This Foxconn 8800GTS is overclocked and features a performance per dollar figure that will make even Scrooge think twice.

As usual, link reports an error for UK users...

I think that when my current video card needs an upgrade (may be years away) I will make the move to this card.

I have yet to meet a game that my card cannot enjoy at 1600x1200 (with the exception of ageia bs). So by the time i need to upgrade, this card might even be half the price it is now. What a deal!

I very much enjoyed the "Dollar FPS" chart. It gave a nice comparison between cost/benefit of each of the cards tested. Overall good article.

I agree, I believe it is vital to have price/performance articles. It is too often the case that only the mightiest of components get the limelight.

A waste in my opinion. Why was the 2900XT left out? It is OUT now (I like how the article starts of saying that Nvidia is the only one with a current DX10 card out).

Don't get me wrong, I am a Nvidia fan, I have a BFG 8800GTX. I just think the article isn't even close to accurate if it does not have ATI's latest to compete with. That and the 2900XT kills the 8800GTS in almost every benchmark at the 399$ price point.

The $1 bill listed is the same one that is on Wikipedia at this link location :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:US_%241_obverse.jpg

Just making an observation. Tried to track it @ wheresgeorge.com but it came up blocked saying the bill was posted on wikipedia.

Decent article... out of date, but decent. Good to see the x1950Pro is still the best bang for buck. I just hate having to turn things down in FEAR and Oblivion... lol

So even though their own chart shows that the X1950Pro 256MB is the actual winner in terms of FPS/dollar at both high and low quality, they show on the conclusion page that the Foxconn 8800GTS is the leader?

I know the two cards don't compare in performance but if you're gonna show a chart with one outcome and then state differently in your conclusion, at least mention it.

Link now fixed for UK - ta

The whole point of upgrading to a DX10 card is to play DX10 games which are just around the corner. We have all seen the video of Crysis on Tom's site, meaning they or someone has a playable demo of some sort - but no details on what hardware is running it. And no one is talking about what the ideal card is for DX10. So the real question is how are the different cards going to run Crysis or UTIII in all their glory?

This article is pretty out date? However, the conclusion is probably more true now than whatever earlier time this article was conceived.

I would love to see the benchmarks on how two of these Foxconn 8800 GTS OC cards running in SLI would stack up against a single 8800GTX. Anyone have any experience with this? Just a few dollars more (at current prices) and it seems like it might outperform the GTX by a wide margin. Any thoughts?

It will still get spanked by the GTX, especially as resolutions increase.

really? I figured they would be about even. Of course, the extra RAM on the GTX will spank the 320 GTS at higher res.

Good article. THG is getting better. I'm glad the turnaround went well.

Ok article, the performance / $ was a nice touch. Really though, 2 points that bug me here:

1) You state that the 8800gts is the best bang for the buck, but in your chart it is obvious that the 1950pro is far and away a better value. What gives?

2) This should have included the ATI 2900XT HD (or whatever its called). It is the real competition for the 8800gts now and without it this article adds nothing that hasn't been in numerous tom's articles already.

I liked the article, but it was pretty useless.