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
Well, a little over a month ago we looked at NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GT graphics processing unit, which brought the high-end performance of the GeForce 8800 series down to mainstream prices. Building on the success of the GeForce 8800 GT, NVIDIA today is lauching the GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB. Unlike the 320MB and 640MB models of the GeForce 8800 GTS that debuted last November, the GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB is manufactured using a smaller 65nm fabrication process with a scaled back 256-bit memory bus. Compared to the GeForce 8800 GT, the GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB features 128 stream processors along with higher core, shader, and memory clock speeds. - nV News
Guess what, there's a new kid on the block. And although this new kid has the same name as that old one you may have known as the GeForce 8800 GTS, this newcomer's bringing a whole new level of firepower to town. The fine folks at ASUS have provided us with our first look at this new arrival, the overclocked Extreme N8800 GTS 512MB TOP version. This reborn GeForce 8800 GTS is based on the same G92 GPU that powers the explosive GeForce 8800 GT, and with an additional increase in the number of stream processors, this new kid might just have what it takes to raise to the top of the class. Being PCI Express 2.0 compliant, and renewed PureVideo HD decoding engine. - NeoSeeker
Today NVIDIA released their new GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB. Unlike the old GeForce 8800 GTS, which was based on the G80 GPU, the 512MB version features the new G92 which is already used on the GeForce 8800 GT. The new GPU brings a larger number of shaders in a smaller process which allows higher clocks at a reduced power consumption. Compared to the GeForce 8800 GT, the clock speeds and the shader count have been increased. Zotac as one of NVIDIA's premier add in board partners today also launched their GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB. With a price point of around $300 the card is only marginally more expensive than the GeForce 8800 GT. - techPowerUp!
NVIDIA's move to a 65nm core, the G92 has been such a splendid success in its present form at the heart of the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB that the upcoming remake of the GeForce 8800 GTS will also utilize this revised core. So too will the high-end GeForce 8 mobility GPU's that you'll probably find in gaming notebooks next year. Despite its popularity and impressive performance, we have yet to be convinced by the reference cooler from NVIDIA on the GeForce 8800 GT. While it is quiet and admirably slim, the temperatures on the GeForce 8800 GT have been generally quite high. This has prompted brisk sales for certain third party coolers among enthusiasts. - Hardware Zone
Since initial launch of the FireGL products a few months back we have been constantly bombarded with the ultimate question, when are you going to do a head to head of the monster memory cards at the top of the scale. At the ultra high-end position this is were really the serious players come into force and items of this calibre have to be spot on, first go! There can not be one slight point of error at this level of the playing field. Last month we clearly stipulated that there was a clear and present danger to NVIDIA due to the aggressive pricing and performance that the FireGL cards had brought to the fore. What we can say is that it is good and many out there are wondering what's next? - 3D Professor
Inno3D has generally impressed us with what they've had on offer. Normally we look at something a bit different from Inno3D, more often than not it's something with a nice fancy cooler. While this time around we're looking at another GeForce 8800 GT with a stock cooler, this particular model from Inno3D is an OC model and comes with some decent clock speeds so it was considered worthwhile. The GeForce 8800 GT's stock levels seem to be slowly improving lately, but with the release of the GTS just around the corner and the newer 256MB model coming as well it will be interesting to see how many more GeForce 8800 GT 512MB cards we will see on shelves. - TweakTown
The Gainward BLISS 8800 GT Goes Like Hell is still the fastest GeForce 8800 GT card we tested so far. You could compare 700MHz core speed to a couple of other cards on the market, like Zotac's GeForce 8800 GT AMP! and the EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT SSC edition, but it is the memory that runs faster on Gainward GLH edition. The memory speed is 2050MHz and it's faster than EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT SSC by 50MHz. For their BLISS 8800 GT GLH edition card, Gainward opted for specially designed dual slot cooler, so they dared push the memory further. The shaders run at 1750MHz, identical to EVGA cards. Zotac is slower by 50MHz and their card's shaders run at 1700MHz. - FudZilla
We've been given an indication of the pricing which is going to accompany the new GeForce 8800 GTS. When it came to figuring out what exactly it would compete against in the red corner, we soon after came to the following conclusion. The Radeon HD 3850, but not just one of them, rather two working together in CrossFire. Grab a pair of Radeon HD 3850 cards, stick them into our beloved P35 motherboard and let them go at it. What we have with us today is a pair of GeCube Radeon HD 3850 cards under the new X-Turbo naming scheme. With an increased core and memory clock, and without much of a difference in price these could be the Radeon HD 3850's to pick up. - TweakTown
Yes, we all know that right now the GeForce 8800 Ultra is the king of the hill, but other lower priced chipsets from NVIDIA are also doing extremely well in the performance arena. One such chipset is the GeForce 8800 GT. This article will look at the performance of EVGA's e-GeForce 8800 GT KO edition, which packs a whopping 512MB of GDDR3 memory. How does it stack up? Well, we put it through a series of benchmarks and in-game tests, although under Windows XP to determine how well it performs. And as you might know that the majority is this using Windows XP, it didn't feel right to already switch to Vista. Enjoy our little tour around the current gaming titles. - nV News
Sapphire's new Radeon HD 3870 is based on AMD's new RV670 GPU. Even though the model number suggests it, this card is not intended to be the highest-end performance card from AMD. Instead it wants to offer excellent performance at affordable upper mid-range prices. The RV670 GPU is based on the RV610 and RV630 architecture, but features much better performance. It is built on a 55nm process with 666 million transistors with a 256-bit memory interface. As a novelty this chip brings DirectX 10.1 support and can benefit from the improved features of PCI Express 2.0. Both features are not important today, but are a clear commitment from AMD looking at future technologies. - techPowerUp!
There is no doubt about it, the GeForce 8800 GT might be the fastest selling card that NVIDIA has ever produced. The price versus performance ratio is ideal for the enthusiast community and the feature set is impressive. The GeForce 8800 GT 512MB video card series fills the $199-259 price points, but what about those that want to spend less and still have all the same features? NVIDIA didn't forget about you guys and has just recently released the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB video card that is aimed at the $179-199 price points. The GeForce 8800 GT 512MB is in such high demand the price has remained above $270, so the need for a more budget friendly card is a welcomed addition. - Legit Reviews
Recently AMD released their new RV670 GPU which is used on their Radeon HD 3850 and Radeon HD 3870 cards. We recently checked out an overclocked card from GeCube, today we have PowerColor's go at making a card that outperforms the reference design. The RV670 GPU is based on the RV630 architecture, but features much better performance. It is built on a 55nm process with 666 million transistors with a 256-bit memory interface. The engineers at PowerColor have redesigned parts of the PCB to fit their requirements, but the basic design circuit design remained the same. What is more important is that the memory size has been doubled instead of 256MB on the reference design. - techPowerUp!
Continuing on with more coverage of the new GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB, we have with us a pair of GeForce 8800 GTS G92 based cards from ASUS. The two cards are slightly different from each other. We have a standard GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB which isn't something too out of the ordinary. The other card is part of the TOP series from ASUS which comes pre-overclocked out of the box. The main goal would be to see the real difference of both versions, and mainly put our focus on the actual gaming performance. In the end that is where it all comes down to, and where the TOP edition should show to be worth the extra money. So, time to start the digg in and find out. - TweakTown
Are you currently looking for an affordable alternative to the GeForce 8800 GTX and Ultra for Crysis? If so, the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB is pretty tough to beat right now. In some cases, the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB delivers performance that's competitive with the GeForce 8800 GTX, all while costing hundreds of dollars less. The biggest obstacle that the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB currently faces has been availability, supply is so tight that cards sell out almost instantly when they pop up at online retailers. As a result, AMD's Radeon HD 3800 series have proven popular with enthusiasts looking for an affordable alternative to the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB graphics card. - FiringSquad
Recently AMD has released their new RV670 GPU which is used on their Radeon HD 3850 and Radeon HD 3870 cards. For unknown reasons AMD could not get us a sample for the launch, neither for the following weeks so far. Even though their responsible promised to get us samples nothing happened. Thank you GeCube for a quick and reliable sample delivery. The RV670 GPU is based on the RV610 and RV630 architecture, but features much better performance. It is built on a 55nm process with 666 million transistors with a 256-bit memory interface. As a novelty this chip brings DirectX 10.1 support and can benefit from the improved features of PCI Express 2.0. - techPowerUp!
It wouldn't be stretching the truth to say that XFX are one of the most popular enthusiast GPU manufacturers in the world today and to keep this status, they have to continually release exciting new products. The hot product in the green camp at the moment is the GeForce 8800 GT, so guess which card we have from XFX? In fact XFX dares to go where the competition would like to, but can't. That's because, at XFX, they don't just create great digital video components but build mind blowing graphics cards and mainboards. Oh, and not only are they amazing, you don't have to live on dry noodles and peanut butter to afford them. And you can just the version that meets your needs. - XSReviews
E-zines are simply swamped with GeForce 8800 GT news and articls, but you're really lucky if you actually manage to get your hands on a GeForce 8800 GT. The manufacturing costs of the small 65nm chip are low, hence the price is great, and same goes for performance. Today, we're about to look at one of the fastest GeForce 8800 GT models on the market, and that is Zotac's GeForce 8800 GT AMP! card. Although this card runs at 700MHz, which is 100MHz more than reference speeds, Zotac's AMP! edition price is just a tad higher. For a measly $20 more you get a great AMP! edition. Current GeForce 8800 GT prices are higher due to enormous demand, but that should change. - FudZilla
Today we are going to look at the PowerColor Radeon HD 3850 Xtreme graphics card. This graphics card is aimed at the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS for those looking for a matchup. This is one of the few ATI cards that you will see that comes factory overclocked as well. So when looking at the Radeon HD 3800 series we have to state that these are following the same logic as for the Radeon HD 2900 XT although being slightly optimized. This means that ATI came up with a revised RV670 core that will power the Radeon HD 3800 series and comes in two variations. The faster part is the Radeon HD 3870, but coming with the some graphics core as the Radeon HD 3850 version. - I4U News
In a new round of competition for the mainstream graphics solutions market NVIDIA managed to strike first. Let's find out how well the new solution will perform in real applications. Meet NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT seped up to its utmost by Leadtek company. The GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB was competitive but it used full featured G80 cores and an expensive 12-layer PCB that had been originally developed for a $400 graphics card. October 29th the company officially introduced the new G92 graphics processor and the GeForce 8800 GT graphics card series. We'll tell you how much of a success the new product is and if it brings a new level of performance into the $199-259 sector. - X-Bit Labs
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.
EVGA is another company first out of the gates with the latest weapon in the NVIDIA families graphics arsenal, introducing the all new EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT 256MB edition card. This card is priced at the same level as the ATI Radeon HD 3870 and is rumored to be the card to have in the $200 price range as it has more features, less memory and more horsepower under the hood. NVIDIA will be really making a dent in ATI's sales if this card is as hot as they, but will availability like the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB be an issue? We hear that will not be a problem this round and EVGA claims stock will be available this week by Wednesday the 5th. - Gamepyre
XFX is first out of the gates with the latest gunslinger for the NVIDIA family, the all new XFX GeForce 8800 GT 256MB Alpha Dog XXX edition card. This card is priced at the same level as the ATI Radeon HD 3870 and is rumored to be the card to have in the $200 price range. We are the first in the world to see this card and couldn't wait to get this card onto a test bench and see what is really up with this new introduction into NVIDIA's mid level lineup. Based on the new G92 chipset supporting PCI Express 2.0 this card sports 256MB of GDDR3 memory and draws 105W of power. So, lets just take a look at what the card looks like, what it is made of and what you can expect. - Motherboards
It has been some time since we checked out a video card. Our previous video card articles have been ATI cards so it's nice to check out something based on an NVIDIA chip. Today we will be taking a look at the Leadtek WinFast PX8600 GTS video card and we will see how it will perform against some of those ATI cards we previously looked at. This time we have a got a GeForce 8600 series graphics card which features the G86 chip, and our version is the GTS which is the highest version available. As many of your know this is a mid-range graphics card and very popular in that segment, delivering excellent performance at a very nice price tag. Who wouldn't feel atracted? - ThinkComputers
Unika 8800GTS PCIe 512MB - Rev 01
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.
