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Nvidia 8600GT or 8600GTS?

  • 09-10-2007 05:06PM
    #1
    livEwirE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Which of these cards is better for a mid-range gaming pc?

    PCI-e 256MB NVidia Geforce 8600-GTS TV_OUT_DVI

    PCI-e 512MB NVidia Geforce 8600-GT TV_OUT_DVI

    Am I to assume that the 512mb card is the better one because it has more memory? I have heard that the GTS card is a good one as it uses DDR3 Memory.

    Would like to play Crysis and am wondering will either of these cards do a descent job?


    ~livEwirE~


Comments

  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,261 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    The gts is the better card but if you really want to play crysis you might need an 8800gts.


  • #3
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    yep 8800gts is what you need.


  • #4
    sebastianlieken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭sebastianlieken


    livEwirE wrote:
    Hi all,

    Which of these cards is better for a mid-range gaming pc?

    PCI-e 256MB NVidia Geforce 8600-GTS TV_OUT_DVI

    PCI-e 512MB NVidia Geforce 8600-GT TV_OUT_DVI

    Would like to play Crysis and am wondering will either of these cards do a descent job?


    haha...neither! 8800gts all the way, pick up one for jus shy of 300 quid


  • #5
    livEwirE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭livEwirE


    The 8800 it is then, thx for the advice guys:D


  • #6
    christophicus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,969 ✭✭✭christophicus


    Dude , wait a month or so , the new mid range cards from both ATI and nvidia should be out by then and even if you are not going to buy one of them ( although they are supposed to be in the same league as the 8800GTS ) they will at least cause prices to drop.


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  • #7
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    forget about dx10.1 There will be no performance increase. And as of yet, not one developer has fully comited to dx10.1 apart from microsoft, and all they can do is make ****e games like halo... Forget waiting, just get a 8800gts now while they are cheap. And they will run anything you throw at it. Including crysis and ut3 !!

    Sure you can wait 1 more month for the 8900, but do you want to pay that much extra cash for no performance increase, unless you go to silly high res, will stupid AA and AF ?

    Save yourself some cash and get a 8800gts.... I wish i did.


  • #8
    BloodSugarSex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 353 ✭✭BloodSugarSex


    Anti wrote: »
    forget about dx10.1 There will be no performance increase. And as of yet, not one developer has fully comited to dx10.1 apart from microsoft, and all they can do is make ****e games like halo....

    although i hate microsoft since they released vista i have to say that halo isn't a ****e game


  • #9
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    The man has got to you !!


  • #10
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    BloodSugarSex wrote: »
    although i hate microsoft since they released vista i have to say that halo isn't a ****e game

    I wouldn't say it was a terrible game, but the fact that it takes high end hardware to run a game that is and looks several years old, not to mention the Vista requirement for online and even official SP play, is an absolute joke.


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