what would u choose 8800gt or 9600gt

[reptile1]

hi guys
which do u think is the best card of these 2, considering the cost;strengths;and the manufacturers

the 8800 should on paper be better but bfg is good solid and very overclockable & excellant warranty

the palit has excellent cooling but i dont know how good oc is and warranty

512MB BFG Technology 9600GT, OC, PCI-E 2.0, Mem 1800MHz, GDDR3, GPU 675MHz, Stream 64, 2x DL DVI-I

£101.96 Ex VAT
£119.80 Inc VAT

512MB Palit 8800GT PCI-E 2.0, Mem 1800 MHz GDDR3, GPU 600 MHz, Streams 112, 2x DL DVI-I

£118.46 Ex VAT
£139.19 Inc VAT

my sys im building has
corsair 620psu
2g crucial balistix mem
gigabyte ga-p31-ds3l board
intel p4 2180 cpu

want a fun sys to tinker with -possibly!

any advice welcome
ty

 

[HeX]

If you can affort the 8800GT buy it, it is a faster card overall.

 

[-iceblade^]

you want to play a game...

yeah... and BFG does make 8800GTs if that's the brand you want

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-052-BG
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-053-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1008

by the way, both of those are overclocked.

whereas the 9600GT if you still want it, is done by BFG as well
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-067-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=356

8800gt or 9600GT, make your choice

 

[reptile1]

thanks guys
not sure i want to spend more on a bfg 8800gt but im not sure about palit
im a little worried about whether palit is any good and the
warranty is a little odd (third party)?
what warranty does bfg really give you?
thanks
reptile1

 

[bluestreak101]

I think BFG are doing life time warrenty's still but you have to register the card within 30 days of purchase

 

[reptile1]

is palit an ok card with reasonable record-i cant find warranty on their web site and cant find reviews of this card
thanks guys
reptile1

 

[easyrider]

Just get the cheapest 8800 GT

 

[Kelt]

Just get the cheapest 8800 GT

What he said.

 

[easyrider]

What he said.

I have a name you know

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Just get the cheapest 8800 GT

Agreed as they are all the same cards, just different length warranty's, software you get, and different names on them, and id remove the competitor prices as they aint allowed, and the OcUK 8800 GT is the cheapest at £129.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1008

 

[Gibbo]

Just get the cheapest 8800 GT

HI there

£109.99+VAT from OcUK!

 

[reptile1]

ok guys
just been away a while
i guess no one knows anything about palit either
i prefer to go for a make with good history and warranty just in case but dont want to pay too much extra if the less well known make is good
i gather that everyone thinks that 8800gt is the way to go
never thought of getting a retailers own brand.........but maybe
still deciding
thanks
reptile1

 

[reptile1]

ok decided on palit 8800gt
but not absolutly sure it will fit my mobo
gigabyte ga-p31-ds3l

thanks
reptile1

 

[HeX]

Will fit fine, but you need to take that link out of your post.

 

[reptile1]

Hi HeX
thanks for the info but why remove link?

 

[HeX]

Hi HeX
thanks for the info but why remove link?

Not alowed to post links to competitors.

 

[reptile1]

right!

 

[WatchTower]

I have the Palit 8800GT in my Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case and believe me if it fits in that case it will fit in any case. lol

Here is what I've clocked my Plait to so far

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Palit are fine, its gona be the exact same card as any other 8800 GT, just a differing warranty length, i think Palit is about 2 years.