8600GTS 512, 8800GTS 320 or HD3850 512?

goodluck · 2 Weeks Ago

hi all. i wonder which card is best choice for quality and price? 8600GTS 512MB, 8800GTS 320MB or HD3850 512MB?

makotech222 · 2 Weeks Ago

dont get the 8600gts, thats all i can say. whats your price range?

goodluck · 2 Weeks Ago

~$100-$160. more please?

tiki · 2 Weeks Ago

8800GT is around 170 bucks on newegg with a mail-in rebate!

runawayprisoner · 2 Weeks Ago

8800GTS is also around $170 with MIR.
If you don't like MIR, get a 9600GT. Better than everything you listed.

PCXL-Fan · 2 Weeks Ago

If your planning to do any emulation, pick an nvidia card over ati which has pretty poor OpenGL drivers.

As for those 2 cards the 8600gt gains zero (0) performance advantage of having 512mb of ram vs 256mb ram, since it only has a 128bit memory bus which prevents it from taking advantage of the extra 256mb they sometimes add to the card. All the reviews confirm this, and its mearly done as a marketing ploy since the ram used on the 8600 is relatively cheap yet can impress consumers into buying a product.

Definitely get the 8800GTS 320mb, but if possible see if you can get a 9600GT 512mb which is maybe $10 more than the top of your price range.

goodluck · 2 Weeks Ago

thank

cottonvibes · 2 Weeks Ago

get the 9600GT!

Elite Knight · 2 Weeks Ago

I dont get new cards into a few mouths at least but give it a try. 9600GT

|*M*| · 2 Weeks Ago

What sort of res are you planning to run your games at? I had an 8600gt which was fine till I got a 22", the 8600 just couldnt pump out the frames @1680*1050 so i got an 8800gt

Memulator91k · 2 Weeks Ago

Maybe a little oftopic: but does anyone know how good the new 9600 GSO performs. I heard it was a re branded cheaper 8800GS.

StriderVM · 2 Weeks Ago

The 8800GS performs similar to the Radeon 3850. So for me I'd blindfold myself and choose randomly. :P

As for the OP's question, even the Radeon 3850 256MB will outrun both of the video cards you mention (GeForce 8600GTS and 8800GTS 320MB), except on really high resolutions, but then, they're gonna be so slow such such resolutions I think it's irrelevant.

Mako Eyes · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCXL-Fan

If your planning to do any emulation, pick an nvidia card over ati which has pretty poor OpenGL drivers.

As for those 2 cards the 8600gt gains zero (0) performance advantage of having 512mb of ram vs 256mb ram, since it only has a 128bit memory bus which prevents it from taking advantage of the extra 256mb they sometimes add to the card. All the reviews confirm this, and its mearly done as a marketing ploy since the ram used on the 8600 is relatively cheap yet can impress consumers into buying a product.

Definitely get the 8800GTS 320mb, but if possible see if you can get a 9600GT 512mb which is maybe $10 more than the top of your price range.

ARRG, are you serious!? I just ordered a 512MB 8600 GT last week (only $100 Canadian with MIR). It'll probably be here before Friday.

Balls. None of the reviews I saw said anything about that.

runawayprisoner · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mako Eyes

ARRG, are you serious!? I just ordered a 512MB 8600 GT last week (only $100 Canadian with MIR). It'll probably be here before Friday.

Balls. None of the reviews I saw said anything about that.

He could not be more truthful (and of course, professional, yet only some of us see that for real. Hey, truthfully and honestly, man) than how he was. The way I see it, 9600GT or bust. You can have a 9600GT for as low as $120 now.

Mako Eyes · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

He could not be more truthful (and of course, professional, yet only some of us see that for real. Hey, truthfully and honestly, man) than how he was. The way I see it, 9600GT or bust. You can have a 9600GT for as low as $120 now.

Not at my supplier. The 8600 GT I listed was the highest thing I could get with my budget.

runawayprisoner · 2 Weeks Ago

Too bad, I guess. They offer MIRs for US but not for Canada, it seems.

deamonhunter · 2 Weeks Ago

I had the same dilemma when I bought my card
go with the 8800 gts it performs better than 3870 512
plus nvidia has better drivers for vista and better compatibility with emulators AFAIK

my reference was the Toms hardware vga charts they are gone now (the interactive ones)
but still check them out

PCXL-Fan · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mako Eyes

Not at my supplier. The 8600 GT I listed was the highest thing I could get with my budget.

Never buy from Tiger direct again. They often times have horrible prices.

Instead buy from NCIX.com - Canada's Premier Computer Store - Great Technology, Service and Selection., thats where me and pretty much all 'in the know' tech people do their shopping.

Now we just need to wait for newegg to start shipping to canada (sans custom fees).

Quote:

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

Too bad, I guess. They offer MIRs for US but not for Canada, it seems.

No, its just I guess tigerdirect sucks. They are everywhere when you look on NCIX.com, many many popular products such as videocards, monitors, hdds, etc have MIRs.

@Makoeyes
I saw just a little while ago a superclocked BFG 8600gt 256mb 1600mhz ddr3 for $69 after a $30MIR on NCIX about a month ago.

Just sign up in their online email flyer, to get all there great sales. Then do your shopping at BOTH Tigerdirect and NCIX, since 15% of the time Tigerdirect still might have a better deal on the same product (usually not though).

Darkplayer · 1 Week Ago

WTF!?? Are you guys retarded!?

The 9600GT is ****! Get a 8800GT witch performs better!

skoreanime · 1 Week Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkplayer

WTF!?? Are you guys retarded!?

The 9600GT is ****! Get a 8800GT witch performs better!

And then you can learn to read. He has a price range he stated.

2 Weeks Ago	#1 (permalink)
goodluck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cambodia Posts: 120	8600GTS 512, 8800GTS 320 or HD3850 512? hi all. i wonder which card is best choice for quality and price? 8600GTS 512MB, 8800GTS 320MB or HD3850 512MB? __________________ CPU Intel IV 3.2Ghz Display Card Geforce 5200 FX RAM 512MB HDD 120GB

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makotech222 BboY-NanO Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 983	dont get the 8600gts, thats all i can say. whats your price range? __________________ Dance to express, not impress. [Windows Vista Ultimate x64][Intel E8400@3.8ghz] [DDR2 4gb] [Nvidia Geforce 9800 GTX] [Creative Soundblaster] [Corsair 550w]

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goodluck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cambodia Posts: 120	~$100-$160. more please? __________________ CPU Intel IV 3.2Ghz Display Card Geforce 5200 FX RAM 512MB HDD 120GB

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tiki yea sioux sioux Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Dakota Posts: 79	8800GT is around 170 bucks on newegg with a mail-in rebate! __________________ Processor: Pentium 4 530 w/HT @ 3.0ghz RAM: 2 x 512 mb PC-3200 DDR400 Video Card: nVidia GeForce 6800 256mb @ 325 mhz/300 mhz Hard Drive: 250GB Western Digital 8mb cache Sound: Creative SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit Internal w/ 5.1 Logitech z-5500's I just bought a new macbook also!

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runawayprisoner President Emo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 2,789	8800GTS is also around $170 with MIR. If you don't like MIR, get a 9600GT. Better than everything you listed. __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701

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PCXL-Fan PCXL was a PC Magazine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada ──────────────── Achievement: His NGemu profile has more views than any other member... why? ....... HELL if I know Posts: 1,783	If your planning to do any emulation, pick an nvidia card over ati which has pretty poor OpenGL drivers. As for those 2 cards the 8600gt gains zero (0) performance advantage of having 512mb of ram vs 256mb ram, since it only has a 128bit memory bus which prevents it from taking advantage of the extra 256mb they sometimes add to the card. All the reviews confirm this, and its mearly done as a marketing ploy since the ram used on the 8600 is relatively cheap yet can impress consumers into buying a product. Definitely get the 8800GTS 320mb, but if possible see if you can get a 9600GT 512mb which is maybe $10 more than the top of your price range. __________________ E6600 Core 2 Duo Geforce 8800GTX @ Stock Speed. 1x 2.1GB HDD, 1x 1.4GB HDD Windows XP Pro Sp2. Sneak peak at the new pcsx3 ps3 emulator created by world famous programmer Raefraction leading a programming team consisting of Sonicfan123, hogonosama, Viperver1, V1ncent and me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2ZIeXOHdpE

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goodluck Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cambodia Posts: 120	thank __________________ CPU Intel IV 3.2Ghz Display Card Geforce 5200 FX RAM 512MB HDD 120GB

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StriderVM Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,395	The 8800GS performs similar to the Radeon 3850. So for me I'd blindfold myself and choose randomly. :P As for the OP's question, even the Radeon 3850 256MB will outrun both of the video cards you mention (GeForce 8600GTS and 8800GTS 320MB), except on really high resolutions, but then, they're gonna be so slow such such resolutions I think it's irrelevant. __________________ Current PC specs MSI K9VGM-V AMD Athlon64 X2 5600 OCed @ 3052Mhz (218x14) GeCube Radeon 3850 256MB gDDR3 OCed @ 740/1000 2x1024MB DDR2 667Mhz RAM (One PQI one Kingston.... O_o)

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runawayprisoner President Emo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 2,789	Too bad, I guess. They offer MIRs for US but not for Canada, it seems. __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701

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deamonhunter Big Bleach Fan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: syria Posts: 397	I had the same dilemma when I bought my card go with the 8800 gts it performs better than 3870 512 plus nvidia has better drivers for vista and better compatibility with emulators AFAIK my reference was the Toms hardware vga charts they are gone now (the interactive ones) but still check them out __________________ Intel C2D E6750\| Gigabyte GP31 DS3L \|2x1giga 800+ rams Nvidia XFX 8800 gts 320XXX\|320 gigs WD 16MB buffer SAtA\| creative Audigy 4 + a creative 5.1 speaker set 3dmark 2006 score 11743

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Darkplayer Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 158	WTF!?? Are you guys retarded!? The 9600GT is ****! Get a 8800GT witch performs better! __________________ E8400, Gigabyte GA-750SLI-DS4, 2x 2 GB Kingston Value RAM PC5300 [667 MHZ] Inno3D Geforce 8800GT, Windows XP Pro, WIndows Vista Ultimate Sign The Petition To Remake FF: http://www.petitiononline.com/ff7remke/petition.html _____________________________________________

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