Author Topic: nVidia GeForce 8600 GT (Read 336 times)

Larry · « **on:** October 24, 2007, 11:56:31 PM »

I was looking to buy one of these and found one one on ebay for a "Buy it now" price of $108. Problem is that I was told by someone that because it only has a "memory bus" of 128-bit its not worth it. I only have about a day and a half to deside to buy it or not and would like to know from some of you who know what all these specs mean.

Product Inno3D Geforce 8600 GT
Chipset Geforce 8600 GT
Memory 512MB GDDR2
Core Frequency 540MHz
Memory Frequency 1000MHz
RAMDAC 400MHZ
Interface PCI-Express
Memory Bus 128-bit
Stream Processors 32
Max. Resolution 2560 x 1600
SLI Ready Yes
Output 1. DVI
2. S video
Warranty 2 years by manufacturer

Fulmar · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2007, 12:48:38 AM »

I highly do not recommend any dx10 card that is sub $250. The $100 versions will not play dx10 games very well. If you're going to play dx8 and dx9 games 90% of the time (like AH), stick with a 7xxx series card. For Nvidia, the cheapest card I can recommend is the 8800 GTS 320mb version (about $260, cheapest).

Don't be mislead by the '8600'. A 8600 is not like a 7600 in the 7xxx series.

Larry · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2007, 12:55:58 AM »

So what do you recommend? I heard a 7950 was good but I was also looking at a 76 or 7800. Right now I have a 6200. Im upgrading my computer Iv already got a new hard drive and anouther GB of RAM. Its just I dont know what the best videocard to get. The only game that I really play is AH so I need one that can run it with good quality.

NOT · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2007, 08:49:31 AM »

i have a 7600gs in one comp, and a 7900gtx in another. both run AH well. of course the 7900 does it a lot better. with the 7600 i run 512 textures, the 7900 runs 1024 with the hi-res pack. just depends on what you want to spend. i do agree with Fulmar though, if your going to get an 8xxx series card, go 8800.

NOT

Larry · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2007, 02:57:10 PM »

Ok how about this:

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Additional specifications:

Interface
Interface AGP 4X/8X
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 7800GS
Core clock 400MHz (vs. 375MHz standard)
PixelPipelines 16
Memory
Memory Clock 1250MHz (vs.1200MHz standard)
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 9
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
D-SUB 1
DVI 1
TV-Out S-Video Out
VIVO No
General
Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2048 x 1536
Cooler With Fan