Just go to Nvidia.com n use the latest WHQL drivers for max stability. Beta drivers not assured of stability. Also, make sure u select the right drivers. 8800 series n the lower end 8 series use diff drivers IIRC.

i guess this should work with the 8800GTS 320mb...but i was wondering about the 8500GE...would it work as well? since they arent reference cards...should be the same thing right?

usually, i'd go to Guru3D.Com, it provide beta, as well as stable final release driver, they even listed out those moded driver too...

but many people havent heard of guru3d.com
haha
im a member of the forum there
its really obvious that most of them are kinda biased to Gefore 8
haha

Gosh, so good to hear this. If not, i might need to wait even longer and save even more money for the 640MB. By that time, it would really be a never ending cycle to me. From the 8600GT, waited so long, then went to the 8600GTS...Waited again..Out comes the X2600 which makes me waited.

With 22" LCD now, seriously, i am starting to think i should not opt for something lower than the 320MB 8800GTS...Going broke really really soon..

STALker and C&C 3 works perfectly with my GTX.......the shadow looks real.....

BTW, is it worth for me to use a 22' lcd widescreen with my 8800GTX.....im currently using samsung 205BW 20'......

Not to say worth or not, its just depends on your satisfactory. You don't have to follow what others do like pairing a high end card with a uber large screen. Its not a must also. But also don't make your GTX runs on a 17" also lar.

For your case, I think its quite alright. Its would be good if you can afford 24" WS. But that's just a suggestion. If you're satisfied with what you have now, by all means, use it. Rather than wasting money on something you don't necessary need.

is it worth it.........its bloody worth it mate! im using 22 with my GTX now.......awesome.. but u know what. for some unknown reason some games dont support 1680x1050 resolution........i have to tweak the INI files of most games to make it run in that native resolution

Might be because the game wasn't intended to support WS capability..

u can use that 500 for new psu or 4 piece of 1 gig of ddr2 ram instead

This post has been edited by skylinegtr34rule4life: May 29 2007, 01:26 PM

Would it make a huge difference in term of performance by getting those pre-OCed version of the 320MB 8800GTS compared to the stock ones?

depends how much it oc, same like u oc the stock one, not much different.

1 more thing. I saw a different cooler used in the eVGA ACS3 KO series. They even have one on the 320MB 8800. Does it perform better on the card in term of cooling or its just a facial makeover that doesnt do any difference...

yes it does make a difference. especially in OC potential. do yourself a favour and read some reviews on it. you might be pleasantly suprised.

Does all 8800GTS 320MB use Green PCB?

Already surf through all manufacturer web site (eg. Asus, MSI, Gigabyte ....) all of em show black PCB...

Then scroll through review shows green PCB, which ones which? can anybody confirm it?

well it seems vista is having difficulty in OCing ur Graphic card, so a OC version would have already done the job for u.........

btw the KO version fan is position differently if not mistaken, it should have better performance like the ultra version does.........

Yea, will definitely see some review later..Interested in that card though..

Well, i have seen from some sites especially eVGA is using green PCB.Most of the black ones are the 8800GTX or GTS 640MB series. Maybe they reuse those picture in their website though..

Already spent rm600 for new PSU..

That's why I'm broke now... now wanna buy LCD and DeathAdder summore.. I surely all broken next month

oh.. eVGA ACS3 KO... hm.. more choices to make now... GALAXY or eVGA... if the price is right I might go for eVGA. Going to search for some review first...

Yea, i have quite a number in my list right now depending on which i can afford. In fact, if by end of the month i couldnt afford one, i might opt for the 86series as well..

I have seen eVGA, Galaxy and Palit all in my list.

Palit --> Cheapest price available. No point spending more in other brand when it is totally the same in specs, cooler etc.

Galaxy --> Always been my favorite brand. Price is fine at RM1.1k. So, only topup like RM50 to get this. Still need to make sure whether its factory OCed or not.

eVGA --> Only at their ACS3 KO series and its price. Love the cooler and design. If the price is like RM100 differ from the Galaxy and IF i could afford, this would be my first choice...

dun wanna consider BFG or XFX boss?? I believe you can afford 8800GTS... else 8600GTS won't look good on your 22"