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99e46
05-02-2007, 04:03 PM
I have a link for some Nvidian fanbois on this site. :lick:

The release of the 8800 Ultra is due this month. This link tells you a little bit more about the Ultra. Price range is aroung in the $800 not the $1K range. Sorta affordable for me atleast! Might get one but yet I can pay my mortgage with that money. :hurt:

Anyway read on. They did some tests witht he OC'd EVGA 8800 GTX card. Does not look like the Ultra is that much improvement in performance BUT I am certain that if the Ultra was OC'd it would obliviate the OC'd GTX.

Anyway have fun reading because I did. Maybe an upgrade migh be good but then again I might SLI another GTX depending if the current GTX prices will drop or not.

8800 Ultra (http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2979)
isunktheship
05-02-2007, 11:05 PM
Awesome!
simon275
05-02-2007, 11:19 PM
I see this as a kind of pointless move by NV as the 8800gtx runs any game on the highest specs imaginable. If it was more of a performance jump out the box then I think this card would be justified but meh.
public_eyesore
05-02-2007, 11:19 PM
"The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra is an utter waste of money. "
http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2979&p=1

"Sorry NVIDIA, your Ultra is just not worth the money. "
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTMzNiwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

"The GeForce 8800 Ultra is basically a glorified, overclocked 8800 GTX graphics card with a slightly optimized PCB and core binning in order to bring power consumption to a lower level."
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=402
isunktheship
05-02-2007, 11:53 PM
Yeah, it is kind of a waste of money... just OC a GTX, heck, you don't even have to it's not that much better of a card.. not worth the extra $200.
99e46
05-03-2007, 12:45 PM
yes I do agree that the Ultra is a waste of money but maybe I can build two rigs. One with the Ultra and one with my current GTX.....hmmm gives me a really good idea!
isunktheship
05-03-2007, 03:18 PM
Hrmm.. yes i like this idea... one of which will be given to me right? right?
*eyebrows*
99e46
05-07-2007, 06:19 PM
Hrmm.. yes i like this idea... one of which will be given to me right? right?
*eyebrows*



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