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GT/GTS confusion

JJF

JJF

JJF

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Hi folks,

I realise there are a lot of threads floating asking similar questions to this but I just need to confirm something:

Asus EN8800GT

None of the GTS 8800's have the same number of pipelines or speeds that this card has. Would this GT not be a better performing card? Everyone seems to be raving about the GTS :confused:
 
There's a historical aspect to this that makes it a bit clearer.

First came the 8800 GTS, the second fastest card in nVidia's lineup.
Then came the revised architecture, first found in the GT.
The new GT outperforms the old GTS even though it costs less.
New GTSes, based on the revised architecture, are coming soon.
They will be faster and more expensive than the GT.
 
BillytheImpaler said:
There's a historical aspect to this that makes it a bit clearer.

First came the 8800 GTS, the second fastest card in nVidia's lineup.
Then came the revised architecture, first found in the GT.
The new GT outperforms the old GTS even though it costs less.
New GTSes, based on the revised architecture, are coming soon.
They will be faster and more expensive than the GT.
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would have been so much easier if they just renamed them like 8850's or something
 
Looking around I have several choices I think are worthy of consideration. Some are much cheaper than others but have stock timings:

£155 will get me a leadtek with stock timings
£164 will get me a Zotac with stock timings
£182 will get me an XFX 1900/640
£223 will get me an XFX Alpha Dog XXX 1950/670

Thoughts?
 
JJF said:
Looking around I have several choices I think are worthy of consideration. Some are much cheaper than others but have stock timings:

£155 will get me a leadtek with stock timings
£164 will get me a Zotac with stock timings
£182 will get me an XFX 1900/640
£223 will get me an XFX Alpha Dog XXX 1950/670

Thoughts?
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May aswell get the cheapest and overclock it. They are all the same PCB design and cooling so they will more than likely overclock to around the same level.
 
Not all GT's clock as well as each other. Take my BFG OC, it's shaders won;t go past 1728 and memory won't go past 1950.

People with "cherry picked" EVGA SCC which come at stock as 700/1650/2000 are finding their cards clock to 760/1800+/2100+

So depends if you are going to overclock or not.

£199 will get you an 8800GT AMP clocked at 700/2000 or an Asus at same clocks.

Plus cards about to drop in price in about a weeks time so if you can wait maybe best to buy a pre-oc one then.

£162 now will get you a MSI pre-oc 660 and a Zotac pre-oc 660 now.

Maybe in a week you might get either of them for £140-£150

XFX are overpriced IMO.

Plus people very shortly bringing out cards with improved coolers, better memory chips etc so unless you got one early, I'd wait before buying one.
 
rolypolyman said:
I'm not so sure Evga do cherry pick, looking at their forum the 8800Gt SSC seems to be having heat\memory problems!!
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Oh they do cherry pick! But it's the same crappy cooler. Stick a S1 on them and they will fly.

Plus are people having memory heat problems from running at stock or running at 760/1800/2100?
 
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