Ever since the GeForce 8800 GT and GTS series have been released everyone was flabbergasted by two things, the tremendous amount of bang for bucks and more unfortunate the heat the card creates. It's pretty safe to say that the GeForce 8800 GT and GTS with reference coolers run hot, very hot as we've seen temps over 90°C when fully utilized. The cards can have it though, so don't be worried about it. It however is not sexy. See sexy is when a card will diverts from traditional cooling and utilize a more unconventional cooling method. BFG figured, let's go out with a bang this year. So they released the BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB ThermoIntelligence Water Cooled video card. - Guru3D
Santa must have had some renovations done to his workshop, in order to accommodate all of the new video cards that came out over the last two months. It all started around Halloween, which had a little extra bang to it this year, with the release of NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GT. While that card might of attracted the lion's share of the spotlight, AMD released its response, its own killer card around the mid $200 dollar price point, about two weeks later namely the Radeon HD 3870. Today we are going to look at a factory overclocked Radeon HD 3870 from ASUS, the so called Extreme AH3870 TOP version which should offer some extra great gaming performance and pleasure. - NeoSeeker
Zotac are back again and this time it's with the GeForce 8800 GT. This isn't just any boring GeForce 8800 GT though, as we have the AMP! Edition with us this time around. The good news is that the GeForce 8800 GT stock seems to be picking up a bit more so hopefully you won't have too much trouble getting such a graphics card. The particularly good thing about the AMP! Edition is that it's more than just an overclocked card, and that it has some extra features to stand out in the crowd. We won't go into too much detail just yet though, let's first move onto the packaging side of things before moving onto a closer look at the card itself to see what Zotac have done different. - TweakTown
We have has just released a new version of NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) software. NiBiTor is the original and definitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards, and which is updated on a regular basis. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts, or the hardcore overclockers to have full control over some advanced features and functionality found on firmware of supporting cards. Doing so users gain some extra performance, enable certain hidden features, tweak memory latencies, provide extensive information, adapt bootup settings, change fan speed options and/or get extra stability on the NVIDIA based graphics accelerators.
The HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ3 TurboX owes its name to two things, the famous IceQ3 cooler and 735MHz core, hence the suffix TurboX. Just in case you've been living on Mars and don't know about IceQ3, it's HIS's ace cooler, and they use it on their champion cards. HIS once again proved their excellence when it comes to ATI cards. Besides the Radeon HD 3850 IceQ3 TurboX, there is a bit slower version that runs at 720MHz core and 1820MHz for the memory. But the TurboX, on the other hand runs at 1960MHz memory speed, but not even that will push the limits on Samsung memory. The aforementioned memory has 1.0ns access speed, and that accounts for 2000MHz effective. - FudZilla
We expected that some vendors would launch unique GeForce 8800 GT models that differ from the reference NVIDIA graphics design not only by the heatsink stickers. Little by little our expectations start coming true and graphics accelerators like that arrive into the market. The mass release of GeForce 8 series cards based on the new 65nm G92 chip was one of the most important events that happened in the world of consumer 3D graphics in the second half of 2007. The GeForce 8800 GT is a real gift for every gamer as it brings you the performance of a high-end product at a price of the performance mainstream class. Today we are going to talk about a solution from Gainward. - X-Bit Labs
As you all know, XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of graphics cards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. The XFX Fatal1ty series have recently not only been upgraded in the mainstream segment, since few weeks we have now Fatal1ty entry-level graphics cards. Aimed at the professional gaming market, could we have a best buy in our hands? Previous samples gave us the opportunity to test some of XFX's finest video cards, the Fatal1ty line-up has brought us maximum performance although success was not always that great. - Madshrimps
We had a look at the GeCube Radeon HD 3850 the other week in CrossFire form to see how it went up against the new G92 based GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB. We promised we would have a closer look at the card in its single form along with checking out the package. Well, GeCube have got a new cooler for their overclocked cards, and with some nice clock speeds to boot. So what we have from GeCube isn't just a reference design, but a more customized version with improved cooling and clock speeds. And, yes that should deliver better gaming performance all together. What we will do is have a look at the package and card before we get stuck into the benchmarks. - TweakTown
Don't have a lot of money but need something to get you by for a while? Maybe you need something better than that onboard video but don't need something like an enthusiast might need. Well, might we offer the VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT 256MB. Inexpensive, dependable and has low power consumption. Does that sounds to be the solution that your are looking for and you want to do some Christmas shopping, well then we can offer you already a bit more details. And although VisionTek might not be so known, it has been making graphics card for quite a while now with excellent quality and performance. This VisionTek card might be the upgrade that you need to rejoy HD movie playback. - Bjorn3D
In November of 2007 ATI launched the Radeon HD 3800 series, based upon the RV670 core which brings improved capabilities in high definition games and videos to the mid-range PCI Express graphics card market. Additionally, support for key features such as PCI Express 2.0, DirectX 10.1, 320 stream processors, PowerPlay power saving technology and CrossFireX multi-GPU capabilities were also included. The initial offerings in this series of cards are the Radeon HD 3850 and the Radeon HD 3870, which carry approximate price tags of under $200 and under $250, respectively. We are taking a look at a card from ASUS, which is an overclocked Radeon HD 3850 card with some interesting features. - BigBruin
Every now and again a product comes along that seems to defy reason. Either it offers performance at levels far greater than similar products in its class or it is offered at a price lower than you would expect. Never have we seen a time where both of these circumstances happened at the same time to the same product. Yet here we are describing to you a video card that seemingly breaks all the rules, immune to the economic forces that keep the world moving forward. So what do you do when you have a video card as powerful as the big boys but costs only half as much? You overclock the heck out of it and sell it to the masses, that's what! - Bjorn3D
When NVIDIA's G92 core was unleashed into the world in the form of the GeForce 8800 GT, it received acclaim from basically every corner you could possibly imagine, and with good reason thanks to its wonderful price to performance ratio. Now, the G92 is back already, having put on a few extra pounds of muscle to unleash the full capabilities of the core and bring yet more 3D rendered pain upon anything that dares to stand in its way. What flashy name has this new behemoth had bestowed upon it by NVIDIA? Well, no real surprise as it is named plain and simple the GeForce 8800 GTS but featuring 512MB memory an a reduced 256-bit memory interface. - Elite Bastards
According to current plans, NVIDIA plans to introduce its GeForce 9 series high-end part codenamed G100 around March 2008. We don't know many details, but we do know that the chipset should end up faster than two G92 dual PCB card which is scheduled for launch in late January. It will be on time to launch with G96, which is a mainstream part. The new NVIDIA chip will be a facelift of a G80 architecture but it won't be the same. It will have the support for DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1. The only other big difference compared to G80 generation is the new VP3 that should take care of video and HD content. We still don’t know the technology behind the chip but we heavily suspect 65nm chip. - FudZilla
So, the Radeon HD 3850 seems to be a bit of a silent card in the sense that we haven't heard too much about it since its release. Everyone is so wrapped up in the GeForce 8800 GT that people are beginning to forget what exactly AMD have on offer. This is great news for NVIDIA but not so great for AMD. Following on with the overclocking theme that's been in our graphics card test bed over the past few weeks, we have the TOP version of the Radeon HD 3850 from ASUS today. We'll have a look at how it performs and where exactly it sits in the market, with our main goal to see if it's really worth considering as a graphics card for people on a budget. - TweakTown
As the Christmas rush reaches a crescendo of credit card swipes and internet orders, you may well be hoping that Santa brings you a shiny graphics card, letting you play the latest games and watch full screen Blu-ray and HD DVD content on your PC without having to trash the CPU. You'd want something meaty, imbued with gobs of texturing and shading power, but feel that even Santa won't be benevolent enough to dole out GeForce 8800 Ultra's to all and sundry. Should your budget be on the south side of $330, Zotac reckons it has the graphics card for you in the form of the GeForce 8800 GT AMP! edition. Better than the Radeon HD 3870 and its G92 contemporaries? - Hexus
Not to long ago Sapphire introduced their newest cards, the Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 and Radeon HD 3870 series. Today we are going to take a look at the Radeon HD 3870 version. Several games have been recently released and/or are about to be released that will bring any video card not ready for the challenge to its knees. The Radeon HD 3870 offers several great features such as 512MB of GDDR4 memory, HDMI support, DirectX 10.1 technology, great HD support and CrossFireX support to name a few. These all new Radeon HD 3800 series are designed for the mid-range market, feature an all new RV670 chip and should be available at a very attractive price. - Modders-Inc
Another super fast GeForce 8800 GT card found its way to our labs, and it once again proved that the 65nm G92 chips are great overclockers. The GeForce 8800 GT cards offer great bang for the buck and NVIDIA's partners don't hesitate to sell overclocked versions of these cards. We've already checked a couple of overclocked GeForce 8800 GT's, but this time, the EVGA card runs at 700MHz. This is the famous e-GeForce 8800 GT SSC series, and you can rest assured that it's the best one around. So far, no one has dared to overclock this card further than 700MHz, at least to our knowledge. But that can fastly change with all kinds of versions being released. - FudZilla
As you know from the rumors around the web, NVIDIA is launching 3-Way SLI. And darn, there hardly is a secret for anything released by NVIDIA these days. Over a six weeks ago we started planning our 3-Way SLI article, yet due to some very dark circumstances less than a day prior to the launch, we received our boards. For the last year, if you had a closer look at the GeForce 8800 GTX and Ultra, you'd notice there's a second SLI connector and to date there has been a lot of speculation about that extra connector, to name one, it could have been an extension for physics over a third card. But it is all more simple, meaning to get a full working 3-Way SLI configuration. - Guru3D
ASUS seem to be getting pretty serious in the overclocking department, when we saw the release of the TOP series a short while back they were few and far between. These days though, just about any decent model worth overclocking now carries a TOP version. The latest addition to the TOP line-up is the GeForce 8800 GT and it's an interesting one because the GeForce 8800 GT packs some serious punch as it is, and it will be interesting to see how the card fairs against the stock model ASUS GeForce 8800 GTS model. In the end both cards feature the G92, although somehow crippled on the GeForce 8800 GT version though not as spectacular as with the previous GeForce 8 series. - TweakTown
Wow another week went by and NVIDIA has already made its own card to compete with the GeForce 8800 GT, and it comes in the form of the new GeFroce 8800 GTS 512MB edition. This comes in the wake of more than a few new releases that we have seen in the last few weeks and shows NVIDIA being more aggressive than ever in their marketing strategies. EVGA is right in step with this release like always and has cards available on the internet already in time for the launch. NVIDIA did keep their word on the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB cards and had stock in the major online stores. Everyone just plain hates a paper launch so this bodes well and shows better pre-sale preparation. - Motherboards
Sapphire don't mess with the green camp, they're ATI through and through. This means that they don't just deal with the high-end cards though, it also means they cover mid-range and budget cards, even old technologies like AGP. In fact Sapphire has always paid attention to the full range of potential buyers who are interested in an ATI based video card. This could be the most basic card, to a full fetched water cooling edition. And not only do they look forward, ther eis always one product on their selves that is looking backwards and by doing so still supporting the shrinking AGP market. Today we have the Radeon HD 2600 PRO 512MB from Sapphire on an AGP platform. - XSReviews
Another day, another GeForce 8800 GT, this time it comes in the form of a Palit offering. The good news is it's a bit more interesting than your standard run of the mill GeForce 8800 GT which we have all become so accustom to now. Palit has decided to mix it up this time around with a new heatsink and fan combination, and we've got to say that it's about time we saw something other than the loud, hot, boring, single slot cooler that we have seen from most other manufacturers over the past few weeks. Palit do a good job of impressing us here, they seem to be consistently one of the cheapest partners on the market but it doesn't seem to come at the cost of downgrading or build quality. - TweakTown
Since this performance preview is targeted to PC gamers, to start things off we might as well play a game. Riddle us this, what would be the antithesis of a product like a thin and light notebook PC that is energy efficient, eco-friendly, and performance per watt tuned for those of you on the go? Some of you may hazard a guess that it would be a high performance desktop replacement notebook machine or perhaps a workstation computer of some sort. Those might be good answers but we'd beg to differ. Take a high-end quad core processor, drop in not two but three NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics cards, chain them together in 3-Way SLI and then watch the lights dim. - HotHardware
Today we're going to examine the most interesting GeForce 8800 GT card in the market that is made by Elitegroup. This is not yet a standard GeForce 8800 GT as we are commonly used to, but a more tweaked version with a silent cooling solution. Being cooled passively, it allows for an optional fan and besides that, it's factory overclocked. So ECS has just done two things, they focused on the performance but ath the same time making sure the noise is reduced as well. And to that extend we have to state that going both ways to gain performance and noise reduction is not always that aesy to achieve. But it seems as ECS has find a way, which caught our attention. - Digit-Life
Zotac are still a relatively new company and we saw their first graphics card a few months ago in the shape of a GeForce 8800 GTX AMP! edition. This time around, while we're still looking at a GeForce 8800 series card it's a GTS 512MB based on the new G92 core. While the card isn't an AMP! edition, there isn't a doubt in our mind that we won't see one come out over the next few weeks. We've already looked at the GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB a fair bit, so today we will just have a look at the Zotac one in our normal graphics card fashion and see what exactly they have done to the bundle and if they can stand out from the ever growing pack that is the graphics card market. - TweakTown
When NVIDIA launched its frankly awesome GeForce 8800 GT graphics card back in October, we got an inkling that there was more to G92 than NVIDIA wanted to disclose at the time of launch. A lot of our questions were dodged and the company's representatives avoided disclosing many of the G92's technical details. Everything pointed to G92 being a more complex chip than NVIDIA wanted to let on and guess what, there is more to the G92 than NVIDIA disclosed at the GeForce 8800 GT launch. So, before we head off for Christmas, we should probably tell you about what NVIDIA is announcing today, its latest GeForce 8800 GTS model. - Bit-Tech
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We have has just released a new version of NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) software. NiBiTor is the original and definitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards, and which is updated on a regular basis. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts, or the hardcore overclockers to have full control over some advanced features and functionality found on firmware of supporting cards. Doing so users gain some extra performance, enable certain hidden features, tweak memory latencies, provide extensive information, adapt bootup settings, change fan speed options and/or get extra stability on the NVIDIA based graphics accelerators.
