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wol-va-rine

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a Zotac 8800GTS for $125 after MIR, is this a good deal...? it's the G92 512MB version, not the 640MB card, I'm not a heavy gamer, would this be a good card for me...?...

$125 8800GTS
 
Yeah, thats a good card. What card do you have now? You know that card is PCI-Express only right?
 
cybereality said:
Yeah, thats a good card. What card do you have now? You know that card is PCI-Express only right?
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yeah, I have a 1GB PCI-E XFX 8600GT, it does what I need it to do, pretty much video playback for now, but I'm thinking of maybe playing some games and was looking for a good deal on an entry level gaming card, reading some reviews and benchmarks, it seems like the 8800GTS (G92) beats the 8800GT most of the time and for $125 after MIR it seems like a pretty good deal, I'm not a heavy gamer, but it would be a huge upgrade for me if I decided to check out some games, right...? I was also looking at a 9600GT, it's cheaper and would probably suit my needs for light gaming, I almost got one (a 9600GT), 2x 2GB OCZ DDR2 6400, and an ASUS AMD motherboard for $100, but I was late responding to a craigslist ad ...

:(
 
you can pick up a brand new PNY 9600gt for $99 at CC right now
 
The 8800gts would last you a long time seeing how you're not a heavy gamer. Just don't expect to get high res and max setting on crysis. Still, it is able to max out almost every other game out there. I think it's better than the 9600gt.

anyways, it sucks that you didn't get that craigelist deal, cuz that looked really sweet.
 
wol-va-rine said:
a Zotac 8800GTS for $125 after MIR, is this a good deal...? it's the G92 512MB version, not the 640MB card, I'm not a heavy gamer, would this be a good card for me...?...

$125 8800GTS
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not really, its a good deal for what it is but its hard to recomend this cards with the 4850 around 150 dollars with rebates. Still its not a bad price just not the best of deals.
 
Valset said:
not really, its a good deal for what it is but its hard to recomend this cards with the 4850 around 150 dollars with rebates. Still its not a bad price just not the best of deals.
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yeah, I was thinking of waiting for a really good deal on a 4850 as well, from benchmarks I've seen the 4850 performs about 15% better than the 8800GTS on average and is about $160, so those two seem to be my two options right now, either one is basically overkill for my needs, but would be nice to have if I decide to check out some games...

does it matter what brand of video card I get...? I have a GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3G motherboard and was wondering if it would be better to get a GIGABYTE 4850...? could it be more compatible with my motherboard than other brands or wouldn't that matter...? are they all basically the same...? would my ZALMAN VF900 fit it, and even if it did, would the stock fan be better...?
 
All cards will work equally well, there's no benefit to having an all-brand machine

edit: man havn't been here for some time, sig needs updating ;D
 
wol-va-rine said:
yeah, I was thinking of waiting for a really good deal on a 4850 as well, from benchmarks I've seen the 4850 performs about 15% better than the 8800GTS on average and is about $160, so those two seem to be my two options right now, either one is basically overkill for my needs, but would be nice to have if I decide to check out some games...

does it matter what brand of video card I get...? I have a GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3G motherboard and was wondering if it would be better to get a GIGABYTE 4850...? could it be more compatible with my motherboard than other brands or wouldn't that matter...? are they all basically the same...? would my ZALMAN VF900 fit it, and even if it did, would the stock fan be better...?
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actually it will do better then that, esp with the eye candy. it will also allow for better future proofing as it is a newer card. All the 4850 are pretty much reference designed right now. I would pick the best deal from a good company, if your happy with gigabyte then that is a good choice.
 
How much do you want to spend - that is the question. Forget the 9600. The 8800 GTS 512 mb card is a great card, about 5-20% faster than the 8800 GT depending on the use (faster at higher res, similar at lower res). The 4850 is a better card, but will cost you more. For a "casual" gamer, you'd never see the difference.

I can vouch for zotac as a good company, at least insofar as my 8800 GT goes. The zotac 8800 GTS was rated very well.
 
whoa! that is cheap I think me needs to go SLI then again, a few bucks more would get me a better card without the micro-stutter
 
BTW, that price was $149 for the 8800 gts, not $125. Still a good price though. And I am doubtful you will find a 4850 for less than $200.
 
Cheffy said:
BTW, that price was $149 for the 8800 gts, not $125. Still a good price though. And I am doubtful you will find a 4850 for less than $200.
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they had one 4850 in the hot deals forum that cam out to around 145 AR, newegg has several list for 160 AR
 
I have heard a lot of complaints about them. no personal experience
 
Valset said:
I have heard a lot of complaints about them. no personal experience
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well I have personal experience and they were just great to deal with. my fan went on a 6600 after about a year and half so I gave them a call. they answered the phone immediately and looked up my info and sent me the RMA info in less than 5 minutes. it took less than two weeks from the time I shipped it until they sent me one back. also they sent me an overclocked back in return. I just bought a 9600gt last week and had no worries about being a PNY. jus make sure you register the card within 90 days to get the 3 year warranty.
 
wol-va-rine said:
yeah, I have a 1GB PCI-E XFX 8600GT, it does what I need it to do, pretty much video playback for now, but I'm thinking of maybe playing some games and was looking for a good deal on an entry level gaming card, reading some reviews and benchmarks, it seems like the 8800GTS (G92) beats the 8800GT most of the time and for $125 after MIR it seems like a pretty good deal, I'm not a heavy gamer, but it would be a huge upgrade for me if I decided to check out some games, right...? I was also looking at a 9600GT, it's cheaper and would probably suit my needs for light gaming, I almost got one (a 9600GT), 2x 2GB OCZ DDR2 6400, and an ASUS AMD motherboard for $100, but I was late responding to a craigslist ad ...

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I hope you dont actually think that 1 gig is useful on an 8600gt.
 
cannondale06 said:
I hope you dont actually think that 1 gig is useful on an 8600gt.
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of course, I'm on a message board full of gamers beating my chest about owning an 8600GT, yeah, that has to be my ulterior motive, the posting about the 8800GTS is just a smoke screen...

I hope you don't actually think that you're making any positive contributions to this thread...
 
Cheffy said:
BTW, that price was $149 for the 8800 gts, not $125. Still a good price though. And I am doubtful you will find a 4850 for less than $200.
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no, it just went back up again today, it was $119+ SH this past weekend, for anyone that wants the card I would just bookmark the page and keep checking back, this was the second time in a few weeks that it was $119+ SH, the price lasts a few days and then goes back up, they also have 60+ left in stock, the first time it went on sale for that price they had 80 or so in stock, so they're not really selling, the price will probably drop again pretty soon...

and on Newegg, most of the 4850s seem to be less than $200, some as low as $150 IIRC...
 
wol-va-rine said:
of course, I'm on a message board full of gamers beating my chest about owning an 8600GT, yeah, that has to be my ulterior motive, the posting about the 8800GTS is just a smoke screen...

I hope you don't actually think that you're making any positive contributions to this thread...
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wow what an overreaction to a simple comment.:rolleyes: YOU were the one that indicated it was 1GB on your 8600 GT card and there a plenty of people that do actually think that it is useful when in reality its not. so what was your reason for buying it then??
 
cannondale06 said:
wow what an overreaction to a simple comment.:rolleyes: YOU were the one that indicated it was 1GB on your 8600 GT card and there a plenty of people that do actually think that it is useful when in reality its not. so what was your reason for buying it then??
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wow, just wow...

my reasons for buying MY video card with MY money...? well, where do I begin...? from what I've been getting from the tone of your posts, I'm such a n00b that I bought it solely because of the 1GB, and subsequently thought I would be able to travel message board to message board thumping my proverbial e-chest to the masses, there's just no possible way that I got it from a friend for $40 because I wanted to upgrade from my 8500GT, if it was a 256MB 8600GT I still would've bought it, and if I had this aforementioned 256MB model, I would've posted "256MB 8600GT" in this thread and you probably would've still had something to say, because my guess is that your posts in this thread are just simply you being you...

is that a good enough reason for YOU as to why I bought MY video card with MY money...?

:rolleyes:

this post and your initial post in this thread are not simple comments, they are blatantly condescending and unappreciated...
 
wol-va-rine said:
wow, just wow...

my reasons for buying MY video card with MY money...? well, where do I begin...? from what I've been getting from the tone of your posts, I'm such a n00b that I bought it solely because of the 1GB, and subsequently thought I would be able to travel message board to message board thumping my proverbial e-chest to the masses, there's just no possible way that I got it from a friend for $40 because I wanted to upgrade from my 8500GT, if it was a 256MB 8600GT I still would've bought it, and if I had this aforementioned 256MB model, I would've posted "256MB 8600GT" in this thread and you probably would've still had something to say, because my guess is that your posts in this thread are just simply you being you...

is that a good enough reason for YOU as to why I bought MY video card with MY money...?

:rolleyes:

this post and your initial post in this thread are not simple comments, they are blatantly condescending and unappreciated...
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I made a simple comment to you and then you act ridiculous and now I actually asked why you bought that card and you act even more ridiculous. I wasnt being condescending and in fact I explained to you why I said what I said. you clearly need some mental help.
 
I've got an MSI 8800GTS (Specs in sig) I would recommend it. I got mine for $230 but it was a much needed upgrade from a X1650.
 
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