VooDooPC September 22, 2007 Share VooDooPC Member September 22, 2007 I wanted to buy a video card in the next few weeks (Before Crysis comes out) and I am wondering what too do. I was thinking about getting an 8800GTS 640mb, but if I am spending that much I might as well spend some more and get a HD 2900 which is a little faster. Then I was thinking, if I am going to be paying 400 dollars on a video card, why not spend an extra 100 and get an 8800GTX, which will last longer. I wanted an ATI card, but at this point I see no reason to get the 2900. The next high end ATI card with a 65m core (2950?) would be nice but who knows when those are going to come out. Even when they do come out, they still may not be able to compete with the 8800GTX. I had my eye on this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130072 What should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 September 22, 2007 Share akaM2 Member September 22, 2007 If you have the money, no reason not to get the 8800gtx. The one you picked out looks nice, I really like eVga, even if your not gonna use the stepup program (which with 8900's coming out prolly this winter) they have the lifetime warranty. <3 evga Also what psu do you have? Make sure it can handle the 8800gtx, it does require 2 pcie 6 pin connectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC September 22, 2007 Author Share VooDooPC Member September 22, 2007 What is this stepup program? This is my power supply: http://www.logisyscomputer.com/viewsku.asp...DID=POWERSUPPLY Now 25 dollars on Newegg. EVGA recommends a minimum 450 watt power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 September 22, 2007 Share akaM2 Member September 22, 2007 step up program is, say you pay 500 for this and in 2 months they come out with a new card that is better and its 550, you can send them your card and 50 bucks and they will give you the new card. but the psu is kinda low, cujo usually recommends 700w or so for the 8800gtx, but i know shaftiel put a 8800gtx into his dell xps410 which had a 400w psu i think. Cujo should know for sure, wait for him to drop by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly September 22, 2007 Share dragonfly Member September 22, 2007 I'm pretty sure they go with the value of your card at release date of the new card. I could be wrong, but it would make sense for them to do it that way. Like, you pay $500 now, when the g98 comes out it's $700, but the 8800 is now $350. 700-350=$350. So you spent an extra $150, but you had a sweet card inbetween times. I could be wrong on this, but I dont think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC September 22, 2007 Author Share VooDooPC Member September 22, 2007 The Step-up program is for EVGA or Nvidia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 September 22, 2007 Share akaM2 Member September 22, 2007 The Step-up program is for EVGA or Nvidia? evga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo September 23, 2007 Share Cujo Member September 23, 2007 your psu should be about 10% of the value of your system. your psu will do provided you get the 8800gtx for $250 and don't use any other parts... take a look at a good brand name psu for at least $150. no sense in buying that card only to have your psu crap out because of the added load it's not used to. i've seen the addition of a system fan kill a cheap psu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC September 23, 2007 Author Share VooDooPC Member September 23, 2007 your psu should be about 10% of the value of your system. your psu will do provided you get the 8800gtx for $250 and don't use any other parts... take a look at a good brand name psu for at least $150. no sense in buying that card only to have your psu crap out because of the added load it's not used to. i've seen the addition of a system fan kill a cheap psu. Lets split it 50/50, you do the looking for the $150 PSU part and I will do the buying part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo September 23, 2007 Share Cujo Member September 23, 2007 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC September 27, 2007 Author Share VooDooPC Member September 27, 2007 You guys are right, my power supply couldn't handle it.... not like I tried to play Oblivion and it blew up inside my computer sending sparks out the back or anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclean September 27, 2007 Share Unclean Member September 27, 2007 A 575W power supply couldn't handle the 8800GTX? Wow. I'm SO glad Cujo recommended to bump up the OCZ powersupply I was about to order from 600W --> 700W. Still whisper quiet too, surprisingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwack September 27, 2007 Share bushwack Member September 27, 2007 I don't see why a GTX would require a more then 575w. My Antec 500w has been pushing my GTS for a few months now. Does the GTX really consume an extra 100w over the GTS? Don't know how accurate this is but a fun link otherwise. extreme power supply calculator With a dual core, 2 HHDs, 1 gig DDR, and a 8800 GTS and other stuff my power is at 424w. I changed my GTS to a GTX and scored 451w. What is the rep of his PS manufacturer? $25 does seems kinda cheap to me for a good PS but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC September 27, 2007 Author Share VooDooPC Member September 27, 2007 The power supply was a few years old, it might have just been slowly dying and I never realized it until I hooked up something that needed a lot more juice. Another thing which might have caused problems is where it is located in my case. I have a large after market CPU heat sink which was sitting right below the power supply. The heat, combined with the age, combined with the power was just too much for it I think. Now I have modular Thermaltake 750w Tough Power power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Soapdish September 27, 2007 Share Nick Soapdish Member September 27, 2007 i bought that exact same card (8800gtx) a month and a half ago, couldn't be happier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC September 27, 2007 Author Share VooDooPC Member September 27, 2007 Recommended PSU Wattage: 532 Watts They showed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek-Almighty September 27, 2007 Share Tek-Almighty Member September 27, 2007 I'd recommend the MSI 8800GTX... It is factory OCd to 610 and 1000...all for $499. Plus, newegg gives you a $20 mail in rebate. That's what I'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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