8800GT Official Reviews

[takamishanoku]

Check out this overclock on stock!

Core: 744Mhz
Memory: 1009Mhz (2018Mhz)

Note that the shaders aren't clocked to the claimed top of 1.75 ghz (rather 1.625) So it can still be faster! May even break 15, 000 (see the thread)!

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...gt-review.html

makes crysis playable in DX 10 1600x1200 (30fps)!

41fps (now i like that) in 1280 x 1024.



Man i can't wait.

[cstkl1]

question when u guys say max over clock
curious u guys mean artifact free or for benching.. cause if benching i can push this further and will beat that evga no probs overclocked above no probs

hmm second xfx card that i had that was nuts

previous was the xfx 8800gts 320mb a3 revision that did 702/1728/2106 stable...without any mods
have screenies for it.

compare the gt with this overclocked 8800gts with HR03 plus + FM123

pic of my rig in case :P
Same Setup as above except
proc is E6850 L720A958
XFX 8800gts 320mb 702/1728/2106 +HR03plus+FM123



Aquamark


3dmark06


Q6600 GO @ 445x7@ 3.56


The proc score is higher and so everything else because this was a fresh install of windows with nothing in it except for forceware driver/ mobo driver and directX10 under diagnostic mode

[cstkl1]

hmm taking out the 3dmark calculator
based on the quad proc above
and using the sm2/sm3 score of the 8800gt 700/1750/2000

Sm2:6242
SM3:5942
CPu:5702

Total 3dmark total :15075.. so whats the big deal about 15k :P

[Eagleclaw]

Very very nice, as I see you using ATI Tool for your overclocking?

Thanks

hmm taking out the 3dmark calculator
based on the quad proc above
and using the sm2/sm3 score of the 8800gt 700/1750/2000

Sm2:6242
SM3:5942
CPu:5702

Total 3dmark total :15075.. so whats the big deal about 15k :P

[GoldenTiger]

Beta driver for GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs including GeForce 8800 GT.
Recommended driver for Crysis single player game demo and TimeShift.
Several game and application compatibility fixes. Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, driver fixes and known compatibility issues.

Vista 32-bit: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.04.html
Vista 64-bit: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_169.04.html
XP 32-bit: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.04.html


Perhaps these fix the SLI issues I've seen reported?

[cstkl1]

Very very nice, as I see you using ATI Tool for you overclocking?

Thanks

no bro
ati tool doesnt work

so far hmm i did the force driver support for riva .. not too good buggy at times
so just went and download gainward expert vision.
see that red icon on the taskbar on the 8800gt posting for 3dmark06

another thing
on that XFX 8800gts HR03plus + FM123 above @ 702/1728/2106
when i was playing crysis on 1920x1200 the Optimal setting was set at Mid for everything

when i switch to the xfx 8800gt alpha dog edition running at 700/1750/2000 the optimal setting was set on High for everything

at E6850 @ 500x8 4ghz for both

thats the reason why i sold it off at 10p.m. via a forum and took the card from a computer shop worker who reserved the card for me at 1 a.m.

the limitation of my gts OCed was already been pushed by new games at 1920x1200.
was very sure that by the time the full retail version with full physics and more enemies the card would be defeated

[Eagleclaw]

LOL they just released the Forceware 169.02 yesterday

Will try these on the 8800GT tonight (I hope)

@cstkl1 thanks man I will look into the gainward expert vision, edit: you have a link for that by chance? thanks

[n!Cola]

good review

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/13479/1

[cstkl1]

good review

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/13479/1

again another review that fails to mention the noise level at 100% fan

weird with the ati hd2900xt a lot of reviewer jumped at them for that.

[Eagleclaw]

Do we have any new reviews using after market coolers?

This review they tried both the Thermalright HR-03 Plus and HR-11 and they don't fit, maybe not new news to many.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...on-review.html

[Aivas47a]

I like this comment from the techreport review:

And if you've played the Crysis demo, you're probably really ready to upgrade. I've never seen a prettier low-res slide show.

[cstkl1]

hmm for after market cooling
depends on somebody finding the volt mods for this card kekek hence hmm the request on the earlier page
the 8800gts was kindda pointless for volt mod with so little increment with the OVp

i wonder to fugger and rest does this card have an overvoltage protection??
or is this card like ati card we can keep overclocking the card as long we cool the card??

[horn_]

Quick question. What would you guys say are the chances of a Q6600 not bottlenecking a midrange 8900 when it's released?

[cstkl1]

LOL they just released the Forceware 169.02 yesterday

Will try these on the 8800GT tonight (I hope)

@cstkl1 thanks man I will look into the gainward expert vision, edit: you have a link for that by chance? thanks

http://www.gainward.com/support/XPRT_56.zip

[Andypro1]

I also have a quick question: Any guesses on whether a ZALMAN VF700-CU will fit an 8800GT?

[GoldenTiger]

I like this comment from the techreport review:

And if you've played the Crysis demo, you're probably really ready to upgrade. I've never seen a prettier low-res slide show.

ROFL!!!

[Start]

I like this comment from the techreport review:

And if you've played the Crysis demo, you're probably really ready to upgrade. I've never seen a prettier low-res slide show.

What happen to the game demo? Oh crap you mean that Power Point Presentation was the game demo?!

[cstkl1]

What happen to the game demo? Oh crap you mean that Power Point Presentation was the game demo?!

he meant the game is killing a lot of cards

actually if u think about it i still dont think Crysis gaming requirement is that great
remember when OBLivion came out
that killed a lot of cards kekeke

[Eagleclaw]

"SIGH"

Thanks a shtload NCIX for making my next fing day air delivery mandatory signature and not letting me know that.

Now I can sit and pick my fing ass for another day and ponder that I lost $10 on shipping

[GoldenTiger]

"SIGH"

Thanks a shtload NCIX for making my next fing day air delivery mandatory signature and not letting me know that.

Now I can sit and pick my fing ass for another day and ponder that I lost $10 on shipping

AGH, bad luck . Maybe see if they'll refund the difference between 2-day and overnight due to their error?

[Andypro1]

GoldenTiger: Have you gotten a "shipped" e-mail from Fry's yet? I ordered from outpost.com last night when they were still taking orders for it and I haven't gotten anything besides an order confirmation e-mail.

[GoldenTiger]

GoldenTiger: Have you gotten a "shipped" e-mail from Fry's yet? I ordered from outpost.com last night when they were still taking orders for it and I haven't gotten anything besides an order confirmation e-mail.

No shipped email yet, I was told today though .

[theteamaqua]

fugger did a review in the review section .. it seems like most ppl got ~750 / core 1800 shader / 2000 mem .....

shaders @ > 1714 MHz, then u'll have more shader processing power than stock Ultra .... for $250 u can pretty much get ultra's performance, assuming bandwidth/VRAM isnt an issue in that app ...

funny how 2900XT has pretty much twice the bandwidth (512bit vs 256bit of 8800GT) @ the same memory speed

[KoHaN69]

AT to the rescue:
8800 GT vs. 7950 GT and 1950 XTXoutpost.comista tilattu eVGA:n perus-8800GT kustantaisi 195e/kortti ALVin kanssa (160e ilman) + rahdit jotka olisi jotain tyyliin 50-60 taalaa eli 35-40e.

http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3140&p=11
Nice!
It's not my expected 2x performance, but it's a nice 30% improvement, I guess it's worth selling my X1900XTX and upgrading to 8800GT if it costs me under $50

XP is not dead kids, real developers are still making games compatible with 9800/6600 and Windows 2000


Question:
Will the X1900 coreblock mounts work with 8800GT?
I'd like to make my maze4 last as long as possible

[mascaras]

Palit 8800GT

Palit’s Own Design GeForce 8800GT with Better Cooling Solution and 3-Phase Power Supply System is Launched!






Taipei, Taiwan (techmessenger.com) -- Palit Microsystems, the leading graphics card manufacturer, today once again takes the lead to introduce its own design GeForce 8800GT. Palit GeForce 8800GT equipped with Palit’s revolutionary cooling system which provides better thermal performance and meanwhile reduces the noises.

Palit’s Own Design GeForce 8800GT equipped with revolutionary cooling system which combines the advantage of silence from heatsink and the advantage of thermal conductivity from fan, offers something over and above the Nvidia reference design.

The Effective Cooling System fits on Palit GeForce 8800GT is designed by Palit’s R&D team. Palit GeForce 8800GT with revolutionary cooling system stably keeps the temperature of the GPU stays in a relative cooler status even in the overclocking situation, which is good news for the overclockers.

Lower Noise is produced by Palit’s own design GeForce 8800GT. With Palit’s revolutionary cooling system, the noise is successfully reduced to 29.5dB, provides better environment for noise concern customers.

3-Phase Power Supply System for Palit’s own design GeForce 8800GT allows a better power solution than 2-phase power supply system in the market; as a result, the whole graphics card is able to stays in a lower temperature meanwhile lengthen the life of the graphics card and also enables the overclocking ability.

Palit GeForce 8800GT with full support for PCIe 2.0 and featuring second generation NVIDIA PureVideo HD engine is an ideal combination of power, performance, and price, SLI-ready product from Nvidia. It offers 112 stream processors, a 256-bit frame buffer, standard-setting GeForce 8 Series features and, a strikingly immersive DirectX 10 gaming experience. In addition to GeForce 8800GT, Palit is about to launch its famous “Sonic” Version soon.

Palit GeForce 8800GT series products are worth the wait.



http://www.techmessenger.com/Palit-s...071030002.html