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04-01-2008, 10:30 AM
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|  Spikomans 8800GS Review Just got in the mail yesterday. At first, didn't post. Was about to RMA it, but then decided I would try out a bios update. Finally posted up, and I got that bad boy running. First off let me say this, this being my first high quality video card that ive owned (Besides a geforce 4 TI back in 2002), I am going to think high about it just because its the best ive seen. Heres some quick benches for you, there older games, but all I got to test as of right now. All games tested at 1440x900, 4xAA and 16xAF, 550mhz/800mhz Doom 3 (Ultra Quality, Framerate unlocked from 60) 120fps - 180fps Quake 4 (Ultra Quality, Framerate unlocked from 60) 40fps - 100fps *Seems like an over demanding game for that graphics quality* Half Life 2 Source SDK Stress Test (Max Everything) 104fps Average at the end of test. 80fps - 150fps during test. Half Life 2 (Max Everything) 80fps - 160fps Call of Duty 2 (Max Everything, DirectX9 mode) 80fps - 140fps Unreal Tournament 2004 (Max Everything) 150fps - 250fps Guild Wars (Max Everything) 80fps In Crowded Town, 100fps - 160fps in field/mission. Also, I got the Evga version, the benchmarks are non overclocked, and with the nice adjustable fan (Which the more expensive XFX version does NOT include) and also better memory, ive overclocked it from 550/800 to 700/1000. For $109 after rebate on newegg, this is an amazing card. I also think that my system may be slightly bottlenecking it aswell. Also, 2xAA and 8xAF adds a great deal of fps without dropping the image quality that much (I Hardly noticed that difference, depends in the game)
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04-01-2008, 12:59 PM
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| Folding Bandit  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Trotter's Basement
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| Re: Spikomans 8800GS Review Oc the card, and see if you can take your X2 to 3ghz. That will give you a noticeable boost. Download the call of duty 4 demo and you can unlock the cards full potential. |
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04-01-2008, 01:06 PM
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| Kudos/Post Count Whore  Join Date: Dec 2006
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| Re: Spikomans 8800GS Review thats freaking good, overclock it some and it performs better than an 8800gts 320mb which used to be the crazy recommendation 5 moths ago...
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04-01-2008, 02:54 PM
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| Re: Spikomans 8800GS Review Im going to try overclocking more rican, but the core tempurature already past 30c and cpu temp is at 52c max.
__________________ AMD Athlon X2 4000+ Brisbane @ 3ghz / Biostar Tforce7025-M2 Nforce 630A AMD HSF w/AS5 / Realtek HD Audio 7.1 Evga 8800gs 384mb @ 729/1049/ Raidmax Astro ATX case w/5x 80mm's Wintec Ampo 2x1gb DDR800 / Rosewill RP500 500w Dual 12v@18A Seagate Barracuda 200gb / Samsung DVD/CD-RW KWorld Lite Tv-Tuner / Windows XP Home Service Pack 3 Envision 19" @ 1440x900 / Altec Lansing 5.1 Speakers 3DMark06 - 10,150 COMING SOON - Intel Q6600, Gigabyte P35, Evga 9800GTX, 15k-16k 3dmark06 Currrently Playing - Crysis, Call of duty 4 and Need For Speed Pro Street |
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04-01-2008, 03:01 PM
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| Folding Bandit Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Trotter's Basement
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| Re: Spikomans 8800GS Review If not, then leave the cpu as it is and just oc the card itself. I have to stay at 3.0ghz for everyday use myself because my room is really small and has crappy airflow so my temps skyrocket. |
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04-01-2008, 03:11 PM
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| Re: Spikomans 8800GS Review I got great airflow, just stock heatsink, and crappy ram, so I dunno if i could even get 3ghz to stay stable, unless I clock the ram way down.
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