8600GT already out in retail???

[bagg]

I thought the 8600GT cards weren't going to be available until May 1st? Both BestBuy stores in Baton Rouge, LA had the BFG 8600GT OC cards in stock and on the shelf. I didn't inquire on the price because I already have an 8800, but did find it strange they were on the shelf.

 

[monst0r]

another post says this as well..if so, i might just go and get me one

 

[Guest]

check out www.zipzoomfly.com they have 8600gts from MSI for 189

 

[robucf4]

another post says this as well..if so, i might just go and get me one

I just hope the release is a catalyst for price cuts on the higer end cards. Will be an interesting next couple of weeks.

 

[jacksh]

hey , I just found 8500gt for 99.99$ in the same website too.
Strange

 

[Glacier]

The 8600GT cards are also on sale at the Best Buy in La Crosse, Wisconsin. I was very surprised to see them this early, but I am quite happy about it. I would love to have a Geforce 8800 on my computer, but those cards are out of my price range at the moment. However, the 8600GT will be mine once I get paid again. I cannot wait to get my hands on one!

 

[mcain591]

A lot of stores have forgone the official release date, and just released them (on account of they didn't have any more 7600's in stock).

 

[Ananan]

You guys are lucky.

I checked my local Circuit City about a month ago out of curiosity to see what sorts of cards they're selling. I was amazed.

The best card they had was a X1600 for over $200, if I remember correctly. They were still selling X1300s for over $100. Lots of 7300 and 7600gs, also fairly expensive.

They had some regular PCI cards as well, like 9200s. That was pretty much it.

I could only wish they had had 8600s. Maybe in 2 years they will. And they'll probably cost $300.

On the other hand my local enthusiast store was clearing out a bunch (at least 10) 7950 GTs for 179.99. That was amazing too. I haven't seen them that cheap anywhere online.

 

[amdwilliam1985]

8600gts are just too expensive. According to the benchmarks that are around the web, they should cost around $150 to $170.
Why would someone spend ~$200 for 8600gts, when they can get 8800gts 320mb for $260 from newegg?
Nvidia's marketing department should realize the situation and make adjustment to it.

 

[robucf4]

8600gts are just too expensive. According to the benchmarks that are around the web, they should cost around $150 to $170.
Why would someone spend ~$200 for 8600gts, when they can get 8800gts 320mb for $260 from newegg?
Nvidia's marketing department should realize the situation and make adjustment to it.

I would not consider of of this reliable as of yet, lets see what happens in a couple of weeks. Nvidia has been doing this a long time, I trust them more than a couple of retailers and "early benchmarks."

 

[T8RR8R]

I just posted this same topic the other day, including the 8600 and 8500. Both at www.zipzoomfly.com nothing tweaks me more than double posts and fanboys.

 

[jacksh]

Iam not sure why should we hurry and get these cards ?
First of all, No games supporting Dx 10 yet releasded
secondly, The Ati cards are in the way, and I think they will surpass the nvidia , at least they will have physical processor and sound card ( i don't know why ) :?: but they will .

whta do you guys think ?

 

[Heyyou27]

You guys are lucky.

I checked my local Circuit City about a month ago out of curiosity to see what sorts of cards they're selling. I was amazed.

The best card they had was a X1600 for over $200, if I remember correctly. They were still selling X1300s for over $100. Lots of 7300 and 7600gs, also fairly expensive.

They had some regular PCI cards as well, like 9200s. That was pretty much it.

I could only wish they had had 8600s. Maybe in 2 years they will. And they'll probably cost $300.

On the other hand my local enthusiast store was clearing out a bunch (at least 10) 7950 GTs for 179.99. That was amazing too. I haven't seen them that cheap anywhere online.

Last time I was at Circuity City in the graphics section, a stork clerk had the audacity to ask me if I needed any help picking out the right card. :lol:

 

[T8RR8R]

Nvidia 8800 cards have physics processing built in, although I agree having sound built in would be a nice feature. I just can't see myself assuming that sound built into a graphics card would be better than an idepentant card. Nothing against ATI though, since I've been using it for years.

 

[jacksh]

I agree . I can't see the piont of having a sound card integrated in the video card . Iam not gonna change my creative sound card for any intergrated ones ( not soon thou)

About the ATI or Nvidia , I have used both ( the midragne cards ) , The truth is that i found the picture quality of ATI is little better than Nvidia ( maybe the drivers playing rules here). No offense for Nvidia fans since. So, I am gonna wait for ATI and then pick up the best

 

[T8RR8R]

I agree I've had both ATI and Nvidia, and I would say that ATI has better quality images but Nvidia has higher FPS. Neither one really makes a clear winner as a brand to me though. Since no human can tell the difference between 110FPS and 100 FPS I just figure that the higher FPS will carry me a longer way down the road. When programs suck the life out of the FPS down to the 30 minimum range I will be thankfull that it's a year later with one card than another. HOWEVER if I was a person that didn't game that much and was more into photos, videos and picture quality I'd be happier with the other brand. Either way though I think it basically doesn't matter what brand you choose until games/programs are barely able to run and by then you'll want to upgrade anyway. Point being that in the end, get what you want when you want because something else will ALWAYS be better down the road.

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

I just figure that the higher FPS will carry me a longer way down the road. When programs suck the life out of the FPS down to the 30 minimum range I will be thankfull that it's a year later with one card than another.

I understand that thinking but it seems to be contrary to practice.

Often the one that had the higher FPS turned out to be the long term loser. The FX5900 often beat the R9800 is raw FPS, but the longevity of the card hit a wall when true DX9 titles hit. And while the X800 series was dominant in it's time, once games started moving to SM3.0 as a minimum then it got locked out of some titles.

There's no way to know which is which until a few years afterwards, and likely by then you'll own a different card anyways, it's rare people buy the current high end, and don't replace it within 2 years.

The only exception to the pattern may be the X1900, but even then I doubt there will be much more longevity for that series than the GF7, because both are extremely competant DX9 cards, and while the pixel shader power of the X1900 is slightly better, it's unlikely it'll ever have the kind of killer benefit that the R300 or NV40 had for longevity where there was a clear winner.

This round we won't start to know until the R600 launches and we can compare strengths and weaknesses, and even then we won't know until the first bunch of DX10 titles come out and we see how they are stressed in future titles. I suspect both will be very competant for at least 2 years, but of course wil be replaced by the ever better G90/R700/G100/etc. long before it matters for those who like to stay current anyways.

 

[kaoru780]

Does anyone have any benchies on how the 8600 perform against 7600 and 6600? I prefer the 600series due to budget constraints and im only using a 19" widescreen monitor with a max reso of 1440, so i think the 600series would be sufficient.

 

[apache_lives]

I work in a small computer store in queensland australia, we already have 8600GS's from albatron in stock! yet to check them out

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Does anyone have any benchies on how the 8600 perform against 7600 and 6600? I prefer the 600series due to budget constraints and im only using a 19" widescreen monitor with a max reso of 1440, so i think the 600series would be sufficient.

No good benchies yet, remember the NDA doesn't lift until later this week.

The only early benchies show the GF8600s versus their price point counterparts which are the X1950Pro, X1950XT and GF7900GS and GF7900KO, all of which have been outperforming the GF8600GTS in actual gameplay and for less money.

Wait until the Humungeous hardware reviews do indepth testing, but expect the X1950Pro and GF7900GS to be an overall better buy for current an near-term games. And whether or not the GF8600 will handle true DX10 games is a big question mark for now.

Personally I'd advise at the very least you wait for the GF8600 prices to drop, which should happen shortly after launch and shortly after the reviews show its lackluster performance. Come to think of it that may be another reason for an early launch to get as much as they can for them early on before the review sites are allowed to say anything about them.

I doubt next week anyone will be happy to pay $250 at BestBuy for one, I suspect they will come down closer to $200 and then the DX10 factor makes them attractive compared to the other options at the $200 level.

 

[Glacier]

I've decided to wait until ATI's upcoming lineup hits the shelves. It sounds like ATI's top card is going to crush the 8800, so perhaps ATI's mid-range cards will also crush the 8600.