Graphics Card Decision...

2008-02-16 10:16:11

#1

d307: Member; +9|6244|Dallas, Texas

I just need some quick help on comparing a few video cards. Currently I have a simple 8400GS (512mb) and I am selling that to a friend so he can get started playing some newer games. After getting rid of the 8400GS I plan on getting a new card and would like to get an 8800 but $300.00 is my max. Below I have included a few cards from NewEgg and would just like peoples opinions so that I can then turn around and make my decision. Think of it this way... If You were ME which would you pick? Also please let me know WHY you would select a certain one instead of the others.

BFG Tech BFGE88512GTOCE GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814143118

XFX PVT88PYDD4 GeForce 8800GT XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814150254

EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130325

If anyone has any other suggestions please link me to them and explain why.

Rig details below:

Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM - PC6400 / 800 MHz
Hard Drive: 2 x 320GB SATA / 640 GB Total
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Monitor: Viewsonic VP2130b LCD Monitor
Sound Card: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
Speakers/Headphones: Creative 5.1 Surround / Plantronics GameCom Pro1
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse Keyboard
Mouse: Razer Copperhead™
Mouse Surface: Generic
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.071009-1548)

Last edited by d307 (2008-02-16 10:22:07)

2008-02-16 10:19:59

#2

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6693|Finland

d307 wrote:
EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130325

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2008-02-16 10:21:41

#3

d307: Member; +9|6244|Dallas, Texas

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
d307 wrote:
EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130325

Can you give me a reason why this one is better than the others?

Thank You

2008-02-16 10:24:35

#4

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6629

GTS > GT.. More Stream processors, better cooling, higher clock.

Edit: You can OC that 10mhz difference easily to make them even.

Last edited by ReDevilJR (2008-02-16 10:25:19)

2008-02-16 10:24:51

#5

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6693|Finland

d307 wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
d307 wrote:
EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130325
Can you give me a reason why this one is better than the others?

Thank You

It has the best cooler. It is fastest. And looks like it is cheapest out of those three cards after the rebate. And eVGA support is great.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2008-02-16 10:27:15

#6

SpIk3y: Minister of Silly Walks; +67|6418|New Jersey

The GTS wins hands-down for the reasons already mentioned.

2008-02-16 11:46:54

#7

d307: Member; +9|6244|Dallas, Texas

I appreciate everyones thoughts and that will in turn be my decision unless anyone can find a better card for under $300.00.

I am always open for ideas.

Thanks

2008-02-16 11:51:27

#8

geNius: ..!.,; +144|6720|SoCal

Gts

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2008-02-16 11:55:26

#9

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6476|Winland

The GTS. It's cheaper and faster than the others, an excellent buy, get it ASAP.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-02-16 15:19:08

#10

aimless: Member; +166|6403|Texas

I bought my evga gt a while back for 259. Could I step up to the gts for just $30? Seems too good of a deal!

2008-02-16 15:23:52

#11

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|6828|UK

aimless wrote:
I bought my evga gt a while back for 259. Could I step up to the gts for just $30? Seems too good of a deal!

Yeah but it might not be worth the hassel. Infact it isnt in my opinion.

Martyn

2008-02-16 15:41:42

#12

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6816|Long Island, New York

Bell wrote:
aimless wrote:
I bought my evga gt a while back for 259. Could I step up to the gts for just $30? Seems too good of a deal!
Yeah but it might not be worth the hassel. Infact it isnt in my opinion.

Martyn

Why not? There's a pretty big performance difference between the GT and GTS and to step up for only 30 bucks more is better than getting one in like 5 months for full price.

And get the GTS, by the way. Faster, and it's EVGA...so when the 9 series comes out in a few months, you can use their "Step Up" program and get a better card and only pay the price difference. Say the GTS is $290, and the 9 series comes out and a card is $400, you'd only have to pay $110. Plus, EVGA's customer support is incredible.

2008-02-16 15:44:22

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

Poseidon wrote:
Bell wrote:
aimless wrote:
I bought my evga gt a while back for 259. Could I step up to the gts for just $30? Seems too good of a deal!
Yeah but it might not be worth the hassel. Infact it isnt in my opinion.

Martyn
Why not? There's a pretty big performance difference between the GT and GTS and to step up for only 30 bucks more is better than getting one in like 5 months for full price.

And get the GTS, by the way. Faster, and it's EVGA...so when the 9 series comes out in a few months, you can use their "Step Up" program and get a better card and only pay the price difference. Say the GTS is $290, and the 9 series comes out and a card is $400, you'd only have to pay $110. Plus, EVGA's customer support is incredible.

specify "big". small, really small, tiny...?

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2008-02-16 16:36:41

#14

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6816|Long Island, New York

.Sup wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
Bell wrote:
Yeah but it might not be worth the hassel. Infact it isnt in my opinion.

Martyn
Why not? There's a pretty big performance difference between the GT and GTS and to step up for only 30 bucks more is better than getting one in like 5 months for full price.

And get the GTS, by the way. Faster, and it's EVGA...so when the 9 series comes out in a few months, you can use their "Step Up" program and get a better card and only pay the price difference. Say the GTS is $290, and the 9 series comes out and a card is $400, you'd only have to pay $110. Plus, EVGA's customer support is incredible.
specify "big". small, really small, tiny...?

I'm starting to question whether any of your posts are actually useful.

1) Cooling's better, so you can OC more.

2) Higher fill rate, memory bandwidth, stream processors

3)

https://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4812/88gtsg92g02bp2.gif

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1234/ … index.html

Over 1000 fps total difference.

Last edited by Poseidon (2008-02-16 16:38:43)

2008-02-16 16:48:53

#15

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6856

Poseidon wrote:
I'm starting to question whether any of your posts are actually useful.

1) Cooling's better, so you can OC more.

2) Higher fill rate, memory bandwidth, stream processors

3) http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4812 … g02bp2.gif
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1234/ … index.html

Over 1000 fps total difference.

that's 1000 pts different not fps.

2008-02-16 16:53:00

#16

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6816|Long Island, New York

jaymz9350 wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
I'm starting to question whether any of your posts are actually useful.

1) Cooling's better, so you can OC more.

2) Higher fill rate, memory bandwidth, stream processors

3) http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4812 … g02bp2.gif
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1234/ … index.html

Over 1000 fps total difference.
that's 1000 pts different not fps.

Isn't the total number the amount of FPS it's achieved in total? I think it is.

Even if not, 1000 pts would still be a BIG difference.

2008-02-16 17:14:42

#17

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6856

Poseidon wrote:
jaymz9350 wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
I'm starting to question whether any of your posts are actually useful.

1) Cooling's better, so you can OC more.

2) Higher fill rate, memory bandwidth, stream processors

3) http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4812 … g02bp2.gif
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1234/ … index.html

Over 1000 fps total difference.
that's 1000 pts different not fps.
Isn't the total number the amount of FPS it's achieved in total? I think it is.

Even if not, 1000 pts would still be a BIG difference.

well it might be but saying it get 1000 fps more is kind of misleading to me. and from what i've seen 1000 points isn't as big of a difference as it sounds. My pc stock vs oc has more than 1000 pt difference and i honestly can't tell the difference in game.

2008-02-16 21:32:24

#18

pharrisonsg: Member; +2|6277

it's 1000 3DMark06 points...not FPS...

2008-02-16 21:39:17

#19

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|6824

I suggest not getting factory OC'd and just doing it yourself, but it's your money.

2008-02-17 01:35:20

#20

xGj: Official lame Crysis fanboy.; +84|6650|Netherlands tbh

The GTS is the best one out of the three, aswell as excellent price/performance (and cooling ). But erm.. are you sure your friend will be happy with the 8400GS lol..

Currently I have a simple 8400GS (512mb) and I am selling that to a friend so he can get started playing some newer games.

You won't run any games on that

2008-02-17 01:51:42

#21

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6427|'straya

Personalyl i just wanna know wtf u were thinking when u bought a 8400 in the first place

OT: GTS as previously mentioned.

2008-02-17 02:12:55

#22

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6476|Winland

xGj wrote:
The GTS is the best one out of the three, aswell as excellent price/performance (and cooling ). But erm.. are you sure your friend will be happy with the 8400GS lol..
Currently I have a simple 8400GS (512mb) and I am selling that to a friend so he can get started playing some newer games.
You won't run any games on that

Qft.

But if you've got fast RAM, you might do BF2/CoD4 on medium settings. BF2 runs fine almost maxed at 1280x1024 on a 7300GS...

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-02-17 02:16:25

#23

RoosterCantrell: Goodbye :); +399|6758|Somewhere else

Isn't the GeForce 9 Series Just around the corner?

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