DH Review: Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS V2 (G92) ASUS & ZOTAC

Zardon · Dec 11, 2007, 12:19 PM

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When it was first released the GeForce 8800 GTS was a very attractive product. It included all of the features present on the more expensive GTX and was smaller, which meant it could fit in a standard PC case. In the year since the product first appeared two launches have occurred which had an impact on how appealing the GTS was. The first of those launches was the Nvidia 8800 GT. This new card brought functions such as PCI-Express 2.0 and High Definition video acceleration into the mainstream market, two features which were missing in the GTS. The next launch was ATI’s Radeon HD 3870. Although the 3870 was not as fast as the 8800 GTS the lower price point, PCI-Express 2.0 support and HD acceleration made it worthy of consideration for many people.

Today we are taking a look at Nvidia’s refresh of the 8800 GTS which is designed to bring the performance and specifications up to where they should be for the suggested price range.

ET3D · Dec 11, 2007, 01:41 PM

I wonder what the street price of the GTS will be. Interesting to see the 8800 GT's RRP dropped to $199. I'm sure most people will appreciate its street price dropping to the original $249 first.

Skull · Dec 11, 2007, 03:10 PM

price for Zotac has been confirmed.
£230 Buy Zotac GeForce 512MB 8800GTS*ZT-88SES2P-FSP from CCL - Online Retailer of the Year 2007

Arklon · Dec 12, 2007, 03:16 AM

They're $359 upwards on Newegg when I checked them. :/

CDsDontBurn · Dec 12, 2007, 04:22 AM

This card has alot of potential, and power already. As for the ASUS version runing at 70Mhz (effective) over spec on the memory modules, it makes me think that there will be alot of those cards going bad within a year.

It would have also been nice to see how it is that this new 512MB version of the 8800GTS compares to the already year old 8800GTX.

***Veridian3*** · Dec 12, 2007, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

This card has alot of potential, and power already. As for the ASUS version runing at 70Mhz (effective) over spec on the memory modules, it makes me think that there will be alot of those cards going bad within a year.

It would have also been nice to see how it is that this new 512MB version of the 8800GTS compares to the already year old 8800GTX.

Its actually quite a common practice nowadays, we dont agree with it but the warranty does cover it.

Dec 11, 2007, 12:19 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	DH Review: Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS V2 (G92) ASUS & ZOTAC Read The Review Here ________________________ When it was first released the GeForce 8800 GTS was a very attractive product. It included all of the features present on the more expensive GTX and was smaller, which meant it could fit in a standard PC case. In the year since the product first appeared two launches have occurred which had an impact on how appealing the GTS was. The first of those launches was the Nvidia 8800 GT. This new card brought functions such as PCI-Express 2.0 and High Definition video acceleration into the mainstream market, two features which were missing in the GTS. The next launch was ATI’s Radeon HD 3870. Although the 3870 was not as fast as the 8800 GTS the lower price point, PCI-Express 2.0 support and HD acceleration made it worthy of consideration for many people. Today we are taking a look at Nvidia’s refresh of the 8800 GTS which is designed to bring the performance and specifications up to where they should be for the suggested price range.

Dec 11, 2007, 03:10 PM	#3
Skull Boney Admin Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 659 Rep Power: 59	price for Zotac has been confirmed. £230 Buy Zotac GeForce 512MB 8800GTSZT-88SES2P-FSP from CCL - Online Retailer of the Year 2007 __________________ How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!*

Dec 12, 2007, 04:22 AM	#5
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	This card has alot of potential, and power already. As for the ASUS version runing at 70Mhz (effective) over spec on the memory modules, it makes me think that there will be alot of those cards going bad within a year. It would have also been nice to see how it is that this new 512MB version of the 8800GTS compares to the already year old 8800GTX. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 11, 2007, 01:41 PM	#2
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,057 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	I wonder what the street price of the GTS will be. Interesting to see the 8800 GT's RRP dropped to $199. I'm sure most people will appreciate its street price dropping to the original $249 first.

Dec 12, 2007, 03:16 AM	#4
Arklon HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 163 Rep Power: 0	They're $359 upwards on Newegg when I checked them. :/