choose between 2600 and 8600

[jhyukkang]

hellow
like a 2week ago, i was decideing between geforce 8600gt and radeon 1950 but i found out hd2600
so im decide between radeon HD2600 and geforce 8600gt.
which one should be better??

what is a minimum PSU requirement??

 

[emp]

X1950 is the best choice (Either the X1950GT for $115 or the X1950 Pro for $135), the 8600 or HD2600 don't stand a chance against either of them. However the 8600GT and HD2600 draw their power from the slot.

 

[physx7]

What is your OS XP or Vista?

 

[kpo6969]

1900GT-$95.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102705

 

[shargrath]

what resolution do you play at?
theres the 2900GT coming out soon for about $150.

 

[jhyukkang]

my os is vista
and i dont have much money for 1950

so can you guys decide between 2600 and 8600??

and my screen is 22inch lcd i forgot the resolution
im not in my house...

 

[MrCommunistGen]

Your resolution is probably 1680x1050 assuming its a widescreen panel. What games do you plan to play and what kind of quality or performance do you expect? How much do you have to spend? What PSU do you have?

-mcg

 

[jhyukkang]

i have 250w (i know it sucks) and planning to change it when im getting the graphics card
and i dont play high ended games(games that are middle leveled )

 

[MrCommunistGen]

Since you have a 250W PSU I feel I need to ask another question. What are the rest of your system specs like? If the rest of your system is towards the low end it will definitely pull your overall performance down. Definitely get a decent PSU. The most important advice I can offer (FAR more important than 8600 vs 2600 vs 1950) is that you SHOULD NOT skimp on the PSU. I'd also say that getting a respected brand is more important than getting a lot of wattage.

-mcg

 

[lunyone]

Here are a few that you should consider for a PSU.

PSU - $60 shipped - $5 MIR = $55
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-PN ATX2.2 500W Power Supply 110-120/ 220-240V UL, CSA, VDE, NEMKO, TUV, CE, CB, FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104037

PSU - $60 shipped Hard to beat at this price
Antec earthwatts EA430 ATX12V v2.0 430W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, CB, C-tick, CCC – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371006

PSU - $100 shipped - $45 MIR = $55, can’t beat for this price
Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, TUV, CE, FCC, CCC, CB, C-tick – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103941

Any of these will work for almost any video card. The 550w Antec would be the best buy, but you'll have to wait for the $45 MIR (if you trust MIR's).

If I had to choose between the x2600 or 8600gt, I would get teh x2600xt. But if I was spending correctly, I would get the x1950pro, it'll play games much better than any of the x2600's or the 8600 gt's.

 

[jhyukkang]

i know the psu is very important

i system is core2 duo e4400
2gb ram
320gb hdd
asus mobo dont know the model
tv tuner

i have a hipro psu. and is it good?? and i was planning to get antec basiq since i dont have much money for all that

 

[Evilonigiri]

Hipro...never heard of it before. Anyhow, although I believe the 1950Pro or GT is the best value, if you do not intend to overclock, stick with the 2900XT. If you do want to, the 8600GT will do fine. Why you ask? The Ati's overdrive function in the 2900XT or Pro limits the overclocking ability of the card. The highest clock speeds you can get is 857mhz for core which is an 57mhz overclock. The core clock 8600GT can soar past 150mhz overclock because there is no limitation.

 

[lunyone]

i know the psu is very important

i system is core2 duo e4400
2gb ram
320gb hdd
asus mobo dont know the model
tv tuner

i have a hipro psu. and is it good?? and i was planning to get antec basiq since i dont have much money for all that

So I'm assuming your talking about the 350w Basiq for $47 shipped at newegg?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371003

For the same $ I would get this, instead, since it has a little more power and has a 6 pin PCI-e connector, which you may need later.
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN ATX12V 400W Power Supply 120/220 - 240v NEMKO, TUV, CSA, IEC, UL, CE - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104953

This doesn't leave alot for a higher GPU, should be fine with a x1950pro, but not much more than that.
What parts are you buying, GPU/PSU only? And what is your budget for this? We can only help you better by know these things.

 

[kpo6969]

So I'm assuming your talking about the 350w Basiq for $47 shipped at newegg?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371003

For the same $ I would get this, instead, since it has a little more power and has a 6 pin PCI-e connector, which you may need later.
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN ATX12V 400W Power Supply 120/220 - 240v NEMKO, TUV, CSA, IEC, UL, CE - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104953

This doesn't leave alot for a higher GPU, should be fine with a x1950pro, but not much more than that.
What parts are you buying, GPU/PSU only? And what is your budget for this? We can only help you better by know these things.

I wouldn't run a 1950Pro with this psu (25amps) but that's just my opinion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104953

And I know I wouldn't use this @ 12amps
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371003

 

[lunyone]

I wouldn't run a 1950Pro with this psu (25amps) but that's just my opinion
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104953

And I know I wouldn't use this @ 12amps
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371003

I wouldn't necissarially do it either, but if he's buying the 350w Basiq, why not just get teh 400w I listed. It should run a x1950pro, but be on the edge of the limits. I was just trying to give him a better alternative to the possible one he was talking about. I'm currently running a x1800xt on a 13A PSU (don't laugh too much, I didn't know what I was doing back then, but now I know much more).

 

[kpo6969]

I'm not laughing, that's a good 25a unit. If it was me using an ati card I'd be more comfortable with the 450 (29a)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

 

[lunyone]

I'm not laughing, that's a good 25a unit. If it was me using an ati card I'd be more comfortable with the 450 (29a)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

Yep, me too, but don't know what the budget is, so I was assuming he was talking about the Basiq, since he stated he didn't have much $. The 400w FSP would probably be the lowest PSU that I would buy right now with a low end system. Any bigger GPU and one needs to fork out about $60 or more for a more powerful system. Just my opinion.

 

[blade85]

i run the x1950pro on 380 watts and 22amps

soooo, who knows..lol

any who his other question is card (and he said he cant spend as much as the pro needs....even though the 8600 and 2600 cost almost the same -_- if not more)

what about this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102705

 

[kpo6969]

i run the x1950pro on 380 watts and 22amps

soooo, who knows..lol

any who his other question is card (and he said he cant spend as much as the pro needs....even though the 8600 and 2600 cost almost the same -_- if not more)

what about this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102705

I couldn't agree more, look at post #4 in this thread.

 

[blade85]

haah didnt see that link before