Urgent Advice Needed: Buying 8600GTS

[movies]

hi,
my friend is selling his 8600 gts for 150$ , please advice whether it is worth buying it or not..
awaiting reply..
thank you..

 

[Martimus]

No. You can buy a new one for that price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...on=8600+gts+&x=17&y=29

Beyond that, it is only $20 less than a HD3850 which is better in every way to a 8600 GTS. The HD 3850 has better HTPC and Gaming capabilities, so it really seems like a bad deal to me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...=0&Description=HD+3850

 

[happy medium]

Worth 115.00$. A 3850/8800gt 256 mb are only 25$ more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814161211

Heres a new 8600gts for 150.00$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814121069

So a used 8600gts =115.00$, buy i'd but the 3850 for 174$

 

[sutahz]

8600's are aweful, spend $80 more (230) and get yourself a much better card.
Cheapest pricegrabber price for a 8600GTS an evga for $140.
evga 8800GT 256MB $230
sapphire HD3850 $170
sapphire HD3870 $235
x1950 pro $100-150

 

[imported_Scoop]

That card isn't worth existing.. still it does in this ugly world.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: Scoop
That card isn't worth existing.. still it does in this ugly world.

Its on par with a 1950 pro (plus directx 10) if you can nab it for less than 120 go for it.

 

[dileepsv]

Originally posted by: happy medium

Originally posted by: Scoop
That card isn't worth existing.. still it does in this ugly world.

Its on par with a 1950 pro (plus directx 10) if you can nab it for less than 120 go for it.

hehe...i agree..if u cannot afford 80 more bux on video card..this is ur best choice.

 

[Munky]

I wouldn't pay anything over $90 for a used 8600gts. You can get a used 1950xt for a little over $100, which would smoke the former card, and for $170 you can get a new 3850, which is about 2x as fast.

 

[VooDooAddict]

Unsure what monitor / rez you are running. Also unsure what quality settings you like to use.

If you are running a 1280x1024 (or less) monitor then it's a fine used buy for $100-$120. If your monitor Rez is higher. Say 1680x1050 or higher ... you'd want to evaluate based on the games you play. But generally for a 1680x1050 or higher I recommend a 3850, 3870, or 8800 series.

Again though I don't know what you play or the quality settings you like, so I don't know if you can "get away" with the 8600GTS.