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On which 8800GTS to get. My PSU is a Corsair 520w. I'm right about ready to place my order.

The cards I'm looking at are as follows;

BFG 320mb OC2
BFG 640mb

EVGA 640mb
EVGA 640mb Superclocked

Ideally I'm looking for something that will run Crysis with some impressive detail, and also the freedom to up the res if needs be. I currently run different games at different resolutions.

I have read sooooooooo much info on these cards, and the more I read the more confused/indecisive I become :o 

As this appears to be the better of all the forums so far I'm hoping for some good honest help :sol: 

Thanks in advance for any help/pointers. :hello: 

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Evga 640, you can OC just using nTune without voiding the warranty (just don't get burn marks on the card) and save yourself the SC price premium. Superclocked is not even noticeable, especially since everyone is at least OCing 8800s to at least 600core, 1800 ram.

I am doing 640 core, 1924 ram and it runs under 72C at these settings under full load.
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Thanks for the replies guys. They've been very useful. I have a Dell 17" E173FP monitor at the moment but my current video settings aloow me to up the res to 2560 x 1600, but th emonitor max is 1280.

With this in mind I guess the 320mb, but if I u/g the monitor then the 640mb ?

But out of interest, even with my current screen, would the 640mb allow me higher detail settings on a game with my 1280 max res?

do not even think about getting a 320mb version. If you want to play crysis with the highest textures, then get the 640mb version.

I recommend evga. superclocked or not, doesnt matter really.

AdamJ said:
do not even think about getting a 320mb version. If you want to play crysis with the highest textures, then get the 640mb version.

I recommend evga. superclocked or not, doesnt matter really.


Well at the moment, due to the max res setting of my monitor, the EVGA 320mb SC out performs the 640mb. When I change the monitor, and Crysis should be out and reviewed by then, I can use the step up program to change to the 640mb, and potentially save myself some dosh :bounce: 

Well guys, all the new equipment is installed. The PSU is soooo much quieter than my original Dell one. The EVGA 8800GTS 320mb Superclocked is awesome. Max's Stalker with full AA, MoH Airborne with no problems at all, runs very quiet too. I would definitely recommend it if your monitor doesn't have anything abov 1280 this is the beast to get and it out performs the 640mb version quite significantly.....and with the step up program available it makes it an evenn better deal :bounce: 
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