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eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTX 768 MB PCI-Express Graphics Card | List Price: $569.99
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Brand: EVGA
Binding: Electronics
Features: EVGA 8800 GTX rocks [Posted on 2007-11-17]
What more can be said about the 2nd fastest video card in the world? Only the Ultra is faster, and only by a few FPS. This card runs my games at reasonable speed with all features maxed out. If only nvidia would get its act together on the drivers. There are many "issues" still with the G80 series cards, mostly with multimedia playback, which I don't make much use of. For gaming, it is a great single-card solution available right now. Buyers considering purchase of a DX10 card should be aware that Microsoft has just come out with DX 10.1. Current generation DX10 cards will not support DX10.1 extensions and APIs. How big a deal this is remains to be seen.
A grand videocard indeed, but it has it's price... [Posted on 2007-12-26]
Don't be disappointed with the numerous cons. I just got more descript with them.
Pros: The 8800 GTX can run pretty much anything (Few exceptions like Crysis but even then I pull off Very High at 1024x768 no AA) on the highest settings with little to no lag. The size and looks of it makes you feel like you just bought something from God.
Cons: This card runs HOT and that's no exaggeration. I had 70-80C temperatures with stock cooling. I picked up a Thermalright HR-03 Plus heatsink cooler found here http://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-HR-03-Plus-Video-heatsink/dp/B000NW916E/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1198705859&sr=8-9 and just fitted a 120mm fan on it (92mm is recommended for it, I got creative) and it worked beautifully. Another issue with this card is power. It consumes unnecessary amounts of power with it's two 6-pin molex connectors. I recommend a 600watt powersupply as a minimum. The next issue I have is size. This card is inevitably a two slot taker. You may or may not sacrifice a secondary slot such as a standard PCI slot that got a little too close to the PCI-E slot. And finally, money. The price of this is unbelievably high and we all know it. This card was released a while ago and still the price hasn't changed a large amount. The main complaint of the price is that it's predecessors like the 8800 GT and the new GTS 512MB model are performing just under it, if not equal to it. And at half the price of this monster, the 8800 GTX just might not be worth the buy.
Other thoughts: If you already own the card, be proud of it. It is still top dog of the bunch. If you are new to the 8 series, I will have to suggest the 8800 GT 512MB. This card just isn't worth the price especially with it's little counterparts GT and GTS pouting beside it.
"Who's your daddy now?" [Posted on 2008-01-07]
Ohh Mama... What can i say? This GPU is just fantastic. A little pricey but you only purchase this if you are a gamer and not just 'a gamer' but an enthusiastic gamer. with that said you will want an SLI motherboard because you are going to eventually want another one of these bad boys.
I took this graphics card for granted initially but it was not until i tried to install Crysis on my brothers PC. That i realised what a great GPU i have. On his PC the game would not even start. (I am not sure what GPU he has..hold on, let me call him..... He has a GeForce 5200 and running XP with 256mb..hmm i think the RAM was his problem). Anyway, the point is with a new game like Crysis there will be others just as or more demanding than this game, so a GPU of the future such as this one is a great start right now. Just remember to make room for one more in the future. I understand now that the 8800GT is out, it might be best to get 2 of those for the price of one of these and configure them in SLI for a little better performance. But in order to upgrade that system you will need 2 new processors...hhmm.
This GPU is fairly stable. I have had a few hang-ups but i am not sure if it is the fault of the GPU or the programme. Ohh yeah, one more thing, make sure your case is BIG... for this card is the real shizzle.
My advice to you is to not think about it...just buy this card, and while you are at it why buy 1 when you can buy 2 for twice the price?
Incredible performance [Posted on 2008-04-08]
Even though Nvidia is launching a new hardware refresh, the 8800GTX will remain one of the top, if not the top performing video card to have. It is expensive, and you might not need that much power, but with more and more high-def displays being used, that extra power becomes very usefull to keep your gaming experience maxed.
I bought this card to complete an SLI setup with another 8800GTX. To be really honest, I did not need the SLI setup, I just wanted to be ready for the newer generation games like Crysis, that could use some more horsepower.
It seems to work just fine, rock solid performer and silent like the other card I had for almost one year(same brand, EVGA). The drivers are getting better, but then, I am stuck with Vista 64, so my experience is probably worse than the average. Even then, most problems seems to be with other software, never the video card.
A sleeping beauty - only comes around when aroused. [Posted on 2008-06-29]
There are two main requirements for the installation of this most impressive Graphics card,
1.You must ensure your computer case is suitably large enough as this Card is nearly 11 inches in length and its width can swallow the space taken up by your standard card.
2.Your power supply must be up to the job- a minimum of 550 whatts is the standard.This is my power supplywattage and i have experienced no problems.
Your motherboard aswell as CPU must be of sufficint quality to justifie the purchase of such a card.If your CPU is less than say a Intel E6600 then you willnot reap the benifits of this beaty.
If your computer is up to the task this is the DADDY to own.
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