8800 GT or 8800 GTS

panzer 49th · 03-06-08, 09:04 AM

Which one should I get? 8800 GT 1GB or the 8800 GTS 512 Mb?

Quillan · 03-06-08, 09:25 AM

Get the GT.

Marko_Ramius · 03-06-08, 01:10 PM

I would say the GTS 512, instead .. Better cooling, more powerful. Ad the 1Gb is absolutely not necessary IMO.

Rockin Robbins · 03-06-08, 01:14 PM

They're both mucho mondo graphics cards, far in excess of SH4's ability to hinder. Take either one and cackle evilly to yourself every time you fire up the game!

seafarer · 03-06-08, 01:25 PM

Here's a direct comparison - http://metku.net/index.html?path=rev...-gts/index_eng

Personally, given the prices I saw back in early January, the 8800GT was the winner, hands down. Very little performance difference between the two cards, but a big price difference. And my 8800GT has had no heat issues at all - single slot form factor seems to be just fine. Mine only has 512MB RAM - of course, the NVidia drivers will use some of my 4GB system RAM as well, if needed (the graphics system actually "sees" it has over 1.5GB available on my machine, 512MB dedicated on the card itself, plus shared system RAM as needed).

FIREWALL · 03-06-08, 01:34 PM

WOW ! Now I know who the rich guys are around here.

See you both at the 2008 SubSim meeting. The drinks are on YOU !!!

cwelt · 03-06-08, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by seafarer

Here's a direct comparison - http://metku.net/index.html?path=rev...-gts/index_eng

Personally, given the prices I saw back in early January, the 8800GT was the winner, hands down. Very little performance difference between the two cards, but a big price difference. And my 8800GT has had no heat issues at all - single slot form factor seems to be just fine. Mine only has 512MB RAM - of course, the NVidia drivers will use some of my 4GB system RAM as well, if needed (the graphics system actually "sees" it has over 1.5GB available on my machine, 512MB dedicated on the card itself, plus shared system RAM as needed).

Agreed... the differences are minimal for the output of $$$ I had the same choice when buying my card.. the standard GT or the GTX and for the dollar difference the performance difference was not comparible. And as many others have said, regardless of the card you get your SH4 will be running like clockwork

03-06-08, 09:04 AM	#1
panzer 49th Weps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 361 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	8800 GT or 8800 GTS Which one should I get? 8800 GT 1GB or the 8800 GTS 512 Mb? __________________

03-06-08, 09:25 AM	#2
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Get the GT. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-06-08, 01:14 PM	#4
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Who cares? They're both mucho mondo graphics cards, far in excess of SH4's ability to hinder. Take either one and cackle evilly to yourself every time you fire up the game! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

03-06-08, 01:25 PM	#5
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here's a direct comparison - http://metku.net/index.html?path=rev...-gts/index_eng Personally, given the prices I saw back in early January, the 8800GT was the winner, hands down. Very little performance difference between the two cards, but a big price difference. And my 8800GT has had no heat issues at all - single slot form factor seems to be just fine. Mine only has 512MB RAM - of course, the NVidia drivers will use some of my 4GB system RAM as well, if needed (the graphics system actually "sees" it has over 1.5GB available on my machine, 512MB dedicated on the card itself, plus shared system RAM as needed). __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

03-06-08, 01:34 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	WOW ! Now I know who the rich guys are around here. See you both at the 2008 SubSim meeting. The drinks are on YOU !!! __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-06-08, 01:10 PM	#3
Marko_Ramius Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Near Paris Posts: 303 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	I would say the GTS 512, instead .. Better cooling, more powerful. Ad the 1Gb is absolutely not necessary IMO.