8600GT 512mb

Markius · Apr 11, 2008, 01:32 AM

hey guys i was just wondering peoples opinions on this card.
anyone that owns one or just knows a lot about video cards please feel free to post!

mkk · Apr 11, 2008, 02:29 AM

Planning to upgrade and if so from what? Generally they're nice at their price range especially with all the fanless models available. But if you play a lot of new games you would do well to consider a 9600GT(512MB) for a whole other level of performance. If it can fit into the budget.

Markius · Apr 11, 2008, 01:31 PM

well atm i have an athlon 2500+ and a 6600GT 128mb (AGP)

im getting a p4 3ghz and a 8600GT 512mb (PCI ecpress)

a friend is swapping the cpu mobo and vid card for my thermaltake case

the reason i ask about the card is so i know if i should bother saving for a better card or whatever

Markius · Apr 14, 2008, 03:56 AM

no opinions? comparisons anything?
ive been "out of the loop" so to speak for some time, the last video card i bought was the 6600GT and that was only because my 9800pro died and i wanted the cheapest card i could get with similar performance. so yeah, i havent been keeping track of the video card scene since the 9800pro was supreme (some time ago)

Apr 11, 2008, 01:32 AM	#1
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	8600GT 512mb hey guys i was just wondering peoples opinions on this card. anyone that owns one or just knows a lot about video cards please feel free to post! __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Apr 11, 2008, 01:31 PM	Thread Starter #3
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	well atm i have an athlon 2500+ and a 6600GT 128mb (AGP) im getting a p4 3ghz and a 8600GT 512mb (PCI ecpress) a friend is swapping the cpu mobo and vid card for my thermaltake case the reason i ask about the card is so i know if i should bother saving for a better card or whatever __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Apr 14, 2008, 03:56 AM	Thread Starter #4
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	no opinions? comparisons anything? ive been "out of the loop" so to speak for some time, the last video card i bought was the 6600GT and that was only because my 9800pro died and i wanted the cheapest card i could get with similar performance. so yeah, i havent been keeping track of the video card scene since the 9800pro was supreme (some time ago) __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Apr 11, 2008, 02:29 AM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,490 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Planning to upgrade and if so from what? Generally they're nice at their price range especially with all the fanless models available. But if you play a lot of new games you would do well to consider a 9600GT(512MB) for a whole other level of performance. If it can fit into the budget.