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8800GT - Benchmarks @ Tweaktown

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:57 pm
by Damnidge
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1210/1 ... index.html

I read a few spots online that a lot of online retailers will put up their stock for sale between midnight and 6 am. I'll be looking before I go to bead, and getting up early if I have to!

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:11 am
by Damnidge
Tom's Hardware Benchmarks:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/10/29/ ... age11.html

They tested Unreal Tournament 3 Demo (link above takes you right there)

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:06 am
by Damnidge
I got one :cheers:

I found an EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT Superclocked 650MHZ 512MB DDR3 PCI-E on NCIX for $239 US. With shipping, I paid $251!! :laughing6:

I contemplated waiting a few days to weeks when the price may have inevitably lowered, but this deal includes Quake Wars: Enemy Territory, Hitman: Blood Money, and an nVidia mousepad (which I will use at work)

I looked around. This was the only evga superclocked one I could find. I found an MSI superclocked, but I like the evga stuff I am seeing.

I cannot wait for all my stuff to get here! weeeehhhh! :thumbright:

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:41 pm
by emailbo
nice:

"at 680 MHz, we obtain a computational power superior to that of the 8800GTX!"

anyone thinking SLI?

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:58 pm
by unhappy_meal
What length is the card end to end? At 11" the 8800 GTX was inconveniently large for my case :(

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:19 pm
by mersenary aka MinisterofDeath
unhappy_meal wrote:What length is the card end to end? At 11" the 8800 GTX was inconveniently large for my case :(
Ahh See thats why I was suggesting a full tower even though they are large. The high end vid cards are huge

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:34 pm
by Damnidge
Wow - NCIX has great customer service. This card popped up onto their Canadian site first, so I ordered there for $259. Then, an hour later, I saw an ad on slickdeals and it was showing on the US side (NCIXUS) for $238. I called and they honored a price reduction - and said they would change my order to reflect the new price - as of now they have not, but the guy said it could take a few days to credit, so I hope they keep up their end of the bargain.

Good thing, because as soon as this thing went out of stock, the US side went up to 259 too :cheers:

Edit Update: I love it. I got an updated invoice and my refund already. I hope all my stuff gets in by Friday so I can build this on the weekend. :toothy8: I did notice that the page is now showing more in stock, but the price is up to $289! Glad I woke up at 5 this morning :compress:

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:46 pm
by DW_ACY
unhappy_meal wrote:What length is the card end to end? At 11" the 8800 GTX was inconveniently large for my case :(
Uh any DX10 card with the memory and horsepower needed to play the new games at optimal levels will be long! Get a better case!

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:20 pm
by unhappy_meal
From bits of what I've read it's about 9"... giddeeyap!

I don't buy cards that are longer than me :toothy4:

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:21 pm
by DW_Hornet
Here dailytech has quite a few reviews organized.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=9439