8800gt vs gts

[mrplow99]

Ok this has probably been asked many times before but oh well, what should i go with a STOCK gt or gts both 512mb, but the gts looks like its cooling is so much better, so is it worth the extra £50ish? will i see a real boost in fps, between the gt and gts and does the gts run allot cooler? both on stock coolers.

 

[mrplow99]

oh and it will be at 1440x900

 

[iluvgillgill]

8800gts is good and cool and much more quieter then the gt.

 

[Maziar]

Yeah but fir 1440x900 the difference isnt noticeable

 

[mrplow99]

should i save the money and go for a 8800gt and then go for a better cpu like a q6600 rather than a e8200?

 

[mactronix]

should i save the money and go for a 8800gt and then go for a better cpu like a q6600 rather than a e8200?

Can you give us some links to the cards you are looking at. We can advise in general without but maybe can save you a bit of money or heartache if we know what we are looking at card wise and budget wise, there is a lot of differance between a dear 8800 and a cheap one.
Mactronix

 

[mrplow99]

well for the GT's i was looking at, http://www.ebuyer.com/product/142228 or http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135258 simply because they are so cheap, and this GTS http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138551 as it is just a tad more than some of the GT's

 

[mrplow99]

oh and it will be along with 2gig ram a gigabyte ip35 mobo and e8200 or q6600 depending on the card i get.

 

[dev1se]

After having owned both, I can say the 8800GTS is well worth the extra... Crysis runs so much smoother and it overclocks really nice too.

GTS

 

[iluvgillgill]

i got my gts overclock to 783/1890/1036 with 65%fan constant.because the GT have problem with its cooling solution.at first Nvidia thought the new 65nm technology used to produce the G92 chip will let it run much cooler.so that went for the single slot cooling solution.but many review and complain about the cooling performance and the noisy it produce.so Nvidia correct it with the 8800GTS 512mb.so the GTS is the one to go for.

 

[crusoe74]

so is it worth the extra £50ish?

In short no. It's not worth an extra £50. When I bought my GTS the price difference was only £25, but GT's prices have come down quicker than GTS's since then.

Basically, the GTS is faster, quieter, cooler, and better.........but not £50 better.

 

[mrplow99]

hmmm, im pritty tempted by the GTS as i dont want my graphics card overheating when i have a marathon of gaming 😉

 

[jaguarskx]

On the plus side of the GTS, you won't need to upgrade for a little while longer compared to the GT.

 

[mrplow99]

awsome thanks for all you help guys i think ill stick with the GTS for my new build then, just to double check im right in thinking they work with pci-e x16 slots you don't need 2.0 correct?

 

[Maziar]

Yep PCI-E 2.0 is backward compatible with PCI-E 1.0

 

[random1283]

Yeah the GTS is worth the price and the q6600 would actually get you less performance in most games campared to the 8200 so for about the same prcie you'll get more performance from the combo

 

[mrplow99]

awsome guys thanks for all your help <3

 

[dos1986]

Deffo Gts

Best deal I have seen in uk.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-017-PV&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=927

 

[Zenthar]

If the cooling is the only issue for the OP and not actual performance, he might want to take a look at the MSI 8800GT. But I also think the GTS is well worth the extra cost if you also want the extra performance.