8800GTS worth the extra for a 640mb?

DevilBoy916 · 27 Sep 2007 at 15:56

Hiya Gang

I am on the verge of getting an 8800GTS 640MB (Probably a gigabyte one).

I was going to spend a max of £200 on a card, but I figure its probably worth the extra £30 for double the ddr of the 320mb card.

Does anyone have any advice either way? (i.e. Get an 8800GTX).

Keep in mind, I don't wanna sway too far past the £200 mark!

Cheers
DB

Tute · 27 Sep 2007 at 15:59

That's a competitor, and you'd be mad to pick one of these up when the 2900 Pro is so much cheaper and pretty similar in performance.

easyrider · 27 Sep 2007 at 16:00

Remove the competitor.

Get the 640MB version

Scougar · 27 Sep 2007 at 16:00

Take out your reference to the competitor or you will get banned by a mod!

Matthew

DevilBoy916 · 27 Sep 2007 at 16:08

Sorry guys!

Didn't know is wasn't allowed to do that

So the 2900 pro is in the same price range?

gurusan · 27 Sep 2007 at 16:09

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-083-HT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=922

gareth170 · 27 Sep 2007 at 16:10

DevilBoy916 said:
Sorry guys!

Didn't know is wasn't allowed to do that

So the 2900 pro is in the same price range?

yes
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-083-HT

ohhh i was to slow lol

wellibob · 27 Sep 2007 at 16:16

8800GTS 640 ....end off

Participant · 27 Sep 2007 at 16:17

Are the 2900 Pros really almost as fast as a GTS?

gurusan · 27 Sep 2007 at 16:18

At what resolution do you game?

Participant · 27 Sep 2007 at 20:15

gurusan said:
At what resolution do you game?

Assuming that was directed at me, 1440 x 900 (at the moment).

gurusan · 27 Sep 2007 at 20:25

TBH I would go for the 640mb...the extra memory will help with upcoming games like Crysis and those using the UT3 engine

Serpico · 27 Sep 2007 at 20:36

I was in the same boat as you, but I game at 1920x1200. Somehow I managed to justify the extra from the GTS320 to the GTS640, and once I'd done that it was a doddle to persuade myself that another £60 wasn't too much for the extra oomph a BFG 8800 GTX OC would bring to the show. And now £300 later I'm all eye-candied up.

Lovely.

willhub · 27 Sep 2007 at 20:36

8800GTS 640 for sure.

LoadsaMoney · 27 Sep 2007 at 21:33

2900 pro, £170 for an XT (when its clocked up) = bargain.

555BUK · 27 Sep 2007 at 21:44

Hard to say which is best because the 2900Pro vs 8800GTS is a close match. Pro's should get to XT speeds but 8800's also overclock like mad.

Both are great cards and I guess you can't go wrong with either.

Randell · 27 Sep 2007 at 21:48

games like World in Conflict have shown that for full eye candy you need at least 512mb cards now.

Jono8 · 27 Sep 2007 at 21:50

To be honest for some of todays modern games and games coming out in the coming year or two i think you will want 512mb or more of vram to be playing them on high settings.

willhub · 27 Sep 2007 at 22:32

LoadsaMoney said:
2900 pro, £170 for an XT (when its clocked up) = bargain.

Spend some of that monies from your job and get one then

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Shocky-FM · 27 Sep 2007 at 22:58

Get the 8800GTS 640MB, the whole point of buying the 2900pro is with the intention of overclocking but if you overclock the 8800 GTS 640MB is still the better choice.