Must...stop...buying...video cards...ASUS 8800 GT 512 Mb with "Glaciator" cooling fan, ~$97 AR/AMSLSCB --and-- FREE GAME

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ktg
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 4:27p

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UPDATE 8/20: NOW WITH FREE GAME ALSO (Alone in the Dark). Thanks to jlbmw2002 for catching this.

AMSLSCB = after Microsoft Live Search c@shback.

UPDATE 8/22: MSLiveSearch has reduced the Newegg c@shback to its "original" level of 2.75%, so now the final cost of the card is about $97 AR/AMSLSCB.

Link to card at the 'Egg

Link to rebate

$119.99 - $20 MIR - $3.30 MS c@shback = $96.70 or thereabouts. Free shipping. Plus sales tax in California, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee.

New low, I believe. Price dropped by $10 at Newegg on 8/19. And now there's a free game!

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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 4:28p

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DontBreakMyTwenty
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 4:39p

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"Must...stop...buying...video cards..."

LOL OP hot deal!

dtanuwid
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 4:53p

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After reading the reviews, I wonder if this is a good card to buy... I am looking for a video card to replace my existing card.
Thx OP for the post, but can somebody chip in on the quality of this card?
I often hear my friend's recommendation of EVGA due to their lifetime warranty

ranchopedro
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 5:29p

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agheno
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 5:50p

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I recently purchased this video card for my osx86 machine and it works perfectly. I don't know about long term use yet, but so far I am happy.

valleypoboy
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 5:56p

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dtanuwid said:After reading the reviews, I wonder if this is a good card to buy...

Agreed. I've been shopping around to replace my 7900gt that has started artifacting and rebooting my system (I'll RMA it, but I need something to keep working)... unless I can find an 8600gt for nearly free (like the CC deal), I think I'm going to finally ditch the nvidia camp and get myself an ATI card.

azntalldude
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 6:03p

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valleypoboy said:dtanuwid said:After reading the reviews, I wonder if this is a good card to buy...

Agreed. I've been shopping around to replace my 7900gt that has started artifacting and rebooting my system (I'll RMA it, but I need something to keep working)... unless I can find an 8600gt for nearly free (like the CC deal), I think I'm going to finally ditch the nvidia camp and get myself an ATI card.

Hey... unrelated but I got a 8800gts 320 back from RMA with 7900s from both bfg and evga

FPSguy
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 6:29p

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Green for being a true FatWalleter and buying the video cards just because they are affordable, whether you need them or not.

You do realize that the 8000 line of video cards are now two generations old though, right?

johhnydoc
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 6:47p

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With these reviews I would not touch this Card!!

Rosco01
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 6:51p

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FPSguy said:You do realize that the 8000 line of video cards are now two generations old though, right?

The 8800GT and 9xxx series cards both use the G92 chipset. THe 9600GT uses the G94 chipset, which is a scaled-down G92.

If the GTX200 series of cards is generation 0 (current), then the 8800GT and 9xxx series cards are generation -1, or ONE generation old.

And still very fast, especially in SLI.

ktg
Senior Member - 7K

posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 6:51p

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FPSguy said:Green for being a true FatWalleter and buying the video cards just because they are affordable, whether you need them or not.

You do realize that the 8000 line of video cards are now two generations old though, right?

Only if you count the 9800 series as a generation---debatable.

The plummeting prices of these 8800 GTs make for some interesting arguments. Sure, the 8800 is no longer the newest tech, but there isn't a game it can't run well right now and probably for the forseeable future (and nVidia's recent addition of Physx handling to the 8000 series drivers buys you a little extra durability in that department). If you're counting pennies, I'd say anything with this much power for less than a hundred clams is a GREAT budget option (and arguably the most GPU power that <$100 has EVER bought in the history of PC gaming), especially since the ATI 4850s haven't gotten any lower than $140 AR so far. Finally, if your current motherboard supports SLI, getting 2 8800 GTs for around $200 (definitely attainable these days) would give most of the high end single slot cards a damn good run for their money. Yes, you also have to look at the power consumption/heat & connector availability issues, the space concerns re/ fitting a fat, two-slot card like this into your case, etc, but I don't think we need to label the 8800 GT as dead quite yet.

WhiteBoi
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 7:07p

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valleypoboy said:I've been shopping around to replace my 7900gt that has started artifacting and rebooting my system (I'll RMA it, but I need something to keep working)...
My eVGA 7900GS was hardly powered on for more than 10 hours and now no signal. Now I got an Arctic cooling passive cooler just sitting. Maybe my RMA will result in a 8800?

coolT
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 7:16p

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I think that many people believe the 8800GT gives the best price/performance ratio, but I'm wondering about this particular card and the reviews...

nsdp
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 7:34p

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G92 is part of the "graphics family" that nVidia did a $196 million reserve in its last 8-K for. The price on the 84/86/8800G92 series has dropped sharply since then. Probably reflects the risk premium. Does it mean you will get a bad card? NO. But your odds aren't normal.

jlbmw2002
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 9:51p

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My G92 PNY 8800GT 512MB XLR8 been fine since Feb when I got it... for 160 dollars after mail in rebate .

I haven't really gotten better cooling since it runs at 160F with a few apps running.

Nessy
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posted: Aug. 19, 2008 @ 10:22p

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Well I appreciate specs as next as the next guy, or gal for that matter, but really. One genereation, two generation. 8800GT are in a sweet price range and I have yet to hear of a game that these cards are doing poorly in. Sure, some of the big brothers are considerably faster but if you are shopping for a bargain gaming card, I've yet to see how you can go wrong with these cards.