8800 GTX 768MB anyone?

caesium · 03-07-2008, 02:09 PM

mb not the right forum for this, but does anyone out there have an "8800 GTX 768MB" and pretty decent components for the rest of their system pls? i've been waiting to upgrade my gfx card until there's a single card (non-SLI) solution that can run FF flawlessly, and i'm hoping that this current generation can do just that. by "flawlessly" i mean the fps never dips below whatever i limit it to (ideally 2x my refresh rate, but it might have to be 1x still if the cards aren't up to it yet) even when there are 20 ppl spamming the donkeys out of dustbowl.

rest of my system is:
- dualcore 4200+ athlon.
- 2GB decent ram.
- 2 decent hard drives in mirror RAID mode.

oh ye, and i'll running with resolution of 1680x1050, v highest model details, and v lowest world/shader/hdr/etc settings.

so, hopefully rest of system will not be a problem so long as there is a gfx card out there now that is capable of doing this, and from reviews i've read the 8800 GTX 768MB seems to be the best high-memory nvidia offering (some FF maps seem to need a load of memory so i think 512 isn't enough) and there's no way i'm buying ati after my last experience.

anyone out there got one pls?

Dr.Satan · 03-07-2008, 02:32 PM

I'll put this in the tech section...someone is bound to help you out.

Anshinritsumai · 03-07-2008, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Satan

I'll put this in the tech section...someone is bound to help you out.

Before my power supply died back in October (haven't played since because of it), I was running Dual 8800GTX 768mb cards in SLI, with a Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4ghz & 8gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 on Vista Ultimate 64bit.

I'll just say that with the highest settings (1680x1050 res w/ highest AA/AF, and model/textures at highest) possible in game, I never went below 80fps at any point in time.

Zatoichi · 03-07-2008, 09:13 PM

im running a 2.8ghz core2 duo(this is an overclocked e6320 from 1.86 to 2.8 with a fsb of 1600mhz and a voltage of 1.4, and 4mb of L2 cache)
4gb of crucial ballistix ddr2 800
dual raptors in raid 0
1 8800gtx for right now
i play at 16x12 with everything set on high and 4xAA and trilinear with hdr enabled and average about 260fps with dips of around 90 and spikes pegged at 300
running vista ultimate 32bit

greenday5494 · 03-09-2008, 09:33 PM

i have a 8800GT 256MB, 5600+X2, running at 1278(w/e the number is)x1024, and it runs fine at highest settings possible, with full AA and AF, full model, reflection, HDr, texture, etc. not too bad for a 256MB! But, i need to turn on simple reflections on a spammy game on waterpolo to get above 15-20FPS.

caesium · 03-10-2008, 09:43 AM

cheers for the info. it seems like a single 8800 GTX 768MB really should definitely be able to always maintain an fps of at least 1x my refresh rate without ever dipping, which is my essential requirement. when i get it i'll see if it can cope with 2x or maybe even higher multiples (sounds unlikely from what ppl have said), but if it can then that's just a little bonus really.

Ihmhi · 03-13-2008, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anshinritsumai

Before my power supply died back in October (haven't played since because of it), I was running Dual 8800GTX 768mb cards in SLI, with a Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4ghz & 8gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 on Vista Ultimate 64bit.

I'll just say that with the highest settings (1680x1050 res w/ highest AA/AF, and model/textures at highest) possible in game, I never went below 80fps at any point in time.

Okay, be honest now - you're Bl4h under a different name, aren't you?

Anshinritsumai · 03-19-2008, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ihmhi

Okay, be honest now - you're Bl4h under a different name, aren't you? :lol:

I don't post enough to be Bl4h =/

That and I didn't get my 8800s till July of '07, unlike Bl4h...

Mudfrog · 03-11-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by caesium

rest of my system is:
- dualcore 4200+ athlon.
- 2GB decent ram.
- 2 decent hard drives in mirror RAID mode.

The gfx card is not going to have a problem running the game, the bottle neck for your gfx card is going to be your cpu, even though it's a dual core it will not allow the 8800gtx to run at it's full potential. That being said you should not have a problem running the game. I've got a X2 4600+, 2GB RAM and 8800GT (660 / 1900) and at 1280x1024 with max details including 6xAA and 16x Anti..thingy.. Full HDR and I average about 150 peaking at 300 and dipping as low as 85ish when the server is lagging.

greenday5494 · 03-11-2008, 06:30 PM

a server cant affect FPS

anyways, my 5600+X2, great CPU. my GPU is holding it back, kinda. my FPS no matter how much spam, fire, NPCs, water, physics calcuations ever ever goes below 10FPS in the most spammy, weird, crash-the-server spam in gmod.

Mudfrog · 03-11-2008, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenday5494

a server cant affect FPS

Theoretically no, but when a server is lagging bad my fps plummets, could be a different cause, but what I have no idea...

caesium · 03-12-2008, 11:07 AM

ok, cheers everyone.

i'm gonna go for:
- 8800 GTX 768MB
- vista home premium 64 bit
- another 2gb RAM (4gb total)
- a decent 800W psu

hopefully should run FF v nicely. as many others have said, i think one of the major reasons why some longtime TFC players don't embrace FF atm is simply because you need a system like that to play FF in the completely smooth manner that we are now all used to in TFC, and that we require/demand when we play a fast competitive game like TFC/FF. most ppl just don't have nearly sufficient systems. however, if the current generation of top hardware is able to do this then that's great news for FF, because similar performance will filter down into the mid-range hardware and hence hopefully allow a typical mid-range gaming system to play FF perfectly not too far into the future!

Innoc · 03-12-2008, 03:54 PM

Do NOT go 64 bit. Seriously. Stay 32 bit. Unless you have some piece of software driving you that direction save yourself the headache of dealing with countless driver issues. If you have to try 64 bit at least buy Vista Ultimate so that you have both the 32 and 64 bit version available so that once you've decided that 64 bit is not worth the headache you can reinstall with 32...

Rumor mill says that Microsoft is thinning development staff from Vista and is pushing it towards the next Windows version as they've recognized, at least internally, that Vista is a mess and they cannot fix it in the way it needs to be fixed...

s0undch4s3r · 04-01-2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caesium

mb not the right forum for this, but does anyone out there have an "8800 GTX 768MB" and pretty decent components for the rest of their system pls? i've been waiting to upgrade my gfx card until there's a single card (non-SLI) solution that can run FF flawlessly, and i'm hoping that this current generation can do just that. by "flawlessly" i mean the fps never dips below whatever i limit it to (ideally 2x my refresh rate, but it might have to be 1x still if the cards aren't up to it yet) even when there are 20 ppl spamming the donkeys out of dustbowl.

rest of my system is:
- dualcore 4200+ athlon.
- 2GB decent ram.
- 2 decent hard drives in mirror RAID mode.

oh ye, and i'll running with resolution of 1680x1050, v highest model details, and v lowest world/shader/hdr/etc settings.

so, hopefully rest of system will not be a problem so long as there is a gfx card out there now that is capable of doing this, and from reviews i've read the 8800 GTX 768MB seems to be the best high-memory nvidia offering (some FF maps seem to need a load of memory so i think 512 isn't enough) and there's no way i'm buying ati after my last experience.

anyone out there got one pls?

That GTX should run flawlessly on FF. Do you use Rivatuner for FAN control by chance?

03-07-2008, 02:09 PM	#1
caesium Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: europe Class/Position: anything Gametype: everything Affiliations: #teamfail Posts Rated Helpful 27 Times	8800 GTX 768MB anyone? mb not the right forum for this, but does anyone out there have an "8800 GTX 768MB" and pretty decent components for the rest of their system pls? i've been waiting to upgrade my gfx card until there's a single card (non-SLI) solution that can run FF flawlessly, and i'm hoping that this current generation can do just that. by "flawlessly" i mean the fps never dips below whatever i limit it to (ideally 2x my refresh rate, but it might have to be 1x still if the cards aren't up to it yet) even when there are 20 ppl spamming the donkeys out of dustbowl. rest of my system is: - dualcore 4200+ athlon. - 2GB decent ram. - 2 decent hard drives in mirror RAID mode. oh ye, and i'll running with resolution of 1680x1050, v highest model details, and v lowest world/shader/hdr/etc settings. so, hopefully rest of system will not be a problem so long as there is a gfx card out there now that is capable of doing this, and from reviews i've read the 8800 GTX 768MB seems to be the best high-memory nvidia offering (some FF maps seem to need a load of memory so i think 512 isn't enough) and there's no way i'm buying ati after my last experience. anyone out there got one pls?

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03-07-2008, 09:13 PM	#4
Zatoichi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	im running a 2.8ghz core2 duo(this is an overclocked e6320 from 1.86 to 2.8 with a fsb of 1600mhz and a voltage of 1.4, and 4mb of L2 cache) 4gb of crucial ballistix ddr2 800 dual raptors in raid 0 1 8800gtx for right now i play at 16x12 with everything set on high and 4xAA and trilinear with hdr enabled and average about 260fps with dips of around 90 and spikes pegged at 300 running vista ultimate 32bit Last edited by Zatoichi; 03-08-2008 at 03:04 PM.

03-09-2008, 09:33 PM	#5
greenday5494 Holy shit, thats kerrigan! D&A Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Class/Position: D, whatever the team needs, usually engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: None Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	i have a 8800GT 256MB, 5600+X2, running at 1278(w/e the number is)x1024, and it runs fine at highest settings possible, with full AA and AF, full model, reflection, HDr, texture, etc. not too bad for a 256MB! But, i need to turn on simple reflections on a spammy game on waterpolo to get above 15-20FPS. __________________ http://static.adrive.com/images/ads/...rbo_468x60.gif DAN MAPES!

03-11-2008, 06:30 PM	#10
greenday5494 Holy shit, thats kerrigan! D&A Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Class/Position: D, whatever the team needs, usually engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: None Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	a server cant affect FPS anyways, my 5600+X2, great CPU. my GPU is holding it back, kinda. my FPS no matter how much spam, fire, NPCs, water, physics calcuations ever ever goes below 10FPS in the most spammy, weird, crash-the-server spam in gmod. __________________ http://static.adrive.com/images/ads/...rbo_468x60.gif DAN MAPES!

03-10-2008, 09:43 AM	#6
caesium Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: europe Class/Position: anything Gametype: everything Affiliations: #teamfail Posts Rated Helpful 27 Times	cheers for the info. it seems like a single 8800 GTX 768MB really should definitely be able to always maintain an fps of at least 1x my refresh rate without ever dipping, which is my essential requirement. when i get it i'll see if it can cope with 2x or maybe even higher multiples (sounds unlikely from what ppl have said), but if it can then that's just a little bonus really.

03-12-2008, 11:07 AM	#12
caesium Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: europe Class/Position: anything Gametype: everything Affiliations: #teamfail Posts Rated Helpful 27 Times	ok, cheers everyone. i'm gonna go for: - 8800 GTX 768MB - vista home premium 64 bit - another 2gb RAM (4gb total) - a decent 800W psu hopefully should run FF v nicely. as many others have said, i think one of the major reasons why some longtime TFC players don't embrace FF atm is simply because you need a system like that to play FF in the completely smooth manner that we are now all used to in TFC, and that we require/demand when we play a fast competitive game like TFC/FF. most ppl just don't have nearly sufficient systems. however, if the current generation of top hardware is able to do this then that's great news for FF, because similar performance will filter down into the mid-range hardware and hence hopefully allow a typical mid-range gaming system to play FF perfectly not too far into the future!

03-12-2008, 03:54 PM	#13
Innoc Hitman 2 1 Actual Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: "Oscar Mike" Gametype: FPS or RTS (just say NO to MMO) Affiliations: Your Mom Posts Rated Helpful 8 Times	Do NOT go 64 bit. Seriously. Stay 32 bit. Unless you have some piece of software driving you that direction save yourself the headache of dealing with countless driver issues. If you have to try 64 bit at least buy Vista Ultimate so that you have both the 32 and 64 bit version available so that once you've decided that 64 bit is not worth the headache you can reinstall with 32... Rumor mill says that Microsoft is thinning development staff from Vista and is pushing it towards the next Windows version as they've recognized, at least internally, that Vista is a mess and they cannot fix it in the way it needs to be fixed... __________________ Mooga on Obama: He can cut taxes. Actually do something useful. Punch Nancy Pelosi in the face. Just to name a few. You eventually run out of other people's money to spend.

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