The Fallen Lords :: EVGA 8800 Ultra KO review (& Step-up)

[TFL]BigBANGtheory

Read for yourself:
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=8906&page=1

Summary:
Very fast card/GPU
Not very good value for money

However I am considering getting one using the EVGA 90day step-up program that I got with my EVGA 8800 GTX KO where its only going to cost about £80 and thats where the real value lies.

The gamble is waiting for 90 days to come close before making a decision to step-up to another higher spec product using your original part as 100% down payment.

In my case the best I can hope for is the Nvidia 8900 product line to be launched sometime mid-July which is looking a bit questionable atm given the lack of highend competition posed by Ati/AMD.

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[TFL]Temmu · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

yea the 8900's will probably not be out until august i believe was the new update... then again july is very possible...

btw how is the 8800... is it worth the cash

yours i mean not the new one... =)

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Raemon | TFL · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

a 8800 GTX or Ultra is never worth the money you spend for it. Get a EVGA 8800 GTS its near the perfomance of a GTX and cost half of the money

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[TFL]BigBANGtheory · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject:

its a bit like a sports car.... very fast not particularly good value.

In my case it was free Im not sure I would have spent £420 of my own money on it.

The 8800 GTS (320MB) is however good value.

Whats tricky is the 1st game to push these cards will be Crysis and thats not due out til September earliest, will the 8800 GTS handle Crysis?

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"But its written in the starlight,
And every line on your palm
Were fools to make war
On our brothers in arms"

[TFL]Temmu · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject:

hmmm thats a good question... hence why i will be waiting to build my ultra desktop gamer for a year or so

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