Recommend me a 8800 GTX

[RandomDude]

I am looking to upgrade from my 8800 GTS to a GTX in the near future - all other things remaining equal - but I am having a major headache trying to choose between all the different brands. My GTS is a BFG OC, and I have a very positive feeling about the BFG series because of it, but does anyone have a recommendation for the brand of GTX to buy? I am not looking for an Ultra as it is way too expensive (and not worth it) but just a normal or OC version of the card.

Anyone have a recommendation?

 

[ooral]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=611289 (I have two of these!)

http://www.pcbuyit.co.uk/contents.asp? (Bottom right of page)

Cheapest in the UK, Scan ones are superb!

 

[nickc07]

I would say look at EVGA and their Step Up program. Basically you buy and card and register it with them. Anytime within 90 days you can get a FULL CREDIT towards an upgraded card.

Even if you dont want to upgrade I have been using EVGA cards for a while now and I like them. Also BFG and XFX are really good.

 

[RandomDude]

Nick, do you know if you can step up between generations of hardware (like 7000 series to 8000 or 8000 to 9000) or is it limited to one generation?

I guess it would be an option if we knew that 9800 series are coming out and will be more powerful 3 months from now. I will have a look though. Thanks.

ooral, that Scan card looks like a great deal. How are your cards performing so far? What is your 3DMark06 score? How long ago did you buy them?

 

[nickc07]

I am guessing it will work for all EVGA cards.

EX: You buy a 7600GT for $100. In 2 months the 98xx come out @ $750. You can step up your card. Send you card to EVGA along with $650 and you get the new card.

 

[Heyyou27]

eVga is always my first choice due to their warranty, price, and step-up program.

 

[spuddyt]

so what are you doing with the gts? *looks hopeful* (not very though since I'm not stupid and neither are you)

 

[RandomDude]

Lol, I will sell the GTS. Are you in the UK (if you are interested in buying)?

Also, does anyone think that £300 is reasonable for a BFG 8800 GTX OC?

 

[AdamJ]

Go with EVGA

 

[turtle1]

I really like my BFG 8800GTX OC. Have had 0 problems with it. Has life time warranty and great support. EVGA does have the nice "step up" program.

 

[erocker]

eVga FTW!

 

[bruce555]

Evga;

November is really close and we all are expecting a release from Nvidia in that month and you can just step up then. I've done the step-up and it was easy and worth it.

 

[turtle1]

Does the step up program allow more than one step up per customer, or is it a one time thing?

 

[aevm]

Lol, I will sell the GTS. Are you in the UK (if you are interested in buying)?

Also, does anyone think that £300 is reasonable for a BFG 8800 GTX OC?

Dude, I think it's reasonable. I paid CAD$651 for my BFG 8800 GTX OC2, and it's still the same price where I got it from. At a 2.20 exchange rate, £300 is about the same amount. Sounds like a good deal to me, considering that things in the UK are usually more expensive than in Canada. I was in London last week and they charged £6.70 for a daily pass for the bus, for crying out loud. It's only $6 where I live

 

[nickc07]

Does the step up program allow more than one step up per customer, or is it a one time thing?

Go to EVGA website and read up on it. I believe you can step-up as much as you want with one exception. You cannot step up a stepped up card (if that makes since). Basically you buy a card within 90days trade it in on a new one, but only once with that card

 

[AdamJ]

You can only step up once per product. Say you have a 7900, you can step up to an 8800, but thats it. You cannot step up to something else from that

 

[spuddyt]

Lol, I will sell the GTS. Are you in the UK (if you are interested in buying)?

how much would it be going for? seriously I am looking at a gts in the near future, and if it was cheaper... oh and I do live in the uk

 

[RandomDude]

It is a 320 MB GTS mind....

If you are still interested let me know.

 

[emp]

how much would it be going for? seriously I am looking at a gts in the near future, and if it was cheaper... oh and I do live in the uk

Hmmm... leaving that lovely 8600GTS behind are we?

 

[spuddyt]

been wanting to since I got the thing, and realised it sucked :lol:

 

[royalcrown]

XFX has an awesome lifetime warranty that transfers even to the second owner of a card, so that might make it easier to sell down the road.