Anyone running the PALiT 8800gts G92 1gig?

For the price, I don't think its a good idea as you can get the 512MB for roughly $280 w/rebate off Newegg.com too. Not to mention it doesn't have that many good reviews (Newegg reviews) and that Palit is not a very well known brand IMO.
 
i would also say, in my opinion it would not be worth it. but i think that in sli they would beat 2 gtx's in sli. because they are slightly faster (i think) and have a newer chip.
 
I guess, but 2GB of VRAM? (they do add up tright? :P) IMO that's extremely, extreme. 512MB is enough (768MB in some GTX's) for modern games.
 
I don't know, I'm actualy really intrigued by this card. According to the specs on newegg, it's superior to the 8800GTX in every category accept the memory interface itself. The 8800GTS 1gig is 256 bit while the 8800GTX 768mb is 384 bit. And it's virturaly the same price.

I think I'm going for it unless someone can give me a reason otherwise.

-Kurt
 
Because it's $100 more expensive than the 512MB version, that should be 1 good reason. You are certainly not gonna get double the performance, I doubt even 50% from the 512MB version.
 
yeah anything above 512mb isnt really that useful.... well it is... but definately not over 2 gb.

obviously in the future, games will need that much. but by the time that happens, the chipset will be outdated and not fast enough to run the game anyway haha
 
ramodkk said:
I guess, but 2GB of VRAM? (they do add up tright? :P)
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VRAM in SLI OR Crossfire does not stack. You will get 1 Gb total memory space, the other 1 GB will act similar to a clone of the first. This is due to software restriction (I.E drivers). :( The 1GB of VRAM will only be advantageous over the 512mb version when playing a large textured game, Crysis, COD4 maybe, at very high resolutions.

I agree with the rest. Looking at the specs, It's more than $100 more than certain better branded 512mb variants, like here, for what amounts to a medium sized overclock. It's generally recommended to stay away from such pre-overclocked cards, the price is usually disproportionate and with a little effort, the card can be overclocked manually to the same or higher level.
 
hermeslyre said:
VRAM in SLI OR Crossfire does not stack. You will get 1 Gb total memory space, the other 1 GB will act similar to a clone of the first. This is due to software restriction (I.E drivers). :( The 1GB of VRAM will only be advantageous over the 512mb version when playing a large textured game, Crysis, COD4 maybe, at very high resolutions.
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Can you explain your statement to me please because it doesn't sound right. What do you mean by VRAM in SLI does not stack. It doesn't matter the size of the RAM, the SLI drivers will use whatever RAM is available weather it be 512 x2, or 1028 x2. Your statement about the software restriction is false.
 
The drivers pushing the hardware are not in a state to allow memory to be used dynamically, therefore software restriction. What I mean by that is that having two 1GB cards in SLI does not give you 2GB of potential storage. Video cards need VRAM to operate, of course, so both GB's will be utilized.. but this is as far as it goes. Both cards will need a duplicate of the VRAM, for both functionality and necessity.

I think I went into it alittle better here,

http://www.computerforum.com/113110-only-one-gpu-active-radeon-3870x2.html
 
hermeslyre said:
The drivers pushing the hardware are not in a state to allow memory to be used dynamically, therefore software restriction. What I mean by that is that having two 1GB cards in SLI does not give you 2GB of potential storage. Video cards need VRAM to operate, of course, so both GB's will be utilized.. but this is as far as it goes. Both cards will need a duplicate of the VRAM, for both functionality and necessity.

I think I went into it alittle better here,

http://www.computerforum.com/113110-only-one-gpu-active-radeon-3870x2.html
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Ok, here is your quote from the other thread...

"The memory still doesn't add up, if we're talking 512mb X2. Both cards are working to render the screen right? They both need the meshes, textures, vertices, all the geometrical data loaded into the VRAM.. they both need an exact mirror of the other to get their work done. It's like a RAID 1 array, what's stored in one drive is stored in the other(s). You don't have a full 1 GB of potential storage, you have 2 sections of 512mb with the same data on both. This is how Crossfire and SLI work, this is how parellel GPU's work as well, so far as I know."

Doesn't that just make the argument that the more memory you have per card in the first place, the better the end result will be?!

-K
 
I never said otherwise, in fact in my first post I alluded to such a result. More isn't always going to be better though, VRAM will only pose a bottleneck on the card when it's inadequate, 512mb is quite enough for gaming even at very high resolutions, and bereft of a "crysis" class of game, I understand it will stay that way for awhile.

It's main purpose was to "prove" that memory doesn't add up in SLI. =]
 
hermeslyre said:
I never said otherwise, in fact in my first post I alluded to such a result. More isn't always going to be better though, VRAM will only pose a bottleneck on the card when it's inadequate, 512mb is quite enough for gaming even at very high resolutions, and bereft of a "crysis" class of game, I understand it will stay that way for awhile.

It's main purpose was to "prove" that memory doesn't add up in SLI. =]
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Well, I have no plans to go SLI anytime soon, so I'm thinking this card will tie me over for a while. I think I'm going to go for it...It's going to be matched to an EVGA 780i mobo, q6600 quadcore, and 2 gigs of 1200 ddr2.
 
KPC84 said:
Well, I have no plans to go SLI anytime soon, so I'm thinking this card will tie me over for a while. I think I'm going to go for it...It's going to be matched to an EVGA 780i mobo, q6600 quadcore, and 2 gigs of 1200 ddr2.
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Well it's going to be a killer rig. :D The 1GB is technically better futureproofed. And seeing as you have a q6600 and SLI motherboard, you must be on that specific track.

KPC84 said:
Thinking this in SLI might be superior to even SLI GTX's because of the extra memory.
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The GTS is a tad shy the Ultra's equal. With the extra memory, and more important presently, that good sized overclock, I'd say they beat two SLI'd Ultras in most games. You're going to be set for awhile with this beast.
 
hermeslyre said:
Well it's going to be a killer rig. :D The 1GB is technically better futureproofed. And seeing as you have a q6600 and SLI motherboard, you must be on that specific track.



The GTS is a tad shy the Ultra's equal. With the extra memory, and more important presently, that good sized overclock, I'd say they beat two SLI'd Ultras in most games. You're going to be set for awhile with this beast.
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Thanks for the help and advice. I will run some benchmarks when everything is installed to see what kind of horsepower I'm making with the PALit 1gig
 
Followup

Hi KPC84,

I was reading through this thread, and I was wondering if you did indeed purchase this video card. If so, do you have any thoughts for followup?

I am looking at ordering one of these on NewEgg at the moment, and I would love to hear any feedback you might have on it.

NewEgg has its specs listed as only having 112 stream processors, but the manufacturer says it has 128. Can you verify which is correct? You can find this out by using GPU-Z.

What kind of temps are you seeing at idle and under load?
How loud is the cooler that comes with it?
Do you have any significant performance observations?

Your thoughts will be valued by the gaming community as a whole, as this card hasn't been out very long.

Thanks!
WP
 
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WhitePhantom said:
Hi KPC84,

I was reading through this thread, and I was wondering if you did indeed purchase this video card. If so, do you have any thoughts for followup?

I am looking at ordering one of these on NewEgg at the moment, and I would love to hear any feedback you might have on it.

NewEgg has its specs listed as only having 112 stream processors, but the manufacturer says it has 128. Can you verify which is correct? You can find this out by using GPU-Z.

What kind of temps are you seeing at idle and under load?
How loud is the cooler that comes with it?
Do you have any significant performance observations?

Your thoughts will be valued by the gaming community as a whole, as this card hasn't been out very long.

Thanks!
WP
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WP,
I have yet to purchase the Palit 8800gts but I plan on doing so as soon as my income tax returns come in. haha. I have heard nothing but great things about this card, and will certainly tell you how it runs when I get it.

Cheers!
 
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