• BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC2 Video Card for $464 at Newegg after rebate
  
• e-GeForce 8800 GTS SSC Video Card from $335.99 at Dell after rebates
  
• MSI GeForce 8800 GT Video Card from $254
  
• Corsair Dominator DHX 4GB PC2-8500 DDR2 Memory for $267 at NewEgg after rebate
  
• Hitachi 1TB Hard Drive for $279 at NewEgg
  

• NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v3.7 at MVKTech
• ZOTAC GeForce 8800GT AMP! Edition at Tweaktown
  
• Gainward Bliss 8800 GT 512MB GS GLH Graphics Card at XBitlabs
  
• TerraTec NOXON iRadio Network Music Player at Madshrimps
  
• AMD 790FX Motherboards at Techreport
  
• Super Talent 2GB T1000UX2G5 Memory at TechwareLabs

• BFG GeForce 8800GTX Video Card for $439 at ZZF after rebate
  
• eVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card for $339 after rebate
  
• Toshiba REGZA 42HL167 42" LCD TV from $1099
  
• G.SKILL 4GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)for $124 at Newegg Memory
  

• XFX Geforce 8500GT Fatal1ty Video Card at Madshrimps
  
• XFX 8800 GTS 512 and Asus 8800 GT 512 at Overclocked3d
  
• iStarUSA S-9 Series Case at TechwareLabs
  
• SteelSeries SP Gaming Surface at Techpowerup
  
• Apple OS X Leopard at CoolTechZone
  
• OCC Roundup: Graphics Cards of 2007 at OCC

• XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Video Card for $319 after rebate at Newegg
• XFX GeForce 8800 GT Video Card from $261
  
• AMD Phenom X4 9500 Quad-Core Processor from $209
  
• Thermaltake Toughpower W0133RU 1200W Power Supply from $323
  
• Acer Silver 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor from $379
  
• Corsair Dominator DHX 4GB PC2-8500 DDR2 DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit for $289 at Tigerdirect after rebate
  

• NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Overclocking Guide at Techarp
  
• OCZ Vendetta at bit-tech
  
• Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200.11 Hard Drive at Tweaktown
  
• OCZ Vanquisher at OCC
  
• bGears b-Tarantula 650W Modular Power Supply at Virtual-Hideout
  
• ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP @n at Techgage

As the amount of data residing on our home network continues to increase, I began to take a serious look at our backup strategy. Although our network consists of four Windows-based personal computers, regular backups are only taken of my PC, which doubles as the primary test system during graphics card reviews.

This is our 10th year of selecting the 400 Best Big Companies in America. Our methodology for choosing the winners is so stringent that 165 companies from last year's 400 did not make the cut for 2008. Not only must companies pass our benchmarks for financial growth rates and returns, they must also meet our approval for their corporate governance, accounting standards and background checks.

• XFX GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card for $309 after rebate
• eVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card from $349
  
• BenQ FP222WH Black 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor at NewEgg for $254 after rebate
  
• Corsair XMS2 Xtreme 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 Memory Kit for $83 after rebate at ZZF
  

• NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB at Digit-Life
  
• EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard at Hardwaresecrets
  
• LG VX10000 Voyager at TheTechLounge
  
• Guide to Overclocking at Techreport
  
• Crucial Ballistix DDR3 2GB Kit at Techpowerup
  
• Diamond XtremeTV HDTV 110 HYBRID TV TUNER USB 2.0 at OCC
  
• Lian-Li PC-7 SE-B III Aluminum ATX Case at Madshrimps

• Alienware P2 Chassis with AlienIce 3.0 Video Cooling
• Alienware Standard System Lighting - Astral Blue
• High-Performance Liquid Cooling
• Alienware 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
• Dual Graphics Processors - Dual 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT - SLI Enabled
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Processor
• 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz
• Alienware Approved NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Motherboard

• eVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card from $299
• PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT Video Card from $299
  
• Samsung SyncMaster 245BW Black 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $409 at Newegg after rebate
  
• OCZ Technology 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SODIMM Memory from $93
  

• XFX nForce 780i SLI Motherboard at Legit Reviews
  
• XFX GeForce 8800 GTS at OCC
  
• ASUS Xonar U1 USB Audio Station at Virtual-Hideout
  
• AMD Phenom 9900 CPU at Neoseeker
  
• Thermaltake DuOrb VGA Cooler at OCIA
  
• SilverStone Temjin TJ10 Premium Enclosure at Viper Lair
  
• GMC Noblesse AVC-S7 Slimline HTPC Case at [OC]ModShop

• XFX GeForce 8800GT 256MB Video Card from $199
• Asus GeForce 8800 GT Video Card from $289
  
• XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Video Card from $279
  
• OCZ PC6400 DDR2 800Mhz Memory Vista Upgrade Edition for $109 at ZZF after rebate
  

• Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-Ray Player at Hardwaresecrets
  
• Cooler Master Hyper 212 Processor Cooler at XBitlabs
  
• Game of the Year Awards 2007 at [OC]ModShop
  
• CIRAGO Bluetooth BTA-3210 EDR at Gideontech
  
• Rosewill USB eSATA HDD Enclosure at OCIA
  
• V-MODA Vibe In Ear Headphones at Techpowerup
  
• A-DATA Nobility & Classic PD17, PD18 & PD19 USB Flash Drives at Madshrimps

Performance is compared to a single 8800 Ultra, an 8800 GTX and the new 8800 GTS (G92) 512MB.

Graphics Card Performance

BFG GeForce 8800GTX Video Card at ZZF for $444.99 after rebate.

Just in time for the big guy's annual holiday sleigh ride, NVIDIA Corporation, the world leader in visual computing technologies, today introduced the Company's next-generation NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI media and communications processor (MCP), designed specifically for 1333FSB Intel QX9650 (Yorkfield) processors.

The new nForce 780i SLI MCP brings a multitude of new functionality to Intel platforms, including support for the new Enthusiast System Architecture specification and PCI Express Gen 2.0. It is also the first motherboard solution to support the Company's new 3-way SLI technology, the industry's preeminent multi-GPU platform solution based on NVIDIA GeForce graphics processing units.

• bit-tech.net
  
• Digit-Life
  
• Guru3d
  
• HEXUS.net
  
• The TechReport
  
• X-bit labs

• EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard
• MSI Announces P7N Series of Motherboards
• XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI Intel Motherboard

• EVGA GeForce 8800GTS (G92) Video Card for $359
• MSI NX8800GTS-T2D512E OC 8800GTS (G92) 512MB for $384
  
• GIGABYTE GeForce 8800GTS (G92) GVNX88S512HB Video Card from $354
  
• eVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card from $309
  

• ZOTAC GeForce 8800 GT 512 AMP at Hexus
  
• ASUS GeForce EN8800GT TOP 512MB at Tweaktown
  
• DDR2 Memory Roundup Autumn 2007 at Madshrimps
  
• ThermalTake iFlash Plus 120mm Cooling Fan at [OC]ModShop
  
• NZXT Rogue LAN Case at OCC
  
• PC-Doctor Service Center 6 at Virtual-Hideout
  
• SilverStone TJ10 Case at HardwareLogic

Graphics Card Prices

Since the launch of the G92 last month, prices of the GeForce 8800 GTX (red) and 320MB GeForce 8800 GTS (blue) have dropped a bit.

After work Friday I popped in a GeForce 8800 Ultra from XFX to determine if it was worthy of the extra cost over the GeForce 8800 GTX.

GPU-Z Stats

Graphics Card Performance

All three GPUs provided top-notch performance in The Witcher too!

Giving players a tantalizing taste of the world of The Witcher, the demo begins with the first part of the prologue in which the seeds of the story are sown and the white haired witcher Geralt learns the rudiments of combat. The prologue is followed by the entirety of Act 1, during which Geralt of Rivia will see the first threads of the story weave their web around him and be called upon to slay man and beast to stay alive and earn his keep.

• XFX Geforce 8800 GT Video Card from $289
• Corsair DOMINATOR 2GB PC2-8500 DDR Memory for $114 at NewEgg after rebate
  
• Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Disc Player from $279
  
• ViewSonic VX2835wm Black/Silver 28" Widescreen LCD for $649 at NewEgg
  

• NVIDIA 3-Way SLI Technology at PC Perspective
  
• MSI GeForce NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC at X-bit labs
  
• XFX 8600 GT Fatal1ty at OCC
  
• Asus Xonar U1 USB Audio Station at APH Networks
  
• Asus Silent Knight II CPU at Tweaktown

NVIDIA's new 3-way SLI delivers up to a 2.8x performance increase over a single GPU system, giving high-end gamers 60 frames per second at resolutions as high as 2560x1600 and with 8x antialiasing. 3-way SLI technology means you no longer have to dial back the image quality settings on the newest PC games.

• BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB from $389
• EVGA GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512 for $359
  
• MSI NX8800GTS OC Geforce 8800 GTS 512MB from $384
  
• XFX PVT88GYDF4 Geforce 8800 GTS 512MB from $339
  

• Nvidia XFX 8800GTS at Hardh20
  
• ECS GeForce 8800 GT at Digit-life
  
• Asus P5K3 Premium Black Pearl Edition at OCC
  
• AMD's Phenom Processors at Bit-Tech
  
• Corsair TX750W Power Supply at Hardwaresecrets

AMD has also been under pressure following a disclosure that a bug in its new quad-core CPU has delayed the availability of the Barcelona chip. AMD's management is scheduled to meet with Wall Street analysts in New York tomorrow to present its annual financial strategy and goals.

A related article concerning the perils that AMD faces can be read at this link.

• MSI GeForce 8800 GT Video Card for $289 at ZZF
• XFX GeForce 8800 GTX Video Card for $494 at NewEgg after rebate
  
• Westinghouse 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $349 at NewEgg after rebate
  
• OCZ 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 Memory for $47 at ZZF after rebate
  

• GeForce 8800 GTS 512 at Techreport
  
• ZOTAC GeForce 8800GTS 512MB at Techpowerup
  
• NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT at Penstarsys
  
• Raidmax Aztec Case at OCIA
  
• Microsoft Wireless Windows Media Center Keyboard at [OC]ModShop
  
• Logitech Harmony 1000 Remote Control at OCC

Default Core: 678MHz / Mem: 986MHz - 123fps

Overclocked: 800MHz / Mem: 1125MHz - 140fps

Note that Hardware Canucks reviewed the same model from XFX and was able to reach a core of 820MHz and memory of 1117MHz.

The XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB is a solid implementation of NVIDIA's reference design and competes with the much higher priced GeForce 8800 GTX. However, the GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB faces stiff competition from the GeForce 8800 GT, which can pose a difficult decision in choosing one model over the other.

• XFX PVT88GYDF4 GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB for $369
• BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB for $389
  
• MSI NX8800GTS-T2D512E OC for $379
  
• EVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB for $359

• AnandTech
  
• bit-tech.net
  
• DriverHeaven
  
• ExtremeTech
  
• FiringSquad
  
• Fudzilla
  
• Guru3d
  
• HardOCP
  
• Hardware Canucks
  
• HotHardware
  
• Legit Reviews
  
• Neoseeker
  
• PC Perspective
  
• techPowerUp!

"The industry has selected NVIDIA as the Most Respected Public Fabless Company for the third time, which further highlights the company's distinctive reputation," said Jodi Shelton, co-founder and executive director of GSA.

• XFX GeForce 8800GT 256MB PVT88PUDF4 Video Card for $209 at Newegg
• XFX GeForce 8800GT PVT88PUDD4 Video Card for $219 at NewEgg after rebate
  
• XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Video Card for $255 at Dell
  
• MSI GeForce 8800 GT Video Card for $292
  

• Inno3D GeForce 8800GT OC 512MB at Tweaktown
  
• Leadtek WinFast PX 8600 GT THD at OCC
  
• Crucial Lanfest 2 GB DDR2-800 Kit at Techpowerup
  
• WOLFKING TROOPER Laser Gaming Mouse at OCC
  
• Thermaltake iXoft Notebook Cooling Pad at Virtual-Hideout

• XFX GeForce 8800GT PVT88PUDF4 for $209.99


• XFX GeForce 8800GT PVT88PUDD4 w/Lost Planet for $219.99 at Newegg after rebate

Before sending along XFX's 256MB Alpha Dog Edition for Brian Cochran to review, I gave it a workout this past weekend.

XFX GeForce 8800 GT 256MB

XFX GeForce 8800 GT 256MB Performance

Another opinion here.

EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT KO

How does it stack up? Well, I put it through a series of benchmark and in-game tests under Windows XP to determine how well it performs. To utilize the generous amount of memory, results for 4x and 8x antialiasing were also provided.

• BFG Technologies GeForce 8800 GT Video Card for $319
• PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT Video Card for $299 at Tigerdirect
  
• WD Caviar SE16 500GB Hard Drive for $104 at Newegg
  
• Bose In-Ear Headphones from $79
  

• Leadtek PX8800GT Extreme at Trustedreviews
  
• XFX GeForce 8800GT 256MB XXX at Legitreviews
  
• Phenom TLB Workaround Benchmarked at Techreport
  
• Logitech G9 Laser Gaming Mouse at Virtual-Hideout
  
• Sandio's 3D Mouse at Tweaktown
  
• Lexar 8 GB Jump Drive Secure II Plus at OCC
  
• Plextor PX-PH160US Mobile USB and eSATA HDD at Metku
  
• Vantec NexStar MX Dual HDD Enclosure at Virtual-Hideout

• eVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card for $299 at ZZF
• PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT Video Card for $299 at Tigerdirect
  
• Dell 2707WFP 27" LCD Monitor for $995 and free shipping at Dell
  
• OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Vista Performance Platinum 4GB Memory for $119 at ZZF after rebate
  

• NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v3.6 at MVKTech
  
• Gameplay over Graphics at Bootdaily
  
• Leadtek 8800 GT at XBitlabs
  
• XFX nForce 680i at OCC
  
• HANNS.G 28-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor at BmR
  
• Ultra Power Partner 325 Watt 5 1/4" Power Supply at OCIA
  
• Vantec NexStar MX Dual HDD Enclosure at Virtual-Hideout

• XFX GeForce 8800 GT Extreme Edition w/Co. of Heroes for $279 at ZZF
• XFX GeForce 8800 GT XXX Video Card for $329 at Tigerdirect
  
• BFG Technologies GeForce 8800 GT Video Card for $389 at ZZF
  
• Westinghouse TX-47F430S 47" LCD TV from $1399
• Olevia 337H 37" LCD TV from $639
  

• Erratum degrades Phenom 9500, 9600 performance at Techreport
  
• Logisys Multimedia/Internet Keyboard at OCIA
  
• Interview with Super Talent's Joe James at Penstarsys
  
• ATP Petito & Tough Drive USB Flash Drives at Virtual-Hideout
  
• Nexus Caterpillar Case at PCApex
  
• Antec New Solution NSK 3480 MicroATX Tower at OCC
  
• Gigabyte 3D Mercury Water-Cooled Case at Madshrimps

• Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor for $275 at ClubIT
  
• Asus GeForce 8800 GT Video Card for $285 at Ajump.com
  
• Foxconn GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card for $320 at ZZF after rebate
• PNY GeForce 8800 GTX Video Card for $455 at Newegg after rebate
  

• NVIDIA G92 Overclocked - GT vs. GTS 512 at Tweaktown
  
• AMD Phenom 9700 Quad Core Processor Review at Guru3D
  
• Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB PC2-9200 Review at Overclockers Club
  
• Scythe Mugen 5-Heatpipe CPU Cooler Review at Benchmark Reviews
  
• Ultra m998 Mid-Tower ATX Case Review at Virtual-Hideout
  
• Noctua NF-P12 120mm Case Fan Review at DV Hardware
  
• Unreal Tournament 3 Review at TrustedReviews