NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Technology Report - Page 2

Adrian Wong · 1st Nov 2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

I don't think the other 8800 series have loud whine, even at startup, does it?

Well, it's just for 2-3 secs, and that's it. Even at full load, the fan is quiet. You can come by and check it out if you want.

Adrian Wong · 1st Nov 2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dashken

I'm going to get this... I'm going to get this... I'm going to gEETTTT this!!!

IMHO, the best value card in the GeForce 8 series. Far better than plonking down money for the GeForce 8600/8500 series.

Chai · 2nd Nov 2007, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Well, it's just for 2-3 secs, and that's it. Even at full load, the fan is quiet. You can come by and check it out if you want.

I have to hear it for myself before I conclude.

Adrian Wong · 2nd Nov 2007, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

I have to hear it for myself before I conclude.

Hehe.. Come over then.

Trinity · 2nd Nov 2007, 07:09 PM

I wish was more of a gamer so I could justify getting one for myself. Damn, what a sweet card.

Adrian Wong · 2nd Nov 2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Trinity

I wish was more of a gamer so I could justify getting one for myself. Damn, what a sweet card.

It is really a sweet card. Take a look at the benchmark results - Tech ARP - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Graphics Card Review

So far, the best value GeForce 8800 series card.

Trinity · 2nd Nov 2007, 07:54 PM

Now I would like to see if this card paired with a hd-dvd/bluray drive could do hi-def on the pc with good performance.

Adrian Wong · 3rd Nov 2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Trinity

Now I would like to see if this card paired with a hd-dvd/bluray drive could do hi-def on the pc with good performance.

Oh, the GeForce 8800 GT comes with a new video processor that takes over the entire decoding of HD videos from the CPU. So, CPU times are apparently around the 20% when decoding HD videos.

Of course, you will need to use a HD decoder software that supports the NVIDIA PureVideo processor. The newer versions of Cyberlink DVD player and other DVD players should support it. Otherwise, you will have to buy the NVIDIA PureVideo decoder...

ZuePhok · 3rd Nov 2007, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Oh, the GeForce 8800 GT comes with a new video processor that takes over the entire decoding of HD videos from the CPU. So, CPU times are apparently around the 20% when decoding HD videos.

Of course, you will need to use a HD decoder software that supports the NVIDIA PureVideo processor. The newer versions of Cyberlink DVD player and other DVD players should support it. Otherwise, you will have to buy the NVIDIA PureVideo decoder...

that only applies to h.264.

purevideo HD cant handle the entire VC1 decoding.

Adrian Wong · 3rd Nov 2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ZuePhok

that only applies to h.264.

purevideo HD cant handle the entire VC1 decoding.

Oh yeah, it can't fully decode VC-1. If I'm not mistaken, the GeForce 8800 GT's VP2 processor can handle all but bitstream processing for VC-1

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