Merged 8800GT Review/Article Threads

ancalime · 10-08-07, 10:09 PM

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10...rce_8800_gts/1

I think the 8800GT to act as a filler card between the 8600GTS and the 8800GTS is a great idea. The gap performance wise was so big it is about time Nvidia released something like this!
The card looks really slick too.

Sgt_Pinto · 10-09-07, 02:59 AM

yea i am looking forward to this. and the 2950's will be interesting.

One Bull · 10-09-07, 04:15 AM

Single slot, low profile. I'm sure alot of people will be happy with that

SeasonalEclipse · 10-09-07, 05:34 AM

ARG! Just when I get plans to get a bigger case TO GET A VIDEO CARD!!!!

Vipasnipa · 10-09-07, 09:35 AM

Meh, pretty lame article. Doesn't say anything new that wasn't already reported last week.

Rattle · 10-09-07, 09:36 AM

yes but new reports from vr zone state 112 stream processors

nd4spdbh2 · 10-09-07, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattle

yes but new reports from vr zone state 112 stream processors

like i have said before i REALLY hope the new 8800gts 640's just have an nvidia modded bios, thus allowing us original 8800gts 640 users to pop the new bios on our cards... and walla 16 extra sp's!

Rattle · 10-09-07, 12:03 PM

i was talking about the 8800gt with 112 SP's but yeah I would hope the current 640's can be opened up once we get a bios.

Neural Net · 10-09-07, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattle

i was talking about the 8800gt with 112 SP's but yeah I would hope the current 640's can be opened up once we get a bios.

The 8800GT has 112 SP's? I doubt that it will to be honest.

Rattle · 10-09-07, 01:08 PM

doesnt matter what me or you think.
http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/GeFo...5GHz/5329.html

I dont see them making a drastically different core for 1 gpu.
also if the 96 SP parts are going KAPUT which is also being rumored the 320 is getting dropped and the 640 is going to 112 that means all the faulty 128 SP gtx cores are going to 112 for the 640 and the gt card. Its the easiest thing for them to do and will maximize their profit.

||Console|| · 10-09-07, 01:19 PM

I still have no idea why ppl bash the 8600gt i might be buying one again if i cant get my 8800 running

Rattle · 10-09-07, 01:20 PM

they bash it because its performance is weak compared to 7900/1900 series and at this point is the next card down from a 8800gts 320

||Console|| · 10-09-07, 01:23 PM

It might be weak but it still beats them + has dx10 support . And @ 120$ its a pretty good deal
And most places dont even sell 7900's any more just the 8500 and 8600's

Evilsizer · 10-09-07, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nd4spdbh2

like i have said before i REALLY hope the new 8800gts 640's just have an nvidia modded bios, thus allowing us original 8800gts 640 users to pop the new bios on our cards... and walla 16 extra sp's!

if not, then im calling EVGA for when that does take place...

Rattle · 10-09-07, 01:25 PM

i dont think it beats a 7900gs in gaming and its cheaper.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133186

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/426/22
http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/426/1/

not a bad review here, i think it gets a bad rap cuz its not really faster than the previous gen top cards and there's a huge gap between it and the 320 gts

Neural Net · 10-09-07, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattle

doesnt matter what me or you think.
http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/GeFo...5GHz/5329.html

I dont see them making a drastically different core for 1 gpu.
also if the 96 SP parts are going KAPUT which is also being rumored the 320 is getting dropped and the 640 is going to 112 that means all the faulty 128 SP gtx cores are going to 112 for the 640 and the gt card. Its the easiest thing for them to do and will maximize their profit.

Interesting, guess they're riding on the memory bus width to provide the difference in performance.

Evilsizer · 10-09-07, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neural Net

Interesting, guess they're riding on the memory bus width to provide the difference in performance.

well the mem bus width is staying the same from what i read. wouldnt they be then banking on the higher mem speed? either way if the width stays the same the card still gains with the higher stream count.

Neural Net · 10-09-07, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilsizer

well the mem bus width is staying the same from what i read. wouldnt they be then banking on the higher mem speed? either way if the width stays the same the card still gains with the higher stream count.

Sorry I was talking about the performance difference between the 8800GT and the new 8800GTS - the 8800GT is supposed to have a 256bit bus as opposed to the GTS' 320bit. Which if they have the same number of SPs could explain the performance difference between the two cards. More so than a few hundred Mhz difference in memory speeds imo

Evilsizer · 10-09-07, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neural Net

Sorry I was talking about the performance difference between the 8800GT and the new 8800GTS - the 8800GT is supposed to have a 256bit bus as opposed to the GTS' 320bit. Which if they have the same number of SPs could explain the performance difference between the two cards. More so than a few hundred Mhz difference in memory speeds imo

hmm i thought i read the 8800GT has 320bit making it the new 8800gts 640mb card... interesting none the less, would make more sense though to have the 8800GT with 96 on a 256bit mem width.

Neural Net · 10-09-07, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evilsizer

hmm i thought i read the 8800GT has 320bit making it the new 8800gts 640mb card... interesting none the less, would make more sense though to have the 8800GT with 96 on a 256bit mem width.

Yeh it is odd, but every bit of news I've read on the 8800GT says that it'll be offered in 2 flavours, a 256MB and 512MB version, both with a 256bit bus.

10-08-07, 10:09 PM	Thread Starter #1
ancalime Join Date: Mar 2007	Merged 8800GT Review/Article Threads http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/10...rce_8800_gts/1 I think the 8800GT to act as a filler card between the 8600GTS and the 8800GTS is a great idea. The gap performance wise was so big it is about time Nvidia released something like this! The card looks really slick too. __________________ Main Rig CPU: AMD X2 4200+ @ 2.71 GHz (258 x 10.5) \| Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe GPU: EVGA Geforce 7800 GT (SLI) 465/1101 HDD: Western Digital 80GB \| RAM: 2GB Patriot DDR 400 2-3-3-5 C2D Rig CPU: Intel E6750 @ 3.7GHz \| Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro GPU: EVGA GTX260 HDD: 2x Western Digital Raptor 150GB RAID 0 \| RAM: 2GB Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 1T Heat
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 02:59 AM	#2
Sgt_Pinto Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia	yea i am looking forward to this. and the 2950's will be interesting. __________________ Monitor: 19" Samsung 940n CPU: 5200+x2 @ 3.25ghz Graphics: 9600GSO 384mb Mobo: Gigabyte MA790FX-DQ6 RAM: 2x2gb ram. HDD: 250gb+500gb PSU: SuperFlower True Power 500w HeatWare:http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60405
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 04:15 AM	#3
One Bull Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Enschede, Holland	Single slot, low profile. I'm sure alot of people will be happy with that __________________ Xeon 3060 P5K-dlx Asus 8800GTS 640mb 2Gb OCZ pc2 8500 (nvidia sli) Seasonic S12 650W 150Gb raptor 400Gb storage
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 05:34 AM	#4
SeasonalEclipse Member Join Date: Feb 2006	ARG! Just when I get plans to get a bigger case TO GET A VIDEO CARD!!!! __________________ The Beast(Main)- P5QL/EPU, Q9550, 4GB DDR2 800, 2X320GB Perp, 750GB Cavalier,8800GT(for now) Corsair 750 Watt PSU, Enermax server case, 2x Dell 1908WFP, Vista Home http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=51210
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 09:35 AM	#5
Vipasnipa Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Salem, OR	Meh, pretty lame article. Doesn't say anything new that wasn't already reported last week. __________________ Hotbox................................................Tania Shuttle SX38P2-Pro.............................Shuttle K45 Shuttle 450W......................................Shuttle 100W E8400 C0 @ 3.0GHz............................E5200 M0 @ 2.5GHz Shuttle X38P2.....................................Shuttle 945GC G.SKILL DDR2 4x1GB @ 800MHz ........G.SKILL DDR2 2x1GB @ 667MHz Sapphire 5850 1024MB.......................Intel GMA 950
	QUOTE Thanks

Merged 8800GT Review/Article Threads

Internet Services

Website Development

Tech Hardware

10-09-07, 09:36 AM	#6
Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	yes but new reports from vr zone state 112 stream processors __________________ Mpower Max \| 4770k \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX780 SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| BIC DV62si \| ATH AD700 \| 550d \| AX850 \| VG24QE \| 840pro 256gb \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 12:03 PM	#8
Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	i was talking about the 8800gt with 112 SP's but yeah I would hope the current 640's can be opened up once we get a bios. __________________ Mpower Max \| 4770k \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX780 SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| BIC DV62si \| ATH AD700 \| 550d \| AX850 \| VG24QE \| 840pro 256gb \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 01:08 PM	#10
Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	doesnt matter what me or you think. http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/GeFo...5GHz/5329.html I dont see them making a drastically different core for 1 gpu. also if the 96 SP parts are going KAPUT which is also being rumored the 320 is getting dropped and the 640 is going to 112 that means all the faulty 128 SP gtx cores are going to 112 for the 640 and the gt card. Its the easiest thing for them to do and will maximize their profit. __________________ Mpower Max \| 4770k \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX780 SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| BIC DV62si \| ATH AD700 \| 550d \| AX850 \| VG24QE \| 840pro 256gb \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 01:19 PM	#11
\|\|Console\|\| Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Halifax, NS	I still have no idea why ppl bash the 8600gt i might be buying one again if i cant get my 8800 running __________________ [CPU]---[E8400 E0 @ 4.5ghz 1.38v][MainBoard]---[XFX 780I] [GFX]---[ATI 6950 2Gig ][RAM]---[OCZ PC-6400 2x2gig 5-4-4-15 @ 1.9v ] [PSU]---[Corsair HX 620w][Cooling]---[Antec 900 / TR 120E ] [Display]---[ Ben-Q E2200HD 1920x1080][HDDs]---[ 3x250 Seagate 7200.10 Raid 0 /2x1Tb WD Storage] " If that Bong is filled with the right stuff you wouldn't give a damn how much noise the cooling system made lol" ViperJohn
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 01:20 PM	#12
Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	they bash it because its performance is weak compared to 7900/1900 series and at this point is the next card down from a 8800gts 320 __________________ Mpower Max \| 4770k \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX780 SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| BIC DV62si \| ATH AD700 \| 550d \| AX850 \| VG24QE \| 840pro 256gb \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 01:23 PM	#13
\|\|Console\|\| Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Halifax, NS	It might be weak but it still beats them + has dx10 support . And @ 120$ its a pretty good deal And most places dont even sell 7900's any more just the 8500 and 8600's __________________ [CPU]---[E8400 E0 @ 4.5ghz 1.38v][MainBoard]---[XFX 780I] [GFX]---[ATI 6950 2Gig ][RAM]---[OCZ PC-6400 2x2gig 5-4-4-15 @ 1.9v ] [PSU]---[Corsair HX 620w][Cooling]---[Antec 900 / TR 120E ] [Display]---[ Ben-Q E2200HD 1920x1080][HDDs]---[ 3x250 Seagate 7200.10 Raid 0 /2x1Tb WD Storage] " If that Bong is filled with the right stuff you wouldn't give a damn how much noise the cooling system made lol" ViperJohn
	QUOTE Thanks

10-09-07, 01:25 PM	#15
Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	i dont think it beats a 7900gs in gaming and its cheaper. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133186 http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/426/22 http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/426/1/ not a bad review here, i think it gets a bad rap cuz its not really faster than the previous gen top cards and there's a huge gap between it and the 320 gts __________________ Mpower Max \| 4770k \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX780 SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| BIC DV62si \| ATH AD700 \| 550d \| AX850 \| VG24QE \| 840pro 256gb \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
	QUOTE Thanks

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search