7950 GT or 8600 GTS

frosty satan · April 8th, 2007

hey does anyone know what would be better out of these

7950 GT $309
Computer Alliance

8600 GTS $319
Computer Alliance

Quakindude · April 8th, 2007

Welcome to the forums!

I would get the 8600GTS. I just can't see paying $300+ for a DX9 part right now. I've experienced a lot of issues with Nvidia drivers in Vista, but Vista is still quite young. As the OS matures, so will the drivers. You'll be kicking yourself square in the nutz if you buy a DX9 part now and 6 months later, want to use DX10 games in Vista and have to buy a new video card to do so.

That's my opinion on it.

**gvblake22** · April 8th, 2007

How about neither....
From the looks of this preview it seems as though the much more reasonably priced X1950Pro easily wins the performance crown over the 8600GTS. That is an incredibly inflated price for the 8600GTS (which is supposed to be priced near the $200 mark). If you're willing to drop $300 on a video card, get the 8800GTS.

Quakindude · April 8th, 2007

Psssst. Blake. He's in Australia.

frosty satan · April 8th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Quakindude

Welcome to the forums!

thanks!

also does it matter that the 8600 only has 128-bit bus memory?
how does bus memory affect games?

edit:oh yeah, im in australia :)
edit:is the 8800 GTS 320MB much of a step-up from the 8600 GTS?

Quakindude · April 8th, 2007

Here's my take on this.

The unified Shader architecture of the 8xxx series of GPU's can overcome the 256-bit interface of the 7950GT. From what I've read on the matter, the 8600GTS is a few FPS faster than a similarly equipped 7950GT. And it's DX10 capable.

The only thing that sucks about buying an 8xxx series card right now is that without any games that use DX10, there's no way to know how well these cards will perform under that work load.

What OS are you using?

frosty satan · April 8th, 2007

im using xp professional

Panda Man · April 8th, 2007

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Originally Posted by frosty satan

im using xp professional

Then go for the 8600GT. He asked b/c Vista is having some major issues with nVidia ATM.

(and he's a stalker :P )

Quakindude · April 8th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Panda Man

Then go for the 8600GT. He asked b/c Vista is having some major issues with nVidia ATM.

(and he's a stalker :P )

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Just when you think you're gonna impress a guest to the forums, Panda shows up and ruins the whole friggin thing.

For the prices that store is asking relative to the available GPU's, I think the 8600GTS would be your best bet right now.

frosty satan · April 8th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Panda Man

(and he's a stalker :P )

thanks for the info:dontknow:

April 8th, 2007	#1
frosty satan Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 146	7950 GT or 8600 GTS hey does anyone know what would be better out of these 7950 GT $309 Computer Alliance 8600 GTS $319 Computer Alliance

April 8th, 2007	#2
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,754 Blog Entries: 7	Re: 7950 GT or 8600 GTS Welcome to the forums! I would get the 8600GTS. I just can't see paying $300+ for a DX9 part right now. I've experienced a lot of issues with Nvidia drivers in Vista, but Vista is still quite young. As the OS matures, so will the drivers. You'll be kicking yourself square in the nutz if you buy a DX9 part now and 6 months later, want to use DX10 games in Vista and have to buy a new video card to do so. That's my opinion on it. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

April 8th, 2007	#3
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,411 Blog Entries: 1	Re: 7950 GT or 8600 GTS How about neither.... From the looks of this preview it seems as though the much more reasonably priced X1950Pro easily wins the performance crown over the 8600GTS. That is an incredibly inflated price for the 8600GTS (which is supposed to be priced near the $200 mark). If you're willing to drop $300 on a video card, get the 8800GTS.

April 8th, 2007	#4
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,754 Blog Entries: 7	Re: 7950 GT or 8600 GTS Psssst. Blake. He's in Australia. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

April 8th, 2007	#6
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,754 Blog Entries: 7	Re: 7950 GT or 8600 GTS Here's my take on this. The unified Shader architecture of the 8xxx series of GPU's can overcome the 256-bit interface of the 7950GT. From what I've read on the matter, the 8600GTS is a few FPS faster than a similarly equipped 7950GT. And it's DX10 capable. The only thing that sucks about buying an 8xxx series card right now is that without any games that use DX10, there's no way to know how well these cards will perform under that work load. What OS are you using? Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

April 8th, 2007	#7
frosty satan Peanut Butter Jelly Time! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 146	Re: 7950 GT or 8600 GTS im using xp professional

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