600Mhz vs 670Mhz

[jpacelli]

I'm looking at 2 different Video Cards. Both are by XFX and are 8800 GT 512mb. The only difference is the clock speeds. Both come with a $30 mail in rebate, and the difference in price is $30 between the 2. The price listed is the before MIR price. So other than Core clock and memory clock speeds they are identical.
Price $249 $219
Core clock 670MHz 600MHz
Memory Clock 1950MHz 1800MHz

So my question is, is it worth the extra $30 to get the 670Mhz versus the 600Mhz.
Currently I have a 7900GT 256mb card and have a Samsung 21.4" monitor(not widescreen) with a native resolution of 1600x1200.
I play the following games
COD4 1280x1024
Crysis 1024x768

So the highest resolution I would use from the 8800 GT is 1600x1200. Also thinking up picking up 2 if it's worth it.

Link to the 2 cards
XFX $219
XFX $249
Joe P

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

Unless the higher clocked card has a better cooler, get the less expensive card and overclock it yourself.

 

[MrWizzard]

Originally posted by: GundamSonicZeroX
Unless the higher clocked card has a better cooler, get the less expensive card and overclock it yourself.

QFT

I have two of these running in SLI 8800gt OC

The first ones they released had the stock cooler and ran hot and loud, these are a little quieter and run cooler. Good price too. :thumbsup:

 

[MrWizzard]

Oh and here are some benches of a stock 8800Gt vs a MSI OC one

LINK

 

[Throckmorton]

For $5 more buy a 1gb EVGA 8800GT Akimbo. The cooler alone is worth it. Those XFX cards will be either very loud or very hot.

 

[Jax Omen]

don't buy a 1GB anything, it's a waste of your money and offers no performance difference.

Either buy the cheaper GT or get an 8800GTS for about the same money as the OC'd GT.

 

[Nvidiaguy07]

same as GundamSonicZeroX. Theyre charging you an extra 30 bucks for something you can do yourself in 2 mins. The cooler is the same so you should be able to OC it to 670 no problem.

1GB is kind of overkill for a 8800GT.

I recommened this card for 209-30=$179 after rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814127329

its the same card and the cooler is just as good as the EVGA one. I have it, no problems, and its very quiet.

 

[jpacelli]

I usually buy from Newegg, but I've got a $500 GC for Tigerdirect I recieved from work. So this is why I'm looking there. This is also the reason I'm looking at getting possibly 2 8800 GT's.

The other options I have are
2 x 8800 GTS
1 9800 GTX
1 9800 GX2 - This I would have to put about $70 into

But in the long run even if I get the 9800 GX2 and put in $70 my out of pocket would a top line card would be worth it.

Joe

 

[Jax Omen]

If you have an SLI mobo, there's no reason to get a GX2, get two 8800GTS in SLI instead, it's exactly the same.