Four-Way 8800 GT Shootout
 

While Nvidia's latest GPU isn't quite as speedy as their super high-end 8800 GTX and 8800 Ultra cards, it gives up only a little performance for most users. Toss in a svelte, single-slot package and Nvidia's PureVideo HD, and a relatively low price, and you've got a killer product. Of course, it's so much a killer product that Nvidia apparently can't make enough of them. This has driven the price up from Nvidia's original projections of $200-$249. So finding an 8800 GT is something of a challenge. Despite availability issues, ExtremeTech decided it was time to take a look at a number of different 8800 GT cards. Different manufacturers are bundling different games, as well as shipping at differing clock speeds.

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