[first look] Geforce 8800GS 192bit 384MB/768MB released [keep updating the thread]

[expreview]

there is another test about 256m/512/1024m 8800gt compare with 14 test,but no eng version now.

Chinese version:Expreview

[turtle]

So there is going to be a 768MB version. I was wondering about that.

That's actually pretty kick-ass for $200, especially with the 112sp. It's no 8800gt for $200 (like what was supposed to happen) but certainly not bad.

Sure memory bandwidth is kinda of low, but it's not terrible...It could be worse, they could be using 1400/1600mhz-rated GDDR3.

I wonder what the price of these will become when the 8800gt's switch over to the 6 layer PCBs and eventually become cheaper?

At least Nvidia is finally getting something out worth-while is the ~<$200 market.

Thanks for the updates EXP.

[pdiggs]

So there is going to be a 768MB version. I was wondering about that.

That's actually pretty kick-ass for $200, especially with the 112sp. It's no 8800gt for $200 (like what was supposed to happen) but certainly not bad.

Sure memory bandwidth is kinda of low, but it's not terrible...It could be worse, they could be using 1400/1600mhz-rated GDDR3.

I wonder what the price of these will become when the 8800gt's switch over to the 6 layer PCBs and eventually become cheaper?

At least Nvidia is finally getting something out worth-while is the ~<$200 market.

Thanks for the updates EXP.

I'm reading that these are 96 sp , 12 ROPS , and 192 bit bus -- that is quite a crippling. I'd avoid this card -- The HD3850 cards will beat this card especially at 1900x1200 (and they were easily found through bestbuy over the holiday for $150) -- Nvidia does have something worthwhile for <$200 - $199 to be exact; I have one on the way from Newegg (they quickly went out of stock) - it's the Gigabyte 8800GT 256MB card w/ the Zalman cooler, comes factory overclocked at a blazing 700mhz , which matches and beats stock 8800gt 512MB cards in most all situations (unless you want to run 1900x1200 with 8x AA, which I find ridiculous) - The Gigabyte card will obliterate this upcoming 8800gs card, no contest. Also, to address all the DDR3 memory speed references -- memory speed does not make that much of a difference in real world gaming performance (there's a review online, google it, that compares separate differences between overclocking core speed and ram speed independently) - anything over 1400MHZ will be fine, and lower clocked DDR3 on newer cards is running tighter timings vs higher clocked ram with looser timings (just like DDR vs. DDR2) - overclocking will be more effective on lower clocked ram since loosening timings scale as you up the clocks where as ram such as 1900mhz DDR3 is already at very loose timings. Maybe that made a bit of sense.