I need some advice on the 8600GTS model. Here is the link at zipzoomfly...
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS
The price doesn't sound bad at all. My question is, how does that card compare to an ATI RadeOn 9800 Pro 128MB AGP 8X card? I was looking into the RadeOn X1950 Pro but when I saw the 8600GTS for under $200 I decided to compare the specs and the price for both cards is within $15, as the x1950 Pro is $175. They are similar in specs somewhat (except for the memory amount and bus difference). Since I don't have an 8600GTS to test, I don't know how it will perform in real-life compared to my 9800 with games such as Oblivion, Just Cause, LOTR: Battle For Middle Earth, etc.
How critical is the memory bus on the 8600GTS, being 128-bit vs the 256-bit 9800 Pro? I have two $100 bills (lol) which means I've got a strict $200 budget and cannot go over. Do you think the x1950 Pro would be better overall than the 8600GTS? Please advise. Thanks.
-- MaSoP
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS
The price doesn't sound bad at all. My question is, how does that card compare to an ATI RadeOn 9800 Pro 128MB AGP 8X card? I was looking into the RadeOn X1950 Pro but when I saw the 8600GTS for under $200 I decided to compare the specs and the price for both cards is within $15, as the x1950 Pro is $175. They are similar in specs somewhat (except for the memory amount and bus difference). Since I don't have an 8600GTS to test, I don't know how it will perform in real-life compared to my 9800 with games such as Oblivion, Just Cause, LOTR: Battle For Middle Earth, etc.
How critical is the memory bus on the 8600GTS, being 128-bit vs the 256-bit 9800 Pro? I have two $100 bills (lol) which means I've got a strict $200 budget and cannot go over. Do you think the x1950 Pro would be better overall than the 8600GTS? Please advise. Thanks.
-- MaSoP