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ASUS GeForce 8800GS TOP 384MB Author: Shane Baxtor SUMMARY: In our first 8800GS review we see if there is a comfortable spot for it given the 8800GT and 9600GT’s market presence. Editor: Steve Dougherty Category: Visual Published: 3rd April 2008 Manufacturer: ASUS Our Rating: 87% Rate our Content Now! Introduction While there were whispers of the 8800GS in the background, it was never really one of those cards that got much attention. Everyone was too busy concentrating on the 8800GT and new 8800GTS 512MB card to really pay much attention to it. By the time talk of the 8800 models had begun to die down, everyone was on to talking about the 9600GT and the newly released 9800 GX2 / 9800 GTX models. It seems that a lot of companies also chose to miss the model completely; it does make sense with the large amount of models out there, but ASUS thought they would take the opportunity to release the model. ASUS are only one of two companies in Australia who have an 8800GS on the market here. The only other company who chose to take up the card and release it locally was XFX. The card seems to be a bit of a weird model and we’re not too sure where it will sit. The card should sit behind a 8800GT, but the 9600GT also sits just behind it. It’s possible that both cards perform quite similar and companies chose to uptake the 9 series model over the ageing 8800 series. Page 1 of 19 Quick Navigation - Jump To Page Page 1 [Introduction] Page 2 [The Package] Page 3 [The Card] Page 4 [Test System Setup and 3DMark06] Page 5 [Benchmarks – CINEBENCH R10] Page 6 [Benchmarks - Half Life 2 (Episode Two HDR)] Page 7 [Benchmarks - World in Conflict] Page 8 [Benchmarks – Enemy Territory: Quake Wars] Page 9 [Benchmarks – Crysis] Page 10 [Benchmarks – Unreal Tournament 3] Page 11 [Benchmarks - High Quality AA and AF] Page 12 [Benchmarks - 3DMark06 - XP] Page 13 [Benchmarks – CINEBENCH R10 - XP] Page 14 [Benchmarks – World in Conflict - XP] Page 15 [Benchmarks – Unreal Tournament 3 - XP] Page 16 [Benchmarks – Half Life 2 (Episode Two HDR) - XP] Page 17 [Temperature and Sound Tests] Page 18 [Power Consumption Tests] Page 19 [Final Thoughts] Talk about "ASUS GeForce 8800GS TOP 384MB" in our forum!