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    8800m GTS Benchmarks

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by narsnail, Feb 10, 2008.

  1. narsnail

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    lol o jeeze, people and they're 3dmark scores :|
     
    narsnail, Feb 18, 2008
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  2. scorp40

    scorp40 Notebook Geek

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    You're right, I probably couldn't beat the price, but like I said, I love building PC's. I also like knowing exactly what's is going into my setup. If i want to "cheap out" I can, or if I want to go "Top End" I can do that too.

    Plus I'm at the stage of the game where I just need to upgrade parts here and there, I no longer need to do a "from the ground up" build.
     
    scorp40, Feb 18, 2008
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  3. Beatsiz

    Beatsiz Life Enthusiast

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    Im pretty sure you couldnt :)

    And on top of that its got a mouse + KB and stuff... and its already assembled :)

    AND IT LOOKS LIKE MY/YOUR P-6831FX :D
     
    Beatsiz, Feb 18, 2008
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  4. ShinAkuma135

    ShinAkuma135 The King of Beasts

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    does anyone have benchmarks for Oblivion with the 8800m GTS or have they been posted already...would appreciate if someone linked it or just tells me.
     
    ShinAkuma135, Feb 19, 2008
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  5. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    ....is it that hard to even look at the first page of this thread?
     
    Rorschach, Feb 19, 2008
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  6. Beatsiz

    Beatsiz Life Enthusiast

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    Todays is your lucky date :D

    Either prove the P-6831FX AND the FX7024 wrong :D or im buying them lol jk

    Its tuesday, the day you will compare! P-6831FX vs NP5793 :)
    Ill even wait until wednesday :D Because maybe wednesday im getting the laptop OR a raincheck :( :mad: But then I just wait... lol
     
    Beatsiz, Feb 19, 2008
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  7. eleron911

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    Man, this will take up forever.Damn Beatsiz, you`ll never buy a laptop this way...
     
    eleron911, Feb 19, 2008
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  8. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Unfortunatly you can thank ups for the further delay...they tried to deliver it in utah
    [​IMG]
     
    Rorschach, Feb 19, 2008
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  9. scorp40

    scorp40 Notebook Geek

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    Any way to get your money back on shipping for that boneheaded move?
     
    scorp40, Feb 19, 2008
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  10. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Well R and J doesn't charge for ground shipping....I guess its true "you get what you pay for" -.-
     
    Rorschach, Feb 19, 2008
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  11. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Well they finally updated the site and its on its way now...trying to decide how badly I want it today. I could drive 3hours to go get it instead of taking tomorrow off but with my truck that just kills my wallet. So sorry beastiz your gonna have to wait at least one more day :p.
     
    Rorschach, Feb 19, 2008
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  12. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    This is almost like waiting for first born,lol.

    OT
    Fantastic winter train ride north of you in Whitefish, no? Snow slides chased us from Seattle on to Missoula a while back. Can't wait to get back!
     
    hydra, Feb 19, 2008
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  13. Rorschach

    Rorschach Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    =/ I don't really get out to whitefish that much, usually the furthest I go is to the airport. That or I stop in at the northern once in a while for a drink :D
     
    Rorschach, Feb 19, 2008
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  14. ShinAkuma135

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    lolll....yes. will look again though. thanks. however i would like to know higher resolution results or with aa on...basically with the higher configs of the p fx.
     
    ShinAkuma135, Feb 19, 2008
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  15. narsnail

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    well those are not shipping till march...they wont be too different from the 800m GTX benches.
     
    narsnail, Feb 19, 2008
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  16. ShinAkuma135

    ShinAkuma135 The King of Beasts

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    well at least gateway, unlike some other manufacturers (aw...cough cough), keep their words so i'll be looking forward to that. thanks for the info
     
    ShinAkuma135, Feb 19, 2008
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  17. blitzerdog

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    narsnail thank you very much. I appreciate your help on pm's and on this topic. Thanks, you have really made my computer buying experience great.

    :D <3 I would give you 50 e bucks if i had a pay pal account
     
    blitzerdog, Feb 19, 2008
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  18. narsnail

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    lol

    serisously no biggy at all! good luck with the purchase and such.
     
    narsnail, Feb 20, 2008
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  19. narsnail

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    getting command and conquer 3:tiberium wars and unreal tourn 3 from friends to test, will have those up within a few days.
     
    narsnail, Feb 20, 2008
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  20. Fulgore

    Fulgore Notebook Guru

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    Yo guys. Just a question.
    Here in Europe is finally available the HP HDX with T9300, 3 GB of RAM, and the GTS. Screen is 1680*1050.
    What do you think about it?
    It would have better performance than the Gateway?
    Anyone has it?

    I'm in doubt.
    Till yesterday i thought i would have gone with the 1730 with SLI GTX for 2300 €...
    But this HDX will cost me 1900 €... if the performance would be fine, I'd like to have a 20'' instead of a 17''..
     
    Fulgore, Feb 21, 2008
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  21. narsnail

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    it would probably be the same as this gateway.

    also just a fore warning, the HDX is HUGE! and so heavy, i would neevr want to carry anything like that around, might as well get a desktop instead.
     
    narsnail, Feb 21, 2008
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  22. peteryorkuca

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    If 400€ isn't alot for you, I would go with 1730 with 8800GTX instead of HP HDX. If however, Gateway 8800m GTS is available in Europe for less then $1000, then get the cheaper one. To me 1900€ and 2300€ is a small gap to not consider Dell 1730 with GTX.
     
    peteryorkuca, Feb 21, 2008
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  23. Fulgore

    Fulgore Notebook Guru

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    @ Narsnail
    Portability is not a big concern to me, since I have a 14'' to carry around in case of need.
    HDX would be just a fine, stylish desktop replacement wich a nice big screen... something like a all-in-one but more powerful..
    PS: You're quite weak for being a wookie! :D

    @Peter
    Yeah..if Gateway were available in Europe, sure I'll consider it.
    But is not. Really don't know why.
    400 bucks are not the big concern but you know...
    here in Italy we use to say:
    meglio nella mia saccoccia che nella loro...
    that can be translated in: better in my pocket that in theirs..
    :D
     
    Fulgore, Feb 22, 2008
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  24. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Hey, get your hands out of my pocket!
     
    HTWingNut, Feb 22, 2008
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  25. qwiz

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    Hehe. Yea I would say the same. Buying a laptop for speakers is a bit like going to a crack house for vitamins :p
     
    qwiz, Feb 22, 2008
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  26. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    So damn true. Either way, laptops are meant for portability and I'm sure nothing beats using a very good pair of headphones. The HDX by definition literally ISN'T a laptop ;)
     
    Prasad, Feb 22, 2008
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    Snowsurfer Rocky Mtn High

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    Snowsurfer, Feb 22, 2008
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  28. narsnail

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    Unreal Tournament 3 added :)
     
    narsnail, Feb 22, 2008
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  29. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    Ahh, cool. How thick is it and how much does it weigh?
     
    Crimsonman, Feb 23, 2008
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  30. narsnail

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    do you mean the HDX or the FX?

    the fx is about 2 inches thick at the most, small for a 17inch laptop
     
    narsnail, Feb 23, 2008
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    Hey all you 8800M GTS users. Here`s a tip. If my 7950GTX can handle crysis ALL HIGH at anything below 1024x768 and get 20+fps, I bet your GPUs can handle crysis all high at 1440x900 in XP. Give that a try...
     
    eleron911, Feb 23, 2008
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  32. narsnail

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    Vista :(

    10 char
     
    narsnail, Feb 23, 2008
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  33. eleron911

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    Get XP. I swear, you`ll be amazed man at how well games will run compared to vista!
     
    eleron911, Feb 23, 2008
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  34. narsnail

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    yeah it never works for me lol
     
    narsnail, Feb 23, 2008
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  35. Rorschach

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    ; ; how come when I say everyone should use xp I get flamed and called a liar?
     
    Rorschach, Feb 23, 2008
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  36. eleron911

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    Bwhxeon, I`m your biggest fan from now on :D
     
    eleron911, Feb 23, 2008
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  37. narsnail

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    lol sorry for quoting but you get flamed? how so? its prolly a bunch a noob Vista fan boys, absolutley obsessed like beatsiz with laptops.
     
    narsnail, Feb 23, 2008
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  38. eleron911

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    Narsnail, I`m also your biggest fan :D
     
    eleron911, Feb 23, 2008
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  39. scorp40

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    HEHEHE, everything I have runs XP, other than the laptop, and once I know everything will run fine on it in XP, that'll probably happen too. At the moment though, I also need to learn Vista to some point..tech reason.....woohoo. :rolleyes:
     
    scorp40, Feb 23, 2008
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  40. Crimsonman

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    XP is not like a world of difference running a game. It's a little better but its not 20 frames of difference. Maybe 5-7.
     
    Crimsonman, Feb 24, 2008
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    Hey hes cool lol
    I bought the FX because of his review etc...

    And im not a vista fan boy, id switch to XP but I dont want to shell out the extra $ and I actually love vista, since im used to it now and its got all these extra things... and im not directly concerned if my laptop runs 5% slower because of that
     
    Beatsiz, Feb 24, 2008
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  42. eleron911

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    5-7 IS ALL IT TAKES to get from unplayable to playable most of the times.
    It was in my case and I`m happy with XP until I hear Vista will not use 30 GB of disk space for nothing and run like crap.
     
    eleron911, Feb 24, 2008
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  43. Rorschach

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    thats still 20% more fps in a game like crysis. I get what your saying, but a lot of games don't exactly hit 60+ fps on laptops especially modern games. So another 5-7 fps is worth it to a lot of people.
     
    Rorschach, Feb 24, 2008
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    When I had my XPS M1730 with 8700m GT SLI I actually had better game performance in Vista compared to XP and this with SLI. You just need to apply the correct hotfixes and use the right drivers, I also installed Service Pack 1.

    I could never get the same framerates in XP no matter what driver I tested. Now if I had owned it for more than one week I could have tried more of course. Now I will soon have the XPS M1730 again but with 4GB and 8800m GTX SLI instead :)

    But yeah I prefer XP over Vista big time.
     
    Magnus72, Feb 24, 2008
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  45. narsnail

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    added Command and Conquer 3, Tiberium Wars! :)
     
    narsnail, Feb 26, 2008
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  46. brainer

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    as bwhxeon said.. hehe people nowadays dont know what 5-7 FPS can do,hell if i knew that Win 2000 will give me 5 FPS over XP for instance i'll go for it..
     
    brainer, Feb 26, 2008
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  47. DRevan

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    Hi!
    Can any1 please tell me what program can I use to OC the VGA?
    I tried Rivaturner, but it won't work.

    Other thing, does GPU-Z work on youre P6831FX? When I start it (Default Windows Vista Home Premium) I get an error, that "gpu-z stopped working"... :mad:

    Last thing, how can I save the VGA BIOS? I tried with EVEREST, but it isn't working.
     
    DRevan, Feb 27, 2008
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  48. narsnail

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    use nTune, can download at the Nvidia website, its in the Nvidia control panel after you install it.

    I also have the same problem with GPU Z, its pissing me off cause I cant figure out whats wrong with it...o well.
     
    narsnail, Feb 27, 2008
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  49. dondadah88

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    i tried ntune and when i tried to overclock it it does not work not even rivatuner. but my desktops oc's fine its a dell with the powerful fx 5200 lol
     
    dondadah88, Feb 27, 2008
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  50. narsnail

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    hahah nice!

    im using the 174.20 drivers....and everything is working fine. try those
     
    narsnail, Feb 27, 2008
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