In Stock: 256MB GeForce 8600 GT and 8600 GTS cards

[Terabyte]

Hope the XXX comes with XXX Haha...I still want the 8800 7XX MB, but no $

 

[BIGFOOTPI]

If one is serious about eye candy and hi-res gaming I think one would be doing themselves an injustice to get a 256mb card these days... so just get TWO of them for SLI
I personally am waiting to see more specs and availability at more places (newegg) and ATI's cards before serious consideration, but not looking too bad for initial release prices...

 

[Synomenon]

Don't some of the companies like eVGA sometimes go beyond the reference design and add more memory?

 

[splat00n]

yeah 8600 might be faster then the x1900pro I think it is faster then the 7900gt

 

[blckgrffn]

8600 GT xxx looks like the most solid buy right now - likely the core will hit GTS speeds. I would think that a 1.6ghz memory speed would be good for some AA/AF @ 1280*1024.

Nat

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Also worth noting:
MSI NX8500GT-T2D256E GeForce 8500 GT 256MB PCI Express
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=327726

 

[blckgrffn]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Also worth noting:
MSI NX8500GT-T2D256E GeForce 8500 GT 256MB PCI Express
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=327726

That should also work for many people, 8 ROPS and 400 mhz (?) core clock with decent memory bandwidth should land it around the 6600GT/7600GS performance level with all the HD goodies.

Nat

 

[nefariouscaine]

looking at the anandtech once over of the cards (8600gts and gt) i'm gonna hold off - granted i'm working with a 7900gto oc'd to gtx speeds but even going to a 8800gts isn't worth it for me - just yet

i wanna see what amd/ati comes out with but i've been with nvidia for a little while now and they've treated me fairly well

by the looks of the once over - new games that are using shaders and are not texture based are where these gpu's shine - only time will tell

 

[blckgrffn]

Originally posted by: nefariouscaine
looking at the anandtech once over of the cards (8600gts and gt) i'm gonna hold off - granted i'm working with a 7900gto oc'd to gtx speeds but even going to a 8800gts isn't worth it for me - just yet

i wanna see what amd/ati comes out with but i've been with nvidia for a little while now and they've treated me fairly well

by the looks of the once over - new games that are using shaders and are not texture based are where these gpu's shine - only time will tell

Have to love those GTO's

Nat

*I also think the MSI GTS is another good value up there if you really have been waiting for DX10. I wonder how well these cards do in SLI? I haven't seen that in a review yet...

 

[compwarez]

i just bought xfx 8600gt on zzf. i mainly use it for htpc.

 

[trake1]

For $239 AR and free shipping, the PNY 8800GTS 320 seems a better bang for the buck, then any 8600GTS offering. 50%-100% better performance.

PNY 8800GTS 320Mb 229 A/R +free ship @ buy.com

I do not know how the 8800GTS compares to the 8600GTS with fan noise.

And I guess the power supply requirements are greater for the 8800GTS then the 8600GTS.

But for those wanting good graphics, and with a decent power supply, the 8800GTS seems great.

 

[dtanderson]

Originally posted by: wazzledoozle
Wheres the reviews? Official ones...

Review: Affordable DX10: GeForce 8600 GTS and 8600 GT

Another Review

 

[brownzilla786]

What is the watt usage of the 8800gts? If I have to buy a new power supply I'll just go with the 8600gt

 

[trake1]

"For the 8800GTS, NVIDIA recommends a power supply that gives 28Amps on the 12V rails, shared amongst all the computer's equipment."

But on user wrote, "One 18amp line with no lockups, no slowdowns, no anything. The reccomended specs are overkill to say the least."

I have no idea what that means, but I pass it along.

 

[Smartazz]

That last 8600GTS is pretty expensive isn't it? I think that the 8800GTS 320MB is in that range.

 

[yh125d]

Here's the 8600's from newegg, you can't specify nvidia 8-series, you have to specify stuff like 256mb, ddr3, 128bit, and dx10 to show them, but here they are.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi...+1068409614+1068625271&name=DirectX+10

 

[inthell]

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: Terabyte
Better than a X1950 pro?

Performance-wise? Not likely. But feature-wise, well, it does support DX10.

and less power needed

 

[blckgrffn]

Originally posted by: trake1
"For the 8800GTS, NVIDIA recommends a power supply that gives 28Amps on the 12V rails, shared amongst all the computer's equipment."

But on user wrote, "One 18amp line with no lockups, no slowdowns, no anything. The reccomended specs are overkill to say the least."

I have no idea what that means, but I pass it along.

It'll be more interesting for that guy a couple months down the road

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: blckgrffn

Originally posted by: trake1
"For the 8800GTS, NVIDIA recommends a power supply that gives 28Amps on the 12V rails, shared amongst all the computer's equipment."

But on user wrote, "One 18amp line with no lockups, no slowdowns, no anything. The reccomended specs are overkill to say the least."

I have no idea what that means, but I pass it along.

It'll be more interesting for that guy a couple months down the road

A friend of mine tried it and his system has been running fine since the 8800GTS came out. He also ran a 7800GT off of a small 300 watt power supply for about a year, so IDK what this could mean.

 

[f4phantom2500]

Originally posted by: Raider1284
this is the card that every oem is going to put in their comp who want to have a "dedicated video card". It's cheap, powerful enough, and has DX10 capabilities. This is not for the gamer, it is for the casual user that wants a dx10 capable card for vista.

actually, those would be the 8400 and 8300's. from what i read they'll be available only to oem's for that exact purpose.

 

[GTOnizuka]

Originally posted by: inthell

Originally posted by: bamacre

Originally posted by: Terabyte
Better than a X1950 pro?

Performance-wise? Not likely. But feature-wise, well, it does support DX10.

and less power needed

I think this is imporant point to make because not all of us have the PSU capable of running a x1950pro, which apparently can be very power hungry.

 

[ProsperoLT]

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