need help deciding!! 8600 or 8800?!

[phantom93]

i cant afford it so can u guys confirm if this 8600 is good?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130286

 

[BatCommander64]

If you were looking at getting an 8600GTS for 330$ at Newegg, why not an 8800GTS 640MB for the same price?

link:http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3296600&CatId=1558

 

[phantom93]

a 8600GTS for $330? wered u get that? and i would love to get a 640 but its just moneywise and that seems liek a good 8600GT, lil disappointed that its 32SP i mean WTF the 8800GTS is 96 there isnt any inbetween? like a 64 seriosuly gay. i might be able to get a 8800GT we well see at the end of the week

 

[BatCommander64]

I would definetly go for an 8800GT, but if you still want an 8800GTS, check on Tiger Direct, the 640MB version is always on sale for the same prioce as the 8600GTS you were looking at.

 

[phantom93]

no its not the 640 is #330 and the 8600GTS i was looking at is $199

 

[BatCommander64]

The 8600GTS isnt worth anything. It doesnt run any of the newer games well. I would try to get an 8800GT or wait for the 9XXX series

 

[phantom93]

im proably gona get the 86 but i might be able to get the 88 which im hoping for.

 

[sgtwally]

why bother with any 8600 cards period, if ur a gamer, and plan on buying any new games over the next year, an 8600 of any kind is a waste of money. go either 8800GT , GTX, or wait for a new gen card.
If this is a money realated issue, be patiant and save an added $100 or $200 to get a good card, It will be worth it in the long run.

 

[aevm]

One more vote for that. Hellgate London and Crysis already require an 8800-series card even for 1680x1050. Future games will probably want even more. Buying the 8600 cards is pointless.

 

[gwolfman]

As of yesterday, all you should consider the 8800GT that was just released.

 

[bfellow]

8800GT is the true mid-range card to get.

 

[cpburns]

btw, the 8600GTS and the 8800GTS by no means use the exact same GPU. the number of shaders is equivalent to how much it can do at once. 96 will blow away 32. 112 will be better than 96.

go for a 8800gt though. if you can wait and find a 256mb variant for 199 instead of the 270 they're charging for the 512, go for it. if you plan on 1600x1200 and up though, go for the 512mb card.

i'm just saying, if you need a cheap $200ish card, go 8800GT 256mb. if you can save up for the 512mb, get it.

 

[phantom93]

yeah im trying to find a way to get a 8800GT atm

 

[phantom93]

my 8800Gt is on its way! yay

 

[El_Hefe]

However, Don't do anything until Mon.
A new 8800GT is shipping then which will reshape prices quite a bit.
It's faster than either card you posted and will list less than the 8800GTS.

I'm picking up my 8800GT tomorrow!!

BFG, $220

 

[aevm]

Wow!!! Cheapest I've seen so far is $270. Where did you find it? And congratulations!

 

[El_Hefe]

I work at a *ahem* a "Big Box store" and that's the employee discount

I just installed it

 

[phantom93]

lucky!! im syil lwaitin, i think it will get here wednesday. UPS todl me Thurs but their usaly early. my friend thinks tues. lol cant wait. Crysis SP demo is SOOOO choppy with my 6200 (dur da dur i know) liek 15FPS in jungle 10FPS fighting and 50FPS when lookign at teh sky lol

EDIT: BTW thats iwht EVERYTHING on low. Res, textures, particles everything lol. My montier rusn at 1600.1200 optimal and i hear the 8800GT runs with everythign on high at 1600x1200 with 40FPS! in crysis! so im really hyped. Ill probably leave AA off. i dotn care abotu it and with it on 4x in cryisis at 1600x1200 with High settigns it gets 25-29FPS which I am sick of playng games with that FPS, i get that all the tiem with my 6200 so ill leave it off. except obviously on older games like BF2 and HL2 ill turn it on full WOOT!

 

[HyperBladeST]

as others said : 8800GT

 

[El_Hefe]

WOW

I was playing TF2 on med settings with my old card (8600GT 512mb) getting around 20 - 40 FPs, to around 80 - 100 on high settings!

temps no higher than 61 on the card

 

[paq7512]

Nice that is a great gpu.

 

[aevm]

lucky!! im syil lwaitin, i think it will get here wednesday. UPS todl me Thurs but their usaly early. my friend thinks tues. lol cant wait. Crysis SP demo is SOOOO choppy with my 6200 (dur da dur i know) liek 15FPS in jungle 10FPS fighting and 50FPS when lookign at teh sky lol

EDIT: BTW thats iwht EVERYTHING on low. Res, textures, particles everything lol. My montier rusn at 1600.1200 optimal and i hear the 8800GT runs with everythign on high at 1600x1200 with 40FPS! in crysis! so im really hyped. Ill probably leave AA off. i dotn care abotu it and with it on 4x in cryisis at 1600x1200 with High settigns it gets 25-29FPS which I am sick of playng games with that FPS, i get that all the tiem with my 6200 so ill leave it off. except obviously on older games like BF2 and HL2 ill turn it on full WOOT!

Well, I guess you've got your answer, 8800GT is the way to go. Now, mind if I hijack the thread? I have just finished Titan Quest and I'm looking for a new and cool game to get. I want something I can play without remembering 30 or 40 keys. How much trouble is it for a newbie to play Crysis?

 

[phantom93]

i have the demo even though the FPS using my current vcard sucks the keys are easy! you just have to make sure u study them for liek 2 min b4 u play it. But its simple after like a learnign curve of 5-10min im deffinitly gettin Crysis

 

[phantom93]

WOOT!!! MY CARD GONA GET HERE TOMAROW!!! YAY!!! im so excited

 

[pauldh]

Basicly ill get the 86 money wise if it answers yes to this question which i need ur help on. When Gears of War comes out for PC if i had the 8600 could i run it at 1600 x 1200 with med-high settings?

Not sure, but Based on how the 8800GTS 320MB does, I doubt the the 8600GTS will do 16x12 med/high.
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQxNiwzLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

I think ya made the right choice.