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Palit 8800GT 512MB & 1GB

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Piuc2020

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http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...7898&prodlist=celebros (512MB)
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...7900&prodlist=celebros (1GB)

I know 1GB isn't really useful for the 8800GT but it might come in handy for later games and it's not like it's a big price difference (only 10 bucks) so might be worth a shot. Palit cards come with a custom cooler and 3-phase power designs which means they should be pretty reliable and should overclock pretty nicely as well. They also include out-of-the-box HDMI output support and that new Tomb Raider game.

The zipzoomfly description seems to have it wrong, it says 512MB but I can confirm by the model number that it is indeed a 1GB model, check out this .PDF:

http://www.palitmultimedia.ca/...0GT_Super+1GB_HDMI.pdf

In any case, it might be worth checking with ZZF but I doubt they entered the wrong model number and increased the price by $10 by mistake, it seems much more likely they just made a mistake with the memory size in the description.
 
Hrmm, I didn't know there were any 1GB memory 8800GT's, and when I click on both links they both show 512MB to me...
 
Originally posted by: HumblePie
Hrmm, I didn't know there were any 1GB memory 8800GT's, and when I click on both links they both show 512MB to me...
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Both links show 512MB but check the model number on the one that costs $219... it's a perfect match to the 8800GT Super+1GB's model number (as seen in the PDF in the original post). It might be worth checking with ZZF but you could very well complain to them if you don't get a card with the model number advertised and as far as I know, cards can't have the same model number and have different characteristics (that's why model numbers exist in the first place 😀).

Here is a review of the card, the card only sees a benefit in 2560x1600 and only in Oblivion and Crysis (with AA and AF) but it IS a huge boost, the problem is, Crysis is unplayable at that res and Oblivion is only barely manageable.

http://firingsquad.com/hardwar..._1gb_review/page13.asp

The thing is, it might be worth it when future games down the line need this much memory when running in resolutions like 1680x1050 and 1280x1024, resolutions where a 8800GT would still have the necessary horsepower (maybe it won't). It's a risk but not a big one for just an extra 10 bucks and it wouldn't hurt to have the extra memory lying around for rendering purposes perhaps?
 
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