• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

8800GTS 320mb?

Cant remember which one it was, but look around and there are some.

Whats the GTS gonna be like when running Unreal Tournament 3? I want to run it on high if possible, but looking at some benchmarks getting as low as 20fps on some sites, is it gonna be possible? :s
 
Willhub - my 2 pence. Like most have said it really depends on what your main requirements are. If your finding your current card is too slow or under performing in games then obviously a new card is in order.

However one thing to bare in mind is you don't necessary need to get a the best card out there particularly just to accommodate DX10. There not even games that use that ...yet

Imo your budget will dictate what you should get and believe me there lots to choose from. nvidia 7900, or ATI 1800, or even 1900 (if your lucky) would do just fine on performance and price. Think i saw somehwere you could get a 1800 for half what the GTS is going for or just above.

It up 2 you at the end of the day.
 
Last edited:
I can afford an X1950XTX 512mb, my budget is £250-£270, sure the 8800GTS most proberbly wont run DX10 games at any setting thats good enough but in the end I am gonna need DX10 am I, I mean its better than not having DX10 as I will want to play Halo 3 when it comes out or Halo 2.

I just am dissapointed on the benchmarks, for such a powerfull card its doing crap in current games, is this ebcause the card is DX10 so may actually do good in DX10 games?


My current card is an X800XT PE, I NEED and upgrade asap due to the fact that my X800XT PE cant run Rainbow Six Vegas or the new Splinter Cell game.
 
willhub said:
I just am dissapointed on the benchmarks, for such a powerfull card its doing crap in current games, is this ebcause the card is DX10 so may actually do good in DX10 games?
Click to expand...

The GTS doing crap, it destroys every ATi card out in Dx9, all of the 8 series obliterate every ATi card in Dx9, they obliterate every Dx9 card out in Dx9, wether its from Nvidia or ATi. :confused:
 
LoadsaMoney said:
The GTS doing crap, it destroys every ATi card out in Dx9, all of the 8 series obliterate every ATi card in Dx9, they obliterate every Dx9 card out in Dx9, wether its from Nvidia or ATi. :confused:
Click to expand...

Bah - u make you me sick and so jealous. Your just saying that cause he got a brand new 8800GTS and it is doing the Biz.

----------------

Will - if that is your budget is 250+ and you want to spend the card then by all means. The thing is your not going to get a card that going to be the best and remain to be the best particularly by the time DX10 games are the norm. This is the problem for everyone buying a GFX card. From the sounds of it getting a GTS is the one for you. I am sure most will correct me if i am wrong but the higher memory on the GTS will only come to play if your using higher resolution.
 
Yeah the 320mb GTS handles everything right up to 1600x1200. :)

If thats your budget then the only cards you can buy are the 8 series, do not waste your money on worthless old tech, thats pure madness. :eek:
 
Ok, I would love to save the money and buy the 320mb version, some questions about it.

Will it have toruble overclocking as good as the 640mb version?
Will It deffenitly play all games just as good as the 640mb, as time progresses, some guy I know modified Oblivion with betetr textures and it was using like 500mb Vram, and what about the games that say for this setting 512mb Vram would be needed etc..

I noticed in some benchmarks the 320mb is actually behind the 640mb version in some benchmarks :\.
 
Last edited:
Don't know if this helps,

I've just received my BFG 8800GTS 640mb at a cost of £270 inc. next day delivery. Although i'm still installing (typing on MacBook atm) so not had chance to test it, I kind of wish i just went for the 320mb version and saved myself £70 as my understanding is i won't be able to tell the difference in current games between that and my 640mb version. I think you really have to try and forget how well these cards will do in DX10 and buy it because it kicks ass in DX9.

In some ways i wish i went for the GTX simply because i would have the best card available but common sense tells me i should have just gone for the 320mb GTS. This cards gonna have to last me till christmas now but by then DX10 games will be out with newer cards and i'll be able to make a more informed choice.

PS. Specs in Sig. and my Res. is 1680x1050
 
willhub said:
I can afford an X1950XTX 512mb, my budget is £250-£270, sure the 8800GTS most proberbly wont run DX10 games at any setting thats good enough but in the end I am gonna need DX10 am I, I mean its better than not having DX10 as I will want to play Halo 3 when it comes out or Halo 2.

I just am dissapointed on the benchmarks, for such a powerfull card its doing crap in current games, is this ebcause the card is DX10 so may actually do good in DX10 games?


My current card is an X800XT PE, I NEED and upgrade asap due to the fact that my X800XT PE cant run Rainbow Six Vegas or the new Splinter Cell game.
Click to expand...


have you missed the whole 'vista is crap for gaming at the moment' thing or something? Everyone going on about benchmarks being rubbish pull ** head out off the sand, everything runs crap on vista, well a lot crapper than on XP. by the time vista etc have matured the drivers will, and we'll get better performance out of 8800s, and by that time theres probably superior midrange cards that are better priced than our 320 8800s.
 
I did not say anything about Vista... I am dissapointed with the benchmark I see now including ones on toms hardware, and there obviously gonna be done in XP...

And if a game starts needing like 500mb of video memory, then the 320mb version will cause the games to lag if they need 500mb of video memory when the card only has 320mb right?
 
oh misread the dx10 bit, sorry. The games not finished, dont worry about it. If the 8800 performs so crap for the game then the games going to crash and burn, since the majority of the market dont have anything even as powerful as a x1950pro really. Im not fussed for running things on ULTRA high etc, chances are it'll still look stunning. The 8800 is powerful as hell, if a game comes along that it can only run on medium the chances are that game is either badly coded, or its absolutely stunning beyond beleif on medium, and a wet dream on high.
 
Haha, well thats good to know :D

So do you think that Unreal Tournament 3 will run on maximum settings with an 800GTS 640mb? I mean those graphics are so amazing.

So 640mb or 320mb, I can see a 320mb card doing bad in future games as memory usage will go up though.
 
willhub said:
Haha, well thats good to know :D

So do you think that Unreal Tournament 3 will run on maximum settings with an 800GTS 640mb? I mean those graphics are so amazing.

So 640mb or 320mb, I can see a 320mb card doing bad in future games as memory usage will go up though.
Click to expand...
The 360 GPU runs gears of war (unreal 3 engine at high settings) and that GPU is based on the X1800/X1900 ATI series ???

the 8800 GTS will be fine for DX10 games...........well thats what i think
 
bindip1 said:
The 360 GPU runs gears of war (unreal 3 engine at high settings) and that GPU is based on the X1800/X1900 ATI series ???
Click to expand...
the xbox 360 games are also optimized for a standard set of components, something the pc game designers cant do.
 
willhub said:
Haha, well thats good to know :D

So do you think that Unreal Tournament 3 will run on maximum settings with an 800GTS 640mb? I mean those graphics are so amazing.

So 640mb or 320mb, I can see a 320mb card doing bad in future games as memory usage will go up though.
Click to expand...

Im going to take a **** in the wind and guess that the GTX cant even do that.
Ill tell you something thats for certain though, it will look HOT on the GTS.
The card is too powerful for anything not to look good, even if its not at highest settings
 
Well as your debating on future titles maybe needing that extra memory then you have answered your question. 640mb GTS.

An extra 50-60 quid but you get a better performing card for the future and might shine in areas where the 320mb lets you down.

If it was me then I'd go for the piece of mind option. 640mb ;).
 
I was thinking that, but i figured by the time it becomes a problem I could get one of the midrange cards or something, or go SLI 320s
 
I wont be happy if the GTX wouldent run Unreal Tournament 3 at highest settings, I hope they will bring it out for DX10 eventually, then I guess it would run better on the 8800 cards because they are for DX10.

I think I will go for the 640mb version then, I thought there was one on OCUK for £246 :confused:

I will proberbly get the Gainward Bliss 8800GTS 640mb for £252, I hope its worthwhile.

Anyone know if it will work ok with an ECS Nforce4 A-939 Motherboard?
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom