Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launched

**Electronic Punk** · November 8th, 2006

...by 5 hours.
will be announced tonight at 7pm GMT.

ATI, as far as I can tell, are not going to have anything that can compete with this thing until next year

At this time Vista will also be announced as RTM, so interesting day ahead of us.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=17644192

**madmatt** · November 8th, 2006

I'm switching to NVIDIA. I can't bear to use a product owned by AMD. I just can't do it.

**Electronic Punk** · November 8th, 2006

Ok, wasn't late...

omg, watercooling ;p
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/8800_Series.html

**LeeJend** · November 9th, 2006

Make sure you get one that has been fixed.

A large number were called back from the distribution channel just before release to have an incorrect part replaced. Seems Nvidia screwed up the parts list to the manufacturers.

**Aprox** · November 9th, 2006

Iam holding myself back from picking one up. I am gonna wait a month or so, let the prices settle a little bit. Also, if any issues crop up they should be known in that amount of time.

But damn, I want one so bad. Will be a sweet sweet upgrade from my 6800GT.

**Sazar** · November 9th, 2006

Go to NvNews, one of the mods there has an E6700, oc'd and sli'd 8800gtx's already.

With pics.

**LordOfLA** · November 9th, 2006

Okay, soon as I can afford to I'm popping my system with an evga nforce 680i SLI and two of those 8800GTX's

Once the drivers fix the SLI bottleneck I'll be able to play NWN2 at something other than minimum settings

**Sazar** · November 9th, 2006

I posted a news article for this on the front page, the system in the pic is Mike Chambers, the guy who runs nvnews. You should really check out some of the sytems there.

Venturi, another poster, has dual-dual core Opterons, 16gb of memory and sli'd 8800 gtx's

Pretty impressive hardware.

**Aprox** · November 9th, 2006

I just installed NWN myself and Iam not happy with the performance either. Especially considering how mediocre it looks at those settings.

What specs is your machine if you dont mind me asking?

Originally Posted by LordOfLA

Okay, soon as I can afford to I'm popping my system with an evga nforce 680i SLI and two of those 8800GTX's Once the drivers fix the SLI bottleneck I'll be able to play NWN2 at something other than minimum settings

**LordOfLA** · November 10th, 2006

Core 2 Duo E6700,
2GB RAM
Geforce 7800GTX 256MB factory oc'd.
Creative X-Fi.

The only othre game that chugs on this is NFS Carbon, but I just have to set it from very high to high

**lancer** · November 10th, 2006

lord are you playing NWN2 on min settings with those specs... you must be doing something wrong.

**LordOfLA** · November 10th, 2006

not quite min specs but certainly lower than I'd like. 1600x1200 is a slideshow.

I have to run at 1024x768 with shadows set to low, water effects turned off , bloom disabled, point light thing disabled and textures set to 2048 instead of 4096.

**madmatt** · November 12th, 2006

What brand does everyone recommend? There are several to choose from.

**Sazar** · November 12th, 2006

All have the same basic configuration.

The EVGA model with the full body heatsink setup is probably the best.

Check the link I posted on the front-page for Mike's configuration. He has it, said it dropped the temps nicely.

**LordOfLA** · November 12th, 2006

the evga card with the acs3 cooling will severly curtail what other expansion cards you could use, especially if you use their nforce 680i sli motherboard.

**Khayman** · November 13th, 2006

600 quid! holy balls

the.quixotic · November 13th, 2006

The prices here in Australia are getting slightly insane... Asus 8800GTX's are fetching up to $1300 - about 30% more than the 7900GTX ever was, or indeed the 7950GX2...was feeling good about my new 7950GT till I found out the 8800's are more than twice as fast :O

**Vanquished** · November 14th, 2006

I thought they were only 600-700

**madmatt** · November 14th, 2006

Here in the United States, yes.

**Vanquished** · November 14th, 2006

O,
well thats a rip off in other countries, go for it on ebay, you might have a fighting chance.

November 8th, 2006	Top \| #1
Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,512 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 361	Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launched ...by 5 hours. will be announced tonight at 7pm GMT. ATI, as far as I can tell, are not going to have anything that can compete with this thing until next year At this time Vista will also be announced as RTM, so interesting day ahead of us. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=17644192

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 309	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launch Delayed... I'm switching to NVIDIA. I can't bear to use a product owned by AMD. I just can't do it.

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,512 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 361	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launch Delayed... Ok, wasn't late... omg, watercooling ;p http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/8800_Series.html

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,900 Reputation: 4110 Power: 326	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launch Delayed... Go to NvNews, one of the mods there has an E6700, oc'd and sli'd 8800gtx's already. With pics. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK Posts: 7,032 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 225	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launch Delayed... Okay, soon as I can afford to I'm popping my system with an evga nforce 680i SLI and two of those 8800GTX's Once the drivers fix the SLI bottleneck I'll be able to play NWN2 at something other than minimum settings If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,900 Reputation: 4110 Power: 326	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launch Delayed... I posted a news article for this on the front page, the system in the pic is Mike Chambers, the guy who runs nvnews. You should really check out some of the sytems there. Venturi, another poster, has dual-dual core Opterons, 16gb of memory and sli'd 8800 gtx's Pretty impressive hardware. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Aprox OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: August 2004 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,738 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 2036 Power: 154	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launch Delayed... I just installed NWN myself and Iam not happy with the performance either. Especially considering how mediocre it looks at those settings. What specs is your machine if you dont mind me asking? Originally Posted by LordOfLA Okay, soon as I can afford to I'm popping my system with an evga nforce 680i SLI and two of those 8800GTX's Once the drivers fix the SLI bottleneck I'll be able to play NWN2 at something other than minimum settings

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK Posts: 7,032 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 225	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launched Core 2 Duo E6700, 2GB RAM Geforce 7800GTX 256MB factory oc'd. Creative X-Fi. The only othre game that chugs on this is NFS Carbon, but I just have to set it from very high to high If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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lancer There is no answer! Joined: October 2004 Location: FL, USA Posts: 3,088 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1430 Power: 149	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launched lord are you playing NWN2 on min settings with those specs... you must be doing something wrong. "The world has just got smaller now, but people have got further away."

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK Posts: 7,032 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 225	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launched not quite min specs but certainly lower than I'd like. 1600x1200 is a slideshow. I have to run at 1024x768 with shadows set to low, water effects turned off , bloom disabled, point light thing disabled and textures set to 2048 instead of 4096. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 309	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launched What brand does everyone recommend? There are several to choose from.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,900 Reputation: 4110 Power: 326	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launched All have the same basic configuration. The EVGA model with the full body heatsink setup is probably the best. Check the link I posted on the front-page for Mike's configuration. He has it, said it dropped the temps nicely. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK Posts: 7,032 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 225	Re: Geforce 8800 GTX/GTS Launched the evga card with the acs3 cooling will severly curtail what other expansion cards you could use, especially if you use their nforce 680i sli motherboard. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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