Can i get by on a GTS ?

caithomas44 · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:49

go for the gtx if you can, especialy if you intened on running wow at 1080p res. it will handle all those games fine on a normal monitor but at high res you may see the fps drop, hence a gtx maybe a worthwhile investment.

Margaret · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:51

I reckon a 640MB GTS / 512MB 2900XT will do the job (It will for WoW, Sims, C&C3...etc easily), you may wanna look into the GTX for other games, I'm not so sure.

caithomas44 said:
go for the gtx if you can, especialy if you intened on running wow at 1080p res.

WoW isn't demanding though, I mean any game can be demanding if you put on 16xQAA, 4xAA is more than enough for WoW I thought and that'll run lightning fast at 1080P with everything else maxed, a GTX isn't need for WoW in the slightest, it's very dated. (the game)

SS-89 · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:51

you should be able to get by but at that res your going to have to drop settings quite a bit on a 320mb version. (Not on Wow in particular but on more graphically demanding games)

Zefan · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:53

The 320mb gts will be more than enough for those games. The GTX would be complete overkill unless you play really heavy new FPS's.

chaparral · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:54

Same kind of thread here http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17761915

<F0rb> · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:54

chaparral · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:55

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX £274.99 / £323.11 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-051-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=877

Do you think you will want to play BioShock or crysis when there released ??

Zefan · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:56

It's probably better to go for a card with more RAM actually, maybe a 512 1950 as has been said. Purely because of the high res.

Margaret · 2 Aug 2007 at 15:57

<F0rb> said:
For now, the only graphically demanding games will be BF2, and a few older FPS's like FEAR Maybe, although usaully these are played on my games consoles. WOW and RTS are my main priorities.

Should i go for 320MB or 640 ?

There's a review here for the 640 VS 320;

http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2007q1/geforce-8800gts-320mb/index.x?pg=5

That's the page on FEAR, more pages on other games though, the impact in performance between 640/320 is pretty damn small though.

You'll get by fine on either I'd have thought, might wanna take a look at the HD2900XT as I hear they are outperforming the 8800GTS's a bit now, not sure though.

chaparral · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:01

Jihad said:
There's a review here for the 640 VS 320;

http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2007q1/geforce-8800gts-320mb/index.x?pg=5

That's the page on FEAR, more pages on other games though, the impact in performance between 640/320 is pretty damn small though.

You'll get by fine on either I'd have thought, might wanna take a look at the HD2900XT as I hear they are outperforming the 8800GTS's a bit now, not sure though.

8800gtx almost double the FPS of a 8800gts 320mb

Margaret · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:02

chaparral said:
8800gtx almost double the FPS of a 8800gts 320mb

and?

chaparral · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:03

Jihad said:
and?

I wasn't expecting a 8800gtx to give almost twice the FPS of a 320mb 8800gts in some games....

Margaret · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:04

chaparral said:
I wasn't expecting the 8800gtx to be almost twice the speed of a 320mb 8800gts in some games....

Ahhh, meh I don't think it's all that surprising at that resolution tbh

<F0rb> · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:06

Margaret · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:07

<F0rb> said:
I would like to run Crysis, bioshock i will rpobs leave to my 360. As i said, i don't run too many FPS or anything, most of them are on my games consoles. i do like to play the odd one though.

I don't really know what to do now.

8800 GTS 320MB - £200
8800 GTS 640MB - £265
8800 GTX 768MB - £400

Maybe the 640MB is best VFM there ? I think people over exagerate some games a little. I'm sure i could run crysis on those at a good res, or they wouldn't sell too many would they ?

8800GTS 320MB - £180
8800GTS 640MB - £230
8800GTX 768MB - £322

chaparral · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:08

<F0rb> said:
I would like to run Crysis, bioshock i will rpobs leave to my 360. As i said, i don't run too many FPS or anything, most of them are on my games consoles. i do like to play the odd one though.

I don't really know what to do now.

8800 GTS 320MB - £200
8800 GTS 640MB - £265
8800 GTX 768MB - £400

Maybe the 640MB is best VFM there ? I think people over exagerate some games a little. I'm sure i could run crysis on those at a good res, or they wouldn't sell too many would they ?

Why pay £400 when you can get the ocuk one for £323

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX £274.99 / £323.11 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-051-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=877

<F0rb> · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:08

chaparral · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:10

<F0rb> said:
Yea well some of us like EVGA/BFG ......

£77 for a evga or BFG sticker...

i sell you an EVGA sticker to put on it for £50

Margaret · 2 Aug 2007 at 16:11

<F0rb> said:
Yea well some of us like EVGA/BFG ......

EDIT : BFG GTX's on this week only ! £358 for the OC1 !

Well the only difference is the warranty and crappy software you get with them, not really worth the money, I probably won't have this card in a year so that's why I don't mind the 1 year warranty.