XFX 8800GTS
Introduction, Packaging and Package
Published: 18th December 2006 | Source: XFX | Price: |
We've already taken a look at nVidia's G80 in a previous review of the 8800GTX and now it's the turn of it's little brother the 8800GTS. Heralded as the "best bang for buck" currently available with DX10 compatability, the 8800GTS looks to be a killer card at a half-reasonable price.
Today we're sizing up XFX's 8800GTS to see how it performs.
Packaging
XFX have always had striking packaging and this time is no exception with it's mascot showing on the front of the box in quite a striking way contrasted against a white background. No actual pictures of the card on the front but turn over and you have some relatively useless info along with the 8800GTS in all it's glory.
Moving steadily on we see that the inside of the box is packaged very well with a fully foam-clad interior. XFX packaging is always excellent and this is no exception.
All nice and snug and the card won't even get near damaged unless the box gets run over by the delivery lorry.
Package:
Here's what you get when you purchase this high-end card:
• S-Video > High Def Conponent Cable
• S-Video > S-Video Cable
• 2 x DVI > VGA Converters
• Quick Install Guide
• TV-out Quick Reference Guide
• XFX "Play Hard" Tips and Techniques
• X-Gear Mini-catalogue
• Driver CD
The package XFX is giving out with the 8800GTS is slightly lacking in the software department. With only a driver CD in there you feel a bit lacking when you open the box. However upon speaking the the XFX rep about this he has said that they are encouraging their retail partners to include some sort of games bundle with the cards such as Splinter Cell. This seems to not be the case now, but it was at release.
There is plenty enough on the hardware side to satisfy anyone wanting to hook this up to a TV but once again an inclusion of some sort of DVD software would have boosted the bundle.
Package:
Here's what you get when you purchase this high-end card:
• S-Video > High Def Conponent Cable
• S-Video > S-Video Cable
• 2 x DVI > VGA Converters
• Quick Install Guide
• TV-out Quick Reference Guide
• XFX "Play Hard" Tips and Techniques
• X-Gear Mini-catalogue
• Driver CD
The package XFX is giving out with the 8800GTS is slightly lacking in the software department. With only a driver CD in there you feel a bit lacking when you open the box. However upon speaking the the XFX rep about this he has said that they are encouraging their retail partners to include some sort of games bundle with the cards such as Splinter Cell. This seems to not be the case now, but it was at release.
There is plenty enough on the hardware side to satisfy anyone wanting to hook this up to a TV but once again an inclusion of some sort of DVD software would have boosted the bundle.
Most Recent Comments
Yeah, thanks to your review, i bought the xxx gts 640, WOW wont need to look at staticice for another18 months!
Aye they do pwn somewhat :D
9500 on 3dmark06 - *sigh*, yeah. . . . .. they really DO pwn!
very interesting review :)
Great review Kemp.
Somewhere along the line I was wishing u`d take a screw-driver to those coolers, the pcbs look almost identical asif these guyz are working extremely close together. Like in the same building :p
I see many are already posing whether it`s better value to get a base card and do all the clocking uself. Meh.
Somewhere along the line I was wishing u`d take a screw-driver to those coolers, the pcbs look almost identical asif these guyz are working extremely close together. Like in the same building :p
I see many are already posing whether it`s better value to get a base card and do all the clocking uself. Meh.
Great review Kemp.
Somewhere along the line I was wishing u`d take a screw-driver to those coolers, the pcbs look almost identical asif these guyz are working extremely close together. Like in the same building :p
I see many are already posing whether it`s better value to get a base card and do all the clocking uself. Meh.
They're all the same as the reference boards i expect.
As for the clocking we can oc the core but not the stream processors:(
Aye they're all reference boards basically so the coolers the same as the reference. I could have taken em apart but not sure how much use it would have been.
I took the 8800GTX apart in that review.
If your particularly interested I could take apart another GTS and post some pics?
And ye you can OC the core clocks/memory clocks but I haven't found a way of doing the stream processors yet
I took the 8800GTX apart in that review.
If your particularly interested I could take apart another GTS and post some pics?
And ye you can OC the core clocks/memory clocks but I haven't found a way of doing the stream processors yet
Is the stream process likely to involve some kind of firm upgrade that some guy is probably working on in his pc room as we speak ? lol Now these are out I guess theres a further reference for him to work off.
If I`m the only one looking for hardcore up-cooler shots, I wouldn`t bother, if I do some searching there bound to be something out there ;)
If I`m the only one looking for hardcore up-cooler shots, I wouldn`t bother, if I do some searching there bound to be something out there ;)
I have pics of my EN8800 GTS nekkid if you want to have a look at them
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i use ATitool for my oc'ing and you can have it load the oc on startup and it tells the temp... i have mine running at 640/1000
havnt seen the temp go above 70*c yet cuz i got some insain air fed to my card at all times... two 80mm fans and a 120mm all blowing on it