8600GTS a good choice?

[Demoth]

More recent feedback is reporting this series is improving with drivers. The GDDR2 cards will still take an overclock too.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/...12/ASUS-EAH3650-TOP/p1

 

[lowrider69]

Originally posted by: Demoth
The 3650 is better-



http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814131084

I assume the AX3650 is the same deal as a regular 3650, specs look the same. Better than a 8600gts? No it's not, the 8600GTS is faster. If you want the worse card in that price range then a 3650 is it. The fact that the 3650 has 120 stream processing units as compared to the 8600gts 32 and is still slapped around by the 8600gts just adds insult to injury.

http://www.hothardware.com/art...nd_3450_Arrive/?page=3

 

[lowrider69]

Originally posted by: IL2SturmovikPilot

Originally posted by: Demoth
The 3650 is better-

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.p...article&item=985&num=4

and in your price range-

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814131084

Uh no,HD 3650 GDDR2 is worse than 8600GTS,only ones worth getting are the GDDR3.

Oh jeez, he linked to the ddr2(I guess that's the AX designation? That's even worse) model at Newegg with a link to benches comparing the 3650ddr3 model to the regular 8600gt not the gts. Keep in mind the gt and gts overclock well...but even at stock speeds it's a no brainer deciding between a 8600gts and a 3650. Obviously the 8800gt would be the way to go but he's limited with his funds which I can respect. Or if you're just a casual gamer it's fine.

 

[Demoth]

If he needs to stay within this price range, these 3650s are a good choice. They will greatly benefit from new drivers. It took the 8600 series several months to surpass the 7600 series. The 3650 series, even those with GDDR2, have more power, they just need driver optimization. Plus, you have the option of crossfire if you find another compatible card, even some from the 2XXX or future 4XXX gen. This means that if you ever spot a hot $25 deal on Ebay, it could very well be a viable upgrade.

 

[lowrider69]

Originally posted by: Demoth
If he needs to stay within this price range, these 3650s are a good choice. They will greatly benefit from new drivers. It took the 8600 series several months to surpass the 7600 series. The 3650 series, even those with GDDR2, have more power, they just need driver optimization. Plus, you have the option of crossfire if you find another compatible card, even some from the 2XXX or future 4XXX gen. This means that if you ever spot a hot $25 deal on Ebay, it could very well be a viable upgrade.

ok. There could be further optimization with Nvidia drivers for the 8600 series as well...they're pretty adept at optimizing their drivers for their cards well after they're out on the market. Or he can hope ATI does the same, not saying they won't. You can also run the 8600gts card in SLI...but that's neither here nor there, since he's on a budget..you might as well buy a 8800gt. But if he's buying now I would go for a 8600gts in his price range ..it's a better choice.

 

[j0j081]

yeah well I'm only using this 8600gt til I save up for a better card to go with my e6750, will probably get the 9600gt like it says in my sig. I'm sure I can get a decent amount on ebay for my old card. My only point was the 8600gt isn't bad if that's all you can get. I got it not knowing what to expect and have been pleasantly surprised. It tears games based on older engines like TF2.

 

[v8envy]

Or you could get one of the myriad 7600GTs for about the same level of performance as the 8600GT and still have 40 bucks of store credit left over for when you have the money for a real video card or other upgrade.

The 8600 is not a terrible entry level card, but at $100 it's about $40 overpriced.

 

[lowrider69]

Originally posted by: v8envy
Or you could get one of the myriad 7600GTs for about the same level of performance as the 8600GT and still have 40 bucks of store credit left over for when you have the money for a real video card or other upgrade.

The 8600 is not a terrible entry level card, but at $100 it's about $40 overpriced.

I had a 7600gt(AGP), the 8600gts is a good deal faster in all of my games. The 7600GT is much slower in newer games as well..i.e. Unreal 3 engine. 7600gt, UT3, World detail @ 1 1280x1024 20-40fps with the same c2d processor(Asrock board) as i'm using with the 8600gts. Look at my above post for my UT3 performance with the 8600gts.

 

[lowrider69]

Originally posted by: j0j081
yeah well I'm only using this 8600gt til I save up for a better card to go with my e6750, will probably get the 9600gt like it says in my sig. I'm sure I can get a decent amount on ebay for my old card. My only point was the 8600gt isn't bad if that's all you can get. I got it not knowing what to expect and have been pleasantly surprised. It tears games based on older engines like TF2.

It'll be fine.