EVGA RMA - new card returned but lower spec?

[Yewen]

Did you buy the card from OcUK?

 

[Cybermyk]

They can be had for little over £60, and the 8800GTS cost me £350 from OCUK two years back.

 

[ShaolinDreams]

still think the 9800GT should have been the replacement not exactly the most high spec expensive card is it. imo they went below par when its good business practise to go slightly over par.

 

[normski_]

Did you buy the card from OcUK?

Yes mate I did.

 

[normski_]

Well, I finally got a reply just now...

The 9600 GT is even a bit faster than the 8800 GTS. We have done tests in our lab, but the press came to the same result. Please find a performance comparison here: http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...e_9600_gt_sli/24/#abschnitt_performancerating The 9600 GT is always ahead of the 8800 GTS-640, especially in DX10 applications. They don't tested with 1920x1200, but with 1680x1050 and 8x AA which needs a lot more framebuffer memory compared to 1920x1200 with less than 8x AA. While the 9600 GT has 128 MB less memory, the memory is used more efficiently with the improved compression algorithms of all G9x GPUs. The count of shaders is smaller, too (64 instead of 96) but the shaders are clocked faster and they also benefit from improvements of the G9x architecture. With having pipeline stalls reduced, the data throughput per clock has been improved in the G9x GPU series. Of course, what counts is the real-world-performance, not a technical explanation. The 9600 GT got more power than the 8800 GTS-640. Please try your 9600 GT out. If you have a complaint, you can contact my direct superior Mr. Tersluisen at [email protected], or the Managing Director of EVGA Europe, Mr. Tismer at [email protected].

As I already know the 9600GT is a close match for the 8800GTs at standard res's ( I bought one to tide me over during the RMA as it was a cheapo budget card), but not at high res such as 1920 x 1200 or even 1680 x 1050 I have emailed both!

 

[alex24]

Hmmmm, borderline.

Why don't you sell it and pick up a 2nd hand GTS640. You'd probably be left with money in your pocket.

 

[normski_]

Quite simply because if I buy a used GTS the warranty will be worth diddly, and I purchased a card that had a juicy warranty that should be replaced with a card of equal or better performance if/when it goes bang or sizzle.