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Old 08-01-2007, 03:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Just bought this to replace a 7950gt 512mb card taht was really overheating. How did I do. Hopefully, not a screw up!!

Newegg.com - EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
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you definitely won't be displeased.
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I find that the 8800GTS 320mb is recommended alot, so I don't think its a screw up, or at least alot of others have recommended it as a best bang for your buck card over the 8800GTX
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I got one too and it hasn't let me down, its awesome.
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I got one but haven't taken it out of the box! But from the benchmarks i've seen, it's great!
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i oc'd mine up to like 675/975 and it was stable through all of 3dmark06...also ran a few games with it..but it was idling at like 60 degrees...at 576/850 it idles at like 53 and i like that temperature better...its a good card...but not the best
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that card is one of the cards with the best bang for the buck, thats great card for a card thats in the top 10 list of best video cards
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