cant make up my mind.
one :
go for a cheap 8800gtx + e8500
two:
pick up a new 8800gts when its available + e8500
three :
amd 3870 + QX9650/9770
four :
wait for the new 9 series
atm I'm just going insane, my current system sucks. Its a x1950GT 512 + e2140, rest is fairly good ( p5k-e , 2x 1gb d9gmh , 620 enermax etc. ) the only thing i also want to upgrade is my harddrives, need some space. But cpu and gfx must be upgraded first... so i can put them on ln2 asap.
Last edited by LyP0; 11-28-2007 at 08:01 AM.
cpu : e6850 @ 3.5ghz
cooler : boxed
mem : balistix 8500 @ 1000mhz 4-4-4-4
board : asus p5k-e wifi
graphics : 7800gtx
harddisk : wd raptor 74gb
dvd : nec 7173A
dvdrw : optiarc 18x
psu : enermax liberty 620W
screen : dell 3007wfp hc
Here is my thought (only GFX, not the cpu):
one :
go for a cheap 8800gtx + e8500
8800GTX is to expensive when there is a little brother 8800GT that is doing as good as the GTX and much cheaper!
two:
pick up a new 8800gts when its available + e8500
This is a very good choice, the 8800GTS will be a little slower then the older 8800ultra highend card, but much cheaper and has better Overclock potential (smaller die)
three :
amd 3870 + QX9650/9770
A single 3870 is slower then a single 8800GT. Crossfire with 3870 is still instable in order to achieve full CF potential. You might wait for X2.
four :
wait for the new 9 series
The newest nvidia High-end card will be promising.But $$ i guess.
the cooler looks fugly... let's just hope NVIDIA can ship enough of 'em
Notice any grammar or spelling mistakes? Feel free to correct me! Thanks
I love the new cooler. It doesn't have slits like the GTX and it appears to be throwing it all outside the case. This makes it so much easier to optimize airflow in an SLI setup wo/ resorting to add in coolers for us slightly less xtreme guys.
Anybody know where I can find an FF add on that tracks stock of the latest gpu's?
cpu : e6850 @ 3.5ghz
cooler : boxed
mem : balistix 8500 @ 1000mhz 4-4-4-4
board : asus p5k-e wifi
graphics : 7800gtx
harddisk : wd raptor 74gb
dvd : nec 7173A
dvdrw : optiarc 18x
psu : enermax liberty 620W
screen : dell 3007wfp hc
Need some tests...
It wasn't herewhen I had it
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/10/...gt/page13.html
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Last edited by xt0m; 11-28-2007 at 01:51 PM.
Oh blah?
daaaam!! so much torturewe need to have reviews now! i dont know if i should wait for the ati's 3570 x2 or the new 8900 ?? or 9800 :S:S!! theres just so many card that are coming out that its driving everybody nuts...
if it's using the same g92 core as the GT, why the hell does it need a dual slot cooler? it's gotta be a g80 revised.
cumps
8800 GTS 512MB almost as fast as GTX
In 3Dmark06
We managed to get an early sneak peak into 8800GTS 512MB 3Dmark06 performance and it looks like the new card will be a nail away from the 8800GTX.
This is also the case in older 3Dmark benchmarks, there is just a 100 point score difference between the Geforce 8800 GTX and 8800 GTS 512MB.
It will still be interesting to see how it will perform in games, but a 650MHz clocked card with 128 Shaders has a lot more to offer and it will likely come overclocked, at least from some vendors
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=4437&Itemid=1
regards
Last edited by mascaras; 11-28-2007 at 02:42 PM.
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Gotta change my 8800GT to 1GB version of that new 8800 GTS cos I play with 1920x1200 res.
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[Asus Rampage III Gene] [i7 920 D0] [12GB OCZ3B2000C9LV6GK] [HIS HD 5970] [SeaSonic X750 Gold ] [Windows 7 (64bit)] [OCZ Vertex 30GB x3 Raid0] [Koolance CPU 360] [XSPC Razer 5970] [TFC 360 rad, D5 w/ Koolance RP-450X2]
HTPC
[Origen AE S10V] [MSI H57M-ED65] [ i5-661 w/ Scythe Big Shuriken] [Kingston HyperX LoVo 4GB ] [ SeaSonic X650 Gold ] [ OCZ Vertex 30GB SSD ] [ SAMSUNG Spinpoint 640GB 7200 RPM 2.5"][Panasonic UJ-225 Blu-ray Slot Burner] [ Ceton InfiniTV4]
i don't know how i got 5 GT 's that all run the same temps and are "magical" especially knowing that 3 of them are evga sc's, and the other 2 are msi's. all 5 cards run about the same temps at 740/1000.... 95f-115f.
now that i've switched out the cooler's on 2 of them... temps pretty much stay under 100f all the time.
Good for me, i'm getting a GT![]()
i don't mean to hijack the thread, but i'm curious as to what resolution you run, and what applications or games your using to measure your load temps?
almost any review you read that measures temps with the stock cooler will probably show temps of 80°C or over 90°C if they didn't max out the fan speed. Same applies to most other people's personal experiences, that i've read in threads here and other places on the internet. i've even seen it with my card, which is why i am skeptic.
Desktop
[Asus Rampage III Gene] [i7 920 D0] [12GB OCZ3B2000C9LV6GK] [HIS HD 5970] [SeaSonic X750 Gold ] [Windows 7 (64bit)] [OCZ Vertex 30GB x3 Raid0] [Koolance CPU 360] [XSPC Razer 5970] [TFC 360 rad, D5 w/ Koolance RP-450X2]
HTPC
[Origen AE S10V] [MSI H57M-ED65] [ i5-661 w/ Scythe Big Shuriken] [Kingston HyperX LoVo 4GB ] [ SeaSonic X650 Gold ] [ OCZ Vertex 30GB SSD ] [ SAMSUNG Spinpoint 640GB 7200 RPM 2.5"][Panasonic UJ-225 Blu-ray Slot Burner] [ Ceton InfiniTV4]
well, fan speed is set to 60% (because anything faster wont drop temps any more and is just louder...for mine at least)
temps are measured with rivatuner, and everest.
i've used 3dmark06/05, crysis, call of duty 4, medal of honor:airbourne, and stalker to provide load on my GT's to measure temps.
room temp is around 68f usually, which is cold for most people. maybe that has something to do with my low temps?
ALSO>>> almost forgot.... before i started OCing my cards i took off the heatsink and replaced the stock paste with MX-2. < that's probably why
Asus Z9PE-D8 WS with 64GB of registered ECC ram.|Dell 30" LCD 3008wfp:7970 video card
LSI series raid controller
SSDs: Crucial C300 256GB
Standard drives: Seagate ST32000641AS & WD 1TB black
OSes: Linux and Windows x64
awsome, im going to step up with this card when it comes out.
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