Bearing in mind that the 2900PRO has 512MB is it worther getting this over the 8800 320MB???

Will the 2900PRO still give me a Vista score of 5.9?

Its such a shame that games like Cysis, Bio and GRAW 1&2 require just a bit more RAM than the 320 can provide--- but apart from that is it worth the up grade?

if I already had the 8800, I wouldn't upgrade to the pro. If I was buying one or the other, I would get the ati.

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What he said.

I'd wait for the prices the settle down first, then look. The two difference between the XT and the pro, are clock speeds and amount of ram. I'm pretty sure that the 2900pro is supposed to come with 256MBs of ram, though I'm sure that some companies will put 512MBs on some cards. These will cost quite a bit more then the 256MB models however, probably making them more then the 8800GTS 320MB.

Pure guess, but the 256MB 2900pro will go for a bit over $200. This will make it cheaper then the 8800GTS, unless Nvidia cuts the price. The 512MB models will go for around $300, probably closer to $350. Remember, the 512MB pro and 512MB XT will only have a frequency difference between the two. This all assumes that AMD isn't going to do a price cut.

All the 2900 PROs I've seen reviewed so far had 512mb of RAM.

Actually the 2900 pro comes in either 512Mb or 1024MB variants, just like the XT.

Between the two, I'd go with the 2900 pro and overclock it to xt speeds (much better bang for the buck, and even if you don't overclock it, it still competes very well with the 8800gts in performance and price). However, as 08nwsula said, if you already have an 8800gts, then it's just a waste of money.

Hi guys!

I'm facing the same dilemma.
Until a couple of hours ago I was sure that I was going to buy the 8800GTS but after reading the new "Best video cards for the money" article I'm not so sure anymore.
I kinda lean very hard to the side of the 2900 Pro but I don't know which version to buy. Is it possible that the card with 1GB of memory will perform worse than the one with less ram like we have seen it before with other cards?
Also what about that rumor that the 1GB version is going to be longer than the 512MB one? I would be kinda pissed to buy the card and then find out that it doesn't fit into my Coolermaster Mystique case.

So the 2900PRO has 512MB ram according to ebuyer, Scan and overclockers.

The 512MB RAM has an instant improvement over the 320MB and as far as I can tell its only the fact the the 8800 320MB GC has less ram is the main issue.

I don't want max settings -- but on the other hand I don't want low settings either -- with GRAW I can't really do much and this is down to the lack of RAM --

SO the question again-- is the 2900PRO worth getting for me?

Whatever I saw was obviously wrong. I haven't kept up on this card, only read stuff from the rumor mill a couple of months ago. Yes, the 2900pro does have either 512MB or 1GB of ram. Newegg currently has the Sapphire 512MB card for sale, and its $265 counting shipping. The cheapest 8800GTS 320MB is $267 AFTER a $35 rebate. There is a better deal for $5 more that comes with a free copy of Lost planet and is from XFX instead of leadtek.

Now that price has been determined, the only thing left to consider is performance. Unless I am wrong again, the only difference between the XT and the pro is clock speeds. Considering that the XT is faster then either version of the GTS, I would give the nod in performance to the pro. Even if its a bit slower stock you could probably overclock it to near XT speeds to make it faster again. Lots of speed, and no rebate at the same price as the 8800GTS, sounds like a good deal to me. (you might want to consider the free game and/or power consumption/heat)

Pro looks like it would be the better buy....ifff you can overclock it

Yeah.
But what about the 1GB version? Wouldn't it be even more better considering double the size of ram and that it's GDDR4?

yes, but then the price becomes an issue aswell. You dont wanna be spending an extra $100 for 1gb ram if it only gives you a boost in game of about 2-5%.

basically boils down to the resolution he wants to play at, and how much he is willing to spend