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Which Card~!

I've been mulling over this for a month or so.

I'm leaning toward the XfX as it will last me until the second generation of 9xxx's and I'll be able to resell pretty well.

The MSI is pretty nice, but I think I'd like to stick with eVGA or XfX

I don't have the cash to step up within the 90 days.
 
Originally posted by: wired247
In my lifetime, I have rarely or never regretted spending a little more on a video card to get better performance. Just a thought.
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So basically in theory you are saying go with the eVGA GTS for the reason that it should perform slightly better with the 128sp?

 
I'd go GTS. I don't regret it.
By looking at what Nvidia is releasing next, it will still be a good investment.
 
I'd go with the 8800GT. To me, the performance difference between the two cards aren't worth the extra $50. I can probably just overclock it to close that gap.
 
what res do you use for gaming? What games do you play? Answer those 2 questions and I think that you'll have your answer. It's easy for us to say "Buy the 8800gt, it's super dooper 1337!" or "8800gts 512 is da bomb and is basically a 9800gtx!!", but you are gaming at a transitional res that literally could fall in favor of either card on individual titles. For example, let's say you're like me and you game at 14x9. What games other than crysis wouldn't get maxed out with an 8800gt even? Jump up to 19x1080 and you might see 33fps in, say, WIC with the gts and 25fps on the gt. That's only 8fps difference, but to many people 25 is unplayable while 33 is perfectly legit.
 
Originally posted by: bryanW1995
what res do you use for gaming? What games do you play? Answer those 2 questions and I think that you'll have your answer. It's easy for us to say "Buy the 8800gt, it's super dooper 1337!" or "8800gts 512 is da bomb and is basically a 9800gtx!!", but you are gaming at a transitional res that literally could fall in favor of either card on individual titles. For example, let's say you're like me and you game at 14x9. What games other than crysis wouldn't get maxed out with an 8800gt even? Jump up to 19x1080 and you might see 33fps in, say, WIC with the gts and 25fps on the gt. That's only 8fps difference, but to many people 25 is unplayable while 33 is perfectly legit.
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have you checked out the games that you play? That's really the key right now. You're at a high res so 8800gts will probably start to distance itself, now you need to check out those games and see if there is $60+ worth of distance in your mind.
 
Originally posted by: geokilla
I'd go with the 8800GT. To me, the performance difference between the two cards aren't worth the extra $50. I can probably just overclock it to close that gap.
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You can overclock the GTS much better because of the dual slot cooler.
 
Originally posted by: recoiledsnake
Originally posted by: geokilla
I'd go with the 8800GT. To me, the performance difference between the two cards aren't worth the extra $50. I can probably just overclock it to close that gap.
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You can overclock the GTS much better because of the dual slot cooler.
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You can overclock the MSI 8800GT (which costs a lot less than a GTS) which has a good stock cooler, too. The extra $50 and, better stock cooler and a small increase in shaders isn't justified, IMO.
 
Originally posted by: Syntax Error
Originally posted by: recoiledsnake
Originally posted by: geokilla
I'd go with the 8800GT. To me, the performance difference between the two cards aren't worth the extra $50. I can probably just overclock it to close that gap.
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You can overclock the GTS much better because of the dual slot cooler.
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You can overclock the MSI 8800GT (which costs a lot less than a GTS) which has a good stock cooler, too. The extra $50 and, better stock cooler and a small increase in shaders isn't justified, IMO.
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I agree with this guy:thumbsup:
 
I got the msi 8800gt oc...couldn't be happier. I can't go over 1600x1200, but I have yet to find a game that won't let me play it smooth at that res. maxed out or very close to maxed out. Also the cooler is quite, and I idle at 40*c and max at 54*c. Haven't tried to overclock further b/c I don't need to
 
I had a 8800gt that clocked very well and still upgraded to a GTS because the overclocking headroom was much better, I ended up getting about a 2k increase in 3dmark06 at normal res and a considerable bump in crysis allowing me to raise res and detail.
 
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