Anyone looking into getting one of these? OCUK are hinting on release being monday, they look a bargiain.

£140-£150 for a performance inbetween the 8800GTS and the 8800GTX. Whooping the 2900's too!

I might get myself one, If there's a good deal on.

Update:

Review I found on them, they look like a good card, performance benchmarks back up the claims. Also, it only takes up 1 slot! Which is very handy as I was dreading having to squeeze a 2-slot GTS into my case at some point.
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=197629

I'm planning on getting one if they're released within the next 2-3 weeks otherwise I'll get an 8800GTS

Quote from ajp71 :

I'm planning on getting one if they're released within the next 2-3 weeks otherwise I'll get an 8800GTS

Why get an 8800GTS if the GT's are not released? Would you not want to wait a little to pay less and get a faster card?

AJP - There'll be a new 8800GTS with 112 Stream Processors, which means your card will be old stock and not worth much if you ever wanted to sell it. Of course when the "new" GTS comes out the old GTS' might be a bargain!

I'm considering an 8800GT, but i probably won't buy it as while my card artefacts all the time at least it still works - not happy with the way the nVidia drivers work in x64 Vista though.

Quote from mcintyrej :

Why get an 8800GTS if the GT's are not released? Would you not want to wait a little to pay less and get a faster card?

When I first started looking at a new PC AMD dual cores didn't exist, I think it's about time I stopped waiting and went and bought something

It has a veary good performance/money ratio but if I updrage my card, it would be for DirectX10, where nVidia 8x00 and ATI X2xxx sucks, so I think I will wait to nVidia 9x00.
I think actual DX10 cards are for playing DX9 games...

Quote from ajp71 :

When I first started looking at a new PC AMD dual cores didn't exist, I think it's about time I stopped waiting and went and bought something

They are planned to be released today, so don't rush into buying a GTS just yet.

Quote from mcintyrej :

They are planned to be released today, so don't rush into buying a GTS just yet.

Don't worry I'm afraid the silver plates aren't quite as readily available here so I have to do a little thing called saving

I could get a system with a cheap card now then replace it when the next generation cards come out but seeing as the perfect card for me is scheduled for tomorrow that plan doesn't seem sensible anymore.

Quote from mcintyrej :

They are planned to be released today, so don't rush into buying a GTS just yet.

Monday, 2 PM is what Scan are saying.

Quote from Jakg :

Monday, 2 PM is what Scan are saying.

Just to add, Overclockers too.

EDIT:

Just realised I said they were out today. They're not sorry - monday i meant. Thought it was monday today!

I'm curious about the overclocking. Rumor has it they will do 700/2000 happily. I'm a little skeptical about the single slot cooler. Of course they will run cooler due to 65nm, but is the cooler up to par for some overclocking, and posibly volt moding?
~Bryan~

One hour till the supposed launch.

Overclockers.co.uk have created a new section for the GT's, so definatly today.

Oh wow. eBuyer have 'em for £155, and Scan have ones from £180 to £225.

Yet in the US they're being sold for £136.

....WTF?!

Living in the UK FTL.

In Spain you can buy for 230€, the XFX XT version for 260€ (640/1900Mhz) and the XXX for 290€ (675/1950Mhz).

Quote from Jakg :

Oh wow. eBuyer have 'em for £155, and Scan have ones from £180 to £225.

Yet in the US they're being sold for £136.

....WTF?!

Living in the UK FTL.

cheer up.

round here they will be £290.

I just ordered two, so we'll see what they can do in a few days. Can't wait!

Going from 2 XFX 7900GTX, so the extra power should be noticeable, and I will get DX10 capabilities along with the new features of the 8xxx range.

Ow well, Found the thread.

Looks like better than 8600GTS. But why the heck is it fater than 8800GTS? I thought that the GTS version were better than GT?

I'm a bit confused with Nvidia. So does it mean that 8600GT is better and faster than 8600GTS?

You'll have a powerhouse there! SLI'd 8800GT's are said to surpass the 8800GTX, while still costing less. Hope they're good! Give us some information when you get them.

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

Ow well, Found the thread.

Looks like better than 8600GTS. But why the heck is it fater than 8800GTS? I thought that the GTS version were better than GT?

I'm a bit confused with Nvidia. So does it mean that 8600GT is better and faster than 8600GTS?

Nvidia are calling the 8800GT the 8800GT instead of GTSX or whatever because the new GTS is planned soon. GTS cards are faster than the GT's, just for this period of time until the new GTS' are released its the other way around. However the 8600 series remains, GTS is faster than GT.

I checked around for the 8800GT but some say that these aren't real benchmarks

I found another benchmark but it was chineese.

http://translate.google.com/tr ... Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

translated. Chineese page Loads slow.

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

I checked around for the 8800GT but some say that these aren't real benchmarks

I found another benchmark but it was chineese.

These anygood?

http://www.expreview.com/img/topic/8800gt/hd_useage.png
http://www.expreview.com/img/topic/8800gt/3dmark_01.png
http://www.expreview.com/img/topic/8800gt/3dmark_02.png
http://www.expreview.com/img/topic/8800gt/3dmark_03.png

See how its above everything but the GTX? SLI'd would own the GTX. Bargain of the century, to be honest. *waits to grab an impulse sell of the 8800GTS on ebay*

Quote from mcintyrej :

These anygood?

http://www.expreview.com/img/topic/8800gt/hd_useage.png
http://www.expreview.com/img/topic/8800gt/3dmark_01.png
http://www.expreview.com/img/topic/8800gt/3dmark_02.png
http://www.expreview.com/img/topic/8800gt/3dmark_03.png

See how its above everything but the GTX? SLI'd would own the GTX. Bargain of the century, to be honest. *waits to grab an impulse sell of the 8800GTS on ebay*

I hope that these are real

I'm thinking of the 8800GT now too. But there are 2 version's of it right?

So how do i know witch one it the new?

BTW: NEW http://news.ferra.ru/images/189/189755.jpg
OLD http://hard-pc.pl/images/news/1159518267645.jpg

So the new one takes one slot and not double?

Quote from NitroNitrous :

It has a veary good performance/money ratio but if I updrage my card, it would be for DirectX10, where nVidia 8x00 and ATI X2xxx sucks, so I think I will wait to nVidia 9x00.
I think actual DX10 cards are for playing DX9 games...

Have you played a dx10 game with a dx10 card yet? I very much doubt it from your comments.

Yeah, well..

I changed my plans and cancelled my order. I went for an XFX 8800GTX instead.. It's cheaper than two GT by a fair bit, and will give me a better upgrade path. I'm thinking of adding another GTX in the not too distant future.

Quote from mcintyrej :

See how its above everything but the GTX? SLI'd would own the GTX. Bargain of the century, to be honest. *waits to grab an impulse sell of the 8800GTS on ebay*

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3140&p=12
fast and cheaper than a single gtx

definitely the card to go for if youre in the market for a new card without the willingness to sell your soul and all of your belongings for a gtx/ultra

Just been checking the specs on the 8800GT compared to the 8800GTS which I have...and it seems to have exactly the same chipset, albeit running at about 15-20% faster clockspeeds for the core and ram...
So...could I assume that it might be worth trying to 'squeeeze' a bit more out of my 8800GTS?