8500GT or 8600GT

[s18000rpm]

which one to buy?

budget = 7k.

is 8500GT worth it, i wud be playing games like "Test Drive Unlimited", CMR DiRT, & many FPS games, & i wud like to play all of them at atleast 1024x760 resolution


or shall i get 8600xx from USA? its gonna cost around US $150 (~6k)? i'm concerned about product quality (defects...), so thats why i prefer to get here in India itself.

= Sparkle gfx. card price list

8500gt= 6250 (gddr3)
8600gt= 9100 (gddr3)

[=CrAzYG33K=]

For the games you've mentioned , I don't believe the 8500GT would cut it..
Dude, when you're getting the 8600GT for arnd 6k form US, why wait?
(The 8500gt cost arnd 6k if bought in India...)
99% you won't have problems of defects if its box-packed...

[Who]

Don't buy from sparkle, there 8600 GT cards sucks too much get a XFX, galaxy, MSI (they pack supreme commander full version) game with there 8600 GT , but don't buy from sparkle.

[wizrulz]

s1800rpm...thnx for the query i was thinking to starts something on similar lines

Btw can u get one card from US for me...i can pay u in adv ....if ur getting it for urself...

[gxsaurav]

Get 8600 GT with 256 MB (any) RAM

[Sykora]

XFX 8600 GT(S) (I forgot which) costs 8290 at last check. Go for that one.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Huh?It is the first time I have seen 8500 with gddr3 memory!
Its ddr2 in xfx http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/...22#popupLarger
Leave the 8500 it is of no use to your games.

Also in xfx there are 2 8600 cards
http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/...ductId=1054324
It would be a bargain if you manage to get the "8600 xxx" card from US.It costs about 7000 there and is much more powerful than the other.

[ssk_the_gr8]

u should go for 8600gt if u want to play those games...
but my suggestion would be to wait for ati hd2600xt to come out..it will be here in july..then u can buy the best midrange card...& the prices will go down to

[Harvik780]

definetly go for XFX 8600GT XXX edition

[Choto Cheeta]

if one can afford, then i would vote for 8600 any day

[s18000rpm]

thanks guys.

getting from USA is best choice,(obviously), but i was afraid of the defect thingy (my frnds here @chennai freigthned me).

okay so i'll try to get it from USA, most probably thru courier

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@wizrulz, its no problem for me , i'll be in Chennai in month of "June" too.
if you've frnds here, you can tell them to collect it frm me. this'll be easier , cleaner & safer. or if no frnds here, tell me what i've to do (courier...)
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any particular brand/model/package (games) to look for?

XFX is a bit costly, i will be Overclocking the card on ASUS P5B m/b.

again thanks guys

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thnx arsenal, this is what i'm thinkin of getting

GeForce 8600GT 256MB DDR3 DUAL DVI XXX edition = ~Rs.6,728

Shader Clock:1355 MHz
Memory Clock:1.6 GHz
Dual Link DVI - Supporting digital output up to 2560x1600:
Dual
Clock rate:620 MHz
Chipset:GeForce 8600 GT
Memory: 256 MB
Bus TypeCI-E
Memory TypeDR3
Memory Bus:128 bit
Highlighted Features:SLI ready , Dual DVI Out , TV Out , RoHS , HDTV ready

[BBThumbHealer]

me too getting the 8600 GT from Canada..but one ques.. y won't the 8500 GT able to play TD Unlimited , NFS like games ?

[Shloeb]

8500GT has the performance equivalent to a 6600 gt

[BBThumbHealer]

Originally Posted by Shloeb

8500GT has the performance equivalent to a 6600 gt

but a graphics card is a graphics card..it adds to the display..i don't understand y won't it b able to run games ? n moreover..its a DX 10 GPU

[Who]

BlackBerry7100g

8500 GT will play ever game that has been realsed but you won't enjoy them, why ? because playing games at 640 x 480 low settings isn't a good way to enjoy them, so you should get a 8600 gt if you want to play the new games at some decent settings.

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Latest price in my city

8500GT - 5800
8600 GT - 8100

[s18000rpm]

^your city name?

[gxsaurav]

Nice prices, too bad it is not for AGP anymore . My current rig is more then enough for Vista & an AGP 8500GT is all I m looking for.

Don't wanan go to the ATI camp, but rumars are that the Radeon 2400 HD will release in AGP. Oh well....I don't game anymore so, even that will be good for Vista features & Full video decoding.

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

^your city name?

Oops!! LoL its Chandigarh bro

[BBThumbHealer]

guys..i m buying the 8600 GT but was just inquiring abt the 8500 GT to add to my knowledge that how does a low GPU affects the system ...

and @ sukhdeep ...which shop in Chandigarh and which market ? sec-17 ?..i m getting the 8600 GT for $200 from Canada ! its really cheap in chd.. ..

[gxsaurav]

Off topic

Yahoo! I got it....Sapphire Radeon 2400 HD Pro AGP.
Cheapest way to experience all features of Windows Vista, DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0 & full decoding of HD Videos upto 720p.

Warning : It is not meant for serious gaming. just kaam chalau. What do u expect from a 64bit memory interface.

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Originally Posted by BlackBerry7100g

and @ sukhdeep ...which shop in Chandigarh and which market ? sec-17 ?..i m getting the 8600 GT for $200 from Canada ! its really cheap in chd.. ..

NA....not Sector 17. Its is 8c. SCO 116- 117 Digitek Computers (Near THEKA Sharab DESI ). I think he is getting it from Delhi. Since he said...pay advacne and i will get you in two days. One member...whom i told this shop got 8500GT few days back aswell for 5800

[assasin]

i play all the latest games and try to play them at 1280*1024 resolution which is not always possible cuz of my 6600 LE.
so wat do u guys think that a 8600GT will suffice all my needs or sud i wait 4 2600XT.
BTW does anyone of u hav any links to 2600XT benchmarks?

[gxsaurav]

Right now the driver state of both NVIDIA & AMD for Vista is bad.

8600GT has an edge cos it runs cooler then 2600XT. You can check on anandtech benchmarks about which is better.

[Shloeb]

I think u ppl should wait for the ati cards to come out. As the prices will drop and we'll see how the ati performs. Just check on tomshardware.com

[gxsaurav]

We should indeed wait, ATI Radeon 2600 & 2400 series is made with 65 nm silicon process which results in low heat & TDP. Besides, ATI is coming in AGP too while nVidia is not. There are so many socket 939 motherboard out there with AGP 8X, they provide solid performance for there cost & can easily use some AGP DX 10 action.

However, here is the catch. Radeon 2400 series & GeForce 8500 Series isn't meant for gaming. It is meant for general purpose Vista usage. This is the reason it supports more features then 8800GTX/2900 HD.

It wouldn't be wrong to recomend these cards to anyone who wants to run a proper Vista based PC with less or no gaming & full WPF & Aero features which are not even tamed yet. Cos a Geforce 8500 GT & Radeon 2400 HD have more then double the performance of what Vista needs to stretch its legs.

[wizrulz]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

so which is card is equivalent o 8600GT in performance and/or price.....

it should be DX10 card......

[BBThumbHealer]

Originally Posted by sukhdeepsinghkohli

NA....not Sector 17. Its is 8c. SCO 116- 117 Digitek Computers (Near THEKA Sharab DESI ). I think he is getting it from Delhi. Since he said...pay advacne and i will get you in two days. One member...whom i told this shop got 8500GT few days back aswell for 5800

ok thnx..

hey man ...purchased the Biostar 8600 GT 256 MB DDR3 GPU...getting it on 1st June ...

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by BlackBerry7100g

ok thnx..

hey man ...purchased the Biostar 8600 GT 256 MB DDR3 GPU...getting it on 1st June ...

Congretulations dude, post some pics etc. Run Vista on it, along with lots of benchmarks


(The usual routine)

[BBThumbHealer]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

Congretulations dude, post some pics etc. Run Vista on it, along with lots of benchmarks
(The usual routine)

thnx..surely i'll post pics but on 2nd june but, already running Vista Ultimate..