Best 8600gt for overclocking and warrenty. POLL

CatchPhrase

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Is msi good with warranties or should I go with someone else.
Is ati 2600xt better than an over clocked 8600gt?
Help!
 

BlueAcolyte

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... Lowest price and must be DDR3... I think that's the MSI OC for $105 at newegg.

MSI has a 5-year warranty or something, evga and xfx have lifetime warranties and cover OCing and heatsink changes.
 

sutahz

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Whats your biggest reason for going w/ a 8600 vs other cards (8800GT, HD3850 for example)?

Thats why I asked what his biggest reason was. If $100 is a hard limit, then its one of the best choices. If his biggest reason for wanting the 8600GT is because his 'pard suggested it, then maybe some other choices can be brought to his attention.
 

DSF

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MSI's warranty is 3 years starting from the date of manufacture, not the date of purchase.
http://www.msicomputer.com/support/sup_genwar.asp

XFX and EVGA have lifetime warranties.

As sutahz said, are you sure the 8600GT is the right card for the job? (I say that not because everyone needs an 8800GT, but some people do, whereas some people need even less than an 8600GT.)
 

Zap

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Originally posted by: CatchPhrase
Is ati 2600xt better than an over clocked 8600gt?

Regarding all the "why 8600GT and not something better" I say... why not? Maybe the guy will be running 1024x768 on a CRT, or only plays DotA, or has a hard $100 limit. That's like telling someone "don't buy a Mustang GT because it sucks, the Viper or 'Vette is much faster."

Regarding the 2600XT, there are TWO general types available. If you look closely at the pictures some of the cards are much longer than the others. Those have GDDR4 clocked at over 2GHz while the shorter cards have GDDR3 clocked lower. The cards with higher clocked RAM will probably be faster overall than the 8600GT.

You may also want to keep in mind other aspects of the card, such as cooling. Some cards exhaust air out the back for best cooling. Some are passive for silent computing. Some are "normal" single slot if you don't have the space for the other two kinds.
 

j0j081

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look up the one in my sig on newegg. those clocks are stock so it's basically as fast as an 8600gts but will run with any power supply. UT3 runs pretty well on it and I've ready COD4 does as well, but the MAX res you this card will keep things playable at is 1280x1024/1440x900. That is the key. I am only using it til I save up for an 8800 because my lcd is 1680x1050 native but if your native is any lower than that an 8600 might do the trick depending on what games you want to play.

oh yeah and just for the record this card kills my old 7800gs agp which kinda surpised me.
 

v8envy

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Then consider this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130062

The performance difference of an 8600 GT won't be large, and you'll save another $30 to put towards a capable card in the future. Also, remember that when talking entry-level GPUs a 10% difference is going to boil down to 1-2 frames per second when it matters. So it's not worth stressing about which card is the cream of the bottom of the barrel, just buy the cheapest one.
 

AzN

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Originally posted by: v8envy
Then consider this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130062

The performance difference of an 8600 GT won't be large, and you'll save another $30 to put towards a capable card in the future. Also, remember that when talking entry-level GPUs a 10% difference is going to boil down to 1-2 frames per second when it matters. So it's not worth stressing about which card is the cream of the bottom of the barrel, just buy the cheapest one.

Not much in price difference and you would be getting double the frame rates of 7600gt in games based on Unreal Engines and the likes of COD4.

7 series are obsolete to be buying now.
 

AzN

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You should just get the cheapest 8600gt with decent warranty and overclock. These OC versions aren't anything special but bios programmed to run at those speeds.

But that EVGA looks good and good price too.

You should also think about getting $50 more and get a 2900pro or 3850. It would be twice as fast as 8600gt.