Help : 8600GTS or 8800GTS for medium res gamer

Figuring out what to buy with DX10 support ...I generally play my games on 1280 res no higher ...would I be right in saying that a 8600GTS could handle upcoming games like Crysis pretty well (high res, but some stuff turned off)?

Or should i fork out the extra $100 and go for the 8800GTS that I KNOW will handle high res?

Cheers,
Mark

For one thing, there is no 8600GTX. Did you mean 8600GTS?

I"d wait until Monday for ATI's HD2900XT. This might cause the 8800GTS to come down in price.

Then I'd choice between the 8800GTS 640MB or the HD2900XT.

Since DX10 games are not out yet and the cards haven't been benched against them yet, who knows how these DX10 cards will perform. I would assume that DX10 cards will take a hit on performance with DX10 games compared to DX9 games just because DX10 has more eye-candy than DX9.

The best advice on figuring out what to buy for DX10 support is to wait until DX10 games arrive. If you need a video card right away, then next week would probably be your best bet to get one.

If you have to choose between a 8600GTS or 8800GTS, surely it is 8800GTS will outperformed 8600GTS and worth your extra $. But it is not hurt if you can wait till next week to see the performance of ATI new R600 then decide which card you should buy.

cool, thanks for the heads up re. dx10 demos

I've decided to wait til ATI releases their new range this coming week and see if the prices on the 8800 drop. That'll also give the ATI range a chance to get on some more VGA charts to see how they perform on Crysis.

Thanks all,
Mark