 Fortch
Da Mechanic
Posts: 3688
Age: 40
Loc: Redondo Beach, CA
Reg: Saturday June 29th 2002
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Tuesday December 11th 2007 12:14 PM - Post#97484
ExtremeTech:
- When Nvidia launched the GeForce 8800 GT, we called it a "dramatic leap forward." While Nvidia's latest GPU isn't quite as speedy as their super high-end 8800 GTX and 8800 Ultra cards, it gives up only a little performance for most users. Toss in a svelte, single-slot package and Nvidia's PureVideo HD, and a relatively low price, and you've got a killer product.
Of course, it's so much a killer product that Nvidia apparently can't make enough of them. This has driven the price up from Nvidia's original projections of $200-$249. So finding an 8800 GT is something of a challenge.
Despite availability issues, we decided it was time to take a look at a number of different 8800 GT cards. Different manufacturers are bundling different games, as well as shipping at differing clock speeds. Plus, we wanted to exercise the 8800 GT in its various forms with some current generation games, in both DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 mode.
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