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eVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card

This GeForce 8800GTS 320MB DDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card features nVidia unified architecture with GigaThread technology, as well as full Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 support. It is nVidia SLI ready with two dual-link DVI outputs to support two 2560x1600 resolution displays. This GeForce 8800GTS card also features 320MB 320-bit 1.1ns GDDR3 memory, 96 stream processors, integrated nVidia TV encoder, nVidia Quantum Effects physics processing technology, nVidia PureVideo technology, PCI Express support, OpenGL 2.0 support, nVidia nView multi-display technology, and Microsoft Windows Vista compliance.

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Product Specifications for

eVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card

Graphics Chipset
RAMDAC Speed	400 MHz
Video Chipset	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Core Clock Speed	500 MHz

More Info
URL	http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=320-P2-N811-AR

Picture Quality
Max Resolution	2560 x 1600

Warranty
Warranty Information	1 Year Limited Warranty

Compatibility
Minimum Power Supply Required	400 W
Slot Space Required	2
System Type	PC
Slot/Port Type	PCI-Express x16

Connectivity and Additional Features
Functionality	Dual DVI\|HDTV Encoder\|Multi-Monitor Support\|SLI Ready
Interface Connection	Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)\|Video - 4 pin mini-DIN (S-Video)\|Video - Component Video\|Video - DVI-I (Digital & Analog)

Memory
Effective Memory Clock Speed	1600 MHz
Memory Technology	GDDR3
Installed Video Memory	320 MB

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Most recent User Reviews for

eVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card

Reviewed by: noteapot

08-17-07

Duration of ownership: 3 Months

Strengths: Good performer - better than the 7950 I owned for 3D applications (Maya) in terms of both rendering and an improvement in smoothness over the 7950.

Weaknesses:some corruption with playing quicktime movies under vista ( works ok when booted in XP) Vista drivers still flakey and hard to install and upgrade. Does not have full DX10.1 support

Overall Evaluation: Until Nvidia produce a clear statement on DX10.1 and 8800 series cards I would not recommend buying any curent 88 series card unless its really cheap. This probably applies to current ATI cards as well but i'm not familiar with them It looks like new hardware may be required even if they use the same GPU for DX10.1. Nvidia will argue that most of the DX10 features are there but if I had known that DX10.1 would obsolete the card I would have kept using the 7950 and waited.
Reviewed by: mogmaster

07-03-07

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: 640mb RAM, directX10 capable, great performance

Weaknesses:None

Overall Evaluation: Second best video card on the market today next to the 8800GTX and more than $200 cheaper. It runs any video game I have with no problems while all the settings turned all the way up. I recommend this card to everyone who doesn't want to shell out $500+ on the GTX.
Reviewed by: pqinsheng

07-23-08

Duration of ownership: 5 Weeks

Strengths: super fast.

Weaknesses:Huge!!!

Overall Evaluation: This is a sweet card. Stacked this card on a C2D E7200, Evga 650i, 4 gigs of Crucial ddr2 800, 500gig wd se16. This thing puts off a lot of heat but easy to control with a nice case. Runs bf2142 all high with no problems. Please note this card is huge, make sure your case/motherboard is compatible.
Reviewed by: jsyjordan

07-11-08

Duration of ownership: 60 Days

Strengths: Great power. Great price/performance ratio

Weaknesses:lots of heat and uses a lot of power

Overall Evaluation: Great upgrade from 8600gts. This thing is totally worth it. 320mb won't matter unless your resolution gaming is with a 30 inch screen or bigger. The video card is huge though. Prepare to have a big case. My Antec Solo case barely fits it. I had to put one of the hard drives in a lower bracket.
Reviewed by: icepop33

07-07-08

Duration of ownership: 3 Months

Strengths: DirectX 10 support, 320-bit memory speed, solid performer, good value (see notes)

Weaknesses:Not enough memory for latest games, not PCI Express 2.0 compliant

Overall Evaluation: Recent games (2007 or later) and especially those that support Vista and DirectX 10 have marked a turning point in what to look for in a card. In other words, a couple of years ago it made sense to opt for a 128MB 256-bit card over a 256MB 128-bit card, for example. Things have changed. It now makes sense to opt for a 512MB 256-bit such as the 8800 GT over a 320MB 320-bit card such as this 8800 GTS for the latest graphically intense games. This is because the detailed images and textures at high resolution typical of modern gaming are held in a frame buffer (memory) before being output to the screen while the next frame is being rendered. If you don't have enough discrete graphics memory, then the main system memory will be utilized, slowing down performance. This was brought home to me while playing Crysis. Quick specs: DFI DK-790FX-M2RS mobo, Athlon X2 5400+ cpu, 2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2-800 ram, Cooler Master RealPower Pro 750W psu (this card draws around 115W max so check BIOS to make sure enough power is being supplied to the PCI Express slot) Crysis was very playable at only 20-30 fps with all settings on high and no AA. When AA was tried, it was too choppy while retaining the highest settings. The gpu never got over 82 degrees C. Riva Tuner revealed that both cpu cores were at 70% usage, but also that all 320MB of the onboard memory were being used and about 150MB of sytem memory. Conclusion: If I had it to do over again, I would have bought the 512MB 8800 GT or the 640MB GTS for about $50-$100 more than I paid for this. I may still take advantage of EVGA's trade-up program, but at their website prices, I don't know. Maybe if they appraised my card at their prices, we'd have a deal. EVGA and probably other vendors are discontinuing their g80 based cards and liquidating stocks so one should find good values on several of the models, especially the ones that aren't PCI Express 2.0 compliant, which I'm not sure is so important. If you don't plan on installing Vista, installing DirectX 10 on XP, or playing DirectX 10 games, especially shooters, than this card will rock your games at highest settings. It handles NFS Pro Street and Lego Indiana Jones. I still have to give this card four stars. Just explore your options.