Whats better for me?

[Guest]

Ok, whats better? A re-certified X850XT, or a new 7600GT? The X850XT is only $92 and the cheapest GT is $125. Which should I go for?

 

[prozac26]

I would go for the 7600GT in the first place. Not to mention the X850XT is used.

Go for the 7600GT, similar, sometimes better performance, little less heat, little less power consumption, and "newer" technology.

 

[Guest]

But the charts on Tomshardware says the x850 is better.

 

[enforcerfx]

Exactly. Well put.

 

[CompuTronix]

I had an X850XT OC'd to 580 / 1230 with ATI Tool, and it was a fast card. The 850 also uses a 2 slot cooling solution which discharges heat through the back of the case. Since it doesn't create "heat polution" inside the case by recirculating hot air, the entire system cooling scheme benfits from the 850's cooling solution, especially critical when gaming and trying to keep an overclocked CPU running cool. Check out this THG article.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/08/25/sub_200_pci_express_graphics_card_showdown/

Hope this helps. Enjoy!

 

[lpts1]

I would go for the X850XT.I think it is faster than 7600GT without SM3.0

 

[duthoy]

depends what you are going to play with it,
some games work better on ati, some preffer nvidia, most work the same on both.
but for an allround card, go for 7600!