How long is 8800gtx

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What is the GPU value for money rating? What is the effective GPU speed index? Best User Rated. The Best. Today's hottest Amazon Ebay. And while we can't really say who will win the battle for next-generation performance, the GeForce GTX dominates every single other card on the market right now. One of the most important things to note about the GeForce GTX and its performance is that you would be smart to pair this card with a capable monitor that can go to resolutions of 1,x1, or above.

Nvidia calls this XHD extreme high definition gaming. Whatever you want to call it, if you're not playing at high resolutions with antialiasing , anisotropic filtering , and other image-quality tweaks cranked, you'll likely hit a CPU bottleneck, which means that you're not giving the card enough to do. But when you get up to those high-quality settings, the results are amazing. GameSpot was kind enough to provide us with benchmarks, as per usual. We suggest you check out their story, too; there are a number of screenshots taken during testing that show off the image quality.

We'll focus on frame rates. That game has been considered the pinnacle of DirectX 9-based game programming and has humbled even ATI's mighty Radeon X XT CrossFire setup, which can barely pass 60 frames per second fps with no antialiasing. ATI has had an advantage on certain games, most conspicuously Oblivion, because through an unofficial patch, Radeon cards let you turn on antialiasing and high dynamic range lighting simultaneously.

The resulting image looks noticeably better than if you can do only one or the other, as you can with the GeForce series cards.

It's worth noting that the GeForce GTX hit 80 frames per second, though, so it's not exactly slow. But even better, at 16X antialiasing ,which is more demanding, the GeForce GTX's score stayed basically the same at 84fps, where the CrossFire cards' scores dropped off. This lends to Nvidia's argument that the GeForce GTX delivers better performance on extremely high image-quality settings.

We should note a couple of final thoughts here. Because of the 's complexity, Nvidia is offering a framework for programmers to write software to use the GPU for intense number calculations.

For gamers, Nvidia showed us how developers might use CUDA to really ramp up game physics calculations, but Nvidia is also offering this capability to the medical community and anyone else who might benefit from a combination of intense image-processing and number-crunching power.

Nvidia is still getting the word out on CUDA, so there's no way to check it out right now. Nvidia also unveiled its new PureVideo HD software as a component of its new universal ForceWare driver, which debuts today and includes support for the GeForce cards. We have a sample system in to play with, and we're in the process of putting it through its paces. Look for a blog post on our impressions of PureVideo HD next week. Log in or Sign up. OCAU Forums. Graphics Card: How long do they last?

Joined: Jun 9, Messages: 1, Location: Melbourne. Hey guys, I've got a Nvidia mb here. I was going to buy a new graphics card and keep the Nvidia as a spare, but the can do everything I want easily so I don't need a new card. I just wanted to know how long the will last. I think it's a GT but it doesn't say what it is on the card itself. NitroGuy , Feb 8, GPU's don't have a use by date per se - it's just the luck of the silicon lottery.

If it's working fine for you right now then investing in a replacement seems like a bit of a waste. Joined: Jun 27, Messages: 45, Location: Brisbane. Like most electronics, they tend to break a month after the warranty runs out.

What I have noticed though is that high end parts tend to die prematurely due to the added heat and complexity. If you live in an area away from moist air, clean it out regularly, make sure it stays nice and cool and feed it clean power, it can last a long long time. I've seen a fair few dead 's though. Keep using it till it dies though, still a decent card for older games and general use, although a little power hungry. Smokin Whale , Feb 8,