LOL...I got mine from irenic. I dont mind it does not come with the game though cause i already own one..Funny thing is, yes, i did check with ComputerWar before about the MSI and they said NO..LOL..

Well, to be honest, having the game or not doesnt really bother me. Just whether the card performs or not is important to me in the first place.

By that time, people would feel that the 8series is a generation behind and start focusing on the 9series. Comments like, gosh, the 9600GT (for example) does not perform well etc etc..Besides that, more questions of whether i should get the DX10.1 (IIRC) or not will come out as well..For me, get whatever you could afford now, enjoy every last bit of it..It would still be some time before 9series would be here...

You got a good deal there. How much you got it anyway?

For the COH, what setting you used cause i am getting average only on my com. Worried that it might be either my card or processor..

For the idling temp, i am getting roughly the same. around 58 - 61c most of the time. enjoy the card...

Dont worry about that if i were you. Dont think game developer will totally ditch out DX9 for now. The DX10 games should still be DX9 compatible with slight disadvantage only...

VSync?LOL..Didnt notice anything about that though.Where can i change it? But might not be testing the card anytime soon due to problem that i had with my LCD and PSU today..Well, as i said, i am worried that my processor is bringing it down.

Well, did not test 3DMark06 yet. I tested it that day but something went wrong with my 3DMark. Keep on asking me to view online but did not show anything. Anyway, i will settle my stuff by this weekend and see whether i can test it out or not.Yet to do any OCing in the card yet...

How loud?Err...Hardly noticeable. My Silverstone fan is way louder than the one on the GC. I am wondering whether speedfan and PCwizard is giving me false information or not..

Might be so cause i do think mine will be around that range as well (yet to test but my 03 score is way less than other people here).. Will be performing the testing later again to see if my scores increases when i OC my proc..

Anyway, would resolution affect the score of 3D Mark?

LOL...Maybe i should retest my card once i settle all my stuff with my current PC. Bad day with my LCD and PSU going kaput..

Guys, any idea what might be the lowest wattage i could go with my current 8800GTS setup?Do you guys recommending me going with CM 430 Extreme or FSP 400W or maybe (kinda expensive) ST400? Do you think my rig can support them?

Well, i also duno where to change but i heard from kmarc, you can install speedfan, go to configuration and change the speed from there. Just put the minimum fan speed to 100%. However, for me, the PC Wizard is still stating my GPU fan is at 100% even though i did not touch anything..

Never tried the D.O.T before cause i never touch that CD before as well..LOL..Maybe i should give it a try but Ntune also have the ability to let you OC the card as well right?

Well, out of the choices i have thus far, only the FSP 400W offers higher A at around 30+. Most are below 30A. I do not want to spend too much on this PSU cause i am still going to use back my ST56F after it is back from RMA. Therefore, i prefer to spend < RM150 on it though...

Well, on default, most of the PCIE card will be running on 16X. They will only be reduced if you are running SLi on some motherboard. However, there are some cases (weird ones) that i had seen before where on some way, it only runs on 8x..

Wow..Never knew it would be a good software. Maybe i should try it out and see whether it works for me or not. Cause i miss the auto OC ability that was previously available in older versions of Nvidia Ctrl Panel..

Any particular brand would be fine as all of them are on reference/stock cooler and PCB. Recommendation from me would be either of these few :

Palit - For being the cheapest available in the market. Bulk orders are even less than 1k

Asus - For having 3 years warranty international wide. Good bundle package.

MSI - For having a good, cheap price. Pre-OCed and at some cases, bundled with COH game which might be a plus point for some.

Well, Palit had been a good brand when it comes to Nvidia GCs. They are known to be very reliable, OCable and at the same time, very cheap as well. The opinion is based on the low/middle end series of GC. However, when it comes to the 8800series, MOST of them (not sure its all or not) are based on the reference design/cooler. Hence, they are all basically the same with maybe difference in term of the cooler graphics, bundle package and some might come pre-OCed.

With Palit priced lower than 1k for now, its really a good purchase for me. I dont think there is any Colorful 8800GTS on sale at LYP AFAIK. Colorful wise, i am not so attracted to the brand. But it is indeed very cheap..

Using driver 158.22 on Windows XP for roughly 1 month. Never encountered any problem thus far...

Are you still using the 7800GTX right now? If you are, then try to prevent yourself from "upgrading" to the 8600GT. Its more like downgrading to me..Keep the 7800GTX and wait for some price drop before making a move. Do not regret in making the wrong decision since you are having financial difficulties.

Else, if you do not have the 7800GTX, getting the 8600GT would be a good choice as well. Try to get the cheapest available and below RM500. Getting one that is over RM500 would mean its better to get the previous generation 7900/1950 series...

Just boot up my PC after 5 days of hibernation due to problem with my LCD. Surprisingly, my MSI is now idling on 62 - 63c. Never dropped below 60c when my previous idling temperature is around 58c...LOL..

TomatomanzSeedlezz,

Have you tried the D.O.T software? Do you have a CD with the software cause i cant seem to find it though..

Guys, i am using 158.22 driver for my 8800GTS. Anyone have any newer and better (more stable) driver to recommend?

I just had one problem yesterday. When i switch on RivaTuner and change my GC fan speed to 100%, the monitor turned off in about 5 minutes. I am wondering, would my previous LCD problem is also caused by this here. But after i restarted, everything seem fine (of course, fan speed back to auto)..

What might be the problem here?Driver?Hardware?

No problem. Whatever it is, just dont rush and make a wrong decision..Good luck..

This is my opinion. If i were you, i have plenty of choices available for RM500 - RM600. First of all, ask yourself whether you are a heavy gamer or not and whether you NEED to play games on high resolution + MAX details or not..

8600GT (and other DX10 cards) are not just about running Vista or anything. They just provide you the basic requirements that you will need to run FUTURE applications (aka DX10). Those card actually have more potential, not in the sense of gaming, but also conversion, HDMI, HDTV etc.

Anyway, if i were you, i will opt for the cheapest 8600GT around which roughly cost about RM400 - RM420. That would be a good buy for me. It performs decently, and still provide you with the platform needed for future apps. Else, if you are heavy gamer, get those older generations 7900GS/X1950pro will be fine as well...

May i know which drivers are you guys using on Vista for the 8800series?Is there any compatibility issue between the driver and Vista?Wanted to install Vista and try it out..

Just realise that the 8800GTS MSI is running on 1350 shader processor instead of the stock 1200. Good one indeed..LOL..

Anyway, to my shock, i saw my card idling on 54c yesterday. But after i left it overnight, it went to 63c again..

EDITED:

Installed Vista yesterday and tested it. So funny that i saw the Vista performance tester showing my 8800GTS scoring 1.0 only when my previous 7300GT even scored around 3.8. LOL...Overall performance of my system : 1.0.

This post has been edited by akachester: Jul 3 2007, 08:25 AM