The GeForce 8800 GTX, after many months on the market, is still the best of the best. Sure, there's one card for competition the GeForce 8800 Ultra; but that's sort of a joke, it's basically a stock overclocked GTX, with a $150 premium. The joke is really on the buyer. ATI has given NVIDIA no reason to worry, since their Radeon HD 2000 series doesn't have a card like it. Time has passed and there has been market pressure to lower the price of this incredible card. Since its release, the prices have dropped from around $650 and are commonly available for less than $550, making it the slightly more affordable killer video card. Of course the price might be dropping more in the future. - TheTechLounge

ASUS Extreme N8800 GTX 768MB Video Card Review

There are only a handful of variants of the GeForce 8800 GTX, mostly different shrouds on the stock cooler, or maybe a neat sticker, because there hasn't been any need for changes. The reference design is very good, and the heatsink fans run inaudibly. The heatsink runs nearly the full length of the card and takes up an additional slot. The fan intakes air and exhausts out the back of the case. The reference design does the job well. On the top edge of the card there are two additional power connectors, since the card requires the extra 150W to run. If the card is under-powered, it beeps loudly and the computer will not boot.

The card runs at the reference core and memory speeds, 575MHz and 1800MHz, respectively. When the GeForce 8800 GTX was first released, the one major option, left to the board partners, was HDCP compliance, but a quick look suggests that if you get any GTX, HDCP is a go. And ASUS' Extreme N8800 GTX is no different. It is HDCP compliant, and it has a stock cooler, with a plain Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter sticker, and an ASUS branded fan sticker. This is likely indicative that the game is bundled with the card. One final and pleasing aesthetic touch is the use of black PCB.

The GeForce 8800 GTX is still the reigning champ, nothing about this has fundamentally changed. It's also probably the best option for big displays. Without trying hard, the card succeeded with a good overclock, from its stock speed of 575MHz core and 1800MHz memory to 620MHz core and 2000MHz memory, which is actuallty very close to the GeForce 8800 Ultra territory, without all that extra money spending. What was true for this card in November is still true today, a price premium over the GeForce 8800 GTS and also the newer Radeon HD 2900 XT, but also a greater performance.

Being true for all GeForce 8800 GTX's, does this card stand out? I would say not. It's a little more expensive than other GeForce 8800 GTX's, and is essentially stock in all respects. There are other cards with HDCP and PCB that's just as black and pretty, available for less. Considering these cards often have factory overclocks, it's hard to make an argument in favor of ASUS' Extreme N8800 GTX outside of its bundle. If you have to buy an ASUS Extreme N8800 GTX, well, this is the card to beat.