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Cheap New GeForce 8800 GT Challenges $400 Cards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-fanless-music-to-my-ears dept.

J. Dzhugashvili writes "What would you say to a video card that performs like a $400 GeForce 8800 GTS for $200-250? Say hello to the GeForce 8800 GT. The Tech Report has tested the new mid-range wonder in Crysis, Unreal Tournament 3, Team Fortress 2, and BioShock. It found that the card keeps up with its $400 big brother overall while drawing significantly less power and — here's the kicker — generating slightly less noise."

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  1. Re:Worth upgrading my GeForce 7950 on my box? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Fat Fingers" is not a disability, kthx

  2. Money, nerds whatever. by iknownuttin · · Score: -1, Troll
    And while you are laughing at them for being nerds, they are making a shitload of money for doing what essentially amounts to playing games for a living.

    I wasn't laughing at them. I was laughing at calling it a "sport" - I laugh the same way at golfers who call their game a 'sport'(Tiger Woods makes more taking a dump than all video sportsman combined). At least the golfers have to walk - a little.

    I know women who make a shitload of money taking off their clohes - I pity them.

    Making a lot of money doesn't necessarily make the occupation enviable, respected or even desired.

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    1. Re:Money, nerds whatever. by iknownuttin · · Score: 0, Troll
      I run marathons, swim masters, and practice Yoga - got into after an injury when I competed in Karate.

      Yep, I need to get off of my ass.

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    2. Re:Money, nerds whatever. by GrayCalx · · Score: 0, Troll

      The dictionary says, among other things, that a "sport" is a: 3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime..
      Golf and video games both easily fit into that definition.

      So does bridge, Candyland, Tiddlywinks, bowling.
      For that matter, so does having sex, painting, keeping a diary, and stamp collecting.

      So you're comfortable saying all of those are sports? Just trying to keep things honest here.

      Personally I feel a "sport" needs to be a team activity, requires training (sport specific) AND working out (non-sport specific), requires physical exertion during the sport and offer up some sort of offensive/defensive roles. By this definition, that would remove the following : Bowling, Golf, Poker, Horse-Riding, NASCAR (or similar driving competition), and yes video games. Basically if you can be fat and play; not a sport. And if you can drink alcohol while playing; not a sport.

      The funny thing is, that paragraph will upset a few people. And I have no idea why. I love playing poker and golf. I bowl occasionally and my wife is a professional horse-back rider. I don't think saying that lessens those competitions and competitors at all. They all require an extreme amount of skill and training. And a lot of them require a lot of stamina (if not specifically strength). But for some reason people are offended by the semantics of it all.