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03-19-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Performance for a good price is hard to beat. Running World of Warcraft with max settings I get 60 fps everywhere except Shattrath where I get 50.
Weaknesses:The card is thin, but long. Just barely fit my huge Antec P182 case.
Overall Evaluation: The most I ever paid for a video card, but the performance I get out of it is worth every penny. Make sure the rest of your components won't bottleneck your performance.
03-16-08
Duration of ownership: 5 Days
Strengths: Very good video card for the money! I was torn between this one and it's larger sibling but price won out in the end.
Weaknesses:size of the video card. external power required.
Overall Evaluation: Great buy! Great Customer service from EVGA. I had an issue installing the card and a 110mm CPU fan the same day. Ended up crippling my mobo. At first I thought it was the card but I was wrong. EVGA did help ALOT, including offering to replace / upgrade for more. wound up replacing the mobo and keeping the card. It runs beautifully but I can't imagine running two of the beasts!
03-09-08
Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks
Strengths: Great speed, features, and quiet fan.
Weaknesses:Not the overclocked version and not the fastest GPU offered by NVIDIA.
Overall Evaluation: First things first, with the 8800 GT prices now falling sub-$200, this is a great time to pick one of these up! The performance is absolutely incredible. I am able to play Crysis at high settings without even breaking a sweat! This is coming from a 6600 GT where I was barely able to get by with low settings. In addition, the fan is relatively quiet and I really don't hear it all. If you have to get the fastest on the market, then of course the GTS would have this beat. However, for the money, you can't get a better deal. Even more, you can always add on another down the road for SLI performance once these drop in price further. As for the overclocking issue, you can always add a different cooler and overclock yourself, but I don't think that will be needed anytime soon, at least for me ;).
02-15-08
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Strengths: Very fast card, allows me to finally utilize my 20 inch 1680x1050 monitor! Card is almost as fast as 8800GTX but for like 1/2 the price! Maxes out most games (excluding Crysis)
Weaknesses:Left me with a slightly lighter wallet but well worth it.Playable frame rates in Crysis but wish it was a bit higher although was expected
Overall Evaluation: I definitely recommend this graphics card to anyone in need of good performance for a good price! I came from a 7600gt and the difference is night and day. It is a wonderful feeling to play Call of Duty 4 maxed out at 1680x1050. If you are thinking about buying it, I say do it.
02-08-08
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Strengths: Runs current games great, takes up only one slot
Weaknesses:Card is a little long, fan runs loud
Overall Evaluation: This is a pretty popular graphics card and the price is constantly increasing, if it isn't sold out.As expected, it runs current games great. It meets or exceeds recommended system specifications for all current games, so that's expected.It takes up one slot, not like the higher-end cards which use dual-slot coolers, which is good for SLI or small mobos.Unfortunately, the card is a bit long. Together with the power connector at the end, it effectively eliminates one drive bay from my mid-tower case.The card's fan is also probably the noisiest fan in my case. The 8800GT series runs hot, and the stock cooler doesn't really help things. Remember to get the latest BIOS from the EVGA forums if you've purchased your card some time ago. New cards have the updated BIOS which helps the temperatures a little. Alternatively, you can void your warranty and try an after-market cooler.This card is good value for money, especially for SLI systems, and I highly recommend it.
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