8800GTS 320MB Results so far....

Kaiju · 16 Feb 2007 at 13:09

Crysis will work on DX9 cards don't forget, just not with all the shaders and stuff.

melchy · 16 Feb 2007 at 13:31

Is it worth changing from an X1800XT 512Mb to a 320Mb GTS ? I game at 1680 x 1050 and have to admit that the drop in memory does concern me a little.

sahjin · 16 Feb 2007 at 13:34

i have not got or used a 8800gts oc 320mb (will soon hopefully) but from what i have been reading and looking at the 302mb i am sure it would be much better don't forget the memory is GDDR3 so it will be better and faster even though there is less

TheDean · 16 Feb 2007 at 13:49

melchy said:
Is it worth changing from an X1800XT 512Mb to a 320Mb GTS ? I game at 1680 x 1050 and have to admit that the drop in memory does concern me a little.

In that case get the 640MB version.....Shame in current games there is no real world difference that you would be able to nice if you comparing the 640MB version and the 320 version side by side...Plus its £60odd dearer.....

Doppleganger · 16 Feb 2007 at 14:43

Well I've now decided not to buy this card, basically because adding lots of AA at the resolutions I play at (1680x1050 and 1920x1080) seems to kill performance somewhat. Now it's either a 640mb GTS or a GTX or wait until March. Hmm..

TheDean · 16 Feb 2007 at 14:54

Doppleganger said:
Well I've now decided not to buy this card, basically because adding lots of AA at the resolutions I play at (1680x1050 and 1920x1080) seems to kill performance somewhat. Now it's either a 640mb GTS or a GTX or wait until March. Hmm..

lol - Thats fair enough - But tell me why you are wanting to buy the 640MB version over the 32oMB version?

Kaiju · 16 Feb 2007 at 15:06

TheDean said:
lol - Thats fair enough - But tell me why you are wanting to buy the 640MB version over the 32oMB version?

I think he covered that already, "basically because adding lots of AA at the resolutions I play at (1680x1050 and 1920x1080) seems to kill performance somewhat."

Doppleganger · 16 Feb 2007 at 15:10

TheDean said:
lol - Thats fair enough - But tell me why you are wanting to buy the 640MB version over the 32oMB version?

All depends on the price doesn't it? The 640mb version will allow max AA with no slowdown compared to the 320mb card. I can get a 640mb card for about another £55 or a GTX for another £125. Or I can just wait for 8900/R600..

TheDean · 16 Feb 2007 at 15:15

Obviously its up to you mate,

It just seems a bit mad to spend an extra £55 on a card that is essentially not worth the 'bang-for-buck' ratio of improvement. You'd be better off spending it on something else imo - But it is your £££ dude

Doppleganger · 16 Feb 2007 at 15:18

TheDean said:
Obviously its up to you mate,

It just seems a bit mad to spend an extra £55 on a card that is essentially not worth the 'bang-for-buck' ratio of improvement. You'd be better off spending it on something else imo - But it is your £££ dude

Equally though if I bought the 320mb version and then found I had to make compromises at the resolutions I play at I would be far from happy. Right now I'm leaning towards the GTX or wait until March though.

TheDean · 16 Feb 2007 at 15:23

I think anything up to 1680x1050 will be fine with the 320MB GTS - Anything over that you should either get the GTX or wait a couple of months. Good luck in whatever you decide

Doppleganger · 16 Feb 2007 at 15:28

TheDean said:
I think anything up to 1680x1050 will be fine with the 320MB GTS - Anything over that you should either get the GTX or wait a couple of months. Good luck in whatever you decide

Cheers.

LoadsaMoney · 16 Feb 2007 at 15:37

melchy said:
Is it worth changing from an X1800XT 512Mb to a 320Mb GTS ? I game at 1680 x 1050 and have to admit that the drop in memory does concern me a little.

I did just that, but gaming at 1280x1024 here, no difference at all i can see in having less memory, this thing just decimates the x1800, ive got Oblivion maxed, with 2xAA/16xAF HDR on, Supersampling on etc... and its no different to how it ran on my x1800, apart from its miles faster, and the image quality is miles better, but the lesser memory aint making a jot of diff.

On the x1800 in Oblivon with same settings, although no Supersampling as they aint got that, the maximum frame-rate was lower than the minimum im getting on the GTS.

Doppleganger · 17 Feb 2007 at 00:16

Well, I broke down and ordered a GTX. The price was right as they say and I can't wait forever.

Kaiju · 17 Feb 2007 at 01:04

Doppleganger said:
Well, I broke down and ordered a GTX. The price was right as they say and I can't wait forever.

How much was that then?

Bizarre · 17 Feb 2007 at 01:25

whahey, I've managed to clock the geil to 846Mhz (taking me to 3.8Ghz on the proc). I've also squeezed an extra 100Mhz out of the cards memory (now at 630Mhz/1900Mhz). Although, as you can see below, it hasn't effected my results in a big way. Infact it's only a couple of hundred points more than when I was at 3.2Ghz on the proc.

3D MARK 06 10767
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=1238665

3D Mark 05 18664

Doppleganger · 17 Feb 2007 at 01:49

Kaiju said:
How much was that then?

£327 including VAT.

icehot666 · 17 Feb 2007 at 07:39

Hrm I think you might be looking at the same GTX that I'm also considering at that very same price

Kaiju · 17 Feb 2007 at 07:40

Doppleganger said:
£327 including VAT.

Oh, tempting. I think i'll wait a few weeks for sub £300 to come about though.

Just went from a 7900GTO to a 6600GT. 2142 with all the bells and whistles gone just isn't the same, so I don't know how much longer I can hold out.

The Laughing Ma · 17 Feb 2007 at 16:23

Ordered my BFG8800GTS today from here. Thanks to OCUK for lowering the price just before I decided to order it. I prefer ordering from here compared to the place I was going to order it from.