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The new Nvidia 8800 Series video cards are out now ...
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 00:27
by genblood
If you have a few hundred $$$ hanging around you can purchase
a brand new Nvidia 6800 GTX or GTS series video card. I've read
the reviews and the specs are very impressive.
I figure in a few weeks, the prices will drop alittle I hope ...
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 02:58
by Snipawolf
6800??
Isn't 7950X2 better?
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 03:04
by genblood
Snipawolf
Isn't 7950X2 better?
The specs are good, but the overall numbers say, the 6800 GTX
is faster. If you have 2 of these puppies in Sli ... it's VERY ..
fast ... at $660 a piece ... it's very pricey ... for pretty graphics
tigerdirect is selling them now.
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 03:08
by Snipawolf
Now they are just confusing me, I thought that normally, better numbers meant it was better...
Now they are annoying me
Aww... Whatever, I'll drop back in the groove next time I need to upgrade...
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 06:18
by Muzic
I think he means 8800...
Big difference in the 68 and 88 Genblood.
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 06:52
by genblood
My Bad ....
I mean 8800 .... Got to learn an type better ...
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 13:33
by Cabbage
http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/11/08/ge ... page4.html
Wow.... it puts my 7800GTX to shame
just... wow
Edit: It's a monster!
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 13:54
by AF
The DX10 cards are finally here!
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 14:17
by El Capitano
That's no graphics card...
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 14:36
by aGorm
... were caught in some sort of tracktrbeam... being suxed towards buying expensive card.
aGorm
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 14:50
by SwiftSpear
Heh, it's definitely pretty cool. Personally I got kind of used to the tech market improving by leaps and bounds, but I always love to read a new tech demo article. The CUDA features are pretty cool too.
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 14:55
by Lindir The Green
I'm gonna wait until laptops start to be made with Geforce 8000s before I get mine. Cos GeForce 8000s are cool. And they should stay non-obsolete for pretty long.
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 21:32
by Mugslugs
just got my 8800 gts today psu hasn't arrived yet i was using a shitty 400 w one from my case so i still can run it hopefully it will be here tomoz
Posted: 09 Nov 2006, 22:04
by aGorm
I already have a 600 PSU (I thoughht ahead), but im not actully goona get one till next year (cheaper) and becasue I can also I can upgrade to a true quad core AMD chip. My current computers good enough for what i need right now.
aGorm
Posted: 10 Nov 2006, 00:59
by Muzic
Hmm my step up program from evga has about 2months left, i might do it :X
Posted: 10 Nov 2006, 12:50
by AF
aren't true quad AMD's due july august? With 4x4 AMD set-ups with twin dual core cpu's due earlier?
I'd think by that time a conroe quad core would be cheaper/faster than a specialized 4x4 motherboard, twin opterons and a hefty mass of support......
Posted: 10 Nov 2006, 15:58
by wizard8873
Muzic wrote:Hmm my step up program from evga has about 2months left, i might do it :X
i hear you on that. two 7900GTO's for two 8800GTS's. now to figure out how to get my reserator to work with the 8800's
Posted: 11 Nov 2006, 07:50
by Keithus
Personally I am an ATI fan even though I have a 7900gt..... 8800gtx is all very nice but I want to see what ATI's r600 chip has to offer.
Posted: 11 Nov 2006, 23:44
by Drone_Fragger
Geforce 8 is the fail. R600 ftw. Can Nvidia honestly face down ATi now that ATi have AMD tech?
Reports from ATi Indicate that the R600 beats the Geforce8 by quite a lot :O
Posted: 11 Nov 2006, 23:59
by 1v0ry_k1ng
ati open gl licks balls. at least NVIDIA support everything.