Need some advice...8800 GTS (G92) worth it?

I was thinking the exact same thing. I ended up buying the GT yesterday and it plays all my games on max so I'm happy. I bought it at a local store, so I have 30 days to make up my mind. If it turns out something better comes out at a competitive price I suppose I'll return it. But I have a feeling I'll just hold onto it.

I am at the same point you guys are....I like that card a lot, but you can get 2 gt's from tiger for only 100 more..

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=1839

what to do what to do.....

I think gettin the EVGA version will make it worth it, that way if a better card comes out at same price within next three months you'll be able to step-up. Plus the free game is like $50 off.

Go for it. That card is faster than the 8800GT, has a better cooler, and since you want Crysis anyway it's totally worth the price.

that card has had $20 rebete at newegg for weeks

the 8800GTS is the best card out today for the price

GTS is the best GT lol

I thought about buying that 8800GT for $240, but wasn't sure on the brand. Is KFA2 a reliable brand? I haven't heard of them before. Last time I bought a card was a 7600GT and I didn't see anything of their's then, so the company can't be more than a year or two old.

Also, interesting deal on the leadtek card. Unfortunately it includes a rebate which I really hate But I'll definitely consider it.

Sorry to hear that, pauldh. Are you at least noticing a serious speed improvement?

I have the 8800GTS G92 (the same one you are looking at, and with Crysis too) and the fan is whisper quiet even up to 50%. If you plan to overclock, definitely go with the GTS. If not, but you are concerned about heat/noise, go with the GTS. If none of these concern you, go with the GT.

I've left price out of this because your OP said you were fine with spending $300-400. This card is definitely the best in the price range. I just figured out I was having a problem with my memory that was causing games to crash so I was holding off on OCing the card, but I am planning to try soon. From what I've heard it OCs very well. I'm more than happy with it.

Oh yeah, I like the cards, just not the coolers. It seems a must to use ntune or riva to control rpm with these cards. The stock coolers are very loud when manually set to provide good cooling. I really think the 8800GT is an outstanding performer, but NV goofed on the reference cooler. In the OP's case, factor in $40 anyway for Crysis and the GTS 512MB looks like a good option. If noise isn't a concern, then the 8800GT is OK.

8800GT is better value at lower resolutions, because it performs pretty much on par to the 8800GTS at lower resolutions.

If you play at high resolutions, the 8800GTS will give you at bit more performance.

Conclusion: All depends on what resolution you play games with.

Ok, so I've decided on the 8800GTS. Now I'm not sure who to buy it from. I'm in the midst of a major upgrade, and I've got two similar prices for similar things from both newegg and tiger. Here are my two options:

NewEgg: Total (after shipping and rebates) $557.93
MSI K9N4 SLI-F Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 Dual Channel
Crysis
BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTS (G92)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (65nm)

Tiger: Total (after shipping and rebates) $619.24
Patriot Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 Memory (2 x 1024MB)
MSI K9N4 SLI-F Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (90nm)
Crysis
EVGA 8800GTS (G92)

I'm leaning towards the newegg deal. Is the EVGA brand worth $50 more than the BFG brand? AFAIK Crucial and Patriot are around the same quality, so that is about equal.

This is the sort of question that starts flame wars.

My personal opinion is that eVGA is worth just as much as BFG or XFX, and a bit more than the rest. For example the last time I bought a video card I paid $651 for BFG. eVGA was over $700 so I passed. MSI was under $600 but I didn't like the reviews, and the BFG was also clocked higher. It's all very subjective. eVGA is probably the best brand, but $50 is too much of a premium IMO.