Xfx 8800gt 512mb - €145

Stephen · 01-04-2008 9:19am #1

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=342061

Apparently this is only while stocks last and there's about 20 left. Seems like a total bargain to me and you get a free copy of Company of Heroes with it

TerrorFirmer · 01-04-2008 9:21am

Yeah great price, saw that yesterday. Sli for 300, couldn't say no to that.

RoyalMarine · 01-04-2008 1:04pm

nice find.

ordering 2 now

TJM · 01-04-2008 2:34pm

I have a 3 year old 3.2ghz P4 machine (specs below) which could do with a speed boost on games. Is there any point putting this into it, or would the card be wasted on it?

Pentium 4 640 Processor With HT tecnology 3.2GHz-2MB L2 Cache-800 MHz FSB 64 bit Technology
2gb DDR 400MHz,
ATI RADEON X740 XL PCI Express Graphics Card - 128MB DDR3 900Mhz Memory - DVI-I - TV Out (Scart, S-video or Composite)

TerrorFirmer · 01-04-2008 3:48pm

It would be bottlenecked but you'd still see a good improvement, for that price hard to go wrong, though an 80 euro 8600GT would also be a massive boost, so I'd recommend shying away from the 8800GT as it's a lot of wasted potential despite the inevitable massive improvement.

Cassiel · 01-04-2008 4:35pm

TJM the 8800GT on sale here is a fair bargain. Well worth the upgrade! The 8600GT mentioned previously is very poor.

5h4mr0(k · 01-04-2008 4:42pm

Cassiel wrote: »

TJM the 8800GT on sale here is a fair bargain. Well worth the upgrade! The 8600GT mentioned previously is very poor.

Is there a link missing from here??!?!

Stephen · 01-04-2008 5:40pm

Its in the first post.

Bambaata · 01-04-2008 5:51pm

I've got a Club3D GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3, PCI-Express, HDCP, Dual DVI, Retail. Which is better? Is there much difference between 8800GT and 8800GTS?

Tony · 01-04-2008 7:30pm

Just ordered one , thanks for the info guys.

TerrorFirmer · 01-04-2008 9:31pm

Bambaata wrote: »

I've got a Club3D GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3, PCI-Express, HDCP, Dual DVI, Retail. Which is better? Is there much difference between 8800GT and 8800GTS?

the 8800GT is significantly better.

feylya · 01-04-2008 10:41pm

Saw it earlier but didn't buy it. Glad there's still 3 left...

tonton-bob · 01-04-2008 11:00pm

ok I finally decided to get one

Stephen · 02-04-2008 8:11am

All gone!

feylya · 02-04-2008 9:32am

Just reading one of the reviews there:

Well happy with this. Works like a charm. Ran Crysis demo with everything maxed out and it ran so smoothly it was ubelievable. As a cheaper option than the 8800GTX it is definitely one to consider. This is also the ALPHA-DOG edition so it also includes Company of Heroes full game and also the DX10 patch for Vista users. Overall a great card and would reccomend it to anyone that doesn't want to shell out on the GTX but still wants a fantastic DX10 capable card.

Happy days if that's the case

Tony · 07-04-2008 2:32pm

Got mine this morning and installed it. Only problem is the fan is way too loud and annoyed me so much I've gone back to my 7300 LE card. Tried software to slow the fan down but it had no effect.

feylya · 07-04-2008 2:37pm

Mine's sitting beside me. Heard about the fan being loud alright.

savemejebus · 07-04-2008 2:44pm

Tony wrote: »

Got mine this morning and installed it. Only problem is the fan is way too loud and annoyed me so much I've gone back to my 7300 LE card. Tried software to slow the fan down but it had no effect.

That's strange, I have the overclocked version of this and the fan isn't noisy at all (in a near silent dell system)

Tony · 07-04-2008 3:21pm

Yeah it is strange. Perhaps you might know this, does it have to be powered from a specific power cable in order to affect the fan speed? Sorry for the OT post.

savemejebus wrote: »

That's strange, I have the overclocked version of this and the fan isn't noisy at all (in a near silent dell system)

savemejebus · 07-04-2008 3:24pm

Any pci express connector will do, the fan speed is all done through software. The lads in tweaking would know what is the best software to do it though.

Tony · 07-04-2008 3:28pm

savemejebus wrote: »

Any pci express connector will do, the fan speed is all done through software. The lads in tweaking would know what is the best software to do it though.

Thanks I just plugged in the spare 6 pin power cable, downloaded some software specifically to lower the speed but no effect.

Ivan · 07-04-2008 4:22pm

I got mine this morning, does include Company of Heroes. But I ordered 2 and I was told that they ran out of them so I was only getting one, bit of a shame really especially as I only wanted them to SLI really

Still, its an improvement on my 8800GTs so I'm happy

RoyalMarine · 07-04-2008 9:10pm

Tony wrote: »

Got mine this morning and installed it. Only problem is the fan is way too loud and annoyed me so much I've gone back to my 7300 LE card. Tried software to slow the fan down but it had no effect.

6pin power cable plugged in?

feylya wrote: »

Mine's sitting beside me. Heard about the fan being loud alright.

ive got 4 now. 2 in the system im on here and 2 in my comp at parents gaff.
not a peep out of them.

Tony wrote: »

Yeah it is strange. Perhaps you might know this, does it have to be powered from a specific power cable in order to affect the fan speed? Sorry for the OT post.

there should be a 6 pin power cable on your power supply. plug that bad boy in.

Tony wrote: »

Thanks I just plugged in the spare 6 pin power cable, downloaded some software specifically to lower the speed but no effect.

forget the software. all that does is slow the fan down which means your temps will rise.
the fan shouldnt be too loud. obviously you will hear it, but no where near as much as it sounds like your describing it.
possibly call komplett and see what they say?
as said, ive got 4 and i barely hear them.

also, for a few more bucks you could make it better.
i bought 2 of these for my pc.
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=343075

i know they're 35 yoyo's but they are wicked at cooling the gpu making it last longer and they are very quite.

my alpha dog

removed the front plate and fan

applied the new heatsinks that come with the duorb.

the duorb mounted on. took all of 15 mins from start to finish.

size didnt change too much

and you cant say it doesnt look sexy!!

Tony · 07-04-2008 9:35pm

Thanks for the reply, yes plugged the 6 pin cable in that was held to one side by a plastic clip. I have a dimension dell 9150 if that helps. As far as I can tell its the only cable that fits. That twin fan does look interesting though, does it run pretty quiet?

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

6pin power cable plugged in?
there should be a 6 pin power cable on your power supply. plug that bad boy in.

feylya · 07-04-2008 10:04pm

Got it installed this evening with feck all distance to spare. It's a savage card! COD4 and UT3 run incredibly well!

tonton-bob · 07-04-2008 11:10pm

Got mine this morning as well.

It's so loud

I dont wanna bother changing the fan, so I'll sell it and buy another one.

I dont understand why there is no fan control at all, the fan is on ( and never turns off ) as soon as you press the power button.

savemejebus · 07-04-2008 11:17pm

Have you got the latest drivers?

Sqaull20 · 07-04-2008 11:21pm

Rivatuner will let you turn the fans down..

TerrorFirmer · 09-04-2008 12:37am

Cassiel wrote: »

TJM the 8800GT on sale here is a fair bargain. Well worth the upgrade! The 8600GT mentioned previously is very poor.

Yes, but an old P4 is equally as poor...that was my point.

Does ati tools work with the latest 8 and 9 series?

Tony · 09-04-2008 7:27am

Sqaull20 wrote: »

Rivatuner will let you turn the fans down..

I tried that but it had no effect.

Sniipe · 11-04-2008 12:01pm

Hey I don't mind the loudness... I'll buy one of them off ye. I don't want COH as I've got it already. I've a Gainward GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3, so this should make a bit of a difference... ??

Tony · 11-04-2008 12:09pm

Thanks but already sold it.

Sniipe · 11-04-2008 1:16pm

cool, how bout u tonton-bob?

tonton-bob · 11-04-2008 1:36pm

same here

Tony · 11-04-2008 2:25pm

Are there good video cards that run quiet than anyone can recommend?

XDA · 11-04-2008 4:34pm

Hey Sniipe, i bought one of these too, and like the others, the noise is driving me nuts - if you want it for 145 euro (and i'll throw in postage to Galway) you can have it.

XDA

vicadd · 11-04-2008 7:33pm

MSI NX8800GT Zilent
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=20322&agid=554

Tony, I order this last weekend and received yesterday. I think it is quiet enough. Same card as the XFX except it is clocked a bit higher and has a zalman heatsink and fan.
It's a bit more expensive but not that much if you prefer a quieter card.

Tony · 11-04-2008 7:35pm

Thanks I'll go take a look

Edit: on Komplett http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=343946 when you add in delivery comes in around 200

Edit: ordered from Komplett and also updated the bios on the 9150 just in case that was causing the problem.

Thanks for the help

5h4mr0(k · 14-04-2008 10:41pm

Finally got mine installed today (had to wait on a new PSU as well).

It is loud!

Haven't tried anything much on it yet.

Tony · 17-04-2008 8:49am

Put this in this morning and its ultra quiet, cannot hear any difference. Thanks for the tip, I'm happy now

vicadd wrote: »

MSI NX8800GT Zilent
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=20322&agid=554

Tony, I order this last weekend and received yesterday. I think it is quiet enough. Same card as the XFX except it is clocked a bit higher and has a zalman heatsink and fan.
It's a bit more expensive but not that much if you prefer a quieter card.

Xfx 8800gt 512mb - €145

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