8800gt vs 8800gts (g92) better bang for the buck? Which

Which one is a better buy?

XFX 8800gt clocked 640Mhz(Vs 600 standard) for $195

OR

EVGA 8800gts 512 clocked at 670Mhz(I think standard) for $220


I game at 1680x1050 and currently have a 7900GS 256mb

A month ago i would've said 8800GT, because both the cards were much more expensive and the GTS wasn't worth the $300 (its only a fractional improvement performance wise over the GT) while the GT was VERY MUCH worth the money(still is)...but now for 220 bucks the GTS is quite a good deal...get the GTS.

i hope you have a good PSU and CPU though.

thats good. happy shopping

Cheers!

The prices I quoted were after taxes and shipping to California.

Also I was considering 8800gs deal. but that would not be great upgrade over a 7900gs. would it? ?

Not trying to undercut your deals pauldh, which are great. But I got on just to double check this site before I placed my order.

Right now on slickdeals.net, you can find through buy.com that same evga g92 8800gts, with Crysis (at least that's what the model number indicates, though the picture does not) for $207.49 after a $30 rebate.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showt [...] did=777310

I was gonna wait for the 9800GTX to come out to see what I'm missing, but it doesn't sound like much. And hey, if it is, sounds like I can use the EVGA step up program within 90 days.

I have both a 8800GTS and 8800GT in separate systems. I'm scratching my head wondering why I paid $300 for the GTS when I paid $200 for the GT and the performance is virtually identical at resolutions up to 1680x1050. My GT actually BEATS the GTS in performance of some games. I originally bought the GTS for my main gaming computer, but switched them when I saw the better performance of the GT.

The MSI 8800GT from NewEgg for $179 is probably your best performance for the money - and besides it has an after-market cooler that is significantly better than the standard cooling system on most 8800GT cards - idle is about 38C, and I've never seen it over 50C in use.

8800GT was (is)
but the 8800GTS may become the better bang for the buck as prices come down as Nvidia may clear them out.
8800GT and GTS may soon vanish as 9800GTX and 9800GT replace them.

Currently hard to fault either card. On newegg, it's $180 for a Quad pipe 8800GT or $200 for a GTS. Both after rebate, both MSI, both with the Witcher game for free.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127329
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127325

8800GT only cost $175....if you know where to look. Given that price than the 8800GT is best bang for buck. However, comparing the prices on those specific cards OP listed...the 8800GTS is.

8800gt ftw. It's so close the 8800gts that it's not even worth mentioning. Overclock 8800gt and you can easily surpass 8800gts.

Hey guys even though I didnt start this post thanks for the information as I am also thinking of buying a new
v card.

Though I do have a question and want to make sure my current mobo and psu can handle them.

I have the Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 and
OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI


If you have any questions please let me know.

Are you going to do a mini review on all those cards? I'm getting excited already.

I would love to see max overclocked benches instead of factory clocked. Raw performance #'s and then AA would be awesome! I wish you could stick a 9600gt into the mix.

XFX is based on 6 layer PCB I guess to cut cost. EVGA uses standard 8800gt pcb.

There are different clocked version 8800gs though.. Not just 550/1375/800 or whatever. EVGA model has 650core 950mem model. There is no difference between these different models physically. These companies just charging more for a factory clocks.

BTW XFX dropped their price again. $100 after rebate. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150275

Yeah, all 8 is the plan. Alot of games too. I only say "mini" review because it will mainly be exploring performance (benching and performance charts) and not alot of other in-depth info. We shall see how much time I can find. And before you get too excited, part one anyway won't have OC'in in it. I hope to follow up with that on some of the cards later on. Also, no way will I be able to churn out results in one night like you managed to do. Probably need a couple weeks to get through all of it. I do wish I had a 9600GT, 8600GTS, and HD3870 though. I'd never buy one, but would like to have seen the how 256MB 8800GT does too.

Well I'll be here I would love to see it. I can't wait.