EVGA 8800GT SSC Edition

juggalomike

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A few members on this board told me to get this card over an 8800GTX, saying it will outperform it in ever resolution for about $200 less, so im thinking of preordering it on a website, anyone know a good place to order it from? since it seems no sites have it in stock
 

Denithor

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If you've read any of the posts you know there is a major shortage of these G92 cards. Wait a few weeks for supply to catch up with demand and they will be readily available at lower prices.
 

tuteja1986

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2x 3850 will peform just a like a single 8800GTX $179 each = $358
2x 3870 will beat up a 8800GTX easy $219 each = $438
2x 8800GT 512 will beat up a 8800U $250 each = $500

 

nitromullet

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Originally posted by: tuteja1986
2x 3850 will peform just a like a single 8800GTX $179 each = $358
2x 3870 will beat up a 8800GTX easy $219 each = $438
2x 8800GT 512 will beat up a 8800U $250 each = $500

This is probably true when SLI and Crossfire actually work correctly, but it is certainly not a reasonable generalization make with the current state of both SLI and Crossfire drivers.

Case in point: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3151&p=10

HD 3850 in Crossfire match an 8800GTX in two benchmarks, but in the other two CF performs worse than a single HD 3850. I wouldn't really consider that performing "just like a single 8800GTX".

Another interesting tidbit...

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=544848

A guy with two 8800GTs that wants his 8800Ultra back after benchmarking Crysis under Vista...
 

MetaDFF

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Originally posted by: nitromullet
Originally posted by: tuteja1986
2x 3850 will peform just a like a single 8800GTX $179 each = $358
2x 3870 will beat up a 8800GTX easy $219 each = $438
2x 8800GT 512 will beat up a 8800U $250 each = $500

This is probably true when SLI and Crossfire actually work correctly, but it is certainly not a reasonable generalization make with the current state of both SLI and Crossfire drivers.

Case in point: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3151&p=10

HD 3850 in Crossfire match an 8800GTX in two benchmarks, but in the other two CF performs worse than a single HD 3850. I wouldn't really consider that performing "just like a single 8800GTX".

Another interesting tidbit...

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=544848

A guy with two 8800GTs that wants his 8800Ultra back after benchmarking Crysis under Vista...

Crossfire and SLI to me has always felt kind of a gimmick to make people buy a second video card. Support for it in games is always spotty. Now AMD is talking about Quad-Crossfire :roll: ...

Has there been a game that actually properly supported multi-card rendering right out of the box?
 

JAG87

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Originally posted by: MetaDFF
Originally posted by: nitromullet
Originally posted by: tuteja1986
2x 3850 will peform just a like a single 8800GTX $179 each = $358
2x 3870 will beat up a 8800GTX easy $219 each = $438
2x 8800GT 512 will beat up a 8800U $250 each = $500

This is probably true when SLI and Crossfire actually work correctly, but it is certainly not a reasonable generalization make with the current state of both SLI and Crossfire drivers.

Case in point: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3151&p=10

HD 3850 in Crossfire match an 8800GTX in two benchmarks, but in the other two CF performs worse than a single HD 3850. I wouldn't really consider that performing "just like a single 8800GTX".

Another interesting tidbit...

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=544848

A guy with two 8800GTs that wants his 8800Ultra back after benchmarking Crysis under Vista...

Crossfire and SLI to me has always felt kind of a gimmick to make people buy a second video card. Support for it in games is always spotty. Now AMD is talking about Quad-Crossfire :roll: ...

Has there been a game that actually properly supported multi-card rendering right out of the box?


Yes, FEAR.

FEAR scales perfectly with multi gpu
 

nitromullet

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Originally posted by: MetaDFF
Originally posted by: nitromullet
Originally posted by: tuteja1986
2x 3850 will peform just a like a single 8800GTX $179 each = $358
2x 3870 will beat up a 8800GTX easy $219 each = $438
2x 8800GT 512 will beat up a 8800U $250 each = $500

This is probably true when SLI and Crossfire actually work correctly, but it is certainly not a reasonable generalization make with the current state of both SLI and Crossfire drivers.

Case in point: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3151&p=10

HD 3850 in Crossfire match an 8800GTX in two benchmarks, but in the other two CF performs worse than a single HD 3850. I wouldn't really consider that performing "just like a single 8800GTX".

Another interesting tidbit...

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=544848

A guy with two 8800GTs that wants his 8800Ultra back after benchmarking Crysis under Vista...

Crossfire and SLI to me has always felt kind of a gimmick to make people buy a second video card. Support for it in games is always spotty. Now AMD is talking about Quad-Crossfire :roll: ...

Has there been a game that actually properly supported multi-card rendering right out of the box?

Honestly, my issue is not with SLI or Crossfire. They are actually both interesting technologies. My issue is with the the blanket advice coming from people saying two of one equals or beats one of another when it's simply not really the case.
 

bryanW1995

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Honestly, my issue is not with SLI or Crossfire. They are actually both interesting technologies. My issue is with the the blanket advice coming from people saying two of one equals or beats one of another when it's simply not really the case.
QFT!!! If you buy crossfire or sli and expect a magic bullet then you in for a rude awakening. the new x2 cards from amd/nvidia might be better than traditional dual card setups, but I'm going to withhold judgement on those until some reputable sites get some tests run on them.

of course, the OP was asking about an 8800gt ssc vs an 8800gtx. realistically, the ssc is probably better below 1920x1200 by a few frames and the gtx is probably better above 1920x1200 by a few frames, but they should be pretty comparable.
 

bryanW1995

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yeah, of course the ssc is a much better bang for your buck since it's about 60% the price of a gtx.
 

gplracer

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my EVGA SSC is scheduled for delivery tomorrow. It came with a copy of Crysis from newegg.
 

taltamir

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nobody answered the question yet...

I don't really know for sure but I would think that the SSC will outperform the GTX... the GTX outperforms a stock GT by about 5%... the SSC is 16% OC on core, ram, etc...

So I would think the SSC will whoop a stock GTX (at least most of the time).

Plus as eVGA card you can upgrade to the new 1GB GTS which will elminate all the advantages of the GTX and probably outperform an ultra...
 

bryanW1995

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I answered it in my post. I said that they are probably about equal, with ssc havin ghe advantage at low res and gtx at very high res, but probably about = overall.
 

Syntax Error

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The GTX has a more VRAM and a wider bus, which makes it more ideal in higher resolutions.

I also don't know where you get your theory of the GT being "5% under the GTX". At low resolutions, maybe, but in most benchmarks I saw around maybe 10% to 20% disparity between the GT and the GTX, dependent on resolution or whether or not AA/AF is on.