They are a ripoff. I laugh when I see a $40 tag on an HD version of any movie new or old.
Its why they need BOGO deals almost every week to move units. Just not worth the premium for non CG/sci-fi movies.
Other than Transformers that I purchased along with my HDDVD player its all been...
I have the BFG version of the card which is slightly oc'd. Paid $310 with shipping and have been very pleased. With Crysis included at that price its a okay deal. You could save a little more buy getting a 8800GT cause the performance diff is tiny but it will crush just about any game out there...
This whole thread just makes me feel old. Its laughable that people expect new tech to perform at 60+ fps at 1600x1200 resolution. A lot of people here are new to the way things work. Back in the day I upgraded based on Epic/iD engines. Majority of games licensed their tech so if your card could...
I would base that decision on what games you are currently playing and how much the performance gap is from your current card to this one. Especially with the 9 series supposedly coming in mid Feb. If you plan to wait a year before going to the 9 then maybe. Also are you having any luck moving...
I shut off my brain and ordered one. Tired of the Dell run around. If I was to buy a regular 8800GT from Newegg it would run me $266 and $296 for a OC version. This deal comes out to $310 but really the performance diff from all 3 won't be that big. Probably not worth the $45 for a few frames on...