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Jerukoth

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I wonder when the first post telling people to hold off buying a new vid card cause the 9800XXX series will be out "soon" was...

lol

Seriously, I bought a 8800GTX MANY months ago... and people were telling me then that I should wait for the new cards.

I'm glad I didn't listen. I was getting pretty sick of my old card when I bought this GTX, i'm pretty sure if I hadn't bought it, I would be pissed at this point. :)
 
What mobo you running with that GTX? I've been playing the waiting game myself and to be frank it sucks.
 
Abit IP35 PRO

I had an EVGA 680i

Glad I made the switch.

I hate C1 errors :p
 
I don't play the waiting game because you never know what the prices will be or how much better the new choices will be. In the meantime you're missing out. Plus it always seems like if I just wait a little longer, something even better will come out.
 
I always buy when I am READY, I don't sit around and wait, and wait.....and wait....and wait....the "newer,faster,better" is ALWAYS "coming soon".

Research and buy the best in your price range, when you are ready. When something better is here, sell the "old" and buy new.

Heck, my 8800GT is going into my 8yr old son's rig, and I am getting the newer 8800GTS 512. I have to buy a card anyway for him, and since I am running at 1920x1080 and his display is 1440x900....I need the faster card. Win win!!!
 
Even though the 8800GS is just a overclocked version of the GT?

(attempting to test his newly found knowledge)

That's the thing I hate about pc gaming when you have more than one pc gamer in the house. You both need your own pc's if you want to play together. Needless to say. Gaming pc's are not cheap compared to PS'3 and the like that allow you to play games with other people.
 
CrazyHeaven said:
Even though the 8800GS is just a overclocked version of the GT?

(attempting to test his newly found knowledge)

That's the thing I hate about pc gaming when you have more than one pc gamer in the house. You both need your own pc's if you want to play together. Needless to say. Gaming pc's are not cheap compared to PS'3 and the like that allow you to play games with other people.
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The GS is completely different from the GT. Smaller bus speed, stream processors, vram etc.
I assume might have meant the GTS which has more stream processors, a much better cooling unit etc.

I wouldn't call a $400 PS3 cheap. What games are you all playing on your PS3 on the same screen?
 
Chombo said:
The GS is completely different from the GT. Smaller bus speed, stream processors, vram etc.
I assume might have meant the GTS which has more stream processors, a much better cooling unit etc.

I wouldn't call a $400 PS3 cheap. What games are you all playing on your PS3 on the same screen?
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I stand corrected. Yep, I was talking about the GTS. I wouldn't call any game system cheap so to speak. Just cheap compared to the price of a high end gaming pc.

I don't even have a PS3. I just used it for an example and a bad example at that now that I think about it. I want to get a Wii for my family. We still huddle around the old gamecube. I'm getting way off topic. My point was more of a personal opinion. Instead of getting 2 gaming pc's I would get something we could all play together on. Most of my PC games are mature rated and I don't even let the kids play them. Again fully opinion based. Now to get back on subject.

Is the 8800GT heatsink really that bad?
 
Is the 8800GT heatsink really that bad?
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For regular computing, no, not really. But for gaming, yeah, it is bad. I've never seen such inefficient use of heatpipes. It's as if 2 cans of coke have more aluminum than the 8800gt heatsink. The aluminum shroud spreads the heat, but since there's no way to dissipate it, it just keeps getting hotter.
 
CrazyHeaven said:
I stand corrected. Yep, I was talking about the GTS. I wouldn't call any game system cheap so to speak. Just cheap compared to the price of a high end gaming pc.

I don't even have a PS3. I just used it for an example and a bad example at that now that I think about it. I want to get a Wii for my family. We still huddle around the old gamecube. I'm getting way off topic. My point was more of a personal opinion. Instead of getting 2 gaming pc's I would get something we could all play together on. Most of my PC games are mature rated and I don't even let the kids play them. Again fully opinion based. Now to get back on subject.

Is the 8800GT heatsink really that bad?
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I think for the most part they rather warm at stock speeds but you should be okay if you don't overclock them or if you have good circulation in your PC.

My family still huddles around the Gamecube to Smash some Bros or a Party of Mario.
 
CrazyHeaven said:
That's the thing I hate about pc gaming when you have more than one pc gamer in the house. You both need your own pc's if you want to play together. Needless to say. Gaming pc's are not cheap compared to PS'3 and the like that allow you to play games with other people.
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Thats really not true. Think about it, $400 for a PS3, or $200 for an 8800GT. You are still going to have a computer regardless of if you get a console (and given how cheap dual cores are now, even "budget" rigs are plenty fast in terms of CPU power for games), so the only difference in cost is going to be the video card.

That, and PCs have been allowing people to play games with each other for a long time (lan parties ftw!)
 
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