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WR2   10-29-2007 at 03:29:07 PM

Lots of 8800GT benchmarking plus 8800GT in SLI. Very interesting results to say the least.
http://firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_8800_gt_performance/images/lp1920.gif

 

http://firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_8800_gt_performance/images/wic1600.gif

 

8800GT Performance review including SLI @ FiringSquad.com

 

Benchmarked games
Company of Heroes 1.71 (running DX9)
F.E.A.R. 1.08
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Call of Duty 4 Demo
Half-Life 2 Episode Two
Lost Planet DX9
World in Conflict
Unreal Tournament 3 Demo
Crysis Demo


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itotallybelieveyou   10-29-2007 at 09:02:44 PM
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cool benchies

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flip_x   10-29-2007 at 10:07:57 PM
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what about dx 10??

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pauldh   10-30-2007 at 03:44:52 AM
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Interesting they snuck a HD2900GT in that review.

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WR2   10-30-2007 at 03:22:48 PM
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Likely they did that because the 2900Pro/2900GT matches the $199/$249 price points of the 8800GT 512 & 8800GT 256.
It would have been nice to see the 8800GT/256 benchmarked too.

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Kamrooz   10-30-2007 at 03:59:19 PM
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Honestly though. Considering the performance of the 8800 GT...This would be one of the only moment I'll ever recommend SLI. When I do decide to build my new rig, If there is no new high end out I'm going to nab 2 of these suckers.

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3Ball   10-30-2007 at 04:13:19 PM
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Yea I am definitely replacing my X1900XTX 512mb this x-mas with either the 8800GT or the new ATI HD 3800 series in thats in the same price range if it shows up well this time around. I think it will be money well spent! lol

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Maziar   10-30-2007 at 04:15:34 PM
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thanx for the link , its interesting ,in HL2:EP2 and Crysis 8800GTX wins over 8800GT in every resolution

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mtyermom   10-30-2007 at 04:40:17 PM
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Maziar wrote :

thanx for the link , its interesting ,in HL2:EP2 and Crysis 8800GTX wins over 8800GT in every resolution



What's interesting about it? Everything we've seen so far shows the 8800GT performing very well, but still marginally slower than the GTX across the board... or am I mistaken?

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Kamrooz   10-30-2007 at 04:46:40 PM
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The 8800 GT is a great card. It can surpass the 8800 GTX in a few benchies but not all. There will be numerous titles that it won't be able to cope against the 8800 GTX...Which I'm glad for...This is a midrange...Not a high end solution. If it beat the 8800 GTX across the board there'd be a major problem...

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paesan   10-30-2007 at 05:08:00 PM
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The 8800gt sli setup beats the gtx every time. The results for crysis do not have a 8800gt sli setup. I am leaning towards getting two 8800gt cards for sli. I currently play my games on my samsung 61" dlp at 1080p and need all the power I can get. I have to admit I am spoiled playing at this resolution and screen size. I tried playing on my 20" widescreen but it is no comparison.

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WR2   10-30-2007 at 05:15:24 PM
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Kamrooz wrote :

This would be one of the only moment I'll ever recommend SLI.

I have to admit that thought crossed my mind too. But in the back of my mind Im thinking - "damn! what will the NEXT Nvidia card released be like?" I've been holding off thinking about a 24" LCD because of the cost of dual/SLI 8800GTS/640. But it looks like 19x12 nirvana just had $300 lopped off the price of admission.
Still hard to recommend SLI to someone unless they know their "primary game" makes it worthwile.
At the moment for me thats MS Flight Simulator X (and other flight and racing sims) but I have been looking at World in Conflict. And so I wont benefit the way someone whose primary game is going to be Unreal Tournamen 3
http://firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_8800_gt_performance/images/aaut1920.gif

   

DX9 16x12 @ 40 w/ AA+AF
http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/skymtl/GPU/8800GT/8800GT_0044.JPG

 

http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image/skymtl/GPU/8800GT/8800GT_0046.JPG
DX10 16x12 @ 42 w/ NO AA/AF. That comparison had me flipping back and forth till I saw the differences in AA/AF.
From HardwareCanucks review

 

And hanging around in the 8800/Ultra territory... impressive!
http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/graph_video.html?test=lost72&d1=20.5&d2=20.2&d3=40.1&d4=68.4&d5=61.4&lab1=eVGA%20e-GeForce%208600GTS%20SuperClocked&lab2=ATI%20Diamond%20HD2600XT%20256MB%20CrossFire&lab3=eVGA%20e-GeForce%2088000GTS%20320MB&lab4=eVGA%20e-GeForce%208800%20Ultra%20768MB&lab5=eVGA%20e-GeForce%208800%20GT%20512MB
From Motherboards.org

 

Not that its possible to say its an Uber video card yet.
http://techreport.com/r.x/geforce-8800gt/lostplanet-snow.gif
From Techreport.com

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GeOMan   10-30-2007 at 05:34:31 PM
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Nice article, good find and thanks for sharing.

I must admit I'm getting excited about the idea of two 8800GT's outperforming a GTX, and i think they'll still come out cheaper.

AMD/ATI will really have to pull a rabbit out of a hat with the HD3800 to stop me buying two GT's in January when i eventually upgrade.

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Maziar   10-30-2007 at 05:38:09 PM
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mtyermom wrote :

What's interesting about it? Everything we've seen so far shows the 8800GT performing very well, but still marginally slower than the GTX across the board... or am I mistaken?



there is nothing interesting, i was only telling what benchmark was showing

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Heyyou27   10-30-2007 at 06:07:25 PM
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At 1920x1200 with 4xAA the 8800GT isn't even close to keeping up with the 8800GTX.
http://media.tomshardware.com/2007/10/29/geforce_8800_gt/benchj.png

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cooler_power   10-30-2007 at 06:15:04 PM
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anyone know if 2 8800GT in Sli will work at 8x PCI-E slots? I am asking this because my mobo is an asus p5ne-sli..

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Maziar   10-30-2007 at 06:20:27 PM
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Heyyou27 wrote :

At 1920x1200 with 4xAA the 8800GT isn't even close to keeping up with the 8800GTX.
http://media.tomshardware.com/2007 [...] benchj.png



thanx Heyyou27 , thats what i wanted to say

8800GT is a solid performer, no doubt about it , but it falls behind a 8800GTX in very high resolutions (just like 8800GTS 640 vs 320)

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cah027   10-30-2007 at 06:34:33 PM
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I would say it would be worth going sli on these if the price actually gets down to sub $200, otherwise I would rather spend $500 or so on a single card that comes close and uses less energy than 2 GT's, then I might be able to afford another GTX when the next highend cards come out and the GTX's come down in price.

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WR2   10-30-2007 at 06:36:14 PM
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cooler_power wrote :

anyone know if 2 8800GT in Sli will work at 8x PCI-E slots? I am asking this because my mobo is an asus p5ne-sli..

Should be no problem at all. You might want to check your PSU to make sure it will handle two GPUs.
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/nvidia%20geforce%208800%20gt_10290771026/15926.png

 

EVGA website is recommending 450W and 24amps +12v for EVGA SLI 8800GT OC'd models

 

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Heyyou27   10-30-2007 at 07:16:54 PM
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Maziar wrote :

thanx Heyyou27 , thats what i wanted to say

8800GT is a solid performer, no doubt about it , but it falls behind a 8800GTX in very high resolutions (just like 8800GTS 640 vs 320)

Yeah, for the price in most situations it would outperform the 8800GTS, and even rival the 8800GTX, but there are a few situations where it falls behind signifigantly. Still it seems like the great mid range card everyone has been waiting for.

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cooler_power   10-30-2007 at 07:47:19 PM
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WR2 wrote :

Should be no problem at all. You might want to check your PSU to make sure it will handle two GPUs.
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs [...] /15926.png

EVGA website is recommending 450W and 24amps +12v for EVGA SLI 8800GT OC'd models




is it true that 2 8800GTX (SLI) on my mobo will not work?

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WR2   10-30-2007 at 09:10:48 PM
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cooler_power wrote :

is it true that 2 8800GTX (SLI) on my mobo will not work?

Untrue. ASUS P5N-E supports 8800GTX SLI just fine. 8800GTX in SLI used in ASUS P5N-E review from here:
http://www.techspot.com/review/asus-p5n-e-sli/

 

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