BFG 8800 GTX/GTS arriving at OcUK soon and some images for you all!!

Flanno · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:05

That is what Frys in the US will be charging. Assuming I can get one, and get it back customs

HighlandeR · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:05

http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20061101VL200.html

SAM81 · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:08

have to say im looking forward to this card....

LoadsaMoney · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:08

HighlandeR said:
The amount of 'X'800/'X'900/'X'750 type cards thats are gonna be in the For sales forums rofl

I bet u the 8800GTS is gonna be the dark one... its proberly gonna be faster then most cards perhaps 7950 level? and if its £300-350

My x1800 XT won't, had it since launch, and it still cuts through everything today maxed out at 1280x1024 (TFT), all that money for a few more frames in DX9, no thanks, if anyone wants more frames in DX9 from an x1800 etc... then just buy an x1900/7900 GTX, as its the same, you'll get a few more frames in DX9, but won't cost you £500, oh but then theres the DX10 which supposedly no ones buying em for, but as i said thats a load of tosh as if that wasn't the case, then you would just buy the next model up from yours e.g 7900 GTX to 7950 GX2 = few more frames in DX9, so saying 'im not getting it for DX10' is a load of gonads im sorry.

Teledude · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:28

Got my mastercard at the ready - this is def. going in the new rig if its under £500

DarthVader · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:34

LoadsaMoney said:
oh but then theres the DX10 which supposedly no ones buying em for, but as i said thats a load of tosh as if that wasn't the case, then you would just buy the next model up from yours e.g 7900 GTX to 7950 GX2 = few more frames in DX9, so saying 'im not getting it for DX10' is a load of gonads im sorry.

I admittedly intend to buy one purely for DX10. I bought a cheap 6600GT back in September when I upgraded and have been waiting ever since for the G80 to come out to complete my upgrade. However, given that it has been this long I might just hold out to see what the R600 has to offer. I like to keep my components for two to three years so it seemed best to wait for the next generation back in September.

burtie · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:37

Teledude said:
Got my mastercard at the ready - this is def. going in the new rig if its under £500

Humm same here re-thinking rig in sig as i was ordering wednesday,humm may wait.

easyrider · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:40

LoadsaMoney said:
My x1800 XT won't, had it since launch, and it still cuts through everything today maxed out at 1280x1024 (TFT), all that money for a few more frames in DX9, no thanks, if anyone wants more frames in DX9 from an x1800 etc... then just buy an x1900/7900 GTX, as its the same, you'll get a few more frames in DX9, but won't cost you £500, oh but then theres the DX10 which supposedly no ones buying em for, but as i said thats a load of tosh as if that wasn't the case, then you would just buy the next model up from yours e.g 7900 GTX to 7950 GX2 = few more frames in DX9, so saying 'im not getting it for DX10' is a load of gonads im sorry.

Man its just a new gen gfx card.

Still don't know why you are obsessing over it being DX 10.

HighlandeR · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:42

LoadsaMoney said:
My x1800 XT won't, had it since launch, and it still cuts through everything today maxed out at 1280x1024 (TFT), all that money for a few more frames in DX9, no thanks, if anyone wants more frames in DX9 from an x1800 etc... then just buy an x1900/7900 GTX, as its the same, you'll get a few more frames in DX9, but won't cost you £500, oh but then theres the DX10 which supposedly no ones buying em for, but as i said thats a load of tosh as if that wasn't the case, then you would just buy the next model up from yours e.g 7900 GTX to 7950 GX2 = few more frames in DX9, so saying 'im not getting it for DX10' is a load of gonads im sorry.

Buying it for better IQ?

Your right a lot of folk are gonna buy it for Vista/DX10 hype, we see it every year here anyhow this is just another Shader Model 2.0 vs Shader Model 3.0 tosh with more shiny stones in farcry which I dont think anyone even saw at the end of the day.

But its still progress and for the better, a lot of people will soon be debating why spend £230-330 on a highend card like the X19XX/79XX cards when I can now get an Geforce 8800 GTS 640meg DX10 Shader Model 4.0 card for a bit more or the same cost ?

easyrider · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:47

HighlandeR said:
Buying it for better IQ?

Your right a lot of folk are gonna buy it for Vista/DX10 hype, we see it every year here anyhow this is just another Shader Model 2.0 vs Shader Model 3.0 tosh with more shiny stones in farcry which I dont think anyone even saw at the end of the day.

But its still progress and for the better, a lot of people will soon be debating why spend £230-330 on a highend card like the X19XX/79XX cards when I can now get an Geforce 8800 GTS 640meg DX10 Shader Model 4.0 card for a bit more or the same cost ?

Indeed,

Why buy a GX2 now for £370 £100 more gets you Xfire ,Sli performance which means higher levels of AA and AF and the ability to up the res.

ernysmuntz · 1 Nov 2006 at 19:56

LoadsaMoney said:
My x1800 XT won't, had it since launch, and it still cuts through everything today maxed out at 1280x1024 (TFT), all that money for a few more frames in DX9, no thanks, if anyone wants more frames in DX9 from an x1800 etc... then just buy an x1900/7900 GTX, as its the same, you'll get a few more frames in DX9, but won't cost you £500, oh but then theres the DX10 which supposedly no ones buying em for, but as i said thats a load of tosh as if that wasn't the case, then you would just buy the next model up from yours e.g 7900 GTX to 7950 GX2 = few more frames in DX9, so saying 'im not getting it for DX10' is a load of gonads im sorry.

snooozzzze......(but true)

fornowagain · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:01

ernysmuntz said:
snooozzzze......(but true)

Power to the people.

HighlandeR · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:07

easyrider said:
Man its just a new gen gfx card.

Still don't know why you are obsessing over it being DX 10.

For me this new cards gotta have the goodies though id be on Loadsamoneys boat if it turned out the Geforce 8800 series didnt offer better IQ and the ability to use AA/AF a lot more higher/better quality with less performance drop.

TriedandTested · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:25

I presume this has been posted before...?

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/11/01/Overclockers_talks_G80_pricing/

LoadsaMoney · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:27

Well yeah if can you can get one for not much more than a GX2 now, then obviously get one, but when the price drops to that, no point lashing out £500 on it next wednesday, just wait a bit for the availabilty to come good, and the prices to drop, won't kill you will it.

You'll all be throwing your toys out of yer prams if it goes in the 'This Week Only', and the price drops after about 2 weeks or summit, look what happened to the x1900's, there was hell on, released on Monday, everyone buying em up, then 3 days later they were in 'This Week Only'. a lot of ppl were not happy then.

titaniumx3 · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:28

I just think its a bit silly telling people to not buy top end gear on an enthusiast site. Stray just slightly away from ocuk and most of us will be accused of insanity let alone victims of hype! If the Geforce 8 is anything like the jump from 6 to 7, than I think spending £500 is nothing out of the ordinary.

If you had computer illiterate console noobs buying the 8800s then I'd be probably be worried, but as long as its us nutheads doing it, all is good.

easyrider · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:32

LoadsaMoney said:
Well yeah if can you can get one for not much more than a GX2 now, then obviously get one, but when the price drops to that, no point lashing out £500 on it next wednesday, just wait a bit for the availabilty to come good, and the prices to drop, won't kill you will it.

When the price drops there will be another card getting released. :rolleyes:

People don't wanna wait.

So just leave it please.

Why do you care who spends 500 on a gfx card?

And quite frankly its none of your business anyway

LoadsaMoney · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:34

I don't care, and its none of your eithers, stop telling ppl not to buy a card now, as you said ppl don't wanna wait, if they wanna buy a GX2 etc... leave em to it, none of your business, stop telling them not to, and to get a G80.

[ui]ICEMAN · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:35

LoadsaMoney said:
Well yeah if can you can get one for not much more than a GX2 now, then obviously get one, but when the price drops to that, no point lashing out £500 on it next wednesday, just wait a bit for the availabilty to come good, and the prices to drop, won't kill you will it.

You'll all be throwing your toys out of yer prams if it goes in the 'This Week Only', and the price drops after about 2 weeks or summit, look what happened to the x1900's, there was hell on, released on Monday, everyone buying em up, then 3 days later they were in 'This Week Only'. a lot of ppl were not happy then.

We're looking at greater than 7900GTX SLI performance from one card, I for one will be picking up 2 GTX's on release and I couldn't care less if the price drops. I make my decisions and stick by them, price drops happen, doesn't even remotely annoy me.

LoadsaMoney · 1 Nov 2006 at 20:37

[ui]ICEMAN said:
We're looking at greater than 7900GTX SLI performance from one card, I for one will be picking up 2 GTX's on release and I couldn't care less if the price drops. I make my decisions and stick by them, price drops happen, doesn't even remotely annoy me.

Are we, got any benchies to back that up have you.

I hope your happy with them, will be and absolutely stonking setup. :cool: