I finally did it!

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Well i finally gave in! I've gone and got myself a BFG 8800GTS 640MB OC. :cool:

Fitted it this afternoon and ran a few benchmarks. All is good!! :D

Running the 158.22 drivers. Speeds are 550Mhz core and 1600Mhz Memory.

So my final spec is as follows..

E6600
Asus P5B Deluxe
4GB GEiL Ultra Low Latency
X-FI
Corsair HX 620w
2x200GB Hard Drives
Plextor PX 740A
Antec 900

Everything's at stock speeds at the mo, but will be ocing the card tonight and the cpu in a day or two.

I ran a quick 3DMark03, 05 and 06 for a stock reference before i start clocking.

If your interested 3DMark results are,

03 = 31150

05 = 13540

06 = 8384

I also got a Microsoft Xbox 360 PC controller.

Now i is off ot play some games and oc!!

Pics....


The Box.

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The Card.

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The old 7900GTO and New 8800GTS 640MB

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Done.

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Close Up.

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Hate to say this V_R, but is that a speck of dust I see ... bottom right. :confused:


oops, no sorry, it's a dead fly in my monitor. :p



Great setup ... enjoy! :nod:


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Looks great V_R :thumb: - hope you will find it above expectation :D excellent pics too :nod:
 
Very very nice Sam :) What sort of monitor do you have for that setup?
 
Thansk guys. :)

Mucks, must confess, i'm a bit of a clean freak when it comes to my pc, inside and out. :o

Although i did notice some dust on the X-FI in one of the pics! :eek::D

AB, thats the way the case is, psu on the floor fan up. Spot the 200mm fan in the top of the case. :)

TC, yeah so far so good, gonna overclock it tomorrow, i did say today but i just been sidetracked playing that dirt demo.

Ian, Viewsonic VX922. Got a nice 2ms response time. Thinking about a 20" - 22" widescreen at a later date maybe.
 
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My computer is always dusty. I rarely bother cleaning it out. Only when I think it is affecting air flow or something that could cost me money :p


Bloody nice rig there VR. You'll be having some crazy times in the polygon world now :D
 
Ha ha, got my one back in November - ner ner :p

Seriously - good, innit?

Oblvion, CoD2 - and everything else - looks great :)
 
Lol, Stuff does look good Flops.

Tinkered with the cards clocks yesterday, gave it a slight oc. now running at 620 & 1700ish (at work, and i cant remember exactly, but its there abouts.)

On idle it sat at 49c, now it site around 50-53. On load it goes to around 60c.

Theres room left in that yet.

:)
 
Thinking of upgrading my ATI x800 to something a bit more modern.
Got me thinking on doing it V_R:thumb:
 
Well the old 7900 is going on ebay (along with the rest of my 'old' pc), this weekend if i get the chance. Probably a bit overkill if your not a gamer though.
 
Looking @ PCI-E GC's at the moment.
Might go for something cheapish & then build a new pc from scratch?
As i dont play many games looking at 256MB cards, but not sure which make?
 
I would look at 7900gs & the Radeon x1950s.

Both about £120 aren't they?

Or are you looking for something cheaper than that?
 
Wow-wee
Oh.... how i envy thee :(


.....:D
Nice job on the card, and bfg has lifetime warrenty too boot.
 
I got a 7900 GT, Its a fine card for casual games, but on some new games with all the flashyness- just doesnt handle as well as it used to :D
But it gets me by until im lucky like V_R
 
Same here. Its more than good enough for 1280x1024, but now you begin to have to turn off some of the shiniest eye candy :(
 
heh, i play at 1680x 1050, widescreen baby!
of course in oblivion, things do bog down :(

but i dont really have many new games, so things even out :D
 
Very nice set up V_R - and an example to us all on how to keep the inside of the case clean and tidy :thumb:
 
speaking of the 8000 series, has anyone heard anything about the 8900 series?
 
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