lol finally !

lol?

Shouldve got the 8800GT.

Quote from ginger_lord

Shouldve got the 8800GT.

Yeah, Nexus n00b. GT is sometimes faster or equal as GTX and it's cheaper than GTS.

lol

Agreed. I think I did say a new GeForce 8 card was about to come out in your original thread Nexus, and indeed one did just two days ago.

Not that the 8800 GTS is a bad choice, but I think you could have saved a little money with the GT. It's newer, more efficient, and as a result gives better bang for the buck.

What's the new 8 card that was released?

The 8800 GT the guys above are talking about, based on the new G92 chip that's basically a more efficient chip and thus allows them to squeeze more out of roughly the same price point as the GTS.

It's generally assumed this is all we're getting and that the GeForce 9s will be next year, seeing as NVIDIA have got such a powerful card that still leads the pack.

there isnt a huge difference.

Aside from the 512mb 8800GT is ~£100 less than the 640mb 8800GTS and gets pretty much the same performance if not better.

There isn't a huge difference, but the fact does remain that the 8800 GT:

a) Costs approximately £10 less than the 8800 GTS 640mb

b) Has performance closer to the 8800 GTX 768mb than the 8800 GTS 640mb

It is therefore a no-brainer to go for the 8800 GT over anything but the 8800 GTX. That's why I told Nexus he ought to wait a little while, because if he did he'd have the 3rd most powerful graphics card in existence rather than the 4th.

It's not a £100 difference. You must have gotten the US exchange rate messed up or something.

The minimum you can realistically get the GT for is roughly £170 in the UK and $240 in the US, while the GTS is £180 and $260.

Shame on you for not waiting some more days for the 8800GT man!!!!

I believe you can always go to the store where you bought it and tell you'r not satisfied, and ask for the GT!

Btw, check this out, benchmarks don't lie: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3140&p=7

Quote from Thrik

It's not a £100 difference. You must have gotten the US exchange rate messed up or something.The minimum you can realistically get the GT for is roughly £170 in the UK and $240 in the US, while the GTS is £180 and $260.

512mb 8800GT's:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products ... bnails=yes

Between £170-£200

640mb 8800GTS':

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products ... bnails=yes

Between £228-£270

The 320mb GTS you can get for £180, but thats not what Nexus bought.

Feel free to spend £450 on a 8800 Ultra