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I've only just got my GTX (EVGA KO ACS3 
) I don't want them to bring out anything faster for a while. 
) I don't want them to bring out anything faster for a while. -
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Whos feels like they've had thier 8800gtx for like an eternity................
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eVGA have 3 faster cards than that or 4 if you inc the water cooler Ultra
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ive had mine for a few months. im not bored, infact i am very happy.
it cuts through every game that i want no prob. its not the loudest - although it does get quite warm. im happy with mine and the value im getting from it.
it cuts through every game that i want no prob. its not the loudest - although it does get quite warm. im happy with mine and the value im getting from it.
Soldato
Has the OP tried overclocking the core/shaders/mem yet to make it scream along, and revive interest, or perhaps water cooling.
I can't imagine why you would want more than a gtx at the moment.
Matthew
I can't imagine why you would want more than a gtx at the moment.
Matthew
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You obv aint tried DIRT or Lost Planet yet then. 
helmutcheese said:You obv aint tried DIRT or Lost Planet yet then.
lost planet seems to run well (performance wise, because at the moment my gtx is broken i think, keeps freezing
), running at 1680x1050 with 8xaa and 16xaf at like 45fps average, seems pretty good if you ask me.(medium shadows but pfft, i cant tell the difference at it like halfs the framerate
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I run it at max XP lets me, I know you cant set one of the Shadow option to HIGH unless on Vista and DX10, but then again its another buggy console port.
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i didnt get higher than 612/2001 on my gtx
ultras get 690/2440 ?? but is that on air ?
ultras get 690/2440 ?? but is that on air ?
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eracer2006 said:
Yes on air stock, my ultra is eVGA's 655/1250 model, I OC to 700/2400, it would do more if I remove stock goo and redo core with AS5 as the stock goo is never applied well and the thick cloth ram pads are crap so ram is probably hotter than it could be but there is a 1mm or more gap if you remove pads, TIM will not stay there long as it gets boiled.
LoadsaMoney said:the cards can do absolutely zip to poorly coded games, they will always run crap on whatever card, even cards in 10 years time will struggle to run Vegas at a crappy 40fps at a push .
I don't but this myself.
Even the most poorly coded games, which run shockingly bad on the fastest hardware of the time benefit from faster hardware. It's not like you get identical FPS from a 8800gts-320 and a 8800ultra, the ultra is faster. The more power you throw at a game, the faster it runs.
Go back a few years and people were whining about the likes of Halo and Deus Ex 2 because they were chugging away on 9700/9800s. But run them on a gf8 today and you are laughing.
People like to come out and say "ignore the benches for xyz, that's just a poorly coded game". But as far as I'm concerned, if a benchmark shows card A is faster than card B then it is still worth paying attention to even if the framerates are very low. At the end of the day, would you rather than 13fps or 18fps? Getting 8800ultra SLI is definitely worthwhile for some of these more demanding titles.
If you can afford the newest and fastest tech then good on ya! Iv decided I cant afford to go for the fastest but I can go for damn close The only time I went the whole hog and spent like £370 on a card was on the x1800xt 512's release and that was fantastic 
I do love my 8800GTS 320MB tho as it does me perfectly fine on my 1280x1024 res! Was thinking bout getting a new monitor but I do love my IIyama Pro Lite which is now over 3 years old!
The 8800GTS will definately be staying with me for the rest of this year I believe
The only time I went the whole hog and spent like £370 on a card was on the x1800xt 512's release and that was fantastic I do love my 8800GTS 320MB tho as it does me perfectly fine on my 1280x1024 res! Was thinking bout getting a new monitor but I do love my IIyama Pro Lite which is now over 3 years old!
The 8800GTS will definately be staying with me for the rest of this year I believe
Wow, I've had my card for 3 years now (6800GT), still does the business for now.
But if so many people are bored by their 8800's, I'll be more than happy recipient
As people have said SLi looks like the only option for you atm, although there aren't many games that utilize it fully.
But if so many people are bored by their 8800's, I'll be more than happy recipient
As people have said SLi looks like the only option for you atm, although there aren't many games that utilize it fully.
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maybe you could upgrade your sound (depending on what you have at the moment), a good set of speakers and a high end sound card can add new life to a lot of games.
Soldato
For me to upgrade to a better graphics card now (or to justify it) would take games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or the upcoming crysis, that will benefit from a fast card.
I was looking at BF2142 last night on maximum settings @1280 and I have to say, the graphics looking flippin awful. Looks at the trees, even with HDR turned on, they are still awful looking
I actually look at oblivion and wonder why it isn't better looking for such a modern game. You have amazing draw distances but then you an clearly see it's blurry and they have removed trees etc.. such a shame.
I am really hoping DX10 enables designers of games to add more actual content into the scenes and increase the quality. I also thought Lost planet looked flippin' awful as well, but thats due to the nature of the enemies they designed, it looks so childish and tacky. Could have been a game from 3 years ago with the exception of the snow.
I know if I bought a 8800 gtx or better with the "current games", I would be disappointed.
Matthew
p.s. I also hate the way textures are delayed in loading in games, and will suddenly appear in the scene distracting your game experience and ruining the immersion, but that's another topic...
I was looking at BF2142 last night on maximum settings @1280 and I have to say, the graphics looking flippin awful. Looks at the trees, even with HDR turned on, they are still awful looking
I actually look at oblivion and wonder why it isn't better looking for such a modern game. You have amazing draw distances but then you an clearly see it's blurry and they have removed trees etc.. such a shame.
I am really hoping DX10 enables designers of games to add more actual content into the scenes and increase the quality. I also thought Lost planet looked flippin' awful as well, but thats due to the nature of the enemies they designed, it looks so childish and tacky. Could have been a game from 3 years ago with the exception of the snow.
I know if I bought a 8800 gtx or better with the "current games", I would be disappointed.
Matthew
p.s. I also hate the way textures are delayed in loading in games, and will suddenly appear in the scene distracting your game experience and ruining the immersion, but that's another topic...