Anyone running a 8600GT or HD 2600XT?

[Jules]

If so how are you liking it? What are your system specs and what games do you play?

 

[Jules]

no one on pc gaming has these?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Save your pennies and wait for the 8800GT to drop in price.

From the benchmarks, how well you like a 8600GT depends on what resolution you want to game at, and whether you're playing last year's games, this year's, or want to play next year's above 1024 x 768.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Save your pennies and wait for the 8800GT to drop in price.

From the benchmarks, how well you like a 8600GT depends on what resolution you want to game at, and whether you're playing last year's games, this year's, or want to play next year's above 1024 x 768.

Isn't there gonna be a 8800GT 256mb version coming out?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Supposedly, for around $200.

What resolution is your monitor? if it's 16x10 or lower it could be the perfect card for you.

 

[Jules]

1680 x 1050. Thing is im gonna have to buy a PSU also so im kinda think about just sticking with my ps3 at this point. Don't really wanna spend more then $170

 

[secretanchitman]

i have a 128MB 8600GTm (clocked it higher in windows using atitool). runs all my games fine (30fps at least) at 1440x900 on my macbook pro.

 

[Jules]

Im still stuck, not sure which to get. Ill probably be playing games at 1024x768

 

[shadowofthesun]

I've got a 8600M GT 512 DDR2, and it's pretty much perfect for my needs. Although, to be fair, one of my considerations was screen size (15.4" widescreen), and had I picked a desktop, the budget for my laptop could have easily landed me a 8800GT and a nice quad-core .

I play my games mostly high settings, with Crysis being the notable exception. Its decently fast, but not a screamer; the only way I can really describe it is "fast enough".

To answer the OP:

Setup:

C2D Merom T7100 1.8 Ghz on Santa Rosa
2GB DDR2-667 RAM in Dual-Channel
8600M GT 512 DDR2 (underclocked from reference clocks)
Vista Home Premium x64
Forceware 169.04

Copied from my post on the 8600 Go Thread:

HL2: Maxed settings, full HDR, 16x AF, 6x MSAA, 1280x800. FPS: 70-300 ~ish
HL2:Ep 1. Maxed Settings, Full HDR, 8x AF, 2x MSAA, 1280x800. FPS: 50-70 ~ish
TF2: Maxed Settings, full HDR, 2x AF and no AA, 1280x800 (Mostly because I am a FPS nut on MP games). FPS: 50-70~ish
ET:QW. Maxed Settings, 2x AA and 4x AF, 1280x800. FPS: 45-60+ if unlocked
Guild Wars: Maxed Settings, 4x AA and 8x AF, 1280x800. FPS: Solid 60
UT3: Detail Max except World Detail 4/5, 1024x768. FPS: 45-60+
Crysis DX9- All Med except texture detail high, 1024x768. FPS: 35-55
Crysis DX10- About half and half Med/Low. 1024x768. FPS: 35-50
Far Cry- Maxed out, 2xAA, 1280x800. FPS: 45-60 (?) (All I know is that this was very playable)
FEAR- As far as I could tell, ran well on max settings. Had weird driver issue where FPS tanked after 10 minutes of play, supposedly fixed now but uninstalled and too lazy to check.

 

[QueBert]

8600GT 256 here sys specs
C2D 6550 @ 3.2
2 gigs Crucial DDR2-800
XP Pro


games run sweet, just got done playing some Rainbow Six: Vegas. I have the resolution pumped up (not all the way) and the settings on high, runs wonderfully, and looks beautiful on my 22" CRT. I would recommend looking into the 8800gt, but if your budget is less the 8600 is nice. I picked mine up for umm $119 @ PCclub, think you can find them for about $110 online. The 2600 is no sloutch either, I know a lot of people really hate on the card, but it does a good job in current titles. Yeah, in Crysis it will probably have to have low settings but for the price either card would be gooood.

 

[andylawcc]

i do

8600GT,
AMD X2 4000+
17'' CRT

running most games at 1024x768 comfortably with all quality set to high but no AA. UT3 ran fine, so did TF2, Hellgate London, and even Crysis.

 

[Ichigo]

Why play in a non-widescreen aspect ratio, especially when you *have* a widescreen monitor?

 

[AzN]

I have 8600gts and play almost anything fine 1440x900 at max detail.

I think 1950gt is probably the better card at the price range. It will give you more fps than 8600gt.

 

[Fenixgoon]

in some instances the 2600XT > 8600GT, even GTS. can't go wrong with either card for $100. i'd probably go with a 2600XT silent. or wait for the 3850pro?

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
in some instances the 2600XT > 8600GT, even GTS. can't go wrong with either card for $100. i'd probably go with a 2600XT silent. or wait for the 3850pro?

That's the special word. It does perform great in quite a bit of titles but it also craws in others. COD4 for instance.

 

[CoffeeEater]

I have the eVGA 8600GT 256mb GDDR3. Got it for $90 after rebate from newegg.

Main two reasons I bought that card are price and my current power supply. I'm pretty sure my computer won't handle an 8800gt or better as it's rated around 310 watts. I'd need a new PS and then I'd need to spend $260+ on that card...not worth it for what I'm doing. I have an HP Pavilion m9000t, Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66Ghz, 3GB Ram, driving a 22" WS lcd via DVI. Vista is running at 1650x1080.

I'm running COD4 and multiplayer I'm getting around 70-80fps at the second highest widescreen setting...not sure what it is 1440x900 maybe?. I'll probably bump it up to 1650x1080 and see how that runs. Settings are medium to high I forget. No AA.