8800GTS which make?

bloodline76 · 8 Jul 2007 at 19:37

Are there any makes that you should go for when buying a 8800gts?

Or is the cheapest the best?

Like should I go with asus?

Found one called club3d, anyone heard of?

Thanks

-Nick- · 8 Jul 2007 at 20:04

something like bfg or evga seem the be the most popular around here, best warranty too like

KNiVES · 8 Jul 2007 at 20:10

BFG! Great cards, good reliability, decent warranty, and a t-shirt :eek:

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doctoe2260 · 8 Jul 2007 at 20:34

Only differences are the waranty, cooler looks and bundled extras. All the cards come from the same factory.
Personally, I'd go for the cheapest.

LoadsaMoney · 8 Jul 2007 at 20:37

Shouldn't matter which make it is as they are all made in the same factory, only differences are what software you get with them, warranty, the name on the HSF and box, and wether its pre-overclocked or not, theres also the odd one thats got a sightly different HSF, so may as well go for the cheapest as they all overclock very well, so you could save money on the pre ones by doing it yourself.

Mang0 Tree · 8 Jul 2007 at 20:37

I went for the EVGA when I ordered mine yesterday. As other have said, the warranty was a big factor for me when deciding which one to buy. It's also slightly cheaper than the BFG

C64 · 8 Jul 2007 at 20:47

I got bfg hey wheres the free games? i just payed £195 and got 0 free game.

LoadsaMoney · 8 Jul 2007 at 21:23

You got a T-Shirt, correction marque.

MeatLoaf · 8 Jul 2007 at 21:31

Just get the cheapest

bloodline76 · 8 Jul 2007 at 21:54

Thanks guys, now i just need to find a mb for about £50 to £90

C64 · 8 Jul 2007 at 21:56

Bfg has lifetime warranty so go figure better resale value etc etc.
gigabyte ds3 £60

bloodline76 · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:10

C64 said:
Bfg has lifetime warranty so go figure better resale value etc etc.
gigabyte ds3 £60

Where is that mb for £60? can you link?

-Nick- · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:21

bloodline76 said:
Where is that mb for £60? can you link?

against the rules i'm afraid

SteveOBHave · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:22

C64 said:
I got bfg hey wheres the free games? i just payed £195 and got 0 free game.

Haha - I paid £150 for my BFG 8800GTS 640MB - No t-shirt or free game but then I don't play the t-shirt and the free game would likely bite

Greenlizard0 · 8 Jul 2007 at 22:33

Lol I got a t-shirt -but no free game. Nice thanks a lot grrr....

-Nick- · 9 Jul 2007 at 00:56

SteveOBHave said:
Haha - I paid £150 for my BFG 8800GTS 640MB - No t-shirt or free game but then I don't play the t-shirt and the free game would likely bite

you get it second hand?

C64 · 9 Jul 2007 at 03:08

I'd never wear that tshirt rofl when i resell i am sure somebody can wear it
out on the town and enjoy.

Craig321 · 9 Jul 2007 at 03:19

bloodline76 said:
Are there any makes that you should go for when buying a 8800gts?

Or is the cheapest the best?

Like should I go with asus?

Found one called club3d, anyone heard of?

Thanks

BFG = lifetime warranty
EVGA = warranty not void when overclocking iirc.

Ampeg · 9 Jul 2007 at 03:22

I was after the BFG, went with the XFX when the BFG was out of stock and its been superb

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SteveOBHave · 9 Jul 2007 at 07:12

-Nick- said:
you get it second hand?

Yeah but the video card had never been in a PC - it was such a score. I can't believe the dude let it go for so cheap - being BFG it has it's lifetime warranty so I wasn't too concerned about a dud card - I talked him down from £200. I play everything at 1680x1050 and I've started to notice my poor old Pentium D 950 struggling - ah well - 22nd rolls around and it'll be a new processor and mobo.