x2. 8800GT is so gonna be the most-bang-for-your-bucks card this
year. Just google it and you'll get it (as in the craze over it).
Edit:
Eh nvm, I decided to save you the trouble Googling.
Originally posted by Tom's Hardware:
In the end, Nvidia has taken its time, but offers an exceptional
card with the GeForce 8800GT. For about $230 it nearly displays the
power of a GeForce 8800GTX (under 3%) twice as expensive, with the
only downside being a slightly lower memory capacity (512 MB
instead of 768 MB) and a bandwidth 10% lower than that of a GeForce
8800GTS. However, in games, the latter is usually outperformed by
30% without filters (using the 320 MB version) by the GeForce
8800GT and the GTX is only 12% higher. We have to say that the
transition to the 65 nm process meant the arrival of more than just
a couple of G92 on a wafer. By the way, this chip boasts 754
million transistors. It's small, consumes less than a GeForce
8800GTS 320 MB, and the 8800GT is also quite silent despite its
single slot cooling system.
As a matter of fact, the only objective criticism that you can make
today is that it has taken such a long time to arrive, because in
the mean time, Nvidia inflicted us with its GeForce 8600 which
aren't mid-range cards for gamers according to us, forcing us to
side with the 8800GTS 320 MB, and that's in another price range.
This is however old news and it's all good, especially when you see
how demanding this quarter's games are, with Crysis leading the
way.
It's hard however, to finish this review without dropping a line on
the fact that AMD's response (Radeon HD 3000) will launch in two
and a half weeks, and that even if the 8800GT can't be made into a
bad deal, we still need to see what the Canadians have in store for
us.
The GeForce 8800GT is the mid-range card that we've been waiting
for, the honorable replacement of the GeForce 3 Ti 200 or GeForce 4
Ti 4400, with its performances easily outclassing those of a
8800GTS for a much lower price.
We give the Nvidia GeForce 8800GT our Best Bang for the Buck
Award.
Positives
Excellent performance/price ratio
Decreasing power consumption
Silence and card's dimensions
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Negatives
Why didn't it offer such a card earlier?
