- Feb 4, 2007
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I am going to get an 8800GTS. I have been looking at reviews and have found that all 8800s currently are exactly the same, made by NVIDIA itself. The only difference is the HSF sticker (and PCB color apparently) and the bundle. I don't care about the bundle or the warranty, since I will be taking it out out of US.
I have settled on either of these:
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Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122018
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EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130071
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EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130080
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The last one is factory overclocked. I don't really care about that either, since I can oc my card when I need to.
However there is one thing that interests me. In one review, I saw that 'AN' eVGA card had a heatsink at the BACK of the card, to help cool the core further.
IMAGE: http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/413/evga_4.jpg
source: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/413/6/
What I would like to know is; do all 8800GTS card have this HS at the back of the card? If not, do all eVGA card have this, or only some eVGA cards, like the OC'ed one? According to the images at newegg.com, neither seems to have it. I am confused.
If anyone knows, or has any of the cards I mentioned above, please let me know soon. And any other advice would be welcome too.
Thanks in advance...
I have settled on either of these:
______________________________________________________________
Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122018
______________________________________________________________
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130071
______________________________________________________________
EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130080
______________________________________________________________
The last one is factory overclocked. I don't really care about that either, since I can oc my card when I need to.
However there is one thing that interests me. In one review, I saw that 'AN' eVGA card had a heatsink at the BACK of the card, to help cool the core further.
IMAGE: http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/413/evga_4.jpg
source: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/413/6/
What I would like to know is; do all 8800GTS card have this HS at the back of the card? If not, do all eVGA card have this, or only some eVGA cards, like the OC'ed one? According to the images at newegg.com, neither seems to have it. I am confused.
If anyone knows, or has any of the cards I mentioned above, please let me know soon. And any other advice would be welcome too.
Thanks in advance...
