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I think I might still wait for G92 instead of picking up another GTS.
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The 8800 GTS 512 is a G92 card.. 
NEVER. Never buy new technology right when it comes out. Just look at MicroSoft
Also, lol@toungy. Research counts.
Also, lol@toungy. Research counts.
The 8800GTS 320 --> 8800GTS 512 is no major jump, really. It's about equivalent to going to an 8800GTX... while it'll be faster, it's still spending $350 (on an 8800GTS 512) for a small gain. It's not like you game at anything above 1600x1200.
QUOTE(Naota @ Dec 23 2007 at 05:28 AM) 
NEVER. Never buy new technology right when it comes out. Just look at MicroSoft
Also, lol@toungy. Research counts.
Also, lol@toungy. Research counts.
Actually, in this case, do. The price/performance of the G92 and R670 cards are amazing, especially on the Radeon HD 3850 and GeForce 8800 GT.
I have the new G92 8800 GTS, and it's mindblowing. Crysis on full specs (2x AA, no AF) is running smooth on an E6750 @ 3.9 GHz + 2GB 976MHz RAM.
QUOTE(Bob-sama @ Dec 23 2007 at 03:44 PM)
The 8800GTS 320 --> 8800GTS 512 is no major jump, really. It's about equivalent to going to an 8800GTX... while it'll be faster, it's still spending $350 (on an 8800GTS 512) for a small gain. It's not like you game at anything above 1600x1200.
128 vs 96 stream processors
624 vs 345 GFLOPS
512 vs 320 MB vRAM
650 vs 500 MHz core
1.6 vs 1.2 GHz shader units
65 vs 90 nm fab. process
1.9 vs 1.6 GHz
754 vs 681 million transistors
PCI-E 2.0 vs 1.1
There's quite a lot of differences between the G92 and G80 GTS cards. And my G92 overclocks a LOT higher than the G80, without reaching temperatures over 50 degrees. (Core: 800MHz, memory: 2.25GHz, fan: 65%)
QUOTE(Toungy @ Dec 23 2007 at 09:46 AM)
QUOTE(Naota @ Dec 23 2007 at 05:28 AM)
NEVER. Never buy new technology right when it comes out. Just look at MicroSoft
Also, lol@toungy. Research counts.
Also, lol@toungy. Research counts.
Actually, in this case, do. The price/performance of the G92 and R670 cards are amazing, especially on the Radeon HD 3850 and GeForce 8800 GT.
I have the new G92 8800 GTS, and it's mindblowing. Crysis on full specs (2x AA, no AF) is running smooth on an E6750 @ 3.9 GHz + 2GB 976MHz RAM.
QUOTE(Bob-sama @ Dec 23 2007 at 03:44 PM)
The 8800GTS 320 --> 8800GTS 512 is no major jump, really. It's about equivalent to going to an 8800GTX... while it'll be faster, it's still spending $350 (on an 8800GTS 512) for a small gain. It's not like you game at anything above 1600x1200.
128 vs 96 stream processors
624 vs 345 GFLOPS
512 vs 320 MB vRAM
650 vs 500 MHz core
1.6 vs 1.2 GHz shader units
65 vs 90 nm fab. process
1.9 vs 1.6 GHz
754 vs 681 million transistors
PCI-E 2.0 vs 1.1
There's quite a lot of differences between the G92 and G80 GTS cards. And my G92 overclocks a LOT higher than the G80, without reaching temperatures over 50 degrees. (Core: 800MHz, memory: 2.25GHz, fan: 65%)
That's not the point I was making. For the price--it's not a particularly good upgrade. Also realize that theoretical maxes are basically never seen. The new 88GTS 512 is basically an 88GTX.
QUOTE(Bob-sama @ Dec 23 2007 at 04:14 PM)
QUOTE(Toungy @ Dec 23 2007 at 09:46 AM)
QUOTE(Naota @ Dec 23 2007 at 05:28 AM)
NEVER. Never buy new technology right when it comes out. Just look at MicroSoft
Also, lol@toungy. Research counts.
Also, lol@toungy. Research counts.
Actually, in this case, do. The price/performance of the G92 and R670 cards are amazing, especially on the Radeon HD 3850 and GeForce 8800 GT.
I have the new G92 8800 GTS, and it's mindblowing. Crysis on full specs (2x AA, no AF) is running smooth on an E6750 @ 3.9 GHz + 2GB 976MHz RAM.
QUOTE(Bob-sama @ Dec 23 2007 at 03:44 PM)
The 8800GTS 320 --> 8800GTS 512 is no major jump, really. It's about equivalent to going to an 8800GTX... while it'll be faster, it's still spending $350 (on an 8800GTS 512) for a small gain. It's not like you game at anything above 1600x1200.
128 vs 96 stream processors
624 vs 345 GFLOPS
512 vs 320 MB vRAM
650 vs 500 MHz core
1.6 vs 1.2 GHz shader units
65 vs 90 nm fab. process
1.9 vs 1.6 GHz
754 vs 681 million transistors
PCI-E 2.0 vs 1.1
There's quite a lot of differences between the G92 and G80 GTS cards. And my G92 overclocks a LOT higher than the G80, without reaching temperatures over 50 degrees. (Core: 800MHz, memory: 2.25GHz, fan: 65%)
That's not the point I was making. For the price--it's not a particularly good upgrade. Also realize that theoretical maxes are basically never seen. The new 88GTS 512 is basically an 88GTX.
It's better than the GTX, except for one thing; 4 vs 6 RAM-DACs.
No, if you pay the full price for the upgrade, it's not worth it. But I was smart enough to sell my G80 GTS in time, originally to upgrade to a GT, but I decided to go with the G92 GTS for cooling and extra performance reasons.
QUOTE(Hatred @ Dec 22 2007 at 11:57 AM)
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I think I might still wait for G92 instead of picking up another GTS.
I think I might still wait for G92 instead of picking up another GTS.
So does that mean you're seriously thinking about doing SLI?
What's wrong with SLI? I run 8800GT SLI..
So far what I've been looking at....the 8800GT's in SLI are looking great...are they worth it Skandal? I mean it's the best bang for the buck right now anyway..
QUOTE(Twin4819 @ Dec 24 2007 at 05:12 PM)
So far what I've been looking at....the 8800GT's in SLI are looking great...are they worth it Skandal? I mean it's the best bang for the buck right now anyway..
1 8800GT is powerful enough to run on its own
. SLI would be an ok solution, but i wouldn't recommend it. Why? With DX10.1 around the corner, we don't want a powerful graphics solution quite yet. 8800GT is very good for the price you pay, and you can always upgrade when something better comes out
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