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

Evga 8800GTS. Better cooler, more overclocking headroom and about 10% faster to boot.

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.
 
 

my psu is 850w and cpu is q6600

thats good. happy shopping
 
Cheers!

Both great options for the money, go with what you can afford.  If you hate noise, avoid the single slot 8800GT with the refernce cooler.  Happy shopping.
 
I like this Quad pipe 8800GT for $185 AR with the Witcher:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127329
 
Or this 8800GTS for $215 AR with the Witcher:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127323
 
Or this 8800GTS for $230AR with Crysis and lifetime warranty:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130312
 
 
Bang for buck I'd vote for a $110 8800GS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130332
 
or the $145 9600GT:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127333
 

 
 
 
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? ?

Oh yeah, while not quite as good as the 9600GT, The 8800GS is way above the 7900GS.  No comparison at all.  It trades blows with the HD3850, which beats the 7900GTX even.  
example of 7900GS vs HD3850 and 9600GT: http://firingsquad.com/hardware/nv [...] page12.asp
 
Hard charts to follow, but here you can see 8800GS vs 9600GT, and HD3850.  Their 8800GS is the same clocks as the evga $110 one.  (550/1600) http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php? [...] mitstart=1
 

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.

^ Oh now worries, if you see better prices please share them.  I'd like to see the OP or anyone else reading this get the most for their money.  

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.  
 

The 8800GT is a gem.

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.

The 8800GT is still better bang for buck, but you need to consider that the 8800GTS really shines over the 8800GT at higher resolutions. If you have a 19" monitor, it would probably be more worth it to get a 8800GT anyway.

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

Apparently some pretty good overclocks are being had with the 8800GS putting it on par or better than the 9600GT.  That might be the best bang for the buck at the moment.  However, that sets the performance ceiling lower than most hardcore gamers would like.

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.

At $220 the GTS is a great deal, but as mentioned unless you have a big monitor, youll never see any more performance from it than you would from a GT.  I own the MSI card and it is nice.  Using it with a 20" 16x10 and it eats everything (cept Crysis) I throw at it at maxxed settings.  See my overclock in sig.

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

http://en.expreview.com/2008/01/21 [...] b/?page=24

I think this is a better chart.  Notice the 8800gs is clocked pretty low and it beats 3850 512mb card most of the benchmarks except for Call of Juerez which emphasize on pixel performance and memory bandwidth which 8800gs is also running out vram.

http://en.expreview.com/2008/03/25 [...] ng-test/5/

This also tests 174.xx drivers vs 169.xx drivers on 8800gt.  Notice all the reviews test the 9600gt it uses 174.xx drivers while G92 chips were using 169.xx drivers which made the 9600gt look a little better.

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