11-01-2007, 12:37 AM
Nvidia launched a new 8800-series model this week, and it's getting some incredible reviews.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,16...204,00.asp
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/10/29/geforce_8800_gt/
Performance-wise, it trails the 8800GTX by about 10%. However, at a MSRP of $250 it's about half the price. Surprisingly, it vastly outperforms the ~$400 8800GTS by a good margin.
At this moment, there is no other video card on the market that can compete with the 8800GT. There are some that are a tiny bit faster, but the performance versus price of the 8800GT is absolutely unbelievable.
What's really exciting for me is that ever since the Canadian dollar overtook the US greenback, lots of Canadian online retailers have been slashing prices like crazy. I can finally buy computer hardware in Canada without suffering a 100% markup over American retailers:) I'm going to save my pennies over the next couple of weeks and replace my trusty old 7600GS.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,16...204,00.asp
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/10/29/geforce_8800_gt/
Performance-wise, it trails the 8800GTX by about 10%. However, at a MSRP of $250 it's about half the price. Surprisingly, it vastly outperforms the ~$400 8800GTS by a good margin.
At this moment, there is no other video card on the market that can compete with the 8800GT. There are some that are a tiny bit faster, but the performance versus price of the 8800GT is absolutely unbelievable.
What's really exciting for me is that ever since the Canadian dollar overtook the US greenback, lots of Canadian online retailers have been slashing prices like crazy. I can finally buy computer hardware in Canada without suffering a 100% markup over American retailers:) I'm going to save my pennies over the next couple of weeks and replace my trusty old 7600GS.