Who makes the best 8800 GTS?

So are all the 8800 GTS's out there the same, or do some perform better than others?

The Leadtek is the cheapest right now AR, followed by the EVGA, which comes with software. Looks like the XFX comes with a headset that I don't want.

Are they all equally hot, power consumers, etc? (Aside from the factory OC's, which I'm not interested in anyway because I can OC myself and save a few bucks).

What's the verdict people? Anyone want to relay their experiences with the 8800 GTS?

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I have to agree with what Slim said 100%. I am personally getting the EVGA.

Go with eVga, BFG, XFX. I personaly own and like eVga because of thier step-up program and overclocking the card wont void the warranty.

BFG.

eVGA do a good overclocket version of the GTS.

Right now there is an overclocked version of the GTS called 8800 GTS Superclocked which is the best option right now (I believe)

I've always thought that the XFX cards were slightly better.

Go with the Superclocked EVGA Gts, its on newegg.com for $409 and its Oc'ed by EVGA to near stock GTX numbers...Im ordering it this weekend upgrading from my 2.5 year old X800 Pro. Looking forward to seeing the difference on my new Gateway 24 inch flat panel at 1920 x 1200 res...

You will be loving that.

I kind of like the sound of the KO version:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130081

Anything that will keep the heat down in my case will probably be good... and it's overclocked. The price is almost $100 more than the vanilla-EVGA GTS after rebate though.

I wonder how much it will be in a month... :?:

Is it me? cuz I think that card looks smaller than any other 8800 I have seen... weird...

superclocked has always higher clocks than KO cards

idk, but I like that evga gives you many choices to choose from like

KO
KO AC3
KO superclocked
GT
GT KO
GTX
GTX KO
GTX KO AC3

etc etc etc

Doesnt matter, I think with 3 years of warranty is enough. You wont use the same card for 3 years... will ya?

The numbers are almost the same out of the box. I think the extra $50 is for the ACS3 fan. Supposedly will keep the heat down somewhat, which would make it worth it to me if that cooling unit really is effective. I wonder if it's the same size. I don't see a physical dimension for it. Says it still needs 400W and 26A like the other evga's.

yes, its all over the internet, just google $300 8800gts, since so many sites have supported this, I am betting on this will actually happen

just remember, the taco has a 6600gt and any of you that have a 8800gtx that want to sell in the next year or so, taco is your man (yes, my 6600gt is that awesome)

As for warranty's, I think that is a deciding factor, but not big enough to sway me away from a higher clocked card

Yeh thats what Ive been reading, Im just going with the superclocked, its a steal at $409 at newegg. I still cant believe my X800 pro is playing Bf 2142 at 1920 x 1200 res, its been a awesome card the last couple years worth the $416 I paid for it when it was released in May 2004. .. but its time for Direct X 10 and Vista

Heres what Im going with...

Athlon 64 5200+
Evga superclocked 8800 gts(will buy second one this summer for SLI setup)
Asus M2n Sli deluxe
2 x 1Gb sticks of Corsair Xms2 DDR2 800(will have 4gb total by summer)
240 gb WD Sata Raid 0
750 W Thermaltake PS
24 inch Gateway widescreen Flat panel DVI D connection 1920 x 1200 Res
Audigy Xfi extreme gamer sound card
Logitech Z-5300 5.1 speakers
3 memorex Dvd burners at 16x
and 7 cooling fans all glowing green in my Antec Atx Case

Any thoughts on this setup.....

Oh, you mean the new version with 320mb instead of 640? Supposed to retail for $299...
yeah, it has the same pipelines and everything, only half the ram, and tests show that the amount of memory doesn't make too much difference above 256mb for current gaming, when crysis and dx10 come, once again, everything may change, but until then, this will be the card to get

I don't know if you can step up if you oc the gpu, but I think the rules are just that it can't be damaged in any way, so have fun with your gts and enjoy it, as tests have shown that the gts oc'd to the gtx has almost the same performance, but a gtx oc'd is a totally different story, so if nvidia can unleash something that kills the 8800gtx, than ati is really in trouble, we can get insane gfx

I'm telling you, I get over 90 fps ( no lie, I use fraps to count) with hl2 at 1600*1200 with 2 aa. I know the 2 aa is pathetic, but I haven't tried more yet, and the fact I can get 90 fps like that with a 6600gt really says the 6600gt is better than most people think xD

Just purchased a GTS from eVGA. Before them, I always went with BFG because of their warranty and I've had such great customer support multiple times with them (you cant beat getting 4600 replaced by a 5900xt because the fan was dying, even though its a 5xxx Geforce). I went out on a limb this time with eVGA because 1) they had basically the same warranty and 2) BFG was $40 w/o the $30 MIR.

I've only thrown COH at full settings at the card so car - flawless. No complaints.

very true, I have an evga 6600gt, but I don't think its all that great because xfx gives you a shit load of more free software and accessories that evga forgoes. They have made it up with their warranty and step up, but the prices on their website are insane, and you have to buy it from there, so many people just end up selling them on ebay anyways. Other than that, i have nothing to complain about
http://evga.com/products/moreinfo. [...] &family=23
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130072
Though their superclocked version is worth the price, only $10 more than newegg

why would anyone want to go with leadtek when evga is cheaper and has step up though

two questions: Why not get the gtx, and why not free software? I mean my mobo came with 3dmark06 advanced edition and some free virus cleaners such as kasperesky. My question about the gtx is when the gtx is only $150 more on newegg and when oc'd kills anything on the market by massive margins, it doesn't seem like a bad deal. This is the main thing I don't like about step up, its nice to be able to do that, but you have to buy it from evga's website, and that's why many people just end up selling their crap on ebay, because the prices are insane there. The only gfx card I found there with only '$10 of mark up was their super clocked 8800gtx, all the other gtx's were the same price of the super clocked, and almost $100 more than the newegg price for some cards.

Yeha me too I have always go with evga because of their great services and warranty. I hope that one day Ill have the GTX