New GeForce 8800 GTX

[Joker Boy]

I JUST GOT ONE OF THESE BABIES FOR $500 NO TAX BRAND NEW IN THE BOX PERFECT CONDITION!!! NVIDIA, highest/besst video card currently in production, I'm gonna overclock it soon and make it the absolute best in teh world. Oh yes. Oh yes. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:


Oh and this thing is friggin huge, it takes up about half the guts in my desktop comp.

http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_8800.html

http://www.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/10/Nvidia 8800 GTX 3.jpg
http://www.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/10/Nvidia 8800 GTX 4.jpg

W00T!!!!
Edit:
oh btw thats not me in the pics, i just got those randomly off google lol

 

[Brandon]

Is there a reason to over clock it?

 

[Spartan Erik]

Is there a reason to over clock it?

There is no point unless he wants to fry it or overheat his computer. Its raw power is already good enough for any game out there..

 

[Derek]

Lol my graphics card isnt good with counter-strike source so i might need that.

 

[KowKing]

I prefer ATi, but with AMD and ATi possibly merging I must go to the nVidia camp since I hate AMD processors.

 

[Spartan Erik]

Lol my graphics card isnt good with counter-strike source so i might need that.

Nah you won't need something THAT high end; I've got a rather cheap low end nVidia FX5200 (128 MB dedicated), and it works fine. Just don't try playing Halo with that graphics card.

 

[Micro]

I prefer ATi, but with AMD and ATi possibly merging I must go to the nVidia camp since I hate AMD processors.

AMD = ATI

 

[Spartan Erik]

AMD = ATI

Yeah the merger happened quite awhile ago..

 

[noerrorsfound]

I prefer ATi, but with AMD and ATi possibly merging I must go to the nVidia camp since I hate AMD processors.

I hate ATi's video cards for one reason: horrible Linux drivers. NVIDIA's are much better, so if anyone plans to play games on Linux then NVIDIA is your best option.

Unless you think that ATi being owned by AMD will affect the quality of the video cards, that doesn't seem like a good reason to switch. I'm still using AMD64 (because I like it) even though I hate ATi.

 

[Brandon]

I hate ATi's video cards for one reason: horrible Linux drivers. NVIDIA's are much better, so if anyone plans to play games on Linux then NVIDIA is your best option.

Unless you think that ATi being owned by AMD will affect the quality of the video cards, that doesn't seem like a good reason to switch. I'm still using AMD64 (because I like it) even though I hate ATi.

Were do you get your nVidia drivers, when I install any Linux distro, X always crashes.

 

[ViperBlade]

I recently bought myself a GeForce 8500GT from topachat.com for 99.90€
It's in the mail at the moment but what a friggin steal! lol

 

[linglingzero]

I JUST GOT ONE OF THESE BABIES FOR $500 NO TAX BRAND NEW IN THE BOX PERFECT CONDITION!!! NVIDIA, highest/besst video card currently in production, I'm gonna overclock it soon and make it the absolute best in teh world. Oh yes. Oh yes. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:


Oh and this thing is friggin huge, it takes up about half the guts in my desktop comp.

http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_8800.html

http://www.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/10/Nvidia 8800 GTX 3.jpg
http://www.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/10/Nvidia 8800 GTX 4.jpg

W00T!!!!
Edit:
oh btw thats not me in the pics, i just got those randomly off google lol

I've been using mine from XFX for over a month, you wont be disappointed. And about the size of it, I can't fit a 4th hard drive in my comp for that reason. Now to wait for the 8900/8950.

 

[Joker Boy]

From what i've read about the 8900's, they aren't going to be any more "powerful" or "better" than the 8800's, it's just going to be a better deal for the customer, as in you get more for your money. They are also smaller though, which could play a role in the cost.