2600HD pro Vs Club 8600GT

shavermcspud · Feb 5, 2009, 01:27 PM

hi everybody

ive built a media centre pc and have a choice of two cards
a 256Mb GDDR3 HD2600Pro or a club 512Mb 8600GT, its purely for videos and hd content which is the better choice, both are hdcp and pci-e x16

Bolletje · Feb 6, 2009, 04:08 PM

Does the 8600GT has GDDR2 or 3?

Can you post the specifications of both cards?

In my opinion a passive cooled card is ideal for a HTPC.

procupine14 · Feb 20, 2009, 10:36 PM

yeah specs would be very helpful. I would go with a really quiet card. My ATi 4550 isn't fanless but the fan is speed limited in catalyst. So, overall whatever can actually do the job the quietest

Feb 5, 2009, 01:27 PM	#1
shavermcspud DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	2600HD pro Vs Club 8600GT hi everybody ive built a media centre pc and have a choice of two cards a 256Mb GDDR3 HD2600Pro or a club 512Mb 8600GT, its purely for videos and hd content which is the better choice, both are hdcp and pci-e x16

Feb 6, 2009, 04:08 PM	#2
Bolletje HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,224 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Re: 2600HD pro Vs Club 8600GT Does the 8600GT has GDDR2 or 3? Can you post the specifications of both cards? In my opinion a passive cooled card is ideal for a HTPC.

Feb 20, 2009, 10:36 PM	#3
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	Re: 2600HD pro Vs Club 8600GT yeah specs would be very helpful. I would go with a really quiet card. My ATi 4550 isn't fanless but the fan is speed limited in catalyst. So, overall whatever can actually do the job the quietest __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU