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New 8800 GTS price + info
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The £210 is 'proper' m8 
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I <3 you - but will carve out your heart with a dull spoon if you are wrongThe £210 is 'proper' m8
Amazingly lucky that Im working from home tomorrow
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Yep, the new 8800 GTS can't even match the 8800GTX and thats clocked higher and has 128sp, an overclocked 8800GTX will leave the 8800GT eating dust, overclocked or not.
Do you own an 8800GTX also?an overclocked 8800GTX will leave the 8800GT eating dust, overclocked or not.
Soldato
So whatever happens tomorrow with the card.
Stock GT is slower than a stock GTS that is slower than a stock GTX?
Overclocked GT is slower than an overclocked GTS which is slower than an overclocked GTX ?
Assuming all the GTS clocks around the same % as a GT.
So if you can afford £240 then the GTX is best card out the three, if not the GTS then the GT ?
Seems like a pointless card if the GTX is beng lowered to these prices
Stock GT is slower than a stock GTS that is slower than a stock GTX?
Overclocked GT is slower than an overclocked GTS which is slower than an overclocked GTX ?
Assuming all the GTS clocks around the same % as a GT.
So if you can afford £240 then the GTX is best card out the three, if not the GTS then the GT ?
Seems like a pointless card if the GTX is beng lowered to these prices
Will be interesting to see how they do clock.
It's a one off price by the looks of things as no other stores have followed suit with anything even close to the OCUK offer, plus the new 8800GTS is allot cheaper for them to produce so it's far from pointless, but saying that I think most cards this year have been a bit pointless, we are long overdue for some next gen cards or at least something that offers significant performance jump from the year old GTX.
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I'd hope for better overclocks from the GTS over the GT due to the improved cooling system.
I agree, with the GTX falling to £240 it does seem very close to the GTS pricing and makes me wonder how worthwhile it is.
so is the oem gtx ok?
interms of quality of cooler..
does it have the same headroom as any other gtx on market.
Soldato
By the time you overclock everything, the GTX will be tops most likely.
Only thing off putting is the 1 year warranty and the heat it kicks out, is the GTX hotter than the GTS, well is it likely to be?
Only thing off putting is the 1 year warranty and the heat it kicks out, is the GTX hotter than the GTS, well is it likely to be?
Well the only comparision i've seen showed the 8800GTX running cooler at load but you could buy ten 8800GTX's and you would have some at 75C, other thats 85C and some at 90C+ load, it varies largely even when comparing the same cards but If I had to guess id say the 8800 GTS 512MB would run cooler on average.
But we will find out tomorrow.
It's a nvidia refernce card, the cooler looks to be the same that's on most other GTX cards.
Soldato
From the look of it the GTS = GTX for power usage maybe more.
The problem with the GTS is the memory interface. 256bit kills it.
If the GTS was a car it would be like a Fiat Panda with a 3.5 litre engine using the standard gearbox.
Soldato
How long does the OcUK GTX offer last?
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There is reason in NVidia's madness when it comes down to the GTS spec, all the good stuff like a 384/512bit interface and higher vram will come with the highend offering in February.
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they wont sell many gts cards, they should have given it 384bit interface, they wont be shifting many units at all!
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