GeForce 8800 GTS: The 320MB Proposition

For those of you who’ve been craving for the speed of a GeForce 8800 series but without its hefty entry tag, this new 320MB edition at a price point of US$299 should tempt some of those who have been sitting on the fence.

We stress “some” because this clearly depends on the image quality settings and resolutions used. However with the mighty processing prowess of the GeForce 8800 series, more often than not, users would want to max out all image quality settings. This leaves the resolution used as one of the crucial factors. Judging by our results, the GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB would fare well for those who stick to resolutions of 1280×1024 such as the many 19-inch monitor users. It can even handle resolutions of up to 1600×1200 quite satisfactorily and should please even 22-inch LCD monitor users gaming at their monitor’s native resolution.

However for gaming at resolution beyond 1600×1200, we would recommend topping up for the 640MB edition to prevent obsolescence. In fact the GeForce 8800 GTX would prove a better proposition for the ultra large panel owners than even the original GeForce 8800 GTS.

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