8600GT or not

PowerSlide · 25th May 2007, 04:02 AM

to buy or not to buy

can get around RM480 for a galaxy 8600GT

worth the buy?

peaz · 25th May 2007, 07:46 AM

8800GTS la

The_YongGrand · 25th May 2007, 08:45 AM

7900GS is also getting cheaper.

In benchmarks, 8600GT and 7900GS are close, but the 8600GT has DirectX 10 support and some more of those new features.

Adrian Wong · 25th May 2007, 10:18 AM

IMHO, at this moment, either go for a 7900/7950-series card, or go straight for an 8800 GTS 320MB.

Chai · 25th May 2007, 11:26 AM

8600GTS isn't exactly very expensive now. I would go for 8600GTS if you are looking at 7900GS equivalent.

PowerSlide · 25th May 2007, 05:18 PM

im not paying dat much actually..so no 8600gts for me

does getting a dx10 card now worth it?

im using 7300GT now..to be honest its fine since im not a heavy gamer but u noe tempted by the price of 8600GT which is affordable to me

aKho · 25th May 2007, 08:32 PM

my graphic card dieded. so i got a 7300GT card too..

Chai · 25th May 2007, 09:32 PM

What's your graphics requirement? What resolution do you play at?

PowerSlide · 26th May 2007, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

What's your graphics requirement? What resolution do you play at?

hmm..put it in this way..company of heroes in mid-high setting on 1280*1024

will ATI HD2600 worth the wait or get myself a 8600GT? both aso 128bit card which is rather poor..

Chai · 26th May 2007, 08:41 AM

the memory interface is not that important anymore. Despite the 128bit memory, they are much faster than a 9800 Pro. Faster memory chips are used to compensate the smaller memory interface.

25th May 2007, 04:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,870 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	8600GTS isn't exactly very expensive now. I would go for 8600GTS if you are looking at 7900GS equivalent. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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PowerSlide Super Active Join Date: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 1,433 Reputation: 871 Rep Power: 15	im not paying dat much actually..so no 8600gts for me does getting a dx10 card now worth it? im using 7300GT now..to be honest its fine since im not a heavy gamer but u noe tempted by the price of 8600GT which is affordable to me

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Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,870 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	What's your graphics requirement? What resolution do you play at? __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

26th May 2007, 08:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,870 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	the memory interface is not that important anymore. Despite the 128bit memory, they are much faster than a 9800 Pro. Faster memory chips are used to compensate the smaller memory interface. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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