EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GS 384 MB

[candle_86]

yea the memory sucks but the core is great at ocing lol

 

[Scrizz]

i might get one

 

[killatia]

after trying to look for an evga card im gonna go with this xfx model
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150276.

same price as the evga model that was review and it already overclocked, and with the luck my had with my oc'ed geforce 8600gt from xfx i might get even more overclocking done on this 8800gs.

 

[Mussels]

Doesnt the XFX cards come with much lower clocked/crap ram? I swear i saw that earlier in this thread.

 

[killatia]

Doesnt the XFX cards come with much lower clocked/crap ram? I swear i saw that earlier in this thread.

the model im trying to get is the oc'ed version which speeds near what w1zzard had oc'ed the evga model to.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

Doesnt the XFX cards come with much lower clocked/crap ram? I swear i saw that earlier in this thread.

thats right ....


why no other cards hitting the retail channel yet ...

plus i heard AMD dropping HD prices so i may swing yet again ... this graphics market is so busy.

 

[AddSub]

I didn't notice it, but someone pointed this out on the official EVGA forums: in several of the photos in Wizzard's review of EVGA 8800GS, it is quite visible that there is a poorly attached 8800GS sticker on top of the standard 8800GT plate.

See the outlines, where the red doesn't match the blue, and the obviously raised edges of a hurriedly attached sticker?

Seen here as well...

And again here...

According to the PR photos from EVGA, this is what it's supposed to look like:

I know W1zzard that you don't exactly want to rock the boat, since if you don't do a "right job" EVGA might not send you a sample next time, but this was so obvious from the photos, and it was such bad "glue it!" job that you couldn't have missed it.

 

[divinebaboon]

lol yea it is a 8800GT plate haha wow those guys at evga are cheap.

 

[W1zzard]

actually i didnt see it. if you read my reviews you should have noticed that i will report everyhing odd i come by during a review

 

[jbunch07]

evga makes some great cards, i wish they would make ati cards, but there so loyal to nvidia,
but at any rate evga cards are very good overclockers so this card could prob get very nice rates when oced

 

[FlightcranK]

I got now two of those cards from eVGA, bought them for 99€ each. The cooler is still the same as in this review, 8800GT stock with sticker on it. Packaging hasn't changed on content. Clockspeeds are 680/1.700/1.000Mhz rockstable after first try, also on SLi. Performance is close to 8800Ultra on low resolutions using SLi. So its really worth to set up a small SLi system if you are using lower resolutions but with high quality features enabled. In comparison, a 8800 Ultra still sells for 350€ ... make up your mind.

 

[Mussels]

thanks for that, flightcrank.

 

[saadzaman126]

there was a sale at NCIX for EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GS Superclocked 650MHZ 384MB 1.9GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out Video Card selling at $89.99... and now they are sold out so i was too late.... ahhhhh

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=28848&promoid=1001

 

[JC316]

Just to let you know, my Evga 8800GS Superclocked edition does not have the BIOS limited clock settings. I am at 730/1050 right now.

 

[RyoBerlin]

i got this card as a replacement for my damaged HD 2600 XT....

But....

@ Asrock 4 Core Dual VSTA = nothing happens.. no pic.. no boot screen NOTHING


@ MSI 965 neo f = green dots like ":" in the background ... @ the boot startscreen and Windows Startstcreen (not testet under windows, because shut down after seen this).


This card seems to be not working on this Boards with PCIe 1.0/1.0a ....

 

[newtekie1]

It work fine on PCI-E 1.0, my P5N-E SLI handles it just fine. It sounds like your card might be bad if you are getting artifacts on boot, your PCI-E frequency might be screwed up too.

 

[Mussels]

update the bios on the asrock board. I had to, to get a 2600XT to boot in my housemates system.

RyoBerlin: there are rules here about filling out your system specs when complaining/asking for help, but your most likely problem is your power supply.

 

[RyoBerlin]

Maybe... maybe not.. who knows

my new HD 2600 XT Ultimate works fine.. and in the MSI Board a GF 8600GT silent works also fine...

But my Board is 2 years old and can only PCIe x4 ... my neigbors can PCIe x16 but shows the gren : : : ... can send a picture if wanted

Edit:
ok i filled out my system specs!

there are no new BIOS Updates out with seperatet supply for nvidia Cards.. just for some ATI HD 3x cards wich i not have....
And i use a special Beta bios wich has cooling control (the original Bios versions hasn't it)

i send today one mail to asrock and EVGA... maybe they can say more... i will call in a few min the card seller.

oh btw.. i think my Power Supply has more then enoug power.. (used a 1950 GT Super in the past)

Edit2:
Ok the Seller told me that the card has Problems with VIA Chipsets.... and some Boards dosn't running with this card like my ASROCK....

The Problem with the green dot's on the MSI can also be from the old chipset....
Oh, and EVGA has read my mail i hope they will answer it soon.

Edit3: ok the EVGA Support thinks that maybe the card is damaged and hasproblems with VIA Cipsets

 

[Mussels]

Maybe... maybe not.. who knows

my new HD 2600 XT Ultimate works fine.. and in the MSI Board a GF 8600GT silent works also fine...

But my Board is 2 years old and can only PCIe x4 ... my neigbors can PCIe x16 but shows the gren : : : ... can send a picture if wanted

Edit:
ok i filled out my system specs!

there are no new BIOS Updates out with seperatet supply for nvidia Cards.. just for some ATI HD 3x cards wich i not have....
And i use a special Beta bios wich has cooling control (the original Bios versions hasn't it)

i send today one mail to asrock and EVGA... maybe they can say more... i will call in a few min the card seller.

oh btw.. i think my Power Supply has more then enoug power.. (used a 1950 GT Super in the past)

Edit2:
Ok the Seller told me that the card has Problems with VIA Chipsets.... and some Boards dosn't running with this card like my ASROCK....

The Problem with the green dot's on the MSI can also be from the old chipset....
Oh, and EVGA has read my mail i hope they will answer it soon.

Edit3: ok the EVGA Support thinks that maybe the card is damaged and hasproblems with VIA Cipsets

a 1950GT will use less power than an 8800. Seriously, the green dot problem in the neighbours system sounds like a PSU issue, and i really would update the BIOS - just because they dont mention Nvidia fixes doesnt mean it wont work, all the cards listed as needing fixes are PCI-E 2.0 cards.

 

[RyoBerlin]

i really would update the BIOS - just because they dont mention Nvidia fixes doesnt mean it wont work

The Seller told that the card won't work with my ASROCK board!
And i already updatet the bios yesterday to the newses 2.30... nothing happends!

the green : problem.... i hope i can today test the card anywhere else and will c if the problem is there too.

 

[Mussels]

ok well thats a real pity on the motherboard. as i said my housemate has that board, so thats an issue here too.

 

[RyoBerlin]

The problem with the green dots...

Asrock told me i should ask EVGA for a GEN1 Bios....

So and i testet the card in a ASROCK K8NF4G-SATA2 Bios p1.50

First time.. Blue Dots (::::)
@first boot screen.... in the BIOS... all fine, no dots.

after a few min... restarts... bios settings changes... no dots anywhere...

settings returned to the same like before.. but no dots...
power cut... waiting some minutes... power on.... NO DOTS... hmmm

Hmmm strange....

 

[RyoBerlin]

Any infos about running this card with an
Elitegroup 945G-M3, i945G Mainboard?

Maybe i change the MoBo?!

 

[RyoBerlin]

Uhmmm has my Power Supply enough Power for this card?

@ the package "minimum 400W and 22A"

... at the european page "minimum 500W and 34A"

why the hell this differences and so much power?

my new PS is an SeaSonix S12II 380 with 80+.. 380W and 2x17A

My system uses max 130W with a HD 2600 XT Ultimate.

 

[tkpenalty]

Uhmmm has my Power Supply enough Power for this card?

@ the package "minimum 400W and 22A"

... at the european page "minimum 500W and 34A"

why the hell this differences and so much power?

my new PS is an SeaSonix S12II 380 with 80+.. 380W and 2x17A

My system uses max 130W with a HD 2600 XT Ultimate.

There should be zero problems with running a 8800GS in your system. Green + Blue dots = faulty memory on the card is being used; get a replacement.