NewEgg: Gigayte 8800GT (256meg) - $69.99 after MIR

Also good for Folding, since 256 MB buffer is all you need for most CUDA-based programs. That, plus 2 GBs of memory, cheap mATX board and a Q6600, would mean a LOT of PPD for cheap.
 
Hey how good is this card on a scale of 1 - 10 I know noob questions but nvidia confuses the fuck out of me with their cards and from reading the boards the 8800 is a good card this ones just light on ram right?

Would like to use this for gaming
 
dbu8554 said:
Hey how good is this card on a scale of 1 - 10 I know noob questions but nvidia confuses the fuck out of me with their cards and from reading the boards the 8800 is a good card this ones just light on ram right?

Would like to use this for gaming
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For gaming? Depends on your monitor's resolution. The problem with only 256MB of RAM is, as your resolution goes up, the card runs out of memory space. So if you only want to play games at 1024x768 or 1280x1024 this card would be great.
However, going up to 1600x1200 starts to get tough.
 
dbu8554 said:
Hey how good is this card on a scale of 1 - 10 I know noob questions but nvidia confuses the fuck out of me with their cards and from reading the boards the 8800 is a good card this ones just light on ram right?

Would like to use this for gaming
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The biggest bottleneck on the card is the memory speed, 1400MHz (according to clubit's spec page) vs 1800MHz on 512MB cards. Faster memory 256MB 8800GT cards keep up with 512MB models below 1920x1200 resolution. http://en.expreview.com/2007/11/29/reviewgalaxy-geforce-8800gt-256mb/?page=4

If you have a 1680x1050 or 1600x1200 monitor, this card is a great deal. And you can always overclock the memory on this card. The core is factory overclocked to 700MHz and the shaders run at over 1700MHz.
 
jbzx86 said:
Also good for Folding, since 256 MB buffer is all you need for most CUDA-based programs. That, plus 2 GBs of memory, cheap mATX board and a Q6600, would mean a LOT of PPD for cheap.
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Yeah it is. I'm considering getting one and putting it in my work machine. :p
 
I snatched one up last night to replace my X1900XT in my secondary folding box...
 
Yeah I dont have a good monitor old ss 15 inch LCD cost 400$ when new now its under 80 for the same thing makes me so so sad.
 
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