WARM: 8800GTX $390 shipped AR

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http://www.clubit.com/product_...il.cfm?itemno=A9654049

MSI 8800GTX "overclocked"

$429.99
-$30 MIR
free shipping
-$10 coupon code: EBL1249654049

$389.99 total

It is definately the cheapest new GTX on the market, but I labeled it as merely a warm deal because the G92 GTS cards are just about as fast, for less money, draws less power and produces less heat. Still, if someone wants a GTX maybe to pair with an existing one for SLI before the supply dries out, then this isn't a bad way to do it.

 

[secretanchitman]

wow good deal! but you're exactly right...G92 beats it, and probably also its cheap because of the 9600/9800 cards coming out sooner or later (9600 next month for sure).

 

[cheapherk]

Anyone else had any trouble with a ClubIt rebate? They received my rebate info on October 10th. Over a month ago, I received a notice it was shipped. When I finally received it two days ago. The rebate was dated December 14th, but the envelope was postmarked January 5th.

 

[Captante]

A bit cheaper & I'd consider it for SLI myself.

 

[vaylon]

I have this card and it is really a great card. But be warned, it is huge.
Regardless of your case, you can not have anything behind it. So before you get it , make sure it will go in your setup. I had to remove the middle drive bays on my antec server case for it to fit.
Another thing is the power connections. This badboy requires two standard drive power connections, not the small pci-e power connections.
And its quite as a mouse. I can barely hear mine even under a full load.
Mine is factory shipped 610 , but I have been able to get it up to 675 stable. But I dropped it back to factory specs when I saw no advantage to keeping it up.
I also had the bfg 8800gt 512mb, g92 version, and I can see a big diff in the play. The gtx is eating the gt alive.
Crysis, all high settings, 1680x1059, volumetric, physics, and special effects on super high, and getting 75-120 fps.

 

[eyk03]

75-120 FPS at high/very high? I doubt it. Anandtech tested a triple SLI setup and it barely averaged 60 FPS on MEDIUM.

 

[Harmattan]

Have been waiting for a good price on 8800GTX. In for one for triple-SLI. Now I just need a good 1200W PSU.

I also call extreme BS on "Crysis, all high settings, 1680x1059, volumetric, physics, and special effects on super high, and getting 75-120 fps." Am running 8800 GTX SLI now and don't get half that at those settings. Also, "675 stable" core is suspect for a GTX. Mine go to 640, and that's on the high-end.

 

[VooDooAddict]

Hot for adding a second or third GTX.

Single card, I'm jumping on a G92 GTS as soon as I unload either my X1950XT or 8800GTS 640.

 

[vaylon]

Originally posted by: eyk03
75-120 FPS at high/very high? I doubt it. Anandtech tested a triple SLI setup and it barely averaged 60 FPS on MEDIUM.

Anandtech tested on a vista machine, mine is on xp, with a hacked set of dx10 drivers.


You guys can say what you want. But I get my FPS scores from the dev mode readout.
As for the core speed? I used ati tools with the newest drivers. It is what it is. Raising the core speed did nothing for the graphics.
My past video cards including the GT never did more than a 2-5% core overclock. So I am feeling real good about this one, even if I never use it.
BUT, I did have a bitch of a time when I first installed it.
Gameplay with the newest drivers was not impressive and installing the hacked DX10 files made things worse.But after uninstalling the dx10 files and putting in the forceware drivers by them self. Things started to kick.
My crysis configuration files still think there is dx10 drivers.