Age of Conan

ok well i just ordered a 512mb 8600 ---> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130290

i just wanted to know if this was a bad decision or not, since everyone seems to be talking about getting one of the 8800 series cards for good performance for a low price. any help is appreciated.

yes the 8800 tend to be better cards but dont underestimate 8600 i have 8600gts and i can run crysis on high settings with good fps graphics cards do play a part in performance but a lot of most current games are more prosesser or ram dependant.You should be fine with the card you linked but rearly all comes down to what you can affored.

8800 pisses all over the 8600 sorry to say..

well depends if its GT GTS or GTX etc etc but, 8800GTS+ will generally rape the 8600 series

The 8800GT is much faster that the 8600, for not much more money. I would cancel the 8600 order, and get an 8800. You won't be disappointed.

Originally posted by LethalBurst

The 8800GT is much faster that the 8600, for not much more money. I would cancel the 8600 order, and get an 8800. You won't be disappointed.

I've heard the same. That even the 7950 is faster than the 8600, and the 8800 is faster than both. I personally have a 8800 in my laptop.

Originally posted by mentalynuts

yes the 8800 tend to be better cards but dont underestimate 8600 i have 8600gts and i can run crysis on high settings with good fps graphics cards do play a part in performance but a lot of most current games are more prosesser or ram dependant.You should be fine with the card you linked but rearly all comes down to what you can affored.

Out of curiosity what is your processor and how much RAM do you have?

http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html

Please note the diff in memory bandwidth and Texture fill rate. a geforce 8800 is about 50 percent faster than any 8600 equivalent if you get a half giga 8600.

Don't let them get you down, I have a OC'd 8600GTS 512, and I can run it just fine with high settings.  The difference between an OC 8600GTS and a standard 8800GT are minimal.  Not to mention if you grab a BFG 8600GTS OC, you have a lifetime warranty on it.

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Well my pc is old...which is why im upgrading it in steps.

pentium D 2.8ghz (x2)

2gig ram

and by 2moro 512mb geforce 8600gt

and on that list of vid cards there was no 512mb 8600gt? im pretty noob with tech stuff so i dont really know how much that memory helps.