8600GT or 7800GTX !!!!

[swaroop123]

I will be buying a graphics card within a week.My budget is max 5k for the card.I was thinking about buying the 8600 GT because it is DirectX 10 and comes within my budget.But I heard that this is just an entry-level card and does not play games too well.Meanwhile a friend of mine has offered me his 7800GTX for a good 1000 bucks less.He has two 7800GTX and wants to sell off one.Now please tell me what to do.Will buying the 7800GTX at 4k be a good value 4 money?Or should I stick to 8600GT?I am not a hardcore gamer,but enjoy gaming now and then.I also like to check out new games released like the recent NFS Prostreet,Bioshock and Assassin's Creed.I also want to install Windows Vista Ultimate.I am waiting for your valuable suggestions.

[The Conqueror]

8600 GT would be the best choice and dump 7800 GTX..
u can play bioshock and prostreet at highest resolution,settings in DX10
however it can play assasins creed on med-high settings..

[ancientrites]

yeah and also atleast 1 gb ddr2 RAM for windows vista ultimate edition.

[topgear]

8600GT is better or even 9600 Gt .
For vista I think atleast 2GB Ram is the sweet spot

[Gigacore]

get 8600 GT dude

[MetalheadGautham]

get HD 36508)

[hellgate]

get the 8600GT and 2*1GB ram for Vista.

[ancientrites]

buy now swaroop must have got 8600 gt and enjoying assasins creed

[keith_j_snyder2]

8600GT better than 7800GTX