8600gs vc 7600gs

jahogus · 18th Feb 2008, 03:43 AM

Hi all, I am looking for graphics card to upgrade from the crappy integrated graphics for some casual gaming and for around $60-70, these two cards are cheap buys. I was wondering if anyone think i should get one over the other or whether it would be worth it to get two and put it in Sli?

werty316 · 18th Feb 2008, 05:45 AM

If the both are priced the same, the 8600GS is the better choice.

Its not worth getting two for SLI.

jasperchc · 18th Feb 2008, 10:06 AM

86000gs is better than 7600gs, the numbers speak for itself

As for SLI, its not worth the little performance you gain at the cost of 2 cards. Its better to use that money to get a single superior card and you will certainly get more performance than applying SLI with 2 inferior cards.

goldfries · 19th Feb 2008, 03:46 PM

pointless to SLI low-mid range cards.

like say the HD3650 / 8600GT or anything else around or lesser than their performance. it's a waste of $$$ and power.

The_YongGrand · 19th Feb 2008, 07:05 PM

SLi-ing 2 low-end cards isn't going to help beat a better graphics card.

An 8800GT could have spanked two 2 8600GTs at the same time. Is it true?

rogue_tomato · 19th Feb 2008, 11:31 PM

I too recommend any 8600 card over a 7600 series card.

SLI will be a waste of time and money as well... but that's your call.

goldfries · 20th Feb 2008, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

An 8800GT could have spanked two 2 8600GTs at the same time. Is it true?

easily, without having to rely on game / driver support of SLI.

Adrian Wong · 20th Feb 2008, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

SLi-ing 2 low-end cards isn't going to help beat a better graphics card.

An 8800GT could have spanked two 2 8600GTs at the same time. Is it true?

Easy peasy lemon easy.

Take a look at our review. Take the BioShock results for example.

The GeForce 8800 GT is almost 2.5X faster than the GeForce 8600 GTS. So, there's no way two GeForce 8600 GTS or GeForce GT cards can even come close to beating a single GeForce 8800 GT.

rogue_tomato · 20th Feb 2008, 11:27 PM

The writing is on the wall (or the internet)

Mac Daddy · 21st Feb 2008, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

SLi-ing 2 low-end cards isn't going to help beat a better graphics card.

An 8800GT could have spanked two 2 8600GTs at the same time. Is it true?

Actually SLI on any NV card isn't going to do much check the scores on Crysis for FPS. One 8800 Ultra is faster than 3 in SLI

A brief look at three-way SLI - The Tech Report - Page 7

Is it really worth the cost of 3 cards vs 1 ?

Full Article:
A brief look at three-way SLI - The Tech Report - Page 1

18th Feb 2008, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
jahogus Newbie Join Date: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	8600gs vc 7600gs Hi all, I am looking for graphics card to upgrade from the crappy integrated graphics for some casual gaming and for around $60-70, these two cards are cheap buys. I was wondering if anyone think i should get one over the other or whether it would be worth it to get two and put it in Sli?

18th Feb 2008, 05:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
werty316 Active Join Date: 3 Mar 2005 Posts: 642 Reputation: 138 Rep Power: 5	If the both are priced the same, the 8600GS is the better choice. Its not worth getting two for SLI. __________________ Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!

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jasperchc Active Join Date: 25 Aug 2005 Location: Kuching, MY Posts: 542 Reputation: 48 Rep Power: 4	86000gs is better than 7600gs, the numbers speak for itself As for SLI, its not worth the little performance you gain at the cost of 2 cards. Its better to use that money to get a single superior card and you will certainly get more performance than applying SLI with 2 inferior cards. __________________ "There is nothing to fear but fear itself" (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

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goldfries More Than Meets The Eye Join Date: 22 Jan 2003 Location: KL/PJ Malaysia Posts: 7,877 Reputation: 539 Rep Power: 18	pointless to SLI low-mid range cards. like say the HD3650 / 8600GT or anything else around or lesser than their performance. it's a waste of $$$ and power. __________________ no computer specs \| no photography gear list \| no userbars \| no quotes

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rogue_tomato Getting there Join Date: 1 May 2006 Posts: 154 Reputation: 15 Rep Power: 3	I too recommend any 8600 card over a 7600 series card. SLI will be a waste of time and money as well... but that's your call.

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