Nvidia 8800 Series - Reality Redefined

Post by **Lawndart** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:00 pm

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Burner · Post by **Burner** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:38 pm

I plan on putting a 8800GTX in my new rig some time next month when Asus or DFI release their 680i line of mobos.

Can't wait, not that Lomac will take much advantage but it will be a gas to see what this puppy can do in Crysis, FEAR, or BF2142.

Burner · Post by **Burner** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:57 pm

DailyTech just released a short and sweet comparison of the nVidia 8800GTX to the ATi X1950XTX (ATi's current flagship). Lets just say beat downs occured...

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4812

Cinch · Post by **Cinch** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:24 pm

we have them on the shelves at frys in atlanta for around $500

Burner · Post by **Burner** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:15 am

Cinch, you sure its the GTX and not the GTS b/c MSRP on the GTX is $599 and a premium is expected for the initial release.

Though, if you can get me a GTX for $500 sign me up!

Cinch · Post by **Cinch** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:15 am

we have them we just got the gtx in today and they are 669.00
I will check the price on all of them and what discount I get,

Also Nvidia will be at our store on the 11th with the card in a rig, I will report my findings after.

lqcorsa · Post by **lqcorsa** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:08 pm

, I gotta start saving me pennies if I'm gonna pay out $500 for a new GPU, but hey, if ya wanna play you gotta pay right? Then again if I do end up getting the 8800 I'd want to get a new PSU preferably a 700W, and I'll upgrade to Vista to get DX-10. Maybe I'll do all that in a couple months. Burner I'd really appreciate it if you posted what the 8800 was like once you do install it.

Post by **Lawndart** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:19 pm

http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=23263

Burner · Post by **Burner** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:59 pm

I put in my order for the new PC last Wednesday. 8800GTX is on the way. Get's here this Wednesday.

Here's the Highlights:
Core2 E6700
eVGA 680i MoBo
eVGA 8800GTX
Corsair DDR2 800 2Gb
Silverstone 750W PSU
Thermaltake Armor Case
Zalman 9700 CPU Heatsink

Rotorblade · Post by **Rotorblade** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:40 pm

I also put in an order last Wednesday by coincidence for the following:

Intel Core 2 E6600 @ 3.6 (401mhz x 9) (Vc 1.44)
Corsair 2gb PC 1066 (secret ingredient #1)
Asus P5B Deluxe OEM (secret ingredient #2)
Scythe Ninja 1100P Fan (super quiet, monster cooling)
Corsair Memory cooler (quiet cooling)
Aerocooler X2 to replace stock X1900 cooler (couldnt tell it was on)
430 Watt Noisetaker II Enermax (very quiet)

The recipe above makes a economy super computer that is just louder than a whisper. I also have the processor running stable at 3.62ghz, benchmarked and stress tested.

Lock On is a dream at 1920x1200 with things maxed out. AA AO are forced to their highest. anywhere from 40-200 fps depending on whats in the scene.

I can Frap as I am flying formation in real time with the above settings. The Core 2 duo is truly amazing. 26 seconds equal nearly 460mb file (17mb/sec) Thats some bandwidth!

"Song 2" from Blur comes to mind when I think of the Core 2 CPU now with its performance benefits.

Burner · Post by **Burner** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:29 pm

Heck yeah, I just got the new rig up and running last night on some BF2142 and holy crap! the E6700+8800GTX combo is just incredible I had all sliders maxed and never dropped below 60 frames even in the most intense action. I plan on upping the Vcore to 1.45 this weekend and seeing what this E6700+680i combo is made of! Though even now at a stock clock of 2.66GHz it still screams.

What kind of 3Dmark06 scores are you getting? I ran one this afternoon to the tune of 10550. Hope to get another 500-1000 with an OC and beta Forceware drivers.

Toast · Post by **Toast** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:35 pm

Hey Burner, I was tinking about shelling out for something top of the line also. Just wondering where you bought from and what the premium came to?

Burner · Post by **Burner** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:12 pm

Bought all parts at Newegg.com

Parts all totalled came out to roughly $2600

$650 of that is the 8800GTX, you can still get a good next gen card for $250

However if you're not planning on eventually getting two vid cards and doing SLI then you don't need the 680i and the P5B is a great board and will save about $100.

An E6600 has the 4Mb L2 cache and is about $170 cheaper than that E6700. The 2Mb L2 chips (E6300, E6400) are even cheaper and OC great.

The list goes on but basically you can get together a next gen system for about $1500

lqcorsa · Post by **lqcorsa** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:25 pm

I wouldn't know about BF 2142, say, you don't happen to have a copy of FSX do ya

. Whats LOMAC like? Can you have everything maxed in there as well?

Rotorblade · Post by **Rotorblade** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:38 am

I just found this review of the 8800GTX/GTS on Firingsquad.com

It has LOMAC and Pacific fighters benchmarks. The 8800GTX is a clear performer over all other cards. I can't wait to see what they come out with next.

Man! It's been forever since I have been to this site.
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/nvi ... page15.asp

My 3Dmark06 score: 6603
E6600 @ 3.62Ghz
Corsair 2GB PC28500 5-4-4-10
Asus P5B Deluxe
ATI X1900XTX 512MB

3Dmark06 is a great way to make sure the system you built is running like it is supposed to.

Another great software for stress testing is Prime95. If your system can run the heat/torture test for 24 hours then your system is rock solid. Make sure you run two copies one for each cpu core. Have your temperature available to monitor or else!

Here is a screenshot with CPU-Z and 3DMark06 information.