Worth getting a DX10 card yet?

I own a 8800 gts 320 evga superclocked. Great card i can run Fear on full settings and i mean Everything.

Except softshadows. At 1024x12 with AA and AF. It runs smooth but i have a particular problem as i just got the card and the PSU is only 17A , when i need 26A minimum .

So this i think underclocks the card . So definitly get a good PSU .

Otherwise i am very happy . I just installed the card this weekend.

Fear, Cesar 4, Fifa 07, CoH, ALL THESE games run on full settings

This is a excellent card for the money .

Also my processor is awesome AMD 3000+ . So you should be fine

*Ahem* Evga

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EVGA.COM

stepup program

lifetime warranty :!: :!:

Not really.

Clock speeds might be little different, that's it.

I would also recommend eVGA, step-up program great warranty.

The eVga 8800GTS should be great for what you're looking for at resolutions lower than 1600x1200.

Yes you can do it yourself and save the $$$ that you would waste on the superclocked version.

Download ATI tool, yes ATI tool. Its the best tool to use for OCing the G80's and best of all its free.

I have used it for my 8800GTX's and it works perfect.I like ATI tool's artifact scanner, but I actually prefer to use RivaTuner as I'm more familiar with the software.

Hmm i have the superclocked version .

I read that the shader are or pipes or something like that is also overclocked .

So how about that woohoo sorry i am just a lil excitable


but is this right ? Can the other Gurus on this forum agree or impart me some other knowledge .

Thank you

I have a venice but a crappy board , bought it during my noob days

One thing you can always be certain of, the longer you wait the cheaper cards will get as new technology will be released.
But waiting isn't an option for many of us =)
Its not worth it getting a DX10 card atm since there is no games supporting it atm.
But if you want the best DX9 card out there, it just happens to be the same cards that supports DX10 =).
I got the BFG 320MB OC'ed version and according to some reviews it will OC quite nicely, damn RobsX2 got me to wanna try it by myself =)
Just building up some courage, hehe

I suggest for you to wait a little longer for the rest of nVidia's and ati's dx10 cards to launch.

I think you are too worried about it being outclassed by a new card, which is always going to be the case. Just depends if you want bragging rights or solid gameplay. I can totally understand not wanting to get ripped off or get less for your money if you are planning on holding onto this card for a long time. But If you want to enjoy Fear and Oblivion cranked right now, then buy the best DX9 card available in your price range, (which above $260 in the USA happens to be all DX10 cards).

The 640MB GTS is not pointless, but personally I think the 320MB for $90 less was a better bargain, so I recently bought an evga 320MB version for $260. And I wasn't all too concerned about eVGA's step-up either. it's nice to have as an option, but Crysis and games that may put a lickin' to this GTS won't be out for a while, so who knows what the next upgrade will be. I doubt I'd upgrade within 90 days anyway. And to be honest, I may buy an R600 if the GTS doesn't do well in crysis compared to it (and R600 tops GF89xx in that game), but I'm not all to worried about it. The 320MB GTS is still a great buy IMO, and won't be crushed in any current game for $260 for quite a while.

Anyway, don't misunderstand me, I'm not telling you how to spend your money. I just wanted to add a different opinion/mindset that the 320MB GTS will provide such a better Fear/Oblivion experience for you right now, that worrying about R600 being better is somewhat pointless stress. You'll love the GTS!!!!! and IF IT IS BARGAIN PRICED over there like it is here, grab one and enjoy some nice eye candy right now. Then sell it and buy whatever is best at the time for the games that make you no longer happy with the GTS. Waiting is no problem either though as I also have a X800XL and I know it's capable of playing any game (except a few PS3.0 only ones I have no interest in), including Oblivion. Huge difference though, so it's your money, your gaming time, and your decision.

I have a question..will the 640MB version of the GTS really have any effect in the future? I mean, do you think games are really going to take advantage over that extra bit of ram later on? I know it's useful or AA and AF along with high resolutions but I just want to know what you think.

heres the deal,if you have a monitor thats over 1600 x1200, ie 22' inch or 24' inch or even the lucky few who have a 30'.... then the 640 mb GTS or GTX is what you need. If your are gaming at 1600 x 1200 or less then stick with the 320 mb gts It will do fine. I just upgraded from my 3 year old X800 pro to a Evga 640mb GTS and running at 1920 x 1200 and it plays everything on max settings just fine (BF2142,Fear,COH) on Windows XP that is. I had vista installed but it was sluggish and buggy with these games.

Yeah, assuming the GTS has enough power to play with textures and res cranked to where amount of RAM matters. It can't hurt, but it may not help too much either depending just how much of a GPU killer Crysis ends up being. 10 fps vs 20 fps is a 100% boost, but in the end not worth didly right.