8800gtx gfx cards on aria

[ant9985]

hi, i was looking at the few 8800gtx's at the top of the price list at ur site here as im thinking of buying hardware for a new comp from this site.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...NQZXJQYWdlPSY=

i was wondering if these GTX cards have different specs as they come in different prices, or is it just some manufacturers want more money?

also, i was wondering if aria.co.uk can build my computer for me? if they can how do i work out how much its going to cost?

thnx.

[Xiathorn]

When it comes to them building a system, I think you need to talk to them on the phone. Look on the website for their phone number, for the sales line.

In reference to the different prices, that's based on manufacturers. A little bit of it might be down to manufacturers having better names, but that's less prominent in the gaming market. Most people here are enthusiasts, so they know the basics of what's going on underneath the hood. If a rubbishy, unheard of company puts out a GPU that's got a 600mhz clock and is cheaper than an Asus 500mhz, they'll buy the cheaper one on condition the manufacturer isn't reknowned as breaking (Like Maxtor).

The result is that more expensive cards tend to be more expensive for a reason - better quality of the boards, better heatsink/fan mountage, etc. Of course, this isn't always true, but I think you can assume that it's generally well scaled. The POTENTIAL exception is Asus, whom I've always found tend to overprice themselves.

Look at the Core Clock Speed and Memory Speed of the GPUs. If one is noticibly more expensive but not noticibly faster, then you might want to research it to work out why it's more expensive.

However, in direct response to your question, YES, they have different specs. For example, my Gainward 8800GTS has a 550Mhz clock. The Asus one, if I recall correctly, only has a 500mhz clock. You could buy the Asus and overclock it yourself, but the advantage of purchasing a stock-overclocked card is that the heatsink and fan is specifically designed to cope with the temperature at that level, whilst an average card that you've overclocked might require you to put some better cooling in - fine for processors, very tricky for GPUs.

[ant9985]

ok thnx a lot