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

HighlandeR · 2 Nov 2006 at 22:49

Aint bad at all, usualy we would have maybe 1 leaked picture of the card but we got box art from most manufacturers and pics of the card/ Tommorow full leaked reviews eh ?

Pr0SteR · 2 Nov 2006 at 23:31

I wasnt slagging the card ,as I m buying one myself ,but I was pointing out that people expect three times the performance of GX2 in say FEAR and Oblivion for e.g. and I m certain that will NOT happen.

Naffa · 2 Nov 2006 at 23:35

LMFAO

Three times the performance as a GX2? Who on Earth is actually stupid enough to even consider that kind of power.

rodman · 3 Nov 2006 at 01:46

Three times the performance as a GX2? Who on Earth is actually stupid enough to even consider that kind of power.

In some games it will, in some games it will not. In DX10 it def will.

Had it confirmed at work today - will be the 9th in the UK

I thought Gibbo said 8th, I'm getting :confused:

I think I'm just going to call the etailers and ask them for a release time on the 8th.

sja360 · 3 Nov 2006 at 02:02

rodman said:
In some games it will, in some games it will not. In DX10 it def will.

i dont think you can actually say that for dx10 as unless i've been outta the loop to long this is the only DX10 graphics cards thats gonna be retail soon? also there arent any games out that use DX10 and DX10 itself aint out till nearer vista?

rodman · 3 Nov 2006 at 02:26

i dont think you can actually say that for dx10 as unless i've been outta the loop to long this is the only DX10 graphics cards thats gonna be retail soon? also there arent any games out that use DX10 and DX10 itself aint out till nearer vista?

The point is G80 will run DX10 better than a GX2 isn't that what we were comparing?

Bizarre · 3 Nov 2006 at 05:45

rodman said:
The point is G80 will run DX10 better than a GX2 isn't that what we were comparing?

*Bizarre bangs rodman's and sja360's heads together*

The G80 will run DX10 100% faster than a 7950GX2... becouse the 7950GX2 cannot run DX10.

*Bizarre hops back into bed.*

Agent WD40 · 3 Nov 2006 at 08:10

Bizarre said:
*Bizarre bangs rodman's and sja360's heads together*

The G80 will run DX10 100% faster than a 7950GX2... becouse the 7950GX2 cannot run DX10.

*Bizarre hops back into bed.*

Err, if some thing can't do any thing, how can increasing it by 100% have any different?

Now I'm going to get abuse..

Agent.

dazsly · 3 Nov 2006 at 08:26

Sorry for the double post but I really need to know if

I will be getting the 8800gts as I hope this will fit into a thermaltek tsunami case and a fps 500w duel rail 15amp per rail psu, will this be enough for the gts??

fornowagain · 3 Nov 2006 at 10:48

dazsly said:
Sorry for the double post but I really need to know if

I will be getting the 8800gts as I hope this will fit into a thermaltek tsunami case and a fps 500w duel rail 15amp per rail psu, will this be enough for the gts??

As for length, the GTS is shorter than than an ATX board is long. So yes I'd say it would fit. The PSU? What is the combined wattage on the rails, because 15A+ 15A means nothing. What make and model is it?

BTW apparently, I read the NDA lifts 11AM PST Wednesday Nov.8th.

dazsly · 3 Nov 2006 at 10:55

fornowagain said:
As for length, the GTS is shorter than than an ATX board is long. So yes I'd say it would fit. The PSU? What is the combined wattage on the rails, because 15A+ 15A means nothing. What make and model is it?

FSP Sparkle AX500-A Blue Storm 500W

Voltage · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:06

if the NDA dont lift until 11am PST thats 7pm our time!

fornowagain · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:12

dazsly said:
FSP Sparkle AX500-A Blue Storm 500W

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article212-page1.html

23.75A/285W combined 12v is a bit light tbh. I think looking at the spec I'd guess the GTS will need about 12.5A/150W. Your rails individually will just about supply that, but both rails feed from the same source. If it pulls 150W that only leaves you with 11A/135W. Which is light for the CPU/peripheral load, but you may just get away with. Try it and see, overclocking is where it might fail.

fornowagain · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:13

Confusion said:
if the NDA dont lift until 11am PST thats 7pm our time!

I know that's what I said earlier, didn't get a response Gibbo? :rolleyes:

. Someone said the 9th, at that point I ran away. Can't be right?

Seen this? , stealth bomber is real. Blows some air one the regs as well? I quite like that one.

dazsly · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:38

fornowagain said:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article212-page1.html

23.75A/285W combined 12v is a bit light tbh. I think looking at the spec I'd guess the GTS will need about 12.5A/150W. Your rails individually will just about supply that, but both rails feed from the same source. If it pulls 150W that only leaves you with 11A/135W. Which is light for the CPU/peripheral load, but you may just get away with. Try it and see, overclocking is where it might fail.

What about the 7950gx2? this is gonna be similar to the 8800gts? would this run? I thought I read 15a on single rails for this psu

Gibbo · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:40

Hi there

Official launch day is 8th November at 2pm.

ins0mn1ac · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:45

dont think that would even fit in my case, took me like an hour to get my 1900 in

LoadsaMoney · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:45

If thats £329.99 all in for the GTS, then thats gona be a stonking price, i can see that one being very popular.

fornowagain · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:46

dazsly said:
What about the 7950gx2? this is gonna be similar to the 8800gts? would this run? I thought I read 15a on single rails for this psu

Same power requirements, thats about 140w at stock. The single rail is fine, its what happens elsewhere that matters. As I said its the combined total wattage that counts, rarely are rails truly independent. Take a minute and have a read on rail design.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23916

fornowagain · 3 Nov 2006 at 11:47

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Official launch day is 8th November at 2pm.

Yay

Thanks for that.