PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT 512MB PCIe SLI-Ready Graphics Card VCG88512GXPB

List Price: $187.99 Discount Price: $129.00

Features:

• Video card with 512 MB of 256-bit memory
• Full support for Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Shader Model 4.0
• PCI Express 2.0 support
• NVIDIA SLI Technology allows two graphics cards to run simultaneously
• Dual Link DVI for high resolution monitors (up to 2560x1600)

Customer Reviews:

Good for the money [Posted on 2008-03-10]
It's not the newest card on the market but it has been working well for me. I play alot of games...most are compatible EXCEPT for te windows vista curse.

My main reason for choosing this card was dual monitor support and price. It met and exceeded both requirements.

Works great, fast, quiet, even nice 2D colors and great price too [Posted on 2008-03-31]
What a great look, richer looking colors than my old 1950 pro. This thing is very quiet and doesn't get too hot to be in my Dell 530. In fact it is idling at 35C and rarely reaches 50C (Core Temp) under load. This is with an Antec PS though, not stock PS. Anyway, this thing has a good amount of power and the price was right at $160 after MIR.

Terrific Performance/Cost Ratio [Posted on 2008-04-10]
First, some background to set the stage. I am very fortunate in that I working in an R&D lab that has cutting edge computer equipment. My office workstation is a dual quad-core Intel box with two Dell 2407 monitors driven by a nVidia Quadro FX 4600. Using glxgears with both monitors at 1920 x 1200, I have a fps of 22,000 ... the Quadro FX 4600 is an awesome beast. I cannot be expected to come home and work on a machine much slower than the one that I have in the office, but my pockets are not as deep. My home machine is a dual Opteron 285 box with a Samsung 245BW and a Dell 2007WFP. I bought a nVidia Quadro FX 1500, which is a nice card, but my glxgears fps were around 15,000 and videos (wmv and flv) would often pixelate.

The 8800 GT has received rave reviews and with the moderate price, I thought that I would give it a try. I also purchased a Danger Den water block for the card since my home system is water cooled. The GPU temperature prior to the water block installation was 76 C in a room with ambient temperatures of 17.4 C. With the water block, the temperature decreased to 34 C.

The 8800 GT has impressed me. The screen colors are more vivid and sharp. My glxgear fps increased to 17,000 and changing desktops is a mere snap now. More importantly, flv movies look great!

Pros: sharp and vivid screen colors, very fast video response, single slot card with cooler, attractive appearance, great nVidia linux drivers.

Cons: I cannot think of a single con. I wish that the card was a little faster, but then when are we ever really satisfied?

Recommendation: If you want a great performer at a good price, then you definitely want to consider this card.

wow, great card, great price! [Posted on 2008-05-18]
I upgraded from a 7800gt to this card - huge difference. I can play games on the highest settings with AA on and no problems. Card is very slim and does not take up alot of space. Few other things I am happy with: 1) I got the card for $160AR from amazon when everyone else was selling it for $200. 2) PNY rebate came incredibly fast - only took 3 weeks (way to go PNY!) 3) the stock cooler is very quiet so you dont need to buy an after market heatsink. This is a big deal because the stock fan on my 7800GT was so loud, I HAD to buy an aftermarket heatsink. With this 8800GT, it was quiet out of the box, and I cant notice it getting louder even when playing games for a long time. Overall, an excellent buy from amazon, and an excellent product from PNY.

Amazing performance at a budget price! [Posted on 2008-06-05]
If you play on 1680x1080 or less, this card pushes insane framerates with everything maxed in the hottest games!

One slot cooler could have been better, although that's not a negative point for this product as the design follows Nvidia's reference design.

Very highly recommended if you are looking for the biggest bang for your buck!

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