Which 8800GT should I get?

[carman594]

XFX Extreme Edition - $280
BFG OC Edition (not OC2) - $280
Evga Regular Edition - $270

 

[bs6749]

I say stick with a name brand and buy the base model and OC it yourself. I have had a bad BFG card before and I won't go back to them. They are typically more expensive anyway. I'd either go with an evga (good if you plan on upgrading your video card when a new one comes out that you want/need as they have a 'step-up' program) or XFX, which I believe you can OC and it's still warrantied...don't know about evga's OCing policy though. Either one of those two will do you just fine in my opinion.

 

[xx12amanxx]

Honestly i would get the MSI NX8800gt...Becuase i have it!

But out of that list i would go for the EVGA becuase every card ive bought from them 7600gs AGP, 7600gt pcix have worked flawlessly! Hell you can step up with that plan thingy they have.

 

[decripple]

right now you can get the BFG OC edition at Best Buy for $238 before shipping here's the link:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1190678470708&type=product&skuId=8594381&ref=39&loc=01

 

[Chef_Boyardee]

I'd have to say if the extra performance is worth $10 dollars, then you can answer the question. I can't possibly expect more than a 5% performance increase from one to the other. But $10 is not 5% of the price. It's slightly less. For all I know, there may only be a one percent difference. But that would where I would look for my answer.

I own the BFG version, and as of right now, I am ecstatic. I did have one issue at first. The screen would go blank after a half hour or so of play, forcing to have to hit the reset button. I don't know how, but as of the the last few days, it has resolved ?itself? All i did was crank up the fan speed, and that fixed it. But then I noticed the fan settings reset themselves, and I was playing at default fan speed for days not knowing, and without problems. I'm a little more than baffled. I have never had a machine fix itself. I thought it was overheating but the temps never go over 70 degrees.

Any ideas. Because I'm sure it will happen again.

 

[kal326]

right now you can get the BFG OC edition at Best Buy for $238 before shipping here's the link:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1190678470708&type=product&skuId=8594381&ref=39&loc=01

I got mine for $212 including taxes instore from Best Buy. $238-$40 in reward zone credits = 1 cheap 8800GT. Don't trust their website to see if they are in stock instore. I walked into one after work to check on getting a rain check and they were just pulling some out of a shipping crate. The shipping package had 6 or so cards in it. Not sure how many that store got today, but online is sold out again.