GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB Roundup

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As with our recent 8800 GTX/GTS article, the most exotic card in this roundup is the Sparkle Calibre card. The P880 LV factory overclocked 8800 GTS 320MB card features thermoelectric cooling by MACS and moderately boosted clock speeds. While we love the idea of including unique and innovative cooling technology on graphics hardware, we just can't recommend this card for everyone.

For those who want a cooler running, quiet card but don't want to modify the hardware themselves, the Calibre P880 LV may be an option. The average user will benefit more by either saving the money or spending the difference on a more aggressively clocked 320MB part like the EVGA 8800 GTS 320MB KO ASC3. The extreme enthusiast on the other hand will be utterly unsatisfied with the cooling capacity of this card, as other TEC solutions, liquid, and phase change cooling methods are capable of achieving significantly lower temperatures which are of more interest to those who really want to push their hardware.

[...]The MSI, and EVGA SuperClocked card performed nearly the same, but from what we have found the EVGA card is the cheapest of the three coming in at between $300 and $310. The lower price of the EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB KO ACS3 edges out the MSI card, but we won't count it out, as prices change all the time. If you can find the MSI card for between $300 and $310, it is just as good an option as the EVGA SuperClocked. For this reason, we are giving both the MSI NX8800 GTS 320MB OC and the EVGA SuperClocked cards our Gold Editor's Choice award. They are reasonably overclocked versions of the standard 8800 GTS 320MB reference design, with a price that is only slightly higher than stock.