the unsung hero...came in very quietly:hail the 8800GS

[area61]

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http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/articles/view.php?id=2501&cid=3&pg=1



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[dagger]

Performance is pretty bad. The gpu is severely crippled.

 

[warezme]

dunno, the 9600 was hailed as a wonderful low cost card and this beats it for the most part overall. Other than it folds like a cheap lawn chair in Crysis but I wouldn't expect to play crysis on this anyways...

For the price its quite good. I wish my Dell M1330 laptop had this instead of the 8400GS, now that sucker is slow, and it can still run Crysis in Low, just don't look very pretty.

 

[pauldh]

Performance is pretty bad. The gpu is severely crippled.

Ah comeon, that's harsh. Without FSAA it hangs with the HD3870 and 9600GT. And the evga clocked the same as this Asus is $110 shipped AR on newegg. The 8800GS is outstanding for the money. It's obviously not going to hand with the 8800GT with fsaa, but still it's a nice card.

 

[pauldh]

dunno, the 9600 was hailed as a wonderful low cost card and this beats it for the most part overall. Other than it folds like a cheap lawn chair in Crysis but I wouldn't expect to play crysis on this anyways...

For the price its quite good. I wish my Dell M1330 laptop had this instead of the 8400GS, now that sucker is slow, and it can still run Crysis in Low, just don't look very pretty.

It only folds in crysis with fsaa which no single gpu card really remains all that playable. The mem hurts it, but it does much better than the 8800GT 256MB that really tanks. I was running some crysis tests on an 8800GS last night and played a bit. 12x10 it does pretty decent.

It would be a nice mobile solution for sure.

 

[area61]

here: http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1370/asus_geforce_8800gs_top_384mb/index.html


considering the battle 8800gs vs hd3850 256mb,which one do u guys think is worth the buck better??a point to note is gaming on both cards above 12x10 will not do any good....(with high settings)

 

[jay2tall]

If i was on the cheap, I'd get the 8800GS. however i'd pony up the few extra bucks for the 9600Gt because it does better with AA and AF and I like CANDY!

 

[area61]

but how bout the its worthiness compared to 3850?

 

[bildo123]

but how bout the its worthiness compared to 3850?

I believe they are equivalent, possibly favoring the 8800GS, and to finish it off the 8800GS can be had for a very affordable $110 like the guy mentioned above. If you want details warm up the ol' google engine.

 

[area61]

yup thats darn cheap but how long its gonna last ???since 9 series are already nearing EOL!!

 

[bildo123]

It'll last as long as the games you play allow it to, basically depending on your taste it can last a day or three years.

 

[rolli59]

It seams to me it is the perfect card for a guy gaming at no higher than 1280x1024 with no near future plans to upgrade monitor and that is a big group of people with 19" 4x3 LCDs

 

[bildo123]

I wonder why they used a 256mb 3850 and didnt include a 256mb 8800GT.

I think they were leaning towards closer prices to keep the price the control and have the performance be the comparable variable.

Getting a 8800GT with only 256MB however is like getting a Ferrari and putting 87 Octane in it

 

[area61]

I think they were leaning towards closer prices to keep the price the control and have the performance be the comparable variable.

Getting a 8800GT with only 256MB however is like getting a Ferrari and putting 87 Octane in it

u think its wise to get 8800gs than the 8800gt 256mb?

 

[jay2tall]

u think its wise to get 8800gs than the 8800gt 256mb?

Yes because if you get a 8800GT 256 you may as well pay the $10 to get the 512MB. There is a significant price difference between the GT and GS.

 

[bildo123]

u think its wise to get 8800gs than the 8800gt 256mb?

Depends on how big the wallet is but like jay said I don't know why anybody in the right mind would get a 88GT 256 at the prices the cards are at now.(Cmon a 8800GTS 512 for $200 ), but the cards in focus in my head were 3850 256MB and 8800GS. an 8800GT wouldn't really fit the price that was in that benchmark since it seems as though the price was the 'control' for the bench.

 

[area61]

Depends on how big the wallet is but like jay said I don't know why anybody in the right mind would get a 88GT 256 at the prices the cards are at now.(Cmon a 8800GTS 512 for $200 ), but the cards in focus in my head were 3850 256MB and 8800GS. an 8800GT wouldn't really fit the price that was in that benchmark since it seems as though the price was the 'control' for the bench.

guess what...im hovering over them too.my budget doesnt stretch that far to get the GTS.anyway, which one u bought?

 

[bildo123]

guess what...im hovering over them too.my budget doesnt stretch that far to get the GTS.anyway, which one u bought?

Way back in Novemeber I was able to get a BFG 8800GT OC for $237, for the time that was nice since everyone and their mother was charging near the $300 limit for the damn things. I even actually had the fancy MSI one with the heatpipes on order from buy.com and it was canceled on January thats right just about 2~3 months after the fact I 'bought' it.

 

[area61]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/04/07/the_best_gaming_graphics_cards_for_the_money/page6.html

theyve pitted the 8800gs with the hd3850 512mb!!!what do u think of that???

 

[bildo123]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/04/07/the_best_gaming_graphics_cards_for_the_money/page6.html

theyve pitted the 8800gs with the hd3850 512mb!!!what do u think of that???

Not sure, the charts haven't been updated yet with a GS. Even still the 3850's are more expensive.

 

[area61]

thats right,i doubt they would do it as the GS is as if almost doesnt exsist

 

[bildo123]

thats right,i doubt they would do it as the GS is as if almost doesnt exsist

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130332

O0o there she is all pretty and available, for a very tantalizing $110 after rebate....lets buy some together

 

[area61]

are u serious??? r u really getting one???whats ur current rig?

 

[area61]

http://www.hardwarezone.com.ph/news/view.php?id=9692&cid=6

just googled and this poped out.

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

Hey man, they had an overclocked version of the 8800 gs, and from some reveiews I read, can't remember where exactly, but if you google it, its there, that's where I found it. But when overclocked to like 650 mhz core, I think it was hanging with and maybe beating in some things, the 9600gt. Personally, for the money, I think later I'll be buying the oc'd version.