Budget buying 9600gt or 8800gt

[ohiou_grad_06]

Or hold out because I think Nvidia is supposed to be releasing the 9600 gso. If you don't know what that is, from what I read it's really the 8800 gs rebranded into the 9000 series line. But I think they are releasing a 768 mb version. So if for the price of a 9600gt you could get a superclocked 9600 gso with more video ram, that might be the ticket for someone on a budget. Especially if it really is the same core and chip as the 8800gs.

 

[dragas89]

Any idea when the 9600gso comes out. And what is the position of the 8800gs vs 9600gt in terms of dx10?Here is another link to a 9600gt I found http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127355

 

[franchise]

One argument for the 9600 is that if you have an SLI mobo, you'll probably be able to grab up a second one cheap later on, they tend to discontinue older models fairly quickly, I'm hoping I can afford to buy another cheap 8800gt before they vanish

 

[gomerpile]

Also on the side note if someone does upgrade to 9600 the answers and solutions to some motherboard faq's for black screen, shutdown on games stuff like that is getting a pcix version 2 solves the problem

 

[dragas89]

Do the 8800gs SLi well or is there no point for 2 of them?

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

They can sli I think but I don't know how 2 together would handle hi res.

 

[dragas89]

I most likeley will only do a 1440-900 max in the future, I don't plan on getting thing bigger then a 19inch screen.So high res isnt really a problem for me.

 

[mihirkula]

Why bother SLIing 8800gs... you can get a single much faster card for about the same price

 

[dragas89]

I think ill just get this and overclock it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130334, it is only 10 dollars more than the EVGA 8800gs superclocked

 

[marvelous211]

For that price you should get a 8800gt.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150252

Sure you have to wait on the rebate but it would be worth it.

 

[mihirkula]

^...brilliant deal. Very much worth it indeed!

 

[dragas89]

If I'm going to wait to get a rebate back, then I can also wait for the price to just drop. I only have 160 to spend on a video card, can't really save any more.I kinda wanted to use one of these by the weekend thats why I'm purchasing between the 9600gt, 8800gs and open box 8800gt.I found another open box that looks better.

Open Box-8800gt-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500023

And between these 9600gt.

EVGA 9600gthttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130334

MSI 9600gthttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127355

Any Ideas on these?

 

[marvelous211]

Heard Zotac warranty is very picky. I would stay away.

You might as well get the MSI 8800gt over Zotac.

 

[romulus47plus1]

I most likeley will only do a 1440-900 max in the future, I don't plan on getting thing bigger then a 19inch screen.So high res isnt really a problem for me.

8800GS do good at 1600x1200.
Better at 1440x900, at least for the newest games in the market.
Yeah, if you can afford an 8800GT I say go with it.

 

[romulus47plus1]

lack of AA in 1280x1024? How? 8800gs supports upto 16xAA.

LOL

 

[romulus47plus1]

One argument for the 9600 is that if you have an SLI mobo, you'll probably be able to grab up a second one cheap later on, they tend to discontinue older models fairly quickly, I'm hoping I can afford to buy another cheap 8800gt before they vanish

Good words

 

[dragas89]

Any one have any comments on this behemoth?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134040 thinking about this 9600gt for overclocking instead of the EVGA.
The EVGA, ECS are compared herehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2E16814134038,N82E16814130334,N82E16814134040

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

I've seen that and almost would consider taking a chance. But the only thing that scares me about that card is that at least in the past, ECS have been known for cheap parts, particularly mobos. Sometimes they didn't always have the best rep in my opinion. So you can go that route, it's up to you. Might have to get a special sli cable later though due to the massive size.

 

[dragas89]

Tweak town, wierd name, had given it a 9/10. Any one know of their rep?
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1322/1/page_1_introduction/index.html

 

[papabeartb]

http://en.expreview.com/2008/04/02/g80-vs-g92-hi-end-geforce-gfx-cards-round-up/?page=10
A 640mb g80 8800gts is considered equal performance to a 9600gt and 8800gs. 320mb model perform lower. But at that price, it's still excellent value. Just don't expect g92 8800gts performance.

http://en.expreview.com/2008/04/02/g80-vs-g92-hi-end-geforce-gfx-cards-round-up/?page=8
Full chart comparasion.

You might want to consider this g92 8800gts, at $169.99 after MIR, it's a bargain for the performance level. It's brand new plus 3 year warranty:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134037
It's half the price of 8800gtx for about the same performance, and priced slightly lower than g80 8800gts 640mb for much higher performance. Plus the dual slot stock cooler is just as good and better than some dual slot aftermarket coolers.