PNY GeForce 8800GTS --> $280 AR

RocketPunch · 02-12-2007, 06:11 PM

Enjoy!

Ok, this is a poor man's 8800 and it only had 320mb of RAM.

http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...4838&pfp=hpf10

**Tempus** · 02-12-2007, 07:55 PM

Not bad!

**Tonk** · 02-14-2007, 08:40 PM

what is with the oddball size of 320mb? 1 256mb and 1 64mb? lol

**sordavie** · 02-15-2007, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonk

what is with the oddball size of 320mb? 1 256mb and 1 64mb? lol

10x32MB

Most 256MB cards are 8x32MB.

Zid · 02-15-2007, 12:52 PM

tomshardware has reviews not bad for the price imo. and DX10

Black_V!per · 02-15-2007, 05:22 PM

If overclocked right it'll beat some of the 8800GTS 640's... And for that price its the best card that'll play in my screen's resolution without having to pay for the ability to play higher (My 19" LCD only goes to 1280x1024, so to pay for anything more than 300 on a card is insane and useless)

**Tonk** · 02-21-2007, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sordavie

10x32MB

Most 256MB cards are 8x32MB.

why is that?

TychoCelchuuu · 02-22-2007, 11:17 AM

Probably because 8x32MB comes out to 256 which is a nice round number for people to work with. Everyone's used to RAM in 128-sized chunks, so when you get an oddball number like 320 everyone's all like "whoa." The idea is that maybe game devs have their high quality textures that take up ~500 megs of RAM, medium textures at ~256, and low at ~128 or ~64, so those are the targets 3d card makers go for.

I'd imagine that 320 megs is fine, though, and that it will get fully utilized.

02-12-2007, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
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02-14-2007, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
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02-15-2007, 12:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zid Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 592	Re: PNY GeForce 8800GTS --> $280 AR tomshardware has reviews not bad for the price imo. and DX10 __________________

02-15-2007, 05:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Black_V!per Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kingman AZ. Age: 20 Posts: 1,442	Re: PNY GeForce 8800GTS --> $280 AR If overclocked right it'll beat some of the 8800GTS 640's... And for that price its the best card that'll play in my screen's resolution without having to pay for the ability to play higher (My 19" LCD only goes to 1280x1024, so to pay for anything more than 300 on a card is insane and useless) __________________ Start counting, when you reach infinity tell me. If you can read this you've got to much time on your hands.

02-22-2007, 11:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
TychoCelchuuu Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 19 Posts: 1,776	Re: PNY GeForce 8800GTS --> $280 AR Probably because 8x32MB comes out to 256 which is a nice round number for people to work with. Everyone's used to RAM in 128-sized chunks, so when you get an oddball number like 320 everyone's all like "whoa." The idea is that maybe game devs have their high quality textures that take up ~500 megs of RAM, medium textures at ~256, and low at ~128 or ~64, so those are the targets 3d card makers go for. I'd imagine that 320 megs is fine, though, and that it will get fully utilized. __________________ \|TG-Irr\|TychoCelchuuu

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