3870 vs 8800gt - Page 5 - Overclock.net

carl25 · 12-13-07

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Originally Posted by Perry

Why is everybody tripping over themselves to buy from NCIX as the alternative to Tiger Direct? Direct Canada has things usually $10-$20 cheaper than NCIX and with free shipping on orders over a certain amount and $9.99 at the most...Oh, AND they have the 3870 available.

well you are assuming everyone is getting theirs shipped, i took the bus and picked mine up

Perry · 12-13-07

If I lived in BC I'd be "hardware poor".

WhiteCrane · 12-13-07

I almost feel bad for not buying ATI... I really don't want AMD to go out of business.

Mozzie · 12-13-07

I agree 8800 GT ftw, and lets say you get a 22 inch wide as a present from someone or something then you have a card to support it.

Perry · 12-13-07

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Originally Posted by Mozzie

lets say you get a 22 inch wide as a present from someone

Then I need to get new friends and/or family!

Somenoob · 12-13-07

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Originally Posted by xTREME X55X

OMG!!!

http://www.overclock.net/graphics-ca...enchmarks.html

You people need to look around better before starting these threads.

That was 3 weeks ago. I think its neck and neck with the 8800gt now. 8800gt has a slight lead

Perry · 12-13-07

Ok, now I've gone back the other way because of XFX's warranty.

Arg!

I'll stay Green I guess.

darcness · 12-14-07

I think as it stands now 8800GT is the way to go for single card. Especially if money isn't the limiting factor. If it is, then it gets more complicated. And this is coming from a HD3870 owner. I absolutely love the card and don't regret buying it at all. Just giving my honest opinion.

packardhell1 · 12-14-07

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Originally Posted by Perry

The more and more I read about the 3870 the more it looks like it may be a winner for me. It's cheaper, -should in theory- cool better thanks to it's double slot design and should be able to handle 1680x1050 resolution.

The only game I plan on playing anytime soon is Lord Of The Rings Online so it should be able to handle it even with high resolution textures.

I've still got stock cooling on my 3870 and it cools pretty well. Here's the sad thing. At idle, I use Rivatuner to keep it at 60% and I still can't hear the fan.

A few days ago, it looked at Catalyst and it was idling at 35C. I went to play the Crysis demo, and turned the fan up to 100%. I paused gameplay, went to my desktop, and opened Catalyst again. It was only at 50C.

When benchmarking, like with 3DMark 06, if I don't turn the fan up manually, it'll get warm ~70-80C. But, with the fan going full blast, it never got above 50C. I think the stock cooling is good, but I'm still considering other cooling options (possibly quieter). Hope this helps

KIA_PETE · 12-16-07

hi,
iv bin following this graphics battle for a while. now im totaly confused
duno which card is best, so im just guna say im getting a 24" monitor graphics is everything and money is really not an issue which card will give me best over all proformance for high res gaming aka crysis,world in conflict maxed. il get a physis card if it changes any thing.
soo any ideas? when are the direcX 10.1 cards coming out coz every time i buy a gfx card a new 1 comes out the day after grr >.<

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