This week we launched a new brand new GPU that supports SLI, the GeForce 8800 GT. I could bore you with marketing quotes or website reviews, but I’m sure you can find those on your own. Instead, I want to show you why this is a great SLI GPU for some users.
I attend a lot of tradeshows and LAN events and I always ask people if they are an SLI owner or if they are considering buying it. One of the reasons people tell me they don’t plan on buying SLI is that think they just need a really high-resolution panel to get the benefit from SLI on the games they play. I always follow-up and ask, “well, what resolution is your monitor?” Typically I get responses like 1680x1050, 1600x1200, or 1920x1200 – all terrific resolution panels at great price points. In fact, those are some of the best panels for SLI.
I was reading in the SLIZone forums where someone did a really cool comparison using 1680x1050 16xAA / 16xAF which shows that 8800 GT SLI is a great setup and in some cases is just slightly slower than 8800 GTX SLI. Read it at: http://forums.slizone.com/index.php?showtopic=9798&st=40&p=67061&#entry67061
The conclusion in the forum is pretty clear: without SLI, Oblivion, FEAR, Bioshock, and Prey were all running below 60 fps without SLI. Simply adding a second 8800 GT made the fps jump above 60. That’s a huge number since it now means you are running at the native refresh rate of most panels out there, a very important point for many users who want good quality 3D.
Now I don’t think any of us are arguing that 8800 GTX SLI and 8800 GT SLI performance are the same. What we are trying to highlight is that there are terrific SLI solutions at all price points and performance levels and there is bound to be one that fits right into your budget. Now the GeForce 8800 GT is our latest offering and we hope it’s a great solution for you.
You can find out where to buy the 8800 GT today by checking SLIZone.
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Posted by: davidoffblame | February 13, 2009 at 11:44 PM
I have a HP Media Center PC M7760n and I am trying to install a PCIe NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB. I updated my BIOS and can/have selected CPIe. I am confused about the steps to install the card. I have tried turning off other display adapters both before and after installing the card. My BIOS recognizes the card for HDMI and I think VGA, but when VIST loads, the only way I can get a picture is to Ctrl/Alt/Del and replug the VGA plug back into the boards graphics adapter. Please advise on what I am doing wrong. Thank You!
Posted by: John Hanson | September 07, 2008 at 02:28 AM
I everybody i want to point out a big detail about the 8800gt. Its really amazing what this card can do and the fps at 1920x1200 is prety much playable. For my system i install two kind of fan to give my 8800gt oc2 a good air flow.
First you need to make a cutout in the side panel to install fan to intake air right beside the videocard.
Seconds: i modified the double fan that i found in my xbox360, yhea you ear right i use the double fan of the xbox360 and it run at a blazing speed of 5000rpm (connect to motherboard-3pin) at one inch exacly from the intake of the 8800gt, like this i can leave the 29% speed fan of my bfg.
To hold the xbox-fan right below the 8800gt at 1 inch of the intake i design a metal bracket whit a lexan.
P.S. If you give good ventilation your 8800gt will never go more than 65* even after 8 hours of intensing gamming session the temp is still 65* no more.
It s a lan party dream machine see the part i use in the (need a new gaming pc SECTION)....see you guys...
Posted by: smartjohn | January 05, 2008 at 03:21 PM
I would prefer if it was dual slot, single slots are lame, I have an x1950 pro so i would know o.O
Posted by: Renzeko | December 28, 2007 at 10:45 PM
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Posted by: joseph121 | December 12, 2007 at 10:20 PM
"So the basic tekeaway is that dont be concerned that its a single slot fan, we did that to make your GPUs quiter and run at lower power."
You've got to be kidding. Quieter? It's LOUDER, and it cools worse than dual-slot coolers.
People are taking the covers off your useless single-slot cooler and using Intel fans instead. Then they get quieter GPUs and better cooling.
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=2513079
I know you're not going to post this comment because you want to continue to deny that the single slot cooler was a mistake. But that doesn't matter, because everyone knows that it is. I am just amused at your ridiculous PR spin.
Posted by: 8800 GT Cooler Sucks | December 04, 2007 at 01:30 AM
The GT has a 65nm die not 90nm think that has something to do with it
Posted by: Hurricane | November 28, 2007 at 06:03 AM
can you change out graphics cards in laptops and if you can where would i find one
Posted by: Laptop Graphics Cards | November 27, 2007 at 12:29 PM
Here's where I got the info about the update. link and paragraph.
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQxMCw2LCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==
UPDATE - 10/29/07-8:29am: A very interesting addendum to this. I just got off the phone with BFG Tech and NVIDIA has been doing some strange things lately. As of this morning, the GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB (unsure on the 320MB) will have its stream processors officially increased to 112, the same as the GT. This should put the GTS back ahead of the GT as per the paper specs. However, the separation in the products is still going to be very small except for those of you wanting to run high resolutions with AA turned on. To do that you are still going to need a $400+ video card..or so. Our new spec GTS is on the way to us now and we will of course be updating you. Given the GT's faster clocks and possibly larger texture unit, we will have to wait and see. Undoubtedly though, the 8800 GT remains a stellar value at the expected price points.
Posted by: CavCall | November 05, 2007 at 11:49 AM
The 8800 GT is a single slot fan because it was engineered to run really really fast and not need a large fan. There are a lot of reviews online that will show that.
So the basic tekeaway is that dont be concerned that its a single slot fan, we did that to make your GPUs quiter and run at lower power.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_8800gt.html
Posted by: Andrew | November 05, 2007 at 10:56 AM
I've heard that the 8800 GTS will be bumping up the stream processor to 112 which will then make it equal or stronger than the new 8800 GT. This will make since that the performance levels would be :
GT, GTS, GTX and then Utra
Is this true? When will this be released?
Posted by: CavCall | November 05, 2007 at 08:40 AM
so why is it that they are so thin like the 7 series and earlier cards? i thought that they had these oversized heatsinks and fans on them because of performanceand heat? wouldnt this be a backward step? and i am starting to see the 7 series boards for sale at prices comparable to the 8800s. and they have the big heat sinks on them like the 8800s? im wondering why they needeed them to raise the speeds. but why did these new ones lose the big sinks?
Posted by: bullsmack | November 04, 2007 at 08:24 PM