which would suit me better, 8800gt or gts?

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SERprise

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I am putting together a PC to run on a 24" monitor and was planning on buying an EVGA 8800GTS KO 512mb (g92) (678/1944)for $226.99 shipped after rebate but in my email I got a $20 coupon off of an EVGA 8800GT superclocked (650/1900) which will bring the price for the GT to $166.99 shipped after rebate. Is it worth saving $60 and jumping on the GT? I know the GT is the way to go with a 19" but how will it handle 1900x1200 on the 24" for gaming? It will be in a single pci-e x16 board so SLI isn't an option. I need "1" card that is up for the task. I'm not expecting to play crysis @ 1900x1200 on high or anything, but I want to make sure all games are atleast playable with average settings. So should I just stick to the 8800gts 512 or save $60 and take the chance that the GT can run those resolutions? Thanks all

(this system will be an e8400 @3.6, Gigabyte P35-DS3L, 4gb(2x2gb) g-skill ddr2 800, Samsung F1 750gb hd, Sonata iii/antec 500w earthwatts ps(included with case), and either gt/gts g92

on paper they look pretty equal but that doesn't always reflect real world results.
 
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the GT will handel 1900x1200 fine on dads computer he has a 3850 on a 50'' plasma at 1920x1080 an that handels fine so a GT should handel fine.
i would save $ an get the GT
 
It really depends the 10 extra unified shaders do make a difference. Also the dual slot cooling system of the 8800GTS is really good at dissipating heat away from the card and also away from the other components. Sure you can buy a double slotted cooling system for the 8800GT but then when you factor that into the cost, it would be around the same as the 8800GTS with 10 less unified shaders. I think the 8800GTS is worth it. The GT has just a puny thin heatsink assembly, its not really suited for the overclockers.
 
oregon said:
Yeah, definitely not worth the 60$ extra. I would pay maybe 20 or 30 more. where are you buying?
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Newegg, here is the one I got in my email

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...MC-IGNEFL042208-_-VideoCards-_-L0E-_-14130319



If you are signed up for their email list, you can enter the code EMCAECCCE for an additional $20 off which after the rebate drops the price to $159.99+$7 shipping for the superclocked version and it's EVGA so a lifetime warranty.. can't go wrong if you are in the market for an 8800gt. The sc version for the price of the regular 8800gt.
 
you know that takes about 10 seconds to change.

pretty much everyone on here overclocks their cards. if it worries you though, then go for the eVGA.
 
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