last possible moment where AMD stops making AM@ compatible processors, and then buy a new cpu and graphics card.

I just read a review in custom pc that said it wasnt too bad, unless you overclock it, (its a good little overclocker, they got an extra 10fps on most games (23% overall, and up to 630mhz from 500mhz on the GPU core)). The fan was "noticeably louder" than at stock speeds. But still, overall, a v.quiet card, just like its bigger brother, the GTX.

Sweet. Thanks for answering that question. I actually forgot i asked it