Geforce 8800GT Graphics card?

Thanks to all the previous answers to my questions. I have now decided to get a Geforce 8800GT Graphics card off of play.com, there are tons of them but I have two to pick from they are:

Zotac GeForce 8800GT / 512MB GDDR3 / PCI-Express 2.0 / Graphics Card.

On http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3515227/Zo...

and Play Value Geforce 8800 GT on http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/5243605/Pl...

What do you think? Which would you recommend?

Geforce 8800GT Graphics card?

hi kay

glad to see you are taking my advice,the good thing about the 8800gt is it has a similar architecture to the 8800gtx however the 8800gt is what i would call a "toned down" version

when manufactuers design a power card like the 8800gtx some of the 8800gtx cores dont make the grade and are binned into another batch,this is how mid range cards like the 8800gt and the 8600gt are born

basically the 8800gt is 8800gtx that didnt make the grade,so nvidia instead of simply destroying them manufactuer them into another line of cards

zotac graphic cards are a new manufactuer and are not too bad,they are similar to brands like jetway,they sell graphic cards at budget prices,however they are also "no frills" so dont expect anything like a bundled game or free gamepad like other card manufactuers give with a card

theres not much difference between the two however go for the "play-value" card as it has 1gb of memory compared to zotacs 512mb,dont get me wrong 512mb of ram on a graphics card is by no means a small amount but the 1gb will future proof your graphics for much longer

any problems let me know

good luck kay !

Geforce 8800GT Graphics card?

I would think newegg.com and how bout not buying a 8800GT just yet. The Geforce 9 series is right around the bend. The 9600GT is already out and is just a hair less powerful with less stream processors. Saving that money will pay off in the long run.

Geforce 8800GT Graphics card?

To be honest I have never heard of either Zotac or Play Value so cant recomend either of them. It looks like your not in the U.S.A.so that may be why. Gainward, MSI, EVGA PNY are all good but not sure they are available where you live. Just make sure whoever you end up buying off has a good return policy in case its D.O.A. or whatnot.

Geforce 8800GT Graphics card?

the 8800 512 gts has a better coler sistem and is a little bit faster , it cost 50$ more tha the other