Geforce 8600 GTS - I have one

Before I get slated for being my first post, let me explain.

I live in Thailand, and yesterday while shopping in a place called Panthip Plaza, I was buying some computer parts and they had the NEW (unreleased) GF8600 GTS for 5000 baht (£75). So I bought it.

So I am wondering how come I have purchased such a device before the public release on May 1st....







Ok here you go, sorry but I am not taking out of my case, but you can clearly see the label on the back as well as the box and the driver cd (which was rather basic) but it all came bundled with SpellForce 2 as well as the required leads.

The Driver CD comes with version 101.03 and automatically detects the Card as an 8600 GT
The CD also contains DX9 WDM and muvee maker.

I don't have 3dmark on my computer and with a slow ADSL connection it would take about 2 days to download. So I cannot run that benchmark, but if you know of any "smallish" programs that you would like me to run then link me and I will run them.

Anymore Q's let me know...

TBS

PS - I have also posted this on Anandtech forum as well.

The RAM can't be all that great; He got a GT not a GTS.

ZZF has the best priced GTS AFIAK: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Prod [...] ode=327724

EDIT:
It's still got to compete with much cheaper cards though, like $135 X1950 pro's:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102061
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161060
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814241038
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161062

According to the sticker on the card, in one of those pics - it is GDDR3.

Be interesting to see the results if you could acquire something like 3DMark06. No biggie if you can't, though (results will be popping up over the duration of this week, anyway).

PLEASE Post some Benchies.....

NIIIICE

you might be the first man bought a 8600GT cart at Thailand

Thanks... but still on only 47% of 3dmark05 @ a rate of 16k a sec.... sigh...
thai internet is so crap

TBS

Can't wait for 3d Mark 05, great spotting

I thought that there are very cheap and fast ways how to connect to the internet in asia..well, in taiwan china etc.. anyway, how much do you pay for that dsl? I pay ummm...35$ monthly for 2560/256 (cable)..sorry for off topic, just for comparison :-)

Ok here are the 2 results

3dMark05 V1.3

CPU 6300 @ 1.86Ghz
1GB DDR-2

Default - (no AA) 1024 = 8590
4AA 8AF = 6970

TBS

All I did was installed it, and ran it.

After running it twice - it went up a few more points, but thats what I got.

3D Mark 05 - V 1.3

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Driver 6.14.11.102

Description NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Total Local Video Memory 256 MB
Total Local Texture Memory 624 MB
AGP Aperture Size 0 B
Driver File nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.11.102
Driver Date 3-22-2007
Driver WHQL Certified false
Max Texture Width 8192 px
Max Texture Height 8192 px
Max User Clipping Planes 6

Maybe the driver? There is a newer one out there, I will try that and see how that goes.

TBS

Read - http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6943

The reviews are hitting the web now.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/426/4/
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/arti [...] VzaWFzdA==

Just started to read them.

TBS

He has a GT not a GTS. Huge clock speed difference.

Just updated drivers and gone upto 8817 score

so thats 300 points more from new driver

TBS