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jloether

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10-07-2007 at 07:24:31 PM

Need to know which card is better stock.. not going to be OC'ing it but they are the SAME price.....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161201
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150171

I thought 8800GTS would be better, more stable and it's been out longer, more reviews... but the 2900pro has 512MB... I only use a 19" LCD so I don't know if that matters.. I also don't FPS game, I only MMO.

Stick with the 8800GTS ? or is 2900pro a better deal ?

I'll be running E6750 on this mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128059

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sirkillalo t

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10-07-2007 at 07:37:34 PM

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just so you know
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inqu [...] 0gts-320mb

08:40 PM EDT - Oct,05 2007 - post a comment
http://www.techamok.com/
We knew that Nvidia was planning to kill the 8800GTS 320MB in order to make room for the 65nm die-shrink that the world has come to know as G92. But it turns out that you cannot order 320MB versions any more either, since it is being pronounced as an EOL (End of Life) product. Next in line to go through a change is the 8800GTS 640MB, which is being tweaked up in order to live through the 512MB and 256MB versions of G92. Nvidia decided to raise the specs by another 16 scalar shader units, so the 8800GTS will now feature 112 scalar shaders, 16 less than 8800GTX/Ultra. Clockspeeds remain the same, as do thermal and other specs. But there are a lot of miffed Nvidia partners, crying foul over the situation. Imagine the surprise of AIBs that have thousands of printed retail boxes with old specs.

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AdamJ

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10-07-2007 at 07:43:56 PM

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2900Pro if choosing from those

San Pedro

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10-07-2007 at 07:50:45 PM

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If you don't overclock and like playing with AA enabled I'd go with the GTS. If you want to hook up your PC to an HDTV or like overclocking then go with the Pro.

justinmcg6 7

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10-07-2007 at 07:54:24 PM

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There's SEVERAL topics like these out there, all with the same conclusive opinion: The HD2900 Pro is the better buy. Why? Because it's cheaper, it offers better STOCK performance than the 320MB version of the 8800GTS, and once you OC it, although you said you weren't going too OC, you can hit levels higher than the XT and rival the GTX. It's a damn good card, I already ordered mine; and I was deciding between the 8800GTS and HD2900 Pro myself...so there's even more to add to it.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1 [...] index.html

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10-07-2007 at 07:58:48 PM

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justinmcg6 7

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10-07-2007 at 08:00:20 PM

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There's more, but I think it's clear enough, also, here's what they concluded...

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Final Thoughts

WOW! What will NVIDIA do now? The HD 2900 PRO is a power house and is simply going to be the card to own in this price bracket. Hopefully the NVIDIA driver team is hard at work creating a new driver that will help boost the performance of the 8800GTS but you have to wonder just how much more performance there is in it.

This card is going to be extremely popular amongst users, the simple fact is that for the money there really is no better bang for buck and the current overclocking potential is beginning to look very positive. The card is actually that good that it forces the HD 2900 XT to lose some of its bang for buck due to just how close the PRO performs to the XT.

HIS have done a pretty standard job with the package and line-up and while it isn’t anything extremely exciting it’s better than some other packages we see these days. The main thing is that the purchase of the PRO is going to depend on the package and price for most people. HIS aren’t the cheapest brand yet their price looks extremely good when compared to the 8800GTS. It’s going to be interesting to see what happens when we see some of the cheaper brands hit the market and just how low the PRO can go.

I’m kind of baffled by the PRO as well as being somewhat speechless (or should that be typeless?) - While it looked like it could perform great at first glance, the fact that it actually does is kind of mind blowing. It’s been a while since we have seen an AMD card come out and hit us like this.

The only real problem is the AA performance but it’s not horrendous, it could simply be better. No doubt AMD are going to continue to be concentrating on the HD series of cards and performance will continue to improve as time goes on.

Simply put if you’re looking for a new card that doesn’t break the bank – we’ve found it for you!

Hopefully this can lay to rest the debate between HD2900 Pro and 8800GTS 320 battle.

Message edited by justinmcg6 7 on 10-07-2007 at 08:01:24 PM

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