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XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Ready Video Card (Dual DVI/S-Video) | List Price: $269.99
Discount Price: $179.99
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Brand: XFX
Binding: Electronics
Features: - PCI Express SLI-ready video card with full Microsoft DirectX 10 Support
- Full support for Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Shader Model 4.0
- PCI-Express and Open GL 2.0 support
- NVIDIA SLI Technology allows two graphics cards to run simultaneously
- Dual Link DVI for high resolution monitors (up to 2560x1600)
Great Value !! [Posted on 2008-04-05]
I have been VERY pleased with this card - so much so that I bought a second one (SLI). It only takes up one card slot and yet is a powerful as some cards that take up two. In my opinion it's the best card in its price range out there.
Great upgrade for PC game players [Posted on 2008-04-12]
The XFX GeForce 8800GT video board is just so over the top in value! This is one of those purchases where you say to yourself "why didn't I buy this sooner?".
My previous video board was an EVGA GeForce 8600. The difference between these two boards, for example, in viewing and playing a game such as Hellgate: London is like comparing a drawing done with a crayon to a high resolution photograph. Without any performance tweaking other than installing the 8800GT, the frame rate in that game went from 7 frames per second to 42 frames per second. So not only was there a massive visual improvement, the speed of game play was also greatly enhanced.
The Alpha Dog graphic theme of the board, rendered on the box and the board itself looks very professional. In the box there is also an "I'm Gaming Do Not Disturb" card to hang on your door.
Although it is not documented on the XFX web site, you do need to have a 400 watt or higher power supply unit (PSU) with a PCI-Express power cord to plug into this board. I have an HP Pavilion with a quad core cpu and 3G of RAM that only had a 300w PSU. I purchased a Raidmax 650w modular PSU just to install this board. Uninstalling your present PSU is very straight forward. Simply unplug all the PSU connections in your PC, take out the four screws holding your PSU to the case and remove it. Reverse that procedure to install your new PSU. When you are shopping for a new PSU, get a modular one so that you only use the cables you need inside of your PC, which will help keep it cooler.
While the XFX GeForce 8800GT video board does have its own cooling fan, with the large fan on my new PSU as well as the case fan on my PC, I have not had any overheating issues and I tend to run my PC 16 hours a day.
This is a great board, and I highly recommend it.
Speedy but Noisy ... [Posted on 2008-04-13]
This card is excellence for the price. Take up only on slot and I believe it take less power than some other cards in its class. Performance is the best in its class. But the biggest problem with this card is it is very NOISY. The fan seems to run only at one speed, and it is set on LOUD.
I will contact the manufacture to see if that is normal, but I have heard from others of the same problem with this card.
Excellent Card [Posted on 2008-04-21]
This cards works perfect and good rtn on value, I can play most of the games on Full Grpx's eventhough my machinme is mid gaming range, I recoomend this card for all those who want to upgrade for a decent gaming rig for a minimum value
This card rocks!! [Posted on 2008-05-02]
I replaced two 8600 cards with his card and I couldn't be happier. I play COD4 in full resolution with all of the options maxed out.
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