I Can't Justify Buying An 8800GTX

I almost feel bad asking this question but I have to... Getting ready to upgrade my video card and as much as I would like to purchase a 8800GTX, I just cant justify spending another $150 over a GTS. I've heard rumors that a well overclocked GTS can match the performance on a GTX, is this true? I just dont know if I want to wait around for the next gen cards and since it doesnt look like there coming out this year I want to enjoy my games now.

My 7950GT just isnt cutting it at 1920x1200...

Yea it's a tough choice. I'm planning to build a new rig soon and don't want a 8800GTX...it's a year old now...just doesn't seem right dumping that much into a card that old.

I'd wait a little and see what the new cards coming out in november offer. Also if you plan to get a EVGA you can always step up 3 months down the road. Personally I think XFX's options are better. Double lifetime warranty. But what makes it really nice is the fact you can sell the product with the buyer holding onto that lifetime warranty. They just have to register it once they buy it from you. This makes it easier to sell older graphics card. You can pretty much nab a 8800 GTX and sell it a month or so before the new high ends roll out for around 50-150 below retail. You lose out on around 50-150...But you'll always be able to plop a high end gfx card into your rig. Really worth it. Better then the EVGA step up program...just requires more effort...Plus XFX offers a no hassle warranty on overclocking...So that's a great feeling as well.

Wait untill after the Crysis demo goes pub then buy what you need I bought a GTS and overclocked it but that docent mean it going to be good enough. Ill just have to wait until I can get the demo. BA

Wrong , 8800GTX beats 8800GTS 640 in every game and in some games the difference is noticealbe, see it for yourself :
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/v [...] undup.html

its only one of the reviews that proves my word

in some games the difference is even more than 50FPS

It doesn't look as if there will be a rival to the 8800GTX this year.

However, there will be rivals to the 8800 GTS - ATI is bringing out the 2950XT / PRO next month in this price segment, and nVidia is releasing the midrange G92 later this month.

The G92 is going to be a fairly high-end card according to vr-zone
They say Reference cards have reportedly scored 10k in 3DMark06 even though that doesn't mean a whole lot.
http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=5309#Scene_1
It may not be a solid source, but atleast it's better than The Inc.

I know it won't replace it, I was replying to ethel's statement that it would be midrange, I just forgot to remove the rest of the quote.

Yeah, that's the attitude alot of us have. At best you are looking $480 AR, which doesn't sit well for me either on a 1 year old card. We got spoiled getting one year old cutting edge performance out of sub $300 cards in the past.

But the fact remains, the 8800GTX is still, as of now, the card to have. If I gamed at 19x12 I would buy the 8800GTX for sure. I game at 1680x1050 and have come close to pulling the trigger on a GTX many times. I don't need it, but just want it for 16x10 max gaming. It just spanks the GTS with eye candy cranked. Although it is an outstanding card for the money, I'm just sorry I ever bought the 320MB GTS...should have just bought the GTX from the start seeing how prices haven't plunged much.

I bought an 8800 GTX the day they came out and I don't regret it at all.

i bought a 8800GTX about 2-3 months ago , and i am very happy with it

If you can't justify buying an 8800GTX, why did you make a thread about it?

justinmcg67 - SWEET!

And I have heard that Foxconn makes MBs and Videocards for all the tier 1 manufacturers anyway (BFG, eVga, Asus) so your card is not some inferior brand or something.

Don't forget to unlatch the PCI-e retention clip on your MB if you have one, it is really hard to see and even harder to remember it is there in your excitement in pulling out your old card to install the new one.

I can't wait till Crysis comes out, haven't been this excited since Doom 3!!! I still have the little pewter figurine on my monitor!!!

i have the 640 version the only reason why i didnt get the gtx is i thought a new one would come out... so im gonna use my stepup program for a gtx sometime in nov...

As for your question I don't know but let me say this about Step Up. Newegg has the Evga 8800GTX for $549.99 - $20MIR + $6.33s/h = $536.32 Evga has the same card for $599.99 + $14s/h + about another $14 or so to send your card to them which gives you a total of at least $627.99. This gives you a net loss of about $92 give or take as well as the loss of your video card for the time it is in transit so in most cases it is a better option to try and sell your card yourself.

Yeah, that was pretty ace that clip - just hope it doesn't need two of the buggers to run it at 1920x1200